Wonderful as
it is that the Pope is taking a public stand on global warming and
climate change, he's left out one huge point: the primary driving force
behind climate change is human overpopulation. And none of the other
religions who have taken a stand against environmental degradation and
global warming have taken a stand on overpopulation either. Why? Because
they do not want their own group's numbers to diminish. They want their
own membership and prestige to grow.
http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/world-religious-leaders-climate-change?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=linkewire3&utm_campaign=email
http://www.pewforum.org/2009/04/16/religious-groups-views-on-global-warming/
By
my way of thinking, any plan to decrease global warming and climate
change that doesn't include increased use of contraceptives is
hypocritical. Therefore, the countries that are doing the most to
stabilize our world's climate and ecology are those showing significant
population decreases (even if they don't promote the use of
contraception).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Papal Encyclical Vexes America's Religious Right and Big Business Catholics
A
papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church is a
welcome relief in contrast to dogmatic and short sightedness of the
fundamentalistic religious right. It is good that it's also vexing for
many big business Catholics. .....
"It turns out that environmental issues are particularly vexing for the Catholic Church, especially in the United States. They carry implications for Big Business, often with ties to wealthy Catholics, as well as for the world’s growing population, which brings up questions of birth control. For the religious right, the Vatican’s endorsement of the U.N. alarm about global warming amounts to an endorsement of the U.N. agenda to give women access to contraception and abortion."......
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/before-francis-long-line-of-popes-voiced-environment-alarm/
Comment: What's amusing is the fact that this same encyclical indirectly confronts every group both big and small that has invaded neighboring territories all the way down through history up through Western imperialism, America's gunboat diplomacy in 19th century Japan, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Russia's seizure of Crimea, etcetra, etc.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/30/pope-francis-has-given-the-climate-movement-just-what-it-needed-faith/
"It turns out that environmental issues are particularly vexing for the Catholic Church, especially in the United States. They carry implications for Big Business, often with ties to wealthy Catholics, as well as for the world’s growing population, which brings up questions of birth control. For the religious right, the Vatican’s endorsement of the U.N. alarm about global warming amounts to an endorsement of the U.N. agenda to give women access to contraception and abortion."......
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/before-francis-long-line-of-popes-voiced-environment-alarm/
Comment: What's amusing is the fact that this same encyclical indirectly confronts every group both big and small that has invaded neighboring territories all the way down through history up through Western imperialism, America's gunboat diplomacy in 19th century Japan, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Russia's seizure of Crimea, etcetra, etc.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/30/pope-francis-has-given-the-climate-movement-just-what-it-needed-faith/
Movie: " The Earthling" -- Growing Up The Hard Way Fast
Movie: " The Earthling" -- Growing Up The Hard Way Fast
When I was a secondary school teacher, I always found an appropriate way to integrate this movie into my curriculum. I even own three VHS tapes of it to ensure I can always have it on hand. It's a rare classic that all teenagers are touched by when they see it. And adults that aren't too callous appreciate it, also.
"Patrick Foley (William Holden) has been on the move all his life, indeed a life of adventure truly lived. Tired of drifting and now ill, he wants to spend his last days in the isolated Australian valley where he grew up. On his difficult journey he encounters Shawn (Ricky Schroeder), a city-boy whose parents were killed in an accident in this remote, inhospitable territory. Being unable to accompany the boy back to the civilized world Foley reluctantly takes the boy with him on his trip to the valley of his own boyhood. Along the way, and when the two finally reach the valley, Foley teaches Shawn the ways of the Australian Outback, how to survive what most would call an incredibly rugged way of life. He empowers the boy, teaching him among many things perhaps the most powerful lesson of all, to embrace and overcome fear. While Foley teaches Shawn how to survive, he in turn receives a priceless gift and lesson of his own, that of love."
"The Earthling":
When I was a secondary school teacher, I always found an appropriate way to integrate this movie into my curriculum. I even own three VHS tapes of it to ensure I can always have it on hand. It's a rare classic that all teenagers are touched by when they see it. And adults that aren't too callous appreciate it, also.
"Patrick Foley (William Holden) has been on the move all his life, indeed a life of adventure truly lived. Tired of drifting and now ill, he wants to spend his last days in the isolated Australian valley where he grew up. On his difficult journey he encounters Shawn (Ricky Schroeder), a city-boy whose parents were killed in an accident in this remote, inhospitable territory. Being unable to accompany the boy back to the civilized world Foley reluctantly takes the boy with him on his trip to the valley of his own boyhood. Along the way, and when the two finally reach the valley, Foley teaches Shawn the ways of the Australian Outback, how to survive what most would call an incredibly rugged way of life. He empowers the boy, teaching him among many things perhaps the most powerful lesson of all, to embrace and overcome fear. While Foley teaches Shawn how to survive, he in turn receives a priceless gift and lesson of his own, that of love."
"The Earthling":
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Akbar The Great: Heretic or Saint?
Muslims have mixed feelings
about Mughal Emperor Jodhaa Akbar. As a conqueror who expanded the
Islamic world by conquering most of what is now present day India, he's
an exalted hero. As a man who was more spiritual than a fervently
religious Islamic, he was a heretic.
Among other efforts, he tried to establish a religion that would unite rather than divide. He was antithetical to religious fundamentalists who are unenlightened and incapable of the higher order thinking that is required to truly begin understanding the Godly intent of their own religion's spirituality....
"The Dīn-i Ilāhī (Persian: دین الهی lit. "Religion of God") was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar the Great in 1582 AD, intending to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism and Zoroastrianism".
