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THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY (1995) Della Thompson (ed.), Oxford, Clarendon Press.
Political correctness is from the Concise Oxford Dictionary: quote (noun) 'The avoidance of forms of expression or action that exclude marginalize, or insult certain racial or cultural groups'. Oxford (1995: 1057).
Two recent events have me pondering on 'political correctness'. Therefore the post.
Firstly, one of the online pastors I listen to preaching from a Biblical, yet somewhat fundamentalistic position, stated that a political correct position was basically, to paraphrase, always the wrong position.
However
Political correctness could follow societal and cultural norms that are against Biblical standards.
Example: Acceptance of abortion on demand or non-Biblical views of sexuality
Political correctness could follow societal and cultural norms that are in basic agreement with Biblical standards.
Example: Acceptance that murder is immoral
Therefore, perhaps at times a politically correct approach is basically correct and true.
I am not in agreement with the pastor's fundamentalistic position.
Secondly, in regard to a comment that a senior security officer made that was somewhat humourous at work. I will cite it and then state that he informed me he would be complaining to head office because of the work environment but would not mention 'Chinese' to corporate head office because it may be considered politically incorrect.
'It's like a Chinese prison camp!' (Senior security officer after I describe his corporate shift in a caged area with no chair and no autonomous washroom break for 12 hours)...
I posted this as a Facebook status update.
In regard to political correctness, the fact Chinese is mentioned in context has to do with the People's Republic Of China and its reputation as a totalitarian state and regime and its treatment of prisoners.
Wikipedia China
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'Prisons Foreign experts estimate that in 2000, there were between 1.5 million and 4 million people in prison in China. China does not allow outsiders to inspect the penal system.[15]'
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It can be reasoned out the context of the statement is the People's Republic of China.
It is not a representation of all Chinese persons. It has specific context.
Therefore, the comment is not offensive in a non-politically correct way against Chinese persons, but is rather satire comparing the totalitarian People's Republic of China to the Canadian Security industry.
The security officer stated the next night...
The same security officer tonight claimed to be gassed out of the parkade by demolition construction workers...
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That is an incredible amount of prisoners 1-4 million people!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the average prisoner's crime is in China??
-Chinese Proverb-
Aaah Political Correctness, is there such a thing?? I mean what happens if my political correctness offends you??
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I do not know what the crimes would be. I reason (deduce), many would be crimes in line with a breaking of law and order (Romans 13). My issue would be with political crimes against the communist, totalitarian state.
ReplyDeleteIf the minority is offended it is supposed to get with the social program for the sake of the majority, or at least those in charge.
ReplyDeleteA problem is when truth is ignored in such a program.
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COLOSSIANS 3:15 NKJ 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
ReplyDeleteto which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
'It's like a Chinese prison camp!' (Senior security officer after I describe his corporate shift in a caged area with no chair and no autonomous washroom break for 12 hours)...
ReplyDeleteNot being allowed to use the bathroom for 12 hours has to be illegal. No company is allowed to do that.
Political correctness is one of the things that is destroying the U.S. In saying that, my intention naturally and automatically assumes the current state of the U.S., which is one where most of the government, Hollywood, mainstream media and public education are against biblical standards.
The security industry bends the rules, and will unless stood up to. I also comment on in regard to on latest Satire post.
ReplyDeleteI am in no way (of course) stating to follow PC as a worldview. I am stating it is not always the incorrect view.
I am implying to follow a reasoned out Biblical worldview. As has been indicated often...
Thanks, Jeff.:)
China on course to become 'world's most Christian nation' within 15 years"
ReplyDelete"By my calculations China is destined to become the largest Christian country in the world very soon," said Fenggang Yang, a professor of sociology at Purdue University and author of Religion in China: Survival and Revival under Communist Rule.
I suppose some will be in prison.
ReplyDeleteSo, a question for them is when to follow the PC rules of the People's Republic and 'Obey Caesar' (Rom. 13) and when to perform civil disobedience (Acts 5).
