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Welcome to our new, transformed site!
Character building should never be stagnant – and we don’t want our website to be stagnant, either. Character building should be fresh, exciting, and interesting to those who teach and to those who learn – and we want our website to be the same.
That’s why you now see a new [...]
Character Is Painfully Honest
Character is painfully honest, as I was reminded this week when reading the “apology” of Michael Vick, suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback who plead guilty to a federal dog-fighting conspiracy charge.
Do I mean Vick was painfully honest? Not at all. Let’s look at the facts.
As do most celebrities charged with crime, Vick produced an “apology” that [...]
Honesty in Government
Mr. Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate, released an ad this week in which he says that government needs honesty. Well – not quite. Mr. Obama said the country needs honesty when it comes to talking about Social Security. Honesty, claims Mr. Obama, is the only way to fix the system.
Character or Tolerance – Choose!
The air waves are filled these days with talk of tolerance. We are urged to tolerate this lifestyle or that religion, or this or that idea. In the rampant cultural Marxism that is political correctness, we are being told that everything and everyone must be tolerated. Correction. We are being
Teaching Tolerance
As we began the new year last week, I had occasion to read several things on the Internet about teaching tolerance to children and teenagers. Most educators and those teaching character lean toward teaching tolerance as acceptance – of nearly everything.
The exercise of tolerance, educators and coaches tell us, involves acceptance of other people’s individual [...]
Character Increases Personal Safety
In June 2008 a teen-aged boy visiting Six Flags Over Georgia died due to a lack of character.
You don’t believe that?
It is, sadly, very true. His death was caused by a lack of character.
First, let me say that I am not saying the teen was a bad person. I never knew him. Nor am I [...]
Character Plays Fair
Character plays fair in every area of life. Think about that. No matter who you are, where you are, and what you are doing, you play fair if you are a man or woman of character. I read an example of this on my favorite news website
Character Demands Totally Clean Speech! – Part 1
What do I mean by “totally clean speech”? I mean that kind of speech that never, for any reason, includes the slightest hint of a swear word, curse word, or substitute for such – never, for any reason, uses a word that is dirty or conveys an off-color innuendo –
Character Demands Totally Clean Speech! – Part 2
Character demands totally clean speech because, as we wrote before, the character trait respect is involved. A person of character exercises respect consistently – and that respect is shown in what we say. The children’s book, Georgey Giraffe’s Giant Respect, Character Companions® Series #6, teaches children that respect consists of
Character Demands Totally Clean Speech! – Part 3
The last time I wrote, I promised practical help for turning not-so-clean speech into clean speech – turning bad language into good language. What is bad language? Bad language includes words that we all consider bad, off-color, dirty, adult, or obscene, as well as those fringe words we substitute that
