Protest to Jacksonville Daily News Staff & Editor, Camp Lejeune., NC

(Sent to numerous Professors and Instructors by email)

 

Dear Professors and Instructors:

My jeremiad is registered below. This was sent to the Editor of JD News. Whether Elliot Potter, the Editor, publishes it or not, is unbeknowst to me. I am more than annoyed and intend to follow up, as a retired Marine.

 

Thank you for being scholars, thinkers, and teachers in Jacksonville, a forlorn and dessicated tract of geography amongst the old corn fields. This city is much, much and far, far better for your presence.
Thanks for your dedication. The thoughts below are mine and mine alone.

Regards,
Donald Philip Veitch
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Dear Editor:

An item of developing interest concerns me. I intend to watch this like a catch watches a mouse.

Magnificently, the Daily News has been affording the thinking community in Jacksonville a host of articles about the law by our state Justices. An awesome lecture by David Stewart, Esq., at the Superior Court, Onslow County, JAX recently. A marvellous lecture. Anticipating the next lecture on 17 May by a NC SC Justice. Marvellous! JD News, keep it coming!

This is most highly commendable, worthy, meritorious, thoughtful, important, and an intelligent contribution to the community. I can't speak more highly than this. JD News, kudoes. Also, kudoes to the State Judge, Judge Henry, for sponsoring these important lectures at the Court House. Judge Henry's sponsorship can't be praised more highly. May His Dread and High Majesty, a Sovereign God, continue to afford more intellectual and deliberative support and development in this community. Judge Henry, many kudoes.

However, a jeremiad of significance is preferred...of warrant, of merit, and of importance. More than a jeremiad, perhaps, a vigourous public protest. Why do we, as Jacksonvillonians, not get regular, weekly, and deliberative articles from the faculty at CCCC?

For example, why are the 10 English courses important? Should that not be covered? Why doesn't JD News cover each course? Are they unimportant? An article per course? Dear Editor, you have a host of scholars in the English Department, but what do we hear of them?

Or, why, are the 19 courses in law important at CCCC? Need help? CCCC has a COL, USMC, a federal Judge, of depth and signifcance. Why not an article per course, week in and week out? Ask the instructors and they'll provide answers. JAX has some important thinkers.

Why aren't we getting articles in the JD News on these matters and a host of other issues? This makes this old Marine a tad grumpy and, to your disadvantage, exposed. JD News, I intend to follow up on this line of inquiry.

This much, the CCCC-thinkers have some background that JD News might plumb. CCCC provides this community with a host of thinkers and scholars. JAX is enriched by the scholars at CCCC.

If the editorial or staff writers are challenged educationally or personally, this can be ameliorated quite quickly. An inquiry? Does anyone at the JD News have a Masters or Doctoral degree? At present, why not significant involvement or coverage by JD News by way of educated, thoughtful, deliberative and scholarly Professors at CCCC?

The cultural and intellectual nexis is not at 17 and Western Blvd. with WalMart and stripmall stores, or with JAX's forlorn and agricultural past in generations past, but just up the road at CCCC.

God give us scholars and thinkers, such as we have at CCCC.

Donald Philip Veitch
Jacksonville, NC

Iran's and Imams' War Against Christianity

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1475147837001/irans-war-against-christianity/?playlist_id=86856&intcmp=obnetwork

A former National Security Advisor, Kate McFarland, discusses Pastor Youcef Nardarkhani, Iran, it's nuclear intentions, Israel and responses.

Letter to Editor Re: Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani: Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville, NC (2/28/2012)

Youcef Nadarkhani and his family

We sent a Letter to the Editor of Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville, NC, dated 2/28/2012.  Every letter written by yours truly has been posted with them. We're a military town full of Marines and Sailors.  Many are retired veterans, like myself.  This is an effort to widen the concerns for Youcef, his family, and our First Amendment protections--as a way of life.

Dear Editor:

I call your attention to the Iranian Pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani, facing execution for converting from Islam to Christianity. A quick google search yields numerous articles.

Our President and State Department have stated objections as have other international voices. I recommend contacting Federal Representatives (Walter Jones) and our Senators. While they can do little, at least one will have spoken. There appears to be widening media interest.

Most or many of us in Jacksonville have served in the military and have put our lives on the line. All of us--as Americans whether having served or not--are thankful for our First Amendment protections under the Constitution. The historians have helped us to understand these legal developments and protections. Our lawyers and Judges have helped as well. Our schools from elementary to collegiate levels have given our rudimentary lessons on this. To all, we are thankful. Lest we forget.

This concern is obviously outside the routine of city and county business. In fact, this situation is outside our normal orbit of thinking and experience. However, it reminds us all of our protections from religious coercion. This story about a Pastor in Iran, facing execution, is not a novel or fiction, but it is a real-life story and reminds us of our heritage.

A few add-ons. First, it behooves us to evaluate potential Sharia-creep vis a vis state and federal law. Oklahoma appears to be addressing this. Second, it behooves us to us read, mark, learn and inwardly digest scholarly articles (without hype and emotion) on Islamic law, conquests, Crusades, Nation of Islam, Hezbollah, Hamas, theological content in the manuals in madrassas in Saudi Arabia and more. Getting solidly read and educated is important.

What's on review here? An execution after a criminal trial in Iran for a Christian Pastor. Imagine the reverse? Criminalizing and executing an Imam in the US for converting from Christianity to Islam? That's what is on review.

I hope JD News will offer a little more coverage on it. Let us read, mark, learn and inwardly digest--the scholarly stuff.

Respectfully,
Donald Philip Veitch