Monday, October 29, 2018

IDEA FOR MY ONE-MEMBER (MYSELF, ONLY, AT PRESENT) 'PROGRESSIVE PROHIBITIONIST RELIGION': HELP TO FINANCE OR SPONSOR A NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE 'HIGH TEA' TRADITION IN BRITISH SOCIETY AND IN OTHER BRITISH-COMMONWEALTH NATIONS


It occurred to me recently that if my new religion were to help finance or sponsor a factual documentary film or documentary television program exploring the role of the "High Tea" tradition in Great Britain and other British-Commonwealth nations, this would accomplish several purposes:

(1) promotion  of a tradition of civility and dialogue with coworkers or friends or neighbors about the issues of the day.


(1a) reinforcement of the value of Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Strictly-Mutual-Consent Association as values that either are protected or should be protected in full by any British Commonwealth nation in which the High Teas are held.


(2) promotion of consumption of the alcohol-free and antioxidant-rich beverage of tea as a daily ritual that is good for the health and emotional well-being.

(3) promotion of the importance of pursuing a lifelong education. It seems apparent that the "High Tea" tradition encourages British citizens and other British Commonwealth citizens to pursue background reading in preparation for those High Tea sessions. The tradition also serves as an educational tool that reminds Britons and others in the British Commonwealth to pursue reading and factual research in order to address important issues of the day.

(4) promotion of inclusiveness in a congenial and friendly daily discussion group for each and every British citizen or citizen of a British-Commonwealth nation. This very inclusiveness helps to prevent the onset of the societal malaise of "anomie" in any given individual that sociologists have identified as a contributing factor to anarchic or violent conduct.



Among those issues that could be freedly discussed without any fear of being "censored" or subjected to sarcasm or cruel replies by a fellow High Tea participant:

---Which alternative scenario would you recommend for Israel? Would you recommend that there be a Jewish-Palestinian State of Israel, for instance? Would you recommend that the Israeli flag design be altered to convey a message of peaceful intentions toward Palestinians and Arabs?

Would you recommend that all of Israel become a United Nations Protectorate? Would you recommend that all of the Palestinian-controlled territory become a United Nations Protectorate?


What recommendations do you have on how to help raise or strengthen the standard of living and level of educational achievement and citizenship rights of Palestinians and Jewish persons in the Middle East?

Is there any hope of increased commercial trade between Israel-based and Palestinian-based businesses? If so, could that help to promote more peaceful relations between Israelis and Palestinians?

Would you recommend that the city of Jerusalem be officially designated as a United Nations Protectorate? If so, would you want that United Nations Protectorate of Jerusalem to become a separate political entity with an "Open Door" policy toward those who regard Jerusalem as a Holy City to which they seek to pursue a pilgrimage?

Other issues being discussed at High Teas might include:

---- In which ways could relations between Great Britain and Ireland be enhanced?

---In which ways could friendship ties and cultural ties between Scotland and England be strengthened?

---In which ways is Wales currently under-estimated by most other residents of the British Isles?


---Is it fair to describe the Irish people of today as being "more superstitious" than the people of Scotland, Wales, England, or Northern Ireland?

---In which ways could British Isles countries do more to promote the tourism in their own nation during the spring season, when so many people all over the world tend to assume that "the Irish own springtime, since Ireland is legendary for its spring season", and possibly are more likely to visit Ireland during the springtime for that reason.

----Is hydroelectric power from the Atlantic Ocean being harnessed enough at present?