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KathleenGee
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One social encyclical that pertains particularly to our culture is ’ Centesimus Annus’. The teaching reflects the duty of the state to be instead a servant of the people.
Another point of fact is that this world is comprised of many different cultures and ways of looking at things.
It has been catastrophic for many in third and fourth world countries when foreign industries have come in to reap from natural resources, but it has required the labor of natives, most oftentimes used for exploitation. Coming with that wave are also those called to serve the poor in the spirit of missionary. Likewise in these countries, there have been many social projects, education and health centers to develop peoples of these other countries to raise their own living standards and to connect with the global community.
But there are likewise massive numbers of peoples in these countries who cannot adopt foreign ways, and prefer the traditional agrarian lifestyle, as well as certain cultures where the men simply do not have the values to value, care, and provide for their women and children…It could be to the severity of climate with disease and continual climatic misfortunes such as floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes that weaken the determination of such people.
Subsequently, from the global perspective the issue of exploitation and helping the foreign poor can oftentimes be paternalistic at best. There is only so much very different cultures can do in making ‘things better’. It is highly complex and the ongoing problems never seem to be resolved.
So an economic system in one country is workable but to transfer it to another is not. And likewise, to bring the values of an agrarian society to ours which is more socialistic in nature, would also destroy the moral fabric of our people, just like it was doing in some European countries, and the healthcare system in Canada.
And these are issues Glenn Beck also is aware of. I think to boycott Glenn Beck is sophomoric.
The gospel is best lived out where we are, applying workable solutions to the people around us. Same overseas, it is better to honestly study foreign cultures and find solutions within them to help them…with also the knowledge we can learn from them.
Another point of fact is that this world is comprised of many different cultures and ways of looking at things.
It has been catastrophic for many in third and fourth world countries when foreign industries have come in to reap from natural resources, but it has required the labor of natives, most oftentimes used for exploitation. Coming with that wave are also those called to serve the poor in the spirit of missionary. Likewise in these countries, there have been many social projects, education and health centers to develop peoples of these other countries to raise their own living standards and to connect with the global community.
But there are likewise massive numbers of peoples in these countries who cannot adopt foreign ways, and prefer the traditional agrarian lifestyle, as well as certain cultures where the men simply do not have the values to value, care, and provide for their women and children…It could be to the severity of climate with disease and continual climatic misfortunes such as floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes that weaken the determination of such people.
Subsequently, from the global perspective the issue of exploitation and helping the foreign poor can oftentimes be paternalistic at best. There is only so much very different cultures can do in making ‘things better’. It is highly complex and the ongoing problems never seem to be resolved.
So an economic system in one country is workable but to transfer it to another is not. And likewise, to bring the values of an agrarian society to ours which is more socialistic in nature, would also destroy the moral fabric of our people, just like it was doing in some European countries, and the healthcare system in Canada.
And these are issues Glenn Beck also is aware of. I think to boycott Glenn Beck is sophomoric.
The gospel is best lived out where we are, applying workable solutions to the people around us. Same overseas, it is better to honestly study foreign cultures and find solutions within them to help them…with also the knowledge we can learn from them.
…Have you seen those? We use them in the classroom now. They’re digital overhead projectors. Anything you set under the scanner shows up on the giant screen. Cool item but expensive. I agree with Beck probably 60% of the time. I am not one of those people that thinks the government should stay out of every single facet of our lives like Beck. And I also don’t distrust teachers to the degree he does and loath unions to that level. I think government should be minimized in some areas, not in others. I agree on much of what he says though, especially about culture and our social malaise. We’re a mess. I do question Beck’s judgment though because he was a Catholic turned Mormon. Catholic turned Protestant is one thing, turned Mormon or J-Dub I seriously question someone’s thinking process. Believing in the planet Kolob, spirit babies, bronze plates in Palmyra, NY left by angels, Jesus preaching to Indians, secret robes, sealing ceremonies, Joseph Smith, gotta wonder there…
