HOA case Purple Swing Set

It's a Purple Swingset



https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/hoa-loses-court-showdown--judge-says-purple-swing-set-can-stay-003245608.html

Preparing Your Personal Manifesto

5 Easy Steps to your Personal Manifesto

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grammarly/write-manifesto_b_5575496.html

The Ultimate Guide to a Manifesto

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2015/02/the-ultimate-guide-to-making-a-personal-manifesto/

The How To Guide to Manifesto Making

http://daringtolivefully.com/personal-manifesto

Create a Personal Manifesto

http://www.peacefuldumpling.com/create-personal-manifesto

10 Insanely Awesome Manifestos

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-awesome-inspirational-manifestos.html

7 Habits for Highly Effective People

ETHOS:   The Man:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey

LOGOS:   The Theory:   http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/X0002FD2A/

PATHOS:  The Passion:  http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/X00055E1E/

Immanual Kant

1. Conseputal Universality
2. Every human being is and end mot a means to an end.
3. Act as you are the Moral Authority of the Universe -- never, ever under any circumstance lie. 

VIDEO

http://www.critical-theory.com/happy-birthday-immanuel-kant/


http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-religion/supplement.html

Nietzsche

Ongoing Vocabulary Building

World Views

Uniformitarianism

Catastrophism

The Prince of Humanism

Q&D

Quick and Dirty  on Erasmus

Peer of Martin Luther, had the same concerns about the Catholic church, but stayed in and worked for reform from within.  Became an advocate for theological humanism--the belief that man is not hopelessly fallen, that he is a being that has unequivocal potential.  He insisted that knowledge can become a burden and leads to complications that can make for a troublesome life, but that true belief can only ever be based on faith, never on reason or argument.

He disagreed with Augustin and Aquinas and said that intellectualizing is not the root cause of corruption of religious faith, but returning to simple heartfelt beliefs and forming a personal relationship with God is most important.

He embraced what he felt was the most important fundamental human traits to a happy life--simplicity, naivety and humility.

Can we become too P.C.?

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

Secular Humanism?

Helaman 4:13 And because of this their great wickedness, and theirboastings in their own strength, they were left in their own strength; therefore they did not prosper, but were afflicted and smitten, and driven before the Lamanites, until they had lost possession of almost all their lands.

What Does John Locke Say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kItXvJLnTtk

So here is Locke's philosophy.

Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research

 False generalization,  logical fallacies, improper conclusions, naturalistic fallacies

LDS Church News  Aug 27, 2015

PROVO, UTAH

In helping Latter-day Saints young and old to deal with criticisms against the Church and the doubts they might cause, there is no substitute for the guidance of the Holy Ghost, Ed J. Pinegar declared at the annual FairMormon Conference on Aug. 6.

Brother Pinegar, who taught in the Church Educational System for 34 years and is a former president of the England London South Mission and the Provo Missionary Training Center, was the first speaker at the two-day conference sponsored by the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, a group not affiliated with the Church but which has the purpose of defending the Church from verbal and written attacks.

“I have given thousands of talks, and I can’t remember working harder on a talk than this talk,” he said. “And in the end, I came back to the same answer that Lehi, Ammon, Moroni, Nephi, all the great prophets had, and that is this: There is no other way to help anyone save it be by the power of the Holy Ghost.”

He said there are three great keys that must be a part of one’s life in order to speak by that power: faith in the Son of God, purifying one’s heart through the pure love of Christ, and keeping the commandments of God.

“You probably think: ‘I know that. Give me something exciting or new … that proves the Church is true,’” he said. “The Lord doesn’t work that way. By keeping the commandments, we are given the blessing of the Holy Ghost.”

Brother Pinegar said the power of the Holy Ghost is received in its fullness through the covenants of baptism and those made in the temple.

He urged his listeners to “treasure up the words of Christ” with the understanding that what they need would be given to them in the very moment that they need it.

“Now I want to show you something amazing,” he said. He displayed on a screen the index page of the FairMormon website.

