A Blessing or a Curse: An Environmental Decision Case for Secondary and Higher Education
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Decision cases have been used in the United States for higher education in agriculture and natural resources, as well as in extension education. Few cases have been developed for secondary education audiences and fewer yet for both secondary and higher education applications. This case was developed for use in both secondary- and university-level classes to address the important topic of municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal. The case describes a dilemma faced by a county in northern Virginia that needed to decide whether to proceed with its suit against a farm that it had deemed to be “an unlicensed landfill.” The case examines the farmer's philosophy about his operation and provides background information about his method for producing compost from vegetative solid wastes solicited from areas beyond the farm's boundaries. The case reviews information about MSW and its disposal on both national and state levels. As the result of deliberating this case, students will gain knowledge about composting, landfills, and the regulations that govern them, as well as a better understanding of the decision making process around issues concerning environmental safety and conflicts involving agriculture and broader societal interests. The case was tested in a secondary environmental science class, as well as a university-level general education course. In an evaluative written questionnaire distributed to the students following their completion of the case, 70% reported being “engaged” by the case learning activities whereas 99% reported that they had encountered “new viewpoints” through the case. Similarly, 92% of university students evaluated the case as “good” to “excellent” and noted that the case was “thought-provoking” and stimulated them to think about waste disposal and how it might be improved.Keywords:
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To research the differences of the viewpoints on women of Western and China before 18th century,by making comparison of viewpoints on women between in earlier western countries and in earlier China from three aspects,viz.religionary phenomenons,philosophic thinking ways,and literary descriptions,to aim at finding out respective characteristics of early viewpoints on women in China and in western countries.The study attempts to present cultural identity and distinguish about viewpoints on women between the East and the West.Also it discusses social effects and history effects of respective viewpoints on women.Because of differences on social structure and cultural background,the earlier viewpoints on women between Western and China are with obvious distinctions,also these distinctions have very important referential meanings to the research on the forming and developing of the viewpoints on women in the present society.
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Blessing in Light of the Trinity. Luther's Interpretation of the Aronitic Blessing Luther introduced the priestly or Aaronitic blessing (Num. 6, 24–26) as the conclusion to the Mass. This form of the blessing has got a key position in the liturgy of the Swedish and Finnish churches. What exactly is »a blessing »? What does it mean to bless and to be blessed? What does the blessing signify in Luther’s theology and why did he emphasize the Aaronitic form? This article focuses on these questions. Luther interprets the text of Num. 6, 22–27 in his writing Der Segen (1532). Two structures of thought can be distinguished in this writing, which are also found in other important writings of Luther. The first is a distinction between physical and spiritual blessings. The physical blessing includes everything that is sustaining the body. The spiritual blessing is the gift of grace and salvation. Blessings of the first kind belong to the temporal life, the others to eternal life. Another thought, apparent in Der Segen , is that the triune God is the one who blesses. Luther interprets the three lines in the Aaronitic blessing on the basis of this thought pattern. The physical blessing is an expression of the continuously preserving work of the Creator. The spiritual blessing was brought by Christ, the Son, and this blessing will still be bestowed through the Gospel, and it will also be supported by the work of the Holy Spirit. So, in giving his gifts, in blessing men, God himself is present. To be blessed means on an existential level to feel safe and secure in the midst of a troubled world. The response of man is to praise God. There is no easy answer to the question of why Luther recommended the Aaronitic blessing. There were other alternative blessings available to him. Its biblical origin is not a sufficient explanation. The text in Numbers gives, however, a detailed description of what a blessing is. The metaphorical language also harmonizes with Luther’s way of preaching. As a »piece of preaching» the text of the blessing can arouse confidence in God, and the receiver can put his or her faith in the promise of God’s blessing.
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Political leaders often deploy religious symbols and language to legitimate their war polices while opponents use it to forestall or control war. We examine George W. Bush's religious discourse in the post-9/11 and Iraq War era and find that it was marked by binary thinking and the demonizing of a largely religious enemy. Our analysis of the statements of 15 US peace movement organizations after 9/11 further reveals that the US peace movement had three primary responses to Bush's religiously based discourse in support of war.First, they directly challenged his binaries and his demonizing of a broadly defined, religious enemy. Second, they harnessed the President's religious discourse to turn it against him and his policies. Third, they constructed oppositional knowledge by providing corrective information about Islam.By examining the movement's discourses over a 15-year period that spans five major conflict periods, our analysis also shows a close relationship between the peace movement's use of religious discourse and its identity-based talk. In addition, we found a close relationship between the movement's religious discourses and its promotion of more costly forms of politics, i.e., extrainstitutional, protest-based politics. Thus, we also argue that the US peace movement's religious discourses during major conflict periods are both strategic and driven by individual agency, are not only tactical but also expressive, and are intended to have both outward and inward effects.
