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What PEACE Means to Me
PEACE is an attitude, not a conviction. It is the will to avoid conflicts and war, not to totally eliminate it which is passivism. It is the equalizer of social and political behavior. Its fig leaf sends a signal that I am open to dialog and am interested in hearing and understanding what you have to say about yourself and about me. It is about the absence of ego, that threats real or perceived will not hinder my pursuit of a peaceful resolution and harmonious relationship. It is the fundamental basis of most mainstream religions. Continue reading
Posted in Foriegn Policy and War, Government, Morality Values, Social Issues
Tagged and Respect, compassion, ego, high moral standards, humility and forgiveness, love, nurturing lasting relationships, peace is an attitude, social and political behavior, taught by Christ, The Golden Rule, The Good Samaritan, vengeance
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Anger, An All Too Common Response
In the last few days we heard news of a mass student shooting in a school in Washington and two policemen killed in a senseless shootout in California due to anger expressed through the barrel of a guns. Every day in the U.S. an average of 289 people are shot. But gun violence is only one of the many acts of anger. Expressing anger is far too common a response when confronted with situations we have difficulty dealing with. When we can’t resolve a situation to our satisfaction we act out. It seems we need to humble ourselves and stop getting so angry both as a society with so much gun violence and as a nation of so much war. Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective, Social Issues, Society
Tagged acting out, aggression, anger, gun violence, hate, injustice, love, peace, violence, war
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Values Encompassing Expressions of Love
The following are my personal values encompassing expressions of Love, not what Love is. There are several different definitions of Love but the one I am focusing upon is an acknowledgment of all the Love and good I have experienced in life and my desire to enable Love to my fellow man throughout the world. My Home page states four primary values of Love by which I try to live. Love has little value unless expressed in actions. Love for me is all about caring and being engaged and invested in making this a better world for all. Continue reading
Posted in Morality Values, Social Issues
Tagged aggressiveness and competitiveness, all inclusive, compassion, do no harm, empathy, equality, happiness, love
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Are Rules Made to be Broken?
Recently there was news of a 9 year old girl who shaved her head with her parents permission in solidarity for an 11 year old friend who was being treated for stage 4 cancer and had lost all her hair. The 9 year old was suspended from school for violating the dress code [School Reverses Decision To Suspend Girl Who Shaved Her Head For Friend With Cancer] in spite of doing no harm. I have a problem comprehending what drove school administrators to expel a student for doing a good and compassionate deed even if violating a dress code. These administrators seems to be acting quite childish disciplining a child for doing a mature and grownup act. I feel that some common sense needs to be exercised by people when rules are broken. Continue reading
Happiness in Happy Societies
We are all familiar with this famous phase from the American Declaration of independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among … Continue reading
Violence Multiplies Violence in an Endless Spiral
“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Quote from Dr. … Continue reading
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment is a topic that I have personally struggled with most of my life. If a person were to deliberately take the life of one of my loved ones would I want vengeance? One of my core values is … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Justice, Morality Values, Social Issues
Tagged an eye for an eye, capital crime, closure, compassion, execution, forgive, killer, love, murder, New Testement, Old Testement, victim's loved ones
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Christianity of Exclusions
I grew up in a very strong Christian family and went to a Christian high school. One of the primary reasons I eventually abandoned Christianity was due to the lack of a connection with God. But another factor was a … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Social Issues
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christianity, exclusion, God, Golden Rule, inclusion, Jesus, love, Old Testament
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What America Means to Me
In spite of much criticism of our government and social issues, I feel that this has been a rather amazing country to have been born and lived in for me personally. I have truly lived the American dream and achieved far more than I ever thought possible. This country is far from perfect but it has much going for it to compensate for all its inadequacies. Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged American dream, Children, compassion, criticism, education, handicap, learning disabilities, love, poverty, retire, social injustice, sucessful career
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The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule “Do to others as you would like them to do to you” or “Whatever is hurtful to you, do not do to any other person“ is a rather universal concept expressed by a large number of mainstream … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Morality Values, Personal Perspective, Religion, Social Issues
Tagged Christian Church, compassion, empathy, Golden Rule, humble, Juish, love, Muslim, religions, respect, scripture, social improvement
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The Good Samaritan
In the parable of the Good Samaritan Jesus speaks about a good deed being done by a pagan while two God fearing Jews ignored the peril of a beaten and robbed man. Does this parable hint that God would look favorably upon a good pagan and poorly upon uncompassionate God fearing men? Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Social Issues
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christianity, compasionate, gentile, God, good, Good Samaritan, heaven, Jesus, Jews, love, Parable of the Good Samaritan
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Is there a God out there?
I reveal my struggle with a faith based God and my break with my Christian roots. I don’t know if there is a God, the creator of all, but I have curiosity about the possibilities. I feel that if there is a God like some Christians profess, Christians in general are extremely poor representatives of that faith and fail to understand the meaning of grace, compassion, forgiveness, unconditional love, turning the other cheek, and letting God be the judge. Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christian Church, Christianity, faith, God, grace, Jesus, love
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Spending on War and Destruction vs. Investing on Building a better America
What if we did not go to all the wars or meddle into the affairs of other countries since the end of the Korean War and instead focus all of that Defense money and effort into education, energy development, infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in Do No Harm, Domestic Issues, Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged budget, education, hate, infrastructure, love, peace, spend, United States, war
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