Why Evil Gains Momentum, By Roger Behra

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Why Evil Gains Momentum

By

Roger Behra

The proliferation of evil has greatly affected the American culture to such a degree that the distinction between what is right and what is wrong is astoundingly blurred. The distinction is so blurred that people do wrong and accept behavior that is wrong without batting an eye. That has greatly affected America's cultural climate, and the indications are that it is going to continue nonstop.

There are plenty examples of what is absolutely wrong: abortion; cohabitation; homosexual behavior; same-sex marriage; online pornography; immodest female dress. These and other wrong behaviors are accepted without any objections from a very large number of the general population in America. America's court systems make decisions that overturn good moral decisions by voters, and there is little or no outcry.

Aside from what is evil, there are the evildoers themselves. Since the mid-1960's they have increased by leaps and bounds. America's prisons are jam-packed with them, and that costs the cities and states along with the taxpayers very large sums of money.

A very alarming aspect is the fact that evildoers in most cases do not regard their evil doing as evil. They feel their behavior is justified for one reason or another, and the act of getting caught is instead wrong. Rationalization is the order of the day. Cohabitation and immodest dress by females in public, in our schools, and even during church services are prime examples. The legion of evildoers is unbelievably large.

The great increase in evil has resulted from the fact that God is no longer part of so many daily lives. With the increase of no Christian living, atheists, and agnostics, the percentage of evildoers and their evil behavior had to also increase. The Connecticut Elementary School and Boston Marathon massacres are very recent examples.

The American culture is not going to improve anytime soon. The proliferation of unadulterated evil can only increase, especially with the Lost Generation gearing up right around the corner.  We must always remember that where God and His ways are absent, Satan and his ways are present. The evidence: is in daily news reports.

R. B.



Lost Generation In Action, By Roger Behra

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Lost Generation In Action

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

While the parents were away some Lost Generation people were at play. It all happened in San Jose, California, and their play was as despicable as it can be. This time the end result was extremely sad, indeed.

 

Those involved were five teenagers: three 16-year-old boys and two teenaged girls. The girl victim was only 15-years-old. The other girl was the daughter of the parents who were away for the evening. When the party started, it was to end as a party-sleepover for the two girls. It was far from that.

 

As the party progressed, alcohol became involved.  The daughter raided her father's alcohol cabinet. That was the first no-no. The second no-no was Audrie, the 15-year-old girl, drank too much, became drunk, and then passed out. That opened the door for the third no-no and more to follow as the party disintegrated into very immoral behavior.

 

After Audrie passed out the three 16-year-old boys took over. They put Audrie on a bed and removed her clothing and panties. Then they proceeded to perform the alleged rape activities. One boy even wrote on her leg that "____ was here." They took photos also as they performed their alleged activities. The attorney for Audrie's family is revealing the whole story.

 

Awakening in the bedroom she realized she had been sexually assaulted and that her attackers had written and drawn on intimate parts of her body. She was greatly saddened that boys she knew for a long time and thought were her friends did that to her.

 

Insult was added to injury when at school a week later she realized no-no number four. They put a photo of me during the rape attack online. She cried at what they did and felt so humiliated. The bullying was devastating after eight days of it. So she called her mother and asked her to pick her up at school. At home she told her mother she couldn't deal with it any longer, but she would not say to her mother what was wrong.

 

Audrie quickly went to the bathroom and HANGED HERSELF!

 

Eight months after the alleged rape assault occurred the three 16-year-old boys were finally arrested. They are each charged with sexual battery and possession of child pornography. Several lawsuits also have been filed, and the price for any of the charged immoral behavior could be high. The grieving parents feel it now.

 

We are witnessing that the Lost Generation is in progress.  Waite until they are well along the way. They are going to put the counterculture people to shame with their Godless and immoral behavior.

 

R. B.



The Godless Among Us, By Roger Behra

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The Godless Among Us

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

There was a time-prior to 1965-when the Godly greatly outnumbered the Godless. Sadly to say that is not the way it is in the American culture any more. It is very much the very opposite. The Godless among us is in the majority now as 2013 gets well under way. That is an awful change of events, and very often we are reminded of just how Godless the Godless can get. We are also being reminded that the price being paid is astronomically high.

 

The word GODLY, means showing respect for God and obeying His Commandments by leading a moral and good life. The word GODLESS means wicked, not showing respect or belief in God or His Commandments, and therefore, leading a bad life.