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In 2018, the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia passed amendments to its canon law allowing ordained ministers to bless same gender marriages and civil unions. The Church wished to permit ordained ministers in favour of same gender blessings to conduct them, but needed to do so in a manner that safeguarded the beliefs of those who disagreed with same gender blessings, to discourage members from leaving the Church.The legislative changes feature several significant aspects. The formularies and doctrine of marriage were left unchanged. The legislation provides a process via which bishops can authorise ordained ministers to conduct same gender blessings. Decisions made by bishops and ordained ministers around the authorisation and use of blessing services are excluded from the scope of the Church’s disciplinary practices. Finally, the legislation provides for societies called “Christian Communities”, with which ministry units can affiliate to safeguard their beliefs. This essay evaluates the same gender blessings legislation and concludes that it largely succeeded in fulfilling the Church’s purposes by providing a way for ordained ministers to conduct same gender blessings while safeguarding the beliefs of within the Church who see such blessings as unbiblical.
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This article discusses the concept of blessings in perspective implemetasinya Qur'an Hadith as well as in education. The concept of blessing (baraka) in the perspective of the Qur'an is as the description that has been described in the verses which explain about the blessing (baraka) that relates to a person who is loved by Allah SWT that is in Q.S. Hud: 48, Q.S.An-Naml: 8 Q.S.Ash-Saffat: 113, and Q.S.Maryam: 31. And the blessing that relates to the place: Q.S.ali-Imran: 96, Q.S.al-Isra ': 1, and Q.S. al-Qasas: 30. blessing that relates to something or objects: Q.S.al-An'am: 155, Q.S. An-Nur: 35, and Q.S. Qaf: 9, and the blessing that relates to time: Q.S. ad-Dukhon: 3. blessing that relates to actions in the previous race Q.S. Al-Baqarah: 248, and QSYusuf: Medium concept of blessing (baraka) In a hadith perspective as the description that has been described in hadiths about taking the blessing of the Companions of the Holy Prophet former ablution water and hadith about picking up blessing the companions of the Prophet heritage, And Implementation of the concept of blessing (baraka) in education is by planting attitude expect a blessing to Allah both on students and teachers, with the aim to obtain useful knowledge and blessings. Therefore adab ethics for obtaining useful knowledge and blessings in the process of teaching and learning activities that taught the Quran and hadith they all should run. Keywords: Concepts Barakah, the perspective of Quran and Hadith, Education
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Several years ago in Rajasthan, an eighteen-year-old woman was burned on her husband's funeral pyre and thus became sati. Before ascending the pyre, she was expected to deliver both blessings and curses: blessings to guard her family and clan for many generations, and curses to prevent anyone from thwarting her desire to die. Sati also means blessing and curse in a broader sense. To those who revere it, sati symbolizes ultimate loyalty and self-sacrifice. It often figures near the core of a Hindu identity that feels embattled in a modern world. Yet to those who deplore it, sati is a curse, a violation of every woman's womanhood. It is murder mystified, and as such, the symbol of precisely what Hinduism should not be. In this volume a group of leading scholars consider the many meanings of sati in India and the West; in literature, art, and opera; in religion, psychology, economics, and politics. With contributors who are both Indian and American, this is a genuinely binational, postcolonial discussion. Contributors include Karen Brown, Paul Courtright, Vidya Dehejia, Ainslie Embree, Dorothy Figueira, Lindsey Harlan, John Hawley, Robin Lewis, Ashis Nandy, and Veena Talwar Oldenburg.
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Transcription of a blessing ritual called Smul kpnaak as performed by Sumshot Khular. This blessing is used by Lamkang elders to mark significant life events for younger couples. It can be performed for getting a blessing for good health, wealth, children, long life and any other blessings.
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