A Deadly Combination, By Roger Behra

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A Deadly Combination

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

It is a well-known fact that bullying is a serious problem on most junior high and high school campuses in America. Most of the time, it is just verbal harassment on a consistent basis. Sometimes it gets physical off the school grounds. That is where it can get out of control. It used to be only boys bullying boys. Now it includes girls bullying girls. Once in a while a boy will bully a girl. Bullying sometimes causes parents to get involved. One father even went to the bully’s house beat up the bully. Of course the father ended up being arrested.

 

Now there is a new chapter being added to the bullying syndrome. It is a very, very serious new problem being added to an old serious problem: It is called CYBERBULLYING." It's a weapon of great publication to a great audience instantly and anonymously." It's bullying with smartphones, and the percentage of teen-agers who have experienced it went from 6 percent in the year 2000 to 72 percent in 2008. Now, in 2013 the percentage is over 85 percent. It is a very potent and devastating form of bullying that is very frequently used, and it leads to tragic suicide consequences, especially among teenage girls: Hope Witsell, Amanda Todd, Rehtaeh Parsons, and Audrie Pott. Many suicide attempts that are made fail.

 

Hope Witsell made the mistake of texting a boy she liked a picture of her bare breasts.  A rival girl got ahold of the photo and texted it around school. It went viral almost instantly. After enduring, taunts in person and electronically, she finally hanged herself. Amanda Todd killed herself that followed the electronic showing of a photo of her breasts. Rehtaeh Parsons hanged herself after one of four boys accused of raping her distributed a photo of her having sex. Audrei Pott was assaulted at a party and photos of her nude body that was all decorated were distributed electronically. She suffered great harassment and humiliation from that cyberbullying. Eight days later after she got home she quickly went into the bathroom and hanged herself to her mother's great shock and dismay.

 

The list of lives lost through suicide figures to grow longer because of smartphone texting and the increasing culture of the callousness that people display when they talk electronically and anonymously instead of in person. Texting gets overlooked when talk is about cyberbullying and that is a mistake. It's proven that texting can go viral instantly, faster than ever before, photo and all, and also anonymously. Girls in their mid-teens most likely will commit suicide.

 

Two of the four girls mentioned above who committed suicide received an overwhelming lack of support from their friends. In fact the girls were instead blamed for what happened to them. That blame along with the suffering and humiliation they endured was the last they could take. Now, their lives and destinies have been wasted and only their names are part of America’s history outside of their families, who will grieve forever and never forget what could have been. Only God, our loving Lord and Savior know for sure.

 

R. B.

4-27-13



America's Prudish Society, By Roger Behra

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America's Prudish Society

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

Concerning America's modern society it is correct to say that it is a wide-open society.  Popular morality (which is bad) has been out of control for quite a few years, and it has picked up a full head of steam during the past five years or so. And during those past five years it has become a two-edged sword. To put it quite bluntly: The American society is clearly prudish, and there is considerable evidence to support that fact.

 

Any day in America's society there are women's provocative or inappropriate clothing, but that is considered less offensive than remarking upon it. Calling a near-nude Madana a "hussy" or a "tart" would be crude, but her mock crucifixion and simulated sex acts as she entertains are not considered crude. More than 500 people in Chicago were murdered during 2012, yet the Mayor berated Chick-fil-A because the founder does not approve of gay marriage. Two U.S. states approved of marijuana smoking, but the social taboos against tobacco smoking makes it impossible to light up a cigarette in public places. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower carried on an affair with his young female chauffeur during WW2, while in contrast Gen. David Petraeus had a career-ending affair with Paula Broadwell. Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was found to have hired prostitutes on many occasions during his time in office, yet he was given a CNN news show despite the scandal. Dr. Kermit Gosnell killed and mutilated seven after birth babies with scissors and conducted sometimes-illegal late-term abortions during a long career, while fierce and widespread media condemnation carne down on NFL quarterback Michael Vick for his dog-killing episodes. And 50,000 abortions in the U.S. have been done without any outrage by the mass media since 1973.

 

Popular morality is completely out of control now in America's society. It causes great confusion in matters of right and wrong, especially among young people, and what is acceptable behavior and what is unacceptable behavior. That's why America has the Lost Generation. Their parents are not much help in straightening out the Lost Generation's thinking, so it looks like America has the Lost Generation to keep America's lost society very good company. What a total mess that is!

 

R. B.
4-25-13



Evil's Great Advantage, By Roger Behra

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Evil's Great Advantage

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

A basic advantage in America's modern cultural deterioration has been gaining momentum during the past several years, and it has greatly helped evil behavior to have a pronounced foothold in the culture. This advantage not only helps criminal behavior, it greatly helps immoral behavior to gain momentum as well. This advantage has a special name: It is called the averted eyes syndrome. It is like a green light for evil to go ahead unnoticed.

 

The averted eyes syndrome takes place when knowledge of evil is being done at the moment or over a period of a short time, but because the evil behavior does not affect one personally, or a friend, or a family member, the knowledgeable person looks the other way and lets the evil continue. This is happening a great deal in America's culture now.

 

The averted eyes syndrome takes place anywhere at any time. Recently, the mass media in the U.S. focused on two very serious cases of this evil behavior. The two cases involve a famous university (Penn State) and a large elementary school in the Los Angeles area.  Child abuse went on for decades while coaches, teachers, and school officials looked the other way. Now a very stiff price has to be paid. One elementary school teacher is behind bars and his bail is set at $23,000,000 million dollars, because he is accused of abusing 23 students over a long period of time while others' eyes were being averted.

 

Also recently in a large city (New York City) a woman was being beaten and raped in the entrance way to a closed business at 1 A.M. on a main street. A man happened to walk by and refused to answer her screams or look at what was actually going on. Fortunately, a police car happened to be driving past the scene, and the policeman rescued the woman and arrested the rapist. There was no averted eyes syndrome by the policeman.

 

The police are among the few who do not resort to or participate in the practice of averting one's eyes. They have the legal right to intervene at any time something not right is going on. So the wise thing is to do the right thing at all times and remember one important thing: They always see us before we ever see them, Speeders will always attest to that.

 

R. B.



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

SHORT COMMUNICATION 354

 

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

SHORT COMMUNICATION 353

 

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?