Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Yale theologian-philosopher Miroslav Volf's Value No. 8


Value #8: (For differences between values, means by which values are best implemented in any given situation, and capacities of candidates to contribute to the implementation of these values, see the first post in the series). 

Value:  As individuals and as a nation we should live within our means and not borrow beyond what we can reasonably expect to return; we should not offload onto others, whether contemporaries or future generations, the price of our indulgence or risk-takg.

Rationale: Self-indulgent and reckless debt is a form of stealing, and we are commanded: “You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:15).

Debate: We should debate about what responsible levels of debt are, for households, businesses, or a nation; what constitutes predatory lending practices and how to prevent them; to what degree, if at all, spending on consumer goods should be promoted as a cure for faltering economy and what might be public significance of contentment. 

Questions to Ask: What will a candidate do to bring and keep national debt under control? What will the candidate do to encourage individual saving and living within means?

Value No. 1: Freedom to Choose Way of Life

Value No. 2: Concern for the Poor

Value No. 3: Quality and Affordable Education

Value No. 4: Economic Growth

Value No. 5: Abolish Death Penalty

Value No. 6: Speak the Truth in Love

Value No. 7: Eradicate Global Poverty



13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Death Penalty should not be abolish. The Torah is not done away with. If the crime warrant death penalty it should apply even after salvation is had.

You can't eradicate poverty. The Torah has the instruction on how to take care of the poor in one's community, not the world. Impossible. Jesus said, "the poor you will always have with you..." Poverty cannot be eradicated as you cannot eradicate all evil. Not until Messiah Reigns on earth.

Wild~Wisconsinite

Anonymous said...

1) Freedom to Choose Way of Life.
But do not or ever impose it upon others.

2) Concern for the Poor.
After concerning for those poor, helping and feeding them is we c

5) Abolish Death Penalty.

I MUST OPPOSE. A guy mudered the whole family or raped and killed people with his horrific crime, why should not he be executed?

7) Eradicate Global Poverty.
Oh COME ON! Why do you want to use this same style of Communist to brainwash and lie to people? Have not you suffered enough from the Communist propaganda "eliminating the poor.."?
If you trust GOD, then leave those colors like: the opposite of BLack is White, the opposite of poor is rich, ...man is woman...and so on.
If everyone is all rich, how could they understand what is poverty. If everyone is perfect, how would they know what is not perfect?...

Khmer Democrat! I think you are a Hypocrite.

Anonymous said...

KI-Media must modorate the comments if they want to succeed or to still have competitive edge over other blogs!!!

Anonymous said...

7:46 PM
KI Media is a a democratic Blog, it wants to see how people think or want, that is why it allows readers to post or express their minds. I don't think KI Media is looking for competition, I think KI wants to share the news from Cambodia with its own countrymen, and spreading everything new that related to Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

KI Media now controlled by Theary Seng aka Khmer Democrat.
Democrat in the old day was a good conservative Party but this day Democrat is Communist Party. Theary Seng is Khmer Communist.

Anonymous said...

The world is too big to overrun. And wha we again and again have to read all about the philosophy of someone from Yale.
Please open your eyes and your ear to look to and to hear also from other people, because not all things from America are the best as you always beleived.

Anonymous said...

As far as the United States of America, we been cooked! I saw a figure of how much each person in America has to pay on the debts that Uncle Sam racked up in past decades--$50,000 per head, not household. No sir, America is going down by design of the New World Order, aka the United Nations crowd and the Banking Cartel. I'm done in America politic. My vote don't count. It's all a sham. Communism is alive and well in America. Obama is a Communist.

Russian Expert Predicts Obama Will Declare Martial Law in America by End of 2012

You can read up here:http://occupycorporatism.com/russian-expert-predicts-obama-will-declare-martial-law-in-america-by-end-of-2012/

People, you cannot vote yourself to freedom; you must obey the Universal Law of God. The truth of God testify against all nations on this earth that violate his truth.

W~W

Anonymous said...

Wow....lots of smart asses in here...No wonder why Cambodia is now Viet's colony...ROFLMAO!!!

Eat YUON's shit and die now smart ass KHMER!!!

Anonymous said...

Wild Wisconsonite @ 12:26 AM,
Will I guess now is a good time for your god to save us, don't you think?

First, god! Now this! You sir, are delusional!

Anonymous said...

5:48, Thanks for your affirmation!

The problem is: We view life from two different perspectives. The natural and the spiritual. Carnal mind cannot understand the things of God because they are spiritually discern. My mind is bent toward God's truth and how God's truth effects the human race. For God to save anyone that person has to be bent toward him in humility and not in a hostile approach. Man cannot fix his own problems without God's help. It obvious from those who has the mind of God. Its my pleasure to been labled as delusional!

W~W

Anonymous said...

12:28 AM
If these smart azz lead Cambodia, Yuon won't be in Cambodia. But sadly the stupid and dumb ass lead the country that is why Yuon take Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

5:48 AM
Why should the Lord GOD save your country, you never pray Him for help and/or for a deliverance beside bashing.
Yes they are delusions to you, but their countries are not taken by Yuon.

Cambodia is cursed still don't see it? You have no country anymore. It is in a Transition process, sooner new faces (Yuon with Khmer names) will take over Cambodia one by one. Yuon are majority Christians (Catholics), and perhaps, GOD is with them that is why Cambodians keep losing.
Now why should the Lord GOD help/save Cambodians like you, you never sincerely pray and ask HIM? He gave Cambodia to Vietnamese in spite of your cursing and attacking GOD.

Anonymous said...

The Khmer Buddhists took the power, so they have had power to rule/lead the country for about 800 years, but since then they destroyed everything our Hindu great ancestors built.
Not only they destroyed everything, they are going backward since after the Buddhism was legalized as a state religion. They're lazy, poor and backward.

Now they blame GOD for not helping or save them while they are never pray HIM but bashing.
How evils these Cambodians can be?