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Tag Archives: social norms
That government is best…
It’s always the dots that get you, isn’t it? What was there, you wonder? That’s where we are going. Please be patient. You have often heard the half-maxim [1] “That government is best that governs least.” I have seen it … Continue reading
Posted in Political Psychology, Sustainability
Tagged governing less, governing more, self-control, social norms, Thoreau
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Reaping to the Very Edge
So…here’s an idea you might not have considered for a while. “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Society, Sustainability
Tagged a righteous society, a secular state, compassion, feeding the poor, social norms
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Honoring the Elderly
Respect for the elderly. That was always a hard sell for me when I was young. I think I was a more achievement-oriented than a traditional-values little kid.[1] Now I’m old and it still seems mostly like a scam to … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Old, Society, Sustainability
Tagged elderly, modern societies, respect, social norms, traditional societies, usefulness
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Saving Normal
Being “normal” is a little bit of a challenge. There are several reasons why this is so. One is that knowing what is “normal” is not always easy. Then too, being “normal” is not always what one aspires to. Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Living My Life, Political Psychology
Tagged Big Pharma, depression, grief, normality, social norms
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What is God like?
This is one of those “Why is the grass green?” kinds of questions. I do want to try to answer it in the third of the pieces that make up this blog, but I have two prior questions. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Uncategorized, ways of knowing, Words
Tagged ethnography, God, social norms, theology
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Nonviolent Communication
The cover story in a recent issue of The Christian Century is called “Beyond Anger and Blame.” That sounds good to me. The “beyond,” especially, sounds good to me. I have no complaint at all about getting “beyond” anger and … Continue reading
Posted in Living My Life, Political Psychology
Tagged blaming, hurt feelings, social norms
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