 

Thankfully, there are Godly people, and among them some extraordinary Godly people scattered throughout the American culture: priests and ministers, brothers, nuns, and teachers to name a few groups. And the Godless benefit as well from the dedication and goodness of these people.

 

The reverse is also true.  The Godly people are harmed by the behavior of the Godless. Since the year 2007 there have been many horrendous and deadly attacks on innocent Godly people in America's open society. The deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history took place in 2007 when 32 people were killed on a college in Virginia. In the U.S. Army an army psychiatrist killed 13 soldiers at an army base in Texas. In Colorado a man entered a movie theater at night and killed many and wounded over thirty people. An ex-policeman went on a shooting rampage and killed five people before committing suicide. A 20-year old man barged into an elementary school one morning and killed 20 first-graders and 6 adults and then himself. These are some of the Godless behavior of recent modern times.

 

Waite! There is more. On April 15, 2013, at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Mass. someone planted two bombs near the finish line that went off and killed four people and badly injured 170 others. That was demonic behavior first class. Innocent people lost their lives, some lost their limbs, and many were maimed for the rest of their lives.

 

Men are much more Godless than women. But women get some Godless awards for very bad Godless behavior: abortion and prostitution. The Godly people have to live with tremendous Godlessness on a daily basis that seems to increase more and more as the months pass. The Boston Marathon massacre already mentioned above is a good example. The Connecticut elementary school and Aurora theater massacres are also good examples of unexpected Godless behavior. Unless God intervenes, the American culture is going to be swimming in Godless behavior for a long time to come. And the horrendous type of behavior is going to be mindboggling, indeed!

 

R. B.



EPN: Medio Ambiente y Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático

EPN: Medio Ambiente y Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático 

 

Por

 

Angel R. Cepeda Dovala

 

El Presidente de México Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN) en la Semana Nacional del Medio Ambiente y en el tema relacionado con la gravísima amenaza del Cambio Climático mencionó que ante este reto hay que hacerle frente "como lo que es una emergencia ambiental, que no reconoce fronteras geográficas, intereses económicos, ni grupos sociales", también el EPN, dio a conocer en distintos medios de comunicación, la Estrategia  Nacional de Cambio Climático, la cual contempla ocho acciones generales, y de forma inmediata, tres medidas para apoyar el Crecimiento Verde que es la gran promesa de un mejor futuro para la humanidad y representa la posibilidad de crecer y generar riqueza, sin deteriorar ni destruir nuestro patrimonio natural.

 

En el sitio oficial de la Presidencia [1],  puede ver la siguiente información relacionada con el Medio Ambiente y Cambio Climático de vital importancia, ejemplo:

 

Para hacer frente al cambio climático, una realidad que pone en riesgo el equilibrio del planeta y la supervivencia misma de nuestra especie, el Gobierno de la República presentó un instrumento que prevé medidas de adaptación y de mitigación a los efectos de este fenómeno global, articuladas en 8 ejes de acción.

 

•PRIMERO. Reducir la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático de los mexicanos que viven en situación de riesgo, así como fortalecer su capacidad de adaptación.

 

•SEGUNDO. Disminuir la vulnerabilidad de los sistemas productivos y de la infraestructura estratégica ante contingencias climatológicas.

 

•TERCERO. Fomentar la capacidad de adaptación de los ecosistemas a los efectos del calentamiento global.

 

•CUARTO. Acelerar la transición energética hacia fuentes de energía limpia.

 

•QUINTO. Reducir la intensidad de consumo energético, mediante esquemas de eficiencia y racionalidad.

 

•SEXTO. Transitar a modelos de ciudades sustentables, con sistemas de movilidad inteligentes, gestión integral de residuos y edificaciones de baja huella de carbono.

 

•SÉPTIMO. Impulsar mejores prácticas agropecuarias y forestales, con esquemas de Reducción de Emisiones por Deforestación y Degradación (los llamados REDD Plus).

 

•OCTAVO. Disminuir las emisiones de contaminantes de “vida corta”, como el carbono negro y el metano, para mejorar la salud y bienestar de los mexicanos.

 

Esta Estrategia armoniza y hace compatible el cuidado del medio ambiente con el desarrollo económico y social que requiere nuestro país.

