Re: School Shootings and Our Change from Sacred Authority to Secular Authority

God gave us free will. We make our own choices, have to answer for
them
later
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religious brainwashing at it's finest!

On Dec 16, 11:45 am, Anni...@aol.com wrote:
> God gave us free will. We make our own choices, have to  answer for them
> later
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> In a message dated 12/16/2012 11:32:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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> larry.tal...@hotmail.com writes:
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> Here comes the religious simple minded bullshit from Lew
> s  american stinker.
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> God has nothing to do with it. .If God could  have stopped this massacre
> then why doesn't he stop the pervert priests from  buggering children?
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> > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:08:30  -0800
> > Subject: School Shootings and Our Change from Sacred Authority  to
> Secular Authority
> > From: lewc...@aol.com
> > To:  opendebateforum@googlegroups.com
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> > School Shootings and Our  Change from Sacred Authority to Secular
> > Authority
>
> > Sam  Holliday
> > americanthinker.com
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> > The tragic shooting at  the grade school in Newton, Conn. will result
> > in calls for gun  control, tighter security, guards in schools, new
> > laws that some think  might have prevented the shooting, more money for
> > mental health  programs, post-traumatic stress counseling, and other
> > things. Yet  these are only band-aids which do not address the basic
> > cause of this  tragedy. There is one cause and one practical solution.
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> > Cause: The decline in Sacred Authority since the 1950s and the  attempt
> > to rely on rules, regulations, and laws to control behavior.  Everyone
> > agrees that this has occurred, yet there is no agreement on  whether it
> > is positive (progress) or negative (decline).
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> > Solution: To put more effort into developing, supporting, and
> >  maintaining Sacred Authority. Note that this runs counter to what
> >  postmodernists (progressives) want.
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> > The culture of the United  States has dramatically changed in the last
> > fifty years. Many of these  changes have been positive, yet we need to
> > recognize that there is  also a dark side. As it all human affairs
> > there is a need to keep Yin  and Yang in balance. The senseless killing
> > in Newton should be a  wakeup call for all Americans. The correct
> > relationship of Secular  Authority and Sacred Authority needs to be
> > examined.
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> >  Secular Authority (rules, regulations, and laws established and
> >  administered by government) provides the stability essential for a
> >  framework of order. Without the enforcement of laws, there is anarchy.
> >  With such enforcement of laws there can be either order or the
> >  possibility of tyranny.
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> > Sacred Authority is what shapes the  inner compass of individuals so
> > that each person can make judgments  that will result in good, right,
> > moral, compassionate, and just  behavior. While religious doctrine and
> > teaching are among the most  common ways for individuals to internalize
> > values and attitudes, which  then become the Sacred Authority of an
> > individual, there are many  other ways an individual gets his/her inner
> > compass. Morality and  ethics are obvious ways. An individual's inner
> > compass can come from  words and actions of family, friends, enemies,
> > associates, etc. It can  come from education, entertainment, sports,
> > reading, or experience.  Postmodernists (progressives) want to control
> > behavior with rules,  regulations and laws, i.e. Secular Authority, and
> > do not recognize  Sacred Authority as being of equal importance.
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> > Developing,  supporting, and maintaining Sacred Authority requires
> > customs and  traditions that sanction discrimination against behavior
> > that is bad,  wrong, immoral, untoward, and unjust. This is both
> > judgmental and runs  counter to many interpretations of the legal
> > concept of  "rights".
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> > One definition of the word "sacred" is: "devoted or  dedicated to a
> > deity or to some religious purpose." This often results  in
> > misunderstanding the meaning of Sacred Authority. "Sacred" also  means:
> > "devoted or dedicated to, and reverence for some idea,  conviction,
> > principal or moral code." This has always been the meaning  of the word
> > "sacred" ias regards Sacred Authority. It is reflected in  the customs
> > and traditions of humans in that they are more than  animals responding
> > to basic instincts and external stimuli.
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> > Today we are dominated by a mindset that sees everything in terms  of
> > Secular Authority. There is no mantra more accepted than "Rule of  law,
> > not rule by men". Yet this was not the vision of our Founders.  They
> > wanted our country to be governed by common citizens with civic  virtue
> > and strong moral character. The question they wanted to be  asked
> > before any decision was: "Is it right?" -- Not "Is it legal?",  not
> > "Who gets what, when and how?", not "Does it make me feel  good?".
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> > The failure of pure Secular Authority could not be  more obvious. Will
> > we do what is necessary to renew Sacred Authority  in our country?
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> > Dr. Sam Holliday, Director, Armiger Cromwell  Center is a graduate of
> > West Point, Univ. of Pittsburgh, and Univ. of  South Carolina.
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