Iraq now has a
constitution with rights written into it, but the representation is compromised
by double talk.
Sadam Hussein's Socialist Baath party was Sunni. Now the state
is controlled by the Shiite majority, but the government is regarded as
corrupt. The state will be corrupted by an unfair advantage for the majority
until it learns to represent the various minorities.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/revisiting-iraq/
The Iraqi
constitution states that there is freedom of religion after declaring that
Islam is the official religion for the state.http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/revisiting-iraq/
Being in time is an important determinant in leadership. Heidegger offered a philosophical view of being that promoted economic recovery, but his affiliation with the partisan politics of the Nazi party corrupted his philosophy. It was exclusionary rather than inclusive.
Discrimination rules when others are excluded from the social dimensions of being. They are excluded on the characteristics of birth, social status, religion or party affiliation.
Iraq is
regarded by many as the cradle for civilization in the Middle East, yet the
code of Hammurabi listed the death penalty as the consequence for many
infractions that were lesser in offense than murder.
While the
code provided a basis for starting evidentiary investigation for accusations of
crime, judgment was largely determined by the proximity of the accuser’s social
status to the emperor. The code also initiated concern for restitution, but it
was rudimentary. As mentioned earlier, judgment often resorted to the death
penalty as retribution when restitution was deemed to be too complicated.
Respect for
liberty is earned in the context of the law. We are born with rights, but we
also earn them by showing respect for the rights of others. While there are
times when offending the rights of an individual offends the rights of others,
exclusive emphasis on the rights of individual elitists or opportunists does
damage to the representation of justice in society.
The elitist advantage has
been used to increase the prosperity of the wealthy over that of the people since
the start of civilization. It needs to be corrected.
Many have
appealed to God in affecting correction throughout time. The following re-write
presents the appeal with contemporary language.Agreement with Inclusion.
1Kgs.8, Ps.84, Josh.24, Eph.6
Congress
was the goal that stood
before the assembly.
They said, “LORD,
there is no God like you
in heaven or on earth.
You keep your promise
with love. You established
the pact for alliance
with your Beloved.
Keep the promise
for intervention
through faith in Christ.
Will God
dwell on earth?was the goal that stood
before the assembly.
They said, “LORD,
there is no God like you
in heaven or on earth.
You keep your promise
with love. You established
the pact for alliance
with your Beloved.
Keep the promise
for intervention
through faith in Christ.
The highest heaven
cannot contain the essence
of the Creator,
much less the house
that has been built to honor
the promise.
When a
foreigner prays,
then hear this in your dwelling place
and do what can be done
to honor the request.
My soul longs
for the courts of the LORD!then hear this in your dwelling place
and do what can be done
to honor the request.
My heart rejoices in the living God!
The sparrow has built her home;
the swallow has a nest for her young;
The temple of my God is home
for the Spirit of promise.
How dear your
dwelling is!
Happy are they who dwell in your house.
They will always be praising you.
Joyful are those who find their strength
in praising you; whose hearts are set
on finding truth with faith in you.
One day in your house
is worth many more spent elsewhere.
It is better to stand at the threshold of the temple
than to dwell in the luxuriant homes of the wicked.
Revere the LORD.
Do your work with sincerity and faith.
Put away the gods that your ancestors had served.
Don’t serve those who exalt themselves
in the land where you are living.
As for my household and me
we will work for what’s best.
Happy are they who dwell in your house.
They will always be praising you.
Joyful are those who find their strength
in praising you; whose hearts are set
on finding truth with faith in you.
One day in your house
is worth many more spent elsewhere.
It is better to stand at the threshold of the temple
than to dwell in the luxuriant homes of the wicked.
Revere the LORD.
Do your work with sincerity and faith.
Put away the gods that your ancestors had served.
Don’t serve those who exalt themselves
in the land where you are living.
As for my household and me
we will work for what’s best.
Be strong.
Use power to build goodness.
Stand against the wiles of the deceiver who seeks to destroy.
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood.
It is against the authorities who use cosmic force
to promote destruction It is against those who use
authority to promote oppression with war, genocide and crime.
Stand against the wiles of the deceiver who seeks to destroy.
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood.
It is against the authorities who use cosmic force
to promote destruction It is against those who use
authority to promote oppression with war, genocide and crime.
Stand strong
therefore with truth and justice.
Walk with good news for peace through alliance.
Seek to win enemies to friendship to expand the alliance,
but do not compromise the search for goodness.
Spirit gives life. Flesh is the instrument for goodness.
Walk with good news for peace through alliance.
Seek to win enemies to friendship to expand the alliance,
but do not compromise the search for goodness.
Spirit gives life. Flesh is the instrument for goodness.
Those who go
through the valley that had been desolate
will find a place of springs. Rains have covered it with pools of water.
They will climb from height to height to scout the land
The God of gods will reveal himself from Zion.
will find a place of springs. Rains have covered it with pools of water.
They will climb from height to height to scout the land
The God of gods will reveal himself from Zion.
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Appeals for
correction are often made to a larger political body. If a dispute was not
settled fairly by the county, the state is contacted. If it is not resolved by
the state, the nation is invoked. When it is not reconciled by the nation,
international convention is referenced.
The song “I
Was Here” calls for putting goodness in action as a means for promoting
reconciliation prior to that dispute the leads to conflict and retribution in accord
with the elitist advantage.
Beyonce – I
Was Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41qWJ6QjPI
“I was here.
I live. I love.”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41qWJ6QjPI
Being in time
requires love to work for inclusion.
Love others.
Love your enemies.
Steve K.