“You can see here all the topics concerning our areas of concern,” he noted. “I had the joy of going through all of those in preparation for this talk. I had the most fun!”

He added: “When people personally attack you, there’s a page to help you. When people give a false generalization, there’s a page  to help you.”  The website gives information about logical fallacies, improper conclusions, naturalistic fallacies and books critical of Mormonism, he said.

“Brothers and sisters, there’s a plethora, an abundance of material that you need to treasure up so that when you need it, you have the knowledge, or at least a place to go, to find it,” he said.

http://www.fairmormon.org/

Day One: Why Learn about World Views?

http://www.audacityoftruth.org/faith-vs-science/    Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism

Mt St. Helens erupted, falling ash 100's of miles away obscured the sky.  Birds flew into headlights, windows because they were seeking light.

"In times of desperation and confusion, we seek for hope and light--let us always walk in God's light. You are the future leaders of churches, and of the world.  You will be leaders in your classes, callings, occupations, family and as religion comes out of obscurity into the light you will be light to others."  Sister Samuelson 1-6-2009

Why is it important that you are in this class?  

Introduction:  Why are we taking this class.  Divide up the following article and ask youth to read and explain their own reasons from the info they are given.

http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/08/19/7-reasons-we-should-teach-more-religion-in-public-schools/37665
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Quotes:

"Much of America's illiteracy stems from the failure in our own spiritual education.  If we don't understand prayer, holy books, religious interpretation, and ritual in our own lives, how can we understand them in others?"   Naomi Riley, Til Faith Do Us Part.

The Third Wave - a Social Experiment in Facism

The Children's Story by James Clavell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave

Could it happen?  A complete cultural movement in five days?  It already did.

The film:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICng-KRxXJ8

Rich or Poor, You Choose These Habits

http://richhabits.net/will-your-child-be-rich-or-poor/

Inspire Greatness

http://thoughtfulwomen.org/2015/04/05/hgtvs-fixer-upper-star-joanna-gaines-shares-powerful-story-all-women-need-to-hear/


Then God said, "I will take you further than your possible dreams."

Move the Cause of Liberty

What attributes do these people have in Common?


http://webstersdictionary1828.com/



  Martha Hughes Cannon Zina YoungBathsheba Smith


http://video.kued.org/video/2258934026/

Jacque Lusseyran


Cyrus the Great (ca.600 – 530 BCE) was a towering figure in the history of mankind. As the "father of the Iranian nation", he was the first world leader to be referred to as “The Great”. Cyrus founded the first world empire – and the second Iranian dynastic empire (the Achaemenids) – after defeating the Median dynasty and uniting the Medes with the other major Iranian tribe, the Persians.



Latin American Liberator  helped release Venezuela from Spain.


In 1831, Garrison published the first edition of The Liberator. His words, "I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD," clarified the position of the NEW ABOLITIONISTS. Garrison was not interested in compromise. He founded theNEW ENGLAND ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY the following year. In 1833, he met with delegates from around the nation to form the American Anti-Slavery Society. Garrison saw his cause as worldwide. 

Churchill Trivia Link

http://trivia.famousfix.com/tpx_30498/winston-churchill/trivia


Study Quiz

http://www.funtrivia.com/html5/index.cfm?qid=353842

INSPIRING GREATNESS in OTHERS

Remember to listen to the lecture on Inspiring Greatness Seminar from Lemi Mentor Materials


Josh Groban  You Raise Me Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJxrX42WcjQ

http://seal.littlethings.com/harrison-craig-duet-voice/?utm_source=LTcom&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=performances


What do these stories have in common?

How do they inspire greatness?



http://chelseadyreng.com/2015/03/09/talking-to-a-child-who-does-not-want-to-talk-to-you/

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/03/10/377566905/a-sheriff-and-a-doctor-team-up-to-map-childhood-trauma?sc=17%3Ff%3D1001

Inspire Greatness In Others

How does this person inspire greatness in others?  

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/03/10/377566905/a-sheriff-and-a-doctor-team-up-to-map-childhood-trauma?sc=17%3Ff%3D1001