According to prisoneralert.com, "China continues to arrest, torture and jail Christians associated with illegal house churches as they attempt to control or eliminate all religions. 1.3 billion people inhabit the oldest Communist republic, with an estimated 90 million being Christians...Children under the age of 18 may not legally attend any church. Millions of believers choose to worship at illegal house churches rather than register with the government, despite the threat of persecution, torture and prison. China’s present crackdown is putting more believers in prison or under detention than in any other country. The confiscation of church property and Bibles continues—even Bibles officially printed by the government. Yet the Church continues to grow with an estimated 3000 Chinese coming to Christ each day."
ReplyDeleteBecoming the "world's most Christian nation" would not necessarily mean a 'Christian' government or laws. If, however, China were to become a nation under biblical/Scriptural/Judeo-Christian government and laws (i.e., similar to the way America began), then "political correctness" would most likely equal Scriptural/biblical correctness. Of course, the Bible teaches to obey those in authority, and I would say the exception would be when it contradicts with the Word of God. For example, if it is illegal to worship God or to own/read a Bible, then I would say that 'civil disobedience' would be called for. We should obey God rather than man. In the United States today, I read about one cake business that refused to bake a wedding cake for a homosexual couple. That is another case where I believe civil disobedience would be called for. Of course, taking a stand for Christ may, in such cases, come with consequences, such as imprisonment or fines, but such has been the way of historical Christianity, and even worse.
'If, however, China were to become a nation under biblical/Scriptural/Judeo-Christian government and laws (i.e., similar to the way America began), then "political correctness" would most likely equal Scriptural/biblical correctness. Of course, the Bible teaches to obey those in authority, and I would say the exception would be when it contradicts with the Word of God.'
ReplyDeleteYes, following law and order or for our context of PC, does not have to mean Biblical standards per say in every detail, but rather a maintenance of law and order. It could also mean basic ethics in regard to dealing with others. When the Christian is to disobey, according to the State the Scripture and not obey God, then civil disobedience is required.
I think Albert Mohler goes too far, if I understand his view correctly when he assumes that Romans 13 includes within law and order a Biblical order of marriage, for example. I doubt the text means that but is rather stating to obey the state in regard to law and order and as I noted I think some ethics could be implied related to order. Rome, hardly being a good moral example in many cases, including sexual ethics and morality.
Romans 13:1-5 is a difficult passage, especially since, as you implied, Rome was ungodly and persecuted Christians.
ReplyDeleteGotQuestions.org, a favorite site, addresses this issue:
"The Bible speaks very clearly about the relationship between the believer and the government. We are to obey governmental authorities, and the government is to treat us justly and fairly. Even when the government does not live up to its role, we are still to live up to ours. Finally, when the government asks us to do something that is in direct disobedience to God’s Word, we are to disobey the government in faithful confidence of the Lord’s power to protect us.
Whether the Bible uses the terms “master,” “ruler,” “government,” or any other name for an established authority, the instruction is always the same – obey. We must remember that God created the authorities ruling over us just as He created us. As Paul wrote to the Romans, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves” (Romans 13:1-2). Peter wrote, “Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right” (1 Peter 2:13-14). Both Peter and Paul also remind slaves repeatedly to be obedient to their masters for the same reasons (Ephesians 6:5-8; Colossians 3:22-25; 1 Timothy 6:1-2; 1 Peter 2:18-20; Titus 2:9-11).
The instructions to government “masters” are just as clear and just as numerous. Jesus modeled the behavior and attitude every leader or authority should take. “Jesus called them together and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many’” (Matthew 20:25-28). A government or authority exists to serve those governed.
