Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic and protests against Racial Injustice, America, once again, has come full circle to stand at the crossroads of defining its identity.

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Defining America's Identity

If we want things to change for the better, it is time to elect people who have the knowledge and ability to lead. To continue to reelect the people who broke the system, to fix the problems they purposely created, is an exercise in stupidity!

It's Time to Clean the House!

When a government fails some of the people, it inevitably threatens the social stability of all of the people. What happened to George Floyd is only one of the symptoms. Poor leadership is the disease.

The Breaking Point!

Donald Trump, a man with a long title, the President of the United States of America, has a great responsibility. The leadership of a nation. Which, is unfortunate for the people of the United States because what Donald Trump lacks is the ability to lead!

Leadership!

The American people want to get back to normal. But what we all have to face is that getting back to normal is not going to happen. What we are going to get to is a new normal.

Back to Normal

How did we allow ourselves, as a nation, to become so divided that we can't even come together and agree on how to save ourselves?

Our Finest Hour!

Our protection from the Coronavirus is our responsibility. Just because someone says, it is safe. It doesn't mean that it is.

Protect Yourself!

With less than one percent of the country tested, an insignificant sample of contact tracing, and no data that indicates that the virus has peaked and is on the decline, Adam questions the logic of Donald Trump’s push to relax the current guidelines and open the country.

Make America Great Again!

Donald Trump says he wants to open the country as soon as possible. And business owners and many, who are tired of being cooped-up, are encouraging his efforts to do so. If he could get away with it, he would probably open it now! But what is his motivation? Are his efforts grounded in getting the economy restarted by reopening businesses and returning people to work? His current medical advisers are telling him that opening the country now would almost certainly mean a rebound of the virus by the fall. Then, why the rush? Why not keep the current guidance in place until we see a final flattening of the curve and then open the country? Could it be that Trump wants a rebound? That he is trying to delay the November election and remain president for as long as possible?I'm not saying that that is the case; I'm just asking the question.

Opening The Country

Adam discusses the religious community's reluctance to follow stay-at-home guidelines.

Common Sense

Responsible leaders tell their people the truth. And give them the information they need to make informed decisions. They don't waste time patting themselves on the back and disparaging others. They direct their efforts toward unifying and motivating the people to come together to confront a mutual threat. They don't divide the people into Us versus Them. Instead, they come to the aid and support of other leaders and their constituents. And don't allow petty grievances to determine their willingness to help them.

Responsible Leadership

When we allow our fears to overwhelm us, the irrational becomes the monsters others use to control us!

Monsters

Sound Clip: How we can protect ourselves in the age of misinformation.Sinan Aral, Data Scientist, Entrepreneur, Investor TEDXCERN November 2018https://www.ted.com/talks/sinan_aral_how_we_can_protect_truth_in_the_age_of_misinformation?language=en

The Age of Misinformation

The Truth Regarding GodWhat is the Truth regarding God? Does God exist? Do we have proof of God’s existence? What is the nature of God?  Some say it is evidence of God when the wind touches our skin. That it is God we see when we look at a tree, or a bird, or whatever else we believe God has created. That it is God, we encounter, when we experience that which we do not understand. However, are these things proof of God or proof of themselves? Which then is the Truth?  The Divine Law holds that Truth; is that which, as presented, is self-evident, devoid of all variables, and supported by the physical laws that govern this reality. Under these criteria, we can define a tree as a tree, and a bird as a bird, but we cannot define God as God, or His existence, as Truth!The Divine Law asserts that God is neither supernatural nor separate from reality, but inherent within its creation. But if or how the laws that govern this reality apply to Him, He has not revealed to us.When we attempt to describe God or define His power and magnitude, we confine God to the limitations of our imaginations, where we diminish and render Him, to less than that which we are trying to describe. The Second Principle of The Divine Law holds that accepting there is no explanation for God, is the first step toward understanding the Truth of the reality in which we live. It asserts that we cannot determine the origin of God, that we do not know the attributes of God, and that we cannot prove God exists, from one to another. The Divine Law rejects the belief that humankind discerns, shares, or experiences God collectively; and teaches that God is not a concept in which we must believe, but a real and intimate understanding that inherently exists within our personal experience.The philosophy holds that God is not separate from us. His presence is not an entity, that exists detached from us, but is an inherent component of our being, an integral aspect of who we are. Like the walls of a house are a fundamental aspect of its structure, such is our relationship with God.  Words: Derek CrockettMusic: Sounds of Isha Album: Yoga Padhi

The Truth Regarding God

We have allowed our politicians and religious leaders to use our differences to divide us for far too long. We can no longer afford to let them implant the fear of the other into our minds, and then exploit that fear to control us.

Us vs. Them

The Discerning Truth podcast is an introduction to the Philosophy of the Divine Law. A philosophy based on the primal understanding, inherent within each of us, that we are all an integral aspect of one profound and collective truth, connected by the Divine Essence of God. Each week we will present one or more of the Divine Law's core concepts, to promote the understanding of how humanity can apply its principles and guidance, to prevent the social destruction of humankind.

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