February 24, 2018

Phil Beaver seeks to collaborate on the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered. The comment box below invites readers to write.

"Civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for responsible freedom more than for the city.

A personal paraphrase of the June 21, 1788 preamble:  We the civic citizens of nine of the thirteen United States commit-to and trust-in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services to us by the USA. I am willing to collaborate with other citizens on this paraphrase, yet may settle on and would always preserve the original text.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_9521d2a4-18d9-11e8-a7f6-ff938a544a78.html)

I agree.

The Advocate must know something they are not reporting. For all I have read, Schedler is a victim of his own passions, whetted by a consensual relationship until the other party found something better.

  

There is a concept of common-law marriage, and only a court proceeding could unravel the justice in the case of two single adults in a long term relationship gone sour. Without a doubt, if one party wants a divorce, the other must face the personal preference.

  

All these years, I have wanted to trust Schedler, but somehow was reluctant. If the court concludes he deserves more than divorce and settlement, I would not vote for him again. But I do not want the state to spend the money to force an elected official out before the next election.

  

The entire #metoo movement has a taint of 1949 Kinsey Report to it. Women dress to compete with each other for men’s attention for the woman’s personal gain. Some use the male relationships they developed to ruin the male.

  

Also published in 1949, H. A. Overstreet’s “The Mature Mind,” was reprinted 17 times until he and his became involved in “adult education” and eventually retired from voluntary work.

For our generation, people who would like to avoid Schedler’s sad situation might read Overstreet. If anyone knows of an update of Overstreet’s 1949 gift, please inform me.

I’m concerned that The Advocate is so aggressive in the dispute. Why not let the justice system work? It should be well known that I do not trust my political, hometown newspaper.

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Mark 9:22-24 CJB), The Advocate, February 3, 2018, 5B.

“. . . if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us! Yeshua said to him, "What do you mean, `if you can'? Everything is possible to someone who has trust!" Instantly the father of the child exclaimed, "I do trust -- help my lack of trust!"

Dean says, “Are you struggling with your faith? Pray the prayer above.”

The world is waiting for peace. Humankind is perhaps 3 million years old and Christianity 1700 years old as we know them. So far, establishing peace has not been done. I think each individual has the authority to behave for civic morality, so peace can only come from most of the collective people.

Other forums

ted.com/talks/howard_c_stevenson_how_to_resolve_racially_stressful_situations

Caution, my comments on this talk were censored by the TED organization, so you may not want to read them. PRB

The principles being taught by the Racial Empowerment Collaborative seem well intention. However, they serve to "expand and entrench"* the black and brown coalition against the white and red (even though Stevenson tries to incorporate the red without a representative).

The idea that Christianity promises black revenge in the afterdeath is especially egregious for me, even though I do not object to Stevenson's beliefs as long as they do not cause harm. I guess this principle plays for 18th century African slave-sales or modern American black vigilantism: black on black practices.

I commend the coalition to change their work to Civic Empowerment Collaborative, where civic collaboration aims for private liberty with public justice. In a civic culture, every race and every no-harm religion flourishes. Civic people develop fidelity to the-objective-truth and each new day recall: in every thought, every word, and every action, I will first do no harm. This is a commitment more than a mere intention. If the individual imagines harm yet thinks action is in order, he or she consults with involved persons before acting.

The individual commitment "First do no harm" was described on February 2, 2018 on our blog, promotethepreamble.blogspot.com/. We write to learn and perhaps collaborate, so if you read, please comment.

*A phrase from Rihabh Bhandari and Thomas Hopson, "Strangled by Identity," National Affairs, Number 34, Winter 2018, page 9.

  

Phil Beaver does not “know” the actual-reality. He trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth which can only be discovered. He is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.