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ReplyDeleteMany times, however, a government will stray from its purpose and become oppressive. When that happens, we are still to live in obedience. “Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God” (1 Peter 2:18-19). Both Jesus and Paul used taxes as a way to illustrate this. The Roman government taxed the Jews unjustly and many of the tax collectors were thieves. When asked about this dilemma, Jesus took a coin and said, “‘Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?’ ‘Caesar's,’ they replied. Then he said to them, ‘Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's’” (Matthew 22:20-21). Evidently, the believers in Rome were still asking the same question because Paul instructed them on the matter. “This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing” (Romans 13:6).
In the Old Testament, Daniel is a model we should use when it comes to our relationship with government. The Babylonians were given authority over the Jews because of the Jews’ disobedience. Daniel worked himself into the highest levels of this pagan and unbelieving government. Although the rulers respected Daniel’s God, their lives and actions show they did not believe. Daniel served the king as a true servant when he requested the wise men not be executed for failing to interpret the king’s dream. Instead, he asked for the key to interpret the dream from God and saved those, including himself, who would have been executed. While Daniel was in the royal court, his three friends refused to bow to the idol erected by King Nebuchadnezzar and were sentenced to death in the furnace (Daniel 3:12-15). Their response was confident faith. They did not defend themselves, but instead told the king their God would save them, adding that even if He didn’t, they still would not worship or serve Nebuchadnezzar’s gods (Daniel 3:16-18).
After the Medes conquered Babylon, Daniel continued to serve faithfully and to rise in power within the government. Here, Daniel faced the same dilemma when the governors and satraps tricked the king into signing a decree “…that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions” (Daniel 6:7). Daniel responded by directly, and in full view of everyone, disobeying the order. “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days” (Daniel 6:10). Daniel was completely loyal to any ruler placed over him until that ruler ordered him to disobey God. At that moment, when a choice had to be made between the world and God, Daniel chose God. As should we all."
Off to work, thanks much, Jeff.
ReplyDeleteJust demonstrates the dangers of some evangelicals pushing Romans 13 too far in the US culture war, IMHO...
Hope they allow you to sit in a chair at times and allow you to use the restroom occasionally during your working hours...
ReplyDeleteFurther thoughts on slavery;
ReplyDeleteThe Bible does not treat slavery as divinely ordained, but rather as reflecting the condition of man---and the Bible does forbid some forms of slavery. For example, anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught, must be put to death. (Exodus 21:6) The apostle Paul specifically condemns slave traders (1 Timothy 1:9-10); he tells slaves to gain their freedom if they can (1 Corinthians 7:21); and he encourages Philemon to welcome the runaway Onesimus who had now become a Christian, no longer as a slave, but "as a dear brother" (Philemon 15-16). Paul had exposed himself to punishment by sheltering Onesimus, and he makes it clear that Philemon ought to free Onesimus. There is no endorsement of slavery as an institution---rather, the goal of freedom pervades the New Testament.
In western Europe, slavery was virtually extinguished by the 11th century, until 1450 saw the rise of the evil and brutal Transatlantic Slave Trade, which lasted for nearly four centuries. It is strange that slavery and the slave trade during this period were approved by some senior church leaders in Europe and North America, some of whom owned slaves. They even sought to justify the practice by theological arguments. However, it was also Christians---a small group of them in 18th century Britain---who took a leading role in the long, hard struggle against slavery. The best known name is William Wilberforce, who was motivated by the biblical teaching about humans being made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26) and by Jesus' command to treat others as we would like them to treat us (Matthew 7:12). Their struggle eventually achieved the abolition of the slave trade (1807), and then the abolition of slavery itself throughout the British Empire (1833). Other countries then followed suit. So it was the Christian civilization that outlawed slavery and seeked to stop it throughout the world.
(Sadly, however, it still continues in some countries today, such as in Saudi Arabia, where many advocate slavery even now; or Mauritania, where slavery still continues; or Pakistan, where evidence came to light in 2006 of the kidnapping and enslavement of young boys (aged between 6 and 12) from Christian villages in Punjab, an operation coordinated by a leading member of a militant Islamic group---the Jamaat-ud Daawa---where the children were held in unspeakable conditions, beaten, barely fed and forbidden to talk, play or pray, before being sold for approximately $1,700 each into the sex trade or into domestic servitude.)