Watch Movie: "Jodhaa Akbar"
https://youtu.be/ePEVqAN7cWQ
Movie review:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/movies/16akba.html?referrer=&_r=0
Among other efforts, he tried to establish a religion that would unite rather than divide. He was antithetical to religious fundamentalists who are unenlightened and incapable of the higher order thinking that is required to truly begin understanding the Godly intent of their own religion's spirituality....
"The Dīn-i Ilāhī (Persian: دین الهی lit. "Religion of God") was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar the Great in 1582 AD, intending to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism and Zoroastrianism".
Watch Movie: "Jodhaa Akbar"
https://youtu.be/ePEVqAN7cWQ
Movie review:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/movies/16akba.html?referrer=&_r=0
Note: Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542 – 1623) was a wife of the Mughal emperor Akbar. She has also been referred to by several other names, including “Jodha Bai”, the name used in the movie.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani
Sunni Theofascists & Shiite Theocratic Statism
Saudi
Arabia, Qatar and other Sunni Wahabi enclaves support extreme
fundamentalistic Sharia Law. The hijackers that destroyed the World
Trade Center were such individuals, as is ISIS. Rigid, absolutist and
backwards though it is, Wahabi doctrine is very appealing to those who
find security in its theofascist manifestations.
Iran is a Theocratic state. Strict Muslim practices are maintained. But no Al Qaeda type terrorist organizations exist. There's no need, because the government is already Islamicaly controlled.
ISIS will be the theocratic counterpart to this. Neither of these groups are truly spiritually oriented. They are simply religious outpicturings of assumed spirituality. The only Muslim group that can possibly be called spiritual is the Sufis. Their focus is on the God within. This allows God to manifest into our world properly.
http://annaqed.com/en/terrorism/saudi-arabia-wahhabism-and-the-spread-of-sunni-theofascism
Iran is a Theocratic state. Strict Muslim practices are maintained. But no Al Qaeda type terrorist organizations exist. There's no need, because the government is already Islamicaly controlled.
ISIS will be the theocratic counterpart to this. Neither of these groups are truly spiritually oriented. They are simply religious outpicturings of assumed spirituality. The only Muslim group that can possibly be called spiritual is the Sufis. Their focus is on the God within. This allows God to manifest into our world properly.
http://annaqed.com/en/terrorism/saudi-arabia-wahhabism-and-the-spread-of-sunni-theofascism
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Putin: Creating A Fascist State?!
After Hitler won over the hearts and minds of his people with sustained propaganda and military showcasing, he became judge and jury with the power of life and death over everyone. Germans had been so desperate for a rebirth of national glory that they were willing to sacrifice everything. Hitler promised better times, and when this was less than promised, he declared that it was all the fault of the insidious Jews.
Today, Putin is playing the strongman trying to "protect" Russia from outside forces. Anyone who disagrees will be increasingly belittled and harassed by the equivalent of Hitler's "brown shirts" as time goes by. Meanwhile, he longs for the days of the Soviet Empire. Among other things, this requires the land and resources of the Ukraine, which Hitler also coveted. Russians may not want war; but, Putin is not scared of it.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/putin-isn-t-reviving-ussr-101500375.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/secret-money-behind-vladimir-putins-210001032.html
Nazis: Evolution of Evil -- In Power http://youtu.be/4F0CV8J-1ZI
What To Do If Dog Sprayed By Skunk?
When your dog is sprayed by a skunk, gather these ingredients and an open bucket or big bowl:
A quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, a quarter-cup baking soda, and a teaspoon or two of liquid soap.
Mix the ingredients in an open bucket or bowl. The mixture will fizz. Wet your dog and thoroughly massage the solution into the coat. Be sure to keep the mixture out of the dog’s eyes, nose and mouth. If it is necessary to apply it to the dog’s face, very carefully use a washcloth or a sponge. After applying the mixture to all parts of your dog that may have been sprayed, rinse the dog thoroughly.
http://news.yahoo.com/did-dog-skunked-theres-easy-household-remedy-142548879.html
http://m.dogbreedinfo.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dogbreedinfo.com%2Fskunk.htm#2994
A quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, a quarter-cup baking soda, and a teaspoon or two of liquid soap.
Mix the ingredients in an open bucket or bowl. The mixture will fizz. Wet your dog and thoroughly massage the solution into the coat. Be sure to keep the mixture out of the dog’s eyes, nose and mouth. If it is necessary to apply it to the dog’s face, very carefully use a washcloth or a sponge. After applying the mixture to all parts of your dog that may have been sprayed, rinse the dog thoroughly.
http://news.yahoo.com/did-dog-skunked-theres-easy-household-remedy-142548879.html
http://m.dogbreedinfo.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dogbreedinfo.com%2Fskunk.htm#2994
Stehpinkeln vs. Sitzpinkler
One
highly controversial topic is the when & if men should sit down to
urinate. In Germany, men are being shamed into it by a gadget (Toilet
Ghost)… a voice-alarm that is triggered when the seat is lifted.
Millions have been bought by wives and girlfriends who are tired of
cleaning up after ‘stehpinkeln’ (word for a man who ‘stands’) / in
protest, the German men use the word ‘sitzpinkler’ (wimp) for a man who
‘sits’.
[Note: Because
fragmentation of a stehpinkeln’s urine stream causes particles of urine
to dissipate and the further the urine stream has to travel increases
the dissipation radius, it’s virtually impossible for even the best
master of eye-hand coordination to not leave
evidence behind. So, if there’s no urinal to use and you’re indoors,
good manners dictates sitting down (especially if you’re not home where
you have an understanding with whomever cleans the toilet and bathroom
floor). However, if you’re in a high usage public restroom where the
seat is splattered from previous misanthropes, you raise the seat and
the ‘stehpinkeln rule’ applies.
Note: The biggest furor seems to come from insecure men who feel feminized by sitting.]
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