Roger Cannady national service manager thermotron 1983/1986
                                                           
                  Instructional Designer at SAIC/USSOCOM                 
- Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
 - E-Learning
 
Monday, June 17, 2013
Thermotron management training---It's Not a Lie if YOU Believe it
thermotron -- management-- it's ok to lie and more
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the faith in words and deeds. Witness is an act of justice that establishes the truth or makes it known. 
All  Christians by the example of their lives and the witness of  their  word, wherever they live, have an obligation to manifest the new  man  which they have put on in Baptism and to reveal the power of the  Holy  Spirit by whom they were strengthened at Confirmation.
(Catechism 2472)
II. Put away falsehood –
Scripture bids us, Therefore, putting away falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. (Eph 4:22-25) 
So  the Eighth Commandment upholds the goodness and beauty of the  truth,  exhorts us to celebrate it and instructs that we must avoid all  sins  against the truth. There are numerous ways that the we can sin  against  the truth. It will be fruitful for us to consider them each in  turn,  along with some distinctions.
III. False Witness
-  Nothing can be so injurious to individuals as to harm their good  name  or reputation. 
Without a good reputation it becomes difficult for  an  individual to successfully relate to and interact with others whether   it be for business or merely at a personal level. 
Clearly, to bear false witness against someone is to harm their reputation and we are forbidden to do so.
In  the technical sense, false witness is something which takes  place in a  court of law and since it is under oath it is also called  perjury.
But  it is also often the case that false witness is given in daily  matters  through lies, half truths, exaggeration, and the like. 
Clearly our call to love the truth and to respect the reputation of others forbids us engaging in such activities.
Respect for the reputation of others also forbids us from:
A. Rash judgement – assuming without sufficient foundation the moral fault of a neighbor
B. Detraction – disclosing an other’s faults and failings without a valid reason to others who did not know them
C. Calumny – imputing false defects to another with the knowledge that they are false.
Yet it is also possible to offend the truth by
D. Inappropriately praising others
E. By refusing to correct them when it is proper to do so.
F.  Flattery distorts the truth when it falsely attributes certain  good  qualities or talents to another. This is usually done to ingratiate   oneself to individuals or for some other ulterior motive(s).
Such behavior becomes particularly sinful when it confirms another in malicious acts or sinful conduct.
IV. Lying
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 A lie consists in speaking a falsehood with the intention of deceiving…Lying is the most direct offense against the truth. 
To lie is to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth.
By  injuring man’s relation to truth and to his neighbor, a lie  offends  against the fundamental relation of man and of his word to the  Lord…The  Lord denounces lying as the work of the devil: “You are of your  father  the devil, . . . there is no truth in him….he is a liar and the  father  of lies.” [Jn 8:44]….
By its very nature, lying is to be  condemned. It is a profanation  of speech, whereas the purpose of speech  is to communicate known truth  to others. The deliberate intention of  leading a neighbor into error by  saying things contrary to the truth  constitutes a failure in justice and  charity…
A lie does real violence to another. 
It  affects his ability to know, which is a condition of every  judgment  and decision…Lying is destructive of society; it undermines  trust…and  tears apart the fabric of social relationships
. (Catechism 2482-2485)
Acts  of lying are sins from which we must repent. Lying is also a  sin that  demands reparation. That is to say, since lying causes actual  harm and  real damage. These damages must be repaired. The actual truth  must be  made known to those who deserve to know it. The reputations of  others  which have been harmed by the lie must also be restored.
V. Is lying always so evil?
The  gravity of a lie is measured against the nature of the truth  it  deforms, the circumstances, the intentions of the one who lies, and  the  harm suffered by its victims. (Catechism 2484). Thus there are big lies and smaller ones. Nevertheless, it is always wrong to intentionally lie.
This includes so called “polite lies.”
For  example suppose a phone call comes in for someone in the  household who  has indicated a preference not to be disturbed just now. 
It is a lie to say, “She is not here.” Yet you could say, “She is not available now.” 
Other  social situations are less simple!
 For example, if Mrs. Smith  asks  you, “
Do you like my new hairstyle?” Suppose you do not. It is in  fact  wrong to say, “Yes, I like it.” 
Granted, we all feel a bit stuck in   such situations! Perhaps we could answer truthfully but discreetly and   say, “
You look alright.” (Presuming that we do think so).
But  wouldn’t it be nice if we actually felt secure enough either to   indicate, charitably, our true feelings or to indicate our preference   not to answer the question? Wouldn’t it be even nicer if our   relationships with others were so based in sincerity and truth, that   people both gave and expected honest answers? It is to this blessed   state that the Lord points when he says, 
Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ (Mt 5:37).
VI. What about secrets?
–  This reflection has thus far emphasized the goodness and the  splendor  of the truth as well as the importance of communicating that  truth to  others who need it. However, as the Catechism states:
The  right to the communication of the truth is not  unconditional..Fraternal  love…requires us in concrete situations to  judge whether or not it is  appropriate to reveal the truth to someone  who asks for it. 
The  good and safety of others, respect for privacy, and the common  good  are sufficient reasons for being silent about what ought not be  known  or for making use of a discreet language.
The duty to avoid  scandal often commands strict discretion. No one  is bound to reveal the  truth to someone who does not have the right to  know it…
Everyone  should observe an appropriate reserve concerning  persons’ private  lives.
Those in charge of communications should maintain a  fair balance  between the requirements of the common good and respect  for individual  rights.
Interference by the media in the  private lives of persons engaged  in political or public activity is to  be condemned to the extent that it  infringes upon their privacy and  freedom.
  
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