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This man is burying a dead pig.
“So what.!” you might say. But please read on.
Make sure you read the explanation at the bottom.
People in the USA , Canada , the UK & Australia need to take a lesson from the Spaniards.
In Seville Spain , local people found a way to stop the construction of another mosque in their town.
They buried a pig on the site, and made sure this would be known by the local press.
The Islamic rules forbid the erecting of a Mosque on "pig soiled ground."
The Muslims had to cancel the project. This land was sold to them by government officials.
No protests were needed by the local people...and it worked!
Say no more.
'Jeff said...
ReplyDeleteHope they allow you to sit in a chair at times and allow you to use the restroom occasionally during your working hours...'
I simply would not tolerate such. I work in the office, but do patrol.
Thanks, Jeff.
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Low vitamin D levels are related to progression of knee osteoarthritis
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A new study in patients with knee osteoarthritis indicates that insufficient vitamin D serum levels may be related to an increased risk of progressive knee osteoarthritis.
Read more about this research below.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that mainly affects cartilage, causing functional limitation and disability particularly in the elderly. It is estimated that over 27 million individuals over the age of 65 suffer from osteoarthritis, which most commonly affects the knee. Vitamin D plays many biological and functional roles in joint health, so vitamin D status may play a role in the progression of knee osteoarthritis.
In a new study published online in the Journal of Nutrition, researchers investigated whether serum vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations might predict the progression of knee OA. PTH is responsible for regulating the metabolism of vitamin D.
The study included 418 participants enrolled in the Osteoarthritis Initiative who had at least one knee with diagnosed osteoarthritis. Serum vitamin D and PTH were measured at the 30 or 36 month visit of the study, and progression of OA was defined as an increase in the joint space narrowing (JSN) score between the 2 and 4 year study visits.
The average serum vitamin D level of the participants was 26 ng/ml, while 16% of this population had levels below 15 ng/ml. Between the beginning of the study and follow-up visits, 14% of the subjects experienced joint space narrowing (increased JSN score). Subjects with a low vitamin D level (< 15 ng/ml) had twice the risk of elevated knee OA progression than the participants with vitamin D levels > 15 ng/ml. Although a high serum PTH itself was not associated with a significant increase in JSN score, individuals with both low vitamin D and high PTH (> 73 pg/ml) had a greater than 3 fold increased risk of OA progression.
The results of the present study suggest that individuals deficient in vitamin D have greater risk of osteoarthritis progression than those with normal vitamin D levels.
Fang Fang Zhang et al. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis. First published October 1, 2014, doi: 10.3945/jn.114.193227.
Someone left what looks like a violin case and music in a corp. stairwell.
ReplyDeleteNo touch...security.
Should have left massive drum kit.
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ReplyDeleteExcuses To Give When You Have Missed Work
~ I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. Okay?
~ I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have that deadline to meet...
~ I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at the Food Giant.
~ Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey, how about them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.
~ I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.
~ The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I'm startled.
~ The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.
~ I prefer to remain an enigma.
~ I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for helicopter transportation.
~ I am converting my calendar from Julian to Gregorian.
~ I am extremely sensitive to a rise in the interest rates.
~ I refuse to travel to my job until there is a commuter tax. I insist on paying my fair share.
~ I've used up all my sick days...so I'm calling in dead!
~ I set half the clocks in my house ahead an hour and the other half back an hour Saturday and spent 18 hours in some kind of space-time continuum loop, reliving Sunday (right up until the explosion). I was able to exit the loop only by reversing the polarity of the power source exactly e*log(pi) clocks in the house while simultaneously rapping my dog on the snout with a rolled up Times. Accordingly, I will be in late, or early.
*Thanks to Pastor Tim for this joke!*
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