 

Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático

 

La Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático es el instrumento que guiará nuestras acciones como nación, para combatir el cambio climático en los próximos 40 años. Sustentada en sólidos fundamentos científicos, plantea metas viables que van más allá de reducir los gases de efecto invernadero. Traza una ruta de largo plazo para mejorar la salud y la calidad de vida de la población, además de convertir a México en una sociedad con mayor resiliencia. Esta Estrategia es resultado de la participación conjunta de ciudadanos, empresas y académicos con el Gobierno de la República. De tal manera, es producto de un ejercicio democrático de toda nuestra sociedad. La Estrategia consta de un contexto de Cambio Climático (a nivel nacional e internacional), planteando su objetivo, una Visión a 10-20-40 años, para luego describir los Pilares de la Política y Ejes en materia de Adaptación y Mitigación. [1]

 

La anterior información también es de gran relevancia para los alumnos del Programa Docente Ingeniero Agrícola y Ambiental del Departamento Ciencias del Suelo y para todos los Programas Docentes de la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN), la cual debe ser contemplada para el Plan de Desarrollo Institucional (PDI) 2013-2018* de la UAAAN, y dicho Plan debe ser enriquecido y consensuado por toda la Comunidad Universitaria de la institución, como lo fue el anterior PDI 2007-2012. [2]

 

PAZ Y BIEN

 

ARCD

 

Notas

 

[1] Cf. En el sitio oficial de la Presidencia de la Republica los siguientes tres enlaces:

http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/semana-nacional-del-medio-ambiente/

http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/estrategia-nacional-de-cambio-climatico/

http://www.encc.gob.mx/

 

[2] Cf. Sobre el PDI de la UAAAN, parte de nuestra realidad:

 

Plan de Desarrollo Institucional 2007-2012

http://www.uaaan.mx/transparencia/index.php/pdi/52-pdi2007.html

 

¿Por qué se desestabilizan las Universidades?: Tema UAAAN

http://topicosculturales.blogspot.mx/2011/09/por-que-se-desestabilizan-las.html

 

*La versión del PDI 2013-2018, no se ha hecho circular electrónicamente a la Comunidad Universitaria, se realizado una versión únicamente para alumnos ¿Y los Profesores? Ver Consulta en Línea para el PDI 2013-2018: (Alumnos), en http://www.uaaan.mx/transparencia/ ¿Y los Profesores?, ¿Y el Consejo Directivo?, brilla por su ausencia como siempre, pero que tal para viaticar, ¿Por qué no se han cambiado los integrantes de dicho Consejo Directivo? en Acato a Dictamen Aprobado de la Comisión Sancionadora por el H. Consejo Universitario, ¿Hay Acato o Desacato a la Normatividad?

 

 



Acuerdo Histórico del H. Consejo Universitario en la UAAAN: Fue Aprobado el Programa Docente de Ingeniero en Ciencias Agrarias

Acuerdo Histórico del H. Consejo Universitario en la UAAAN: Fue Aprobado el Programa Docente de Ingeniero en Ciencias Agrarias

 

Por

 

Angel R. Cepeda Dovala

 

En el Aula Magna de la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN) en Sesión Histórica del H. Consejo Universitario y para la propia institución, fueron aprobados por 31 votos a favor y cero en contra, los Dictámenes excelentes, que presentaron por orden de presentación, las H Comisiones: Académica, Planeación y Evaluación, y la Comisión Especial Centro Académico Regional Chiapas (CAR-Chiapas).

 

En términos generales a la salida del H. Consejo Universitario, ante el ánimo de los asistentes se comentó, y alcance escuchar  que se aprobó el Programa Docente de Ingeniero en Ciencias Agrarias, y que procede su registro ante la Secretaria de Educación Pública (SEP), que además el  Centro Académico Regional Chiapas de la UAAAN continuará operando como hasta hoy, en tanto se realicen los estudios necesarios por un equipo para la operación de dicho Centro Académico con proyección a Unidad Regional.

 

Merecen una felicitación especial el H. Consejo Universitario y las Comisiones participantes por excelente trabajo que históricamente se inició en el año 2008 y se concretiza en el 2013, ¡Valla hasta que se pusieron las pilas!, ojala así continúe en lo sucesivo para levantar una institución cuya imagen se ha visto deteriorada por malos gestores universitarios, y cabe mencionar también que no faltaron los arribistas al final de la Histórica Sesión del H. Consejo Universitario, algunas personas que estaban en contra de la decisión y trataban de pararse el cuello con el trabajo ajeno ante los estudiantes procedentes de CAR-Chiapas, estas situaciones ridículas y oportunistas dejan mucho que desear.

 

El arduo trabajo de las comisiones se vio reflejado en una serie de criterios metodológicos y normativos, argumentos y recomendaciones por mencionar dos de ellas, sino me falla la memoria son: Para fortalecer el Programa Docente, es necesario que la Dirección de Planeación y Evaluación le asigne presupuesto, para el ejercicio 2013, de acuerdo a las metas que se programen; y, considerando la importancia estratégica de la Región Sur para el Gobierno Federal, las autoridades de la Universidad deben aprovechar esa oportunidad y gestionar los recursos suficientes y necesarios que impulsen y proyecten  la Unidad Regional, de manera que la UAAAN contribuya al desarrollo de esa región. Cabe aclarar que los dictámenes fueron leídos por los coordinadores de dos comisiones, en el caso de la Comisión Académica, y de la Comisión de Planeación y Evaluación, en tanto que el dictamen de la Comisión CAR-Chiapas, fue leído en forma magistral por un integrante de la misma.

 

Felicitaciones a los integrantes del H. Consejo Universitario, y a las H. Comisiones: Académica, Planeación y Evaluación, y a la Comisión Especial Centro Académico Regional Chiapas (CAR-Chiapas), por atinado trabajo universitario.

 

En el Año de la Fe:

 

PAZ Y BIEN

 

ARCD

 

The Three Easter Messages, By Roger Behra

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The Three Easter Messages

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

Every year as Easter approaches during Holy Week the emphasis is focused on the messages of Easter. There are three of them, and many people fail to realize that. They focus on one and fail to realize that the three messages are interrelated. So, we must realize that there are three messages and that they are equally very important: They are Jesus’ crucifixion, our guaranteed salvation, and the fact that Jesus rose from the dead.

 

We start our realization with this: Why did God plan to sacrifice His only begotten Son? For 2000 years Christians have spread the message: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him (Jesus) should not perish but have eternal life." This was the first message of Easter.

 

We continue our realization with this: As soon as Jesus drew His last breath our salvation was guaranteed. There was no salvation until Jesus was crucified and died on the cross. This was the second message of Easter.

 

We end our realization with this: Jesus for told His resurrection when scribes and Pharisees demanded He produce a sign to prove what He was teaching. Jesus alluded many time during His ministry on earth that he would be crucified but that He would rise again on the third day. That happened exactly as He prophesied. He appeared and proved Himself to the Apostles. He appeared to other people as well. He was radiant, young looking (about 30 years old), and very handsome. The Apostles did not recognize Him. Jesus had to show them the wounds of His crucifixion as proof. This was the third message of Easter.

 

We must forever be thankful for God's plan that was finalized on that very first Easter Sunday, and that Jesus willingly helped it to be completed. We must also be forever thankful for every Easter Sunday that reminds us and gives us the proof, hope, and satisfaction that our salvation is there and guaranteed as long as we believe and earn it through good earthly behavior. A guaranteed salvation and the knowledge that Jesus rose again from the dead is very, very comforting. So is the reminder we receive every Easter Sunday.

 

R. B.

4-14-13



The Realities of Abortion, By Roger Behra

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The Realities of Abortion

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

A very large number of women who have an abortion do not think beyond the moment. They do not think beyond the desire to be free from the responsibility of an unwanted child. They fail to realize there are other realities to consider. And many times those realities come back to haunt them.

 

The first reality is that abortion is really murder and gravely immoral behavior. At the moment of conception a soul is born and has a destiny planned by God, and only God is in charge and can terminate that new life. So, every effort should be made to keep the developing new life alive.

 

John convinced his wife to have an abortion. She did but was not enthusiastic about it after it was over. She just kept quiet in her hospital bed. The father then began a conversation with the nurse. "What was it?" he asked her. "It was a boy," said the nurse without any expression. In an instant the father realized what he had done. He had buried his son. Purposely.  Indifferently. Irreversibly. Those realities of abortion can never be changed or forgotten.

 

God has a destiny planned for each human being at birth, and when an innocent and helpless baby is killed through abortion, so is the destiny God had planned. That is another sobering reality of an abortion.

 

Many women who have had an abortion live the middle and last years of their lives full of regret and remorse. They think of what could have been and realize their mistake.

 

Each state in the United States has their own laws regarding the issue of abortion. It is a conglomeration of uneven laws that tries to accommodate what is wrong as if it is right. The result as of April, 2013 is 55 MILLION babies lives and their destinies have been purposely ended. Along with the many other realities of abortion, the reality that 55 MILLION abortions have taken place in the United States is the very most shocking reality of the total abortion issue. And to top it all off, the lives of millions of mothers and fathers have been altered forever.

 

R. B.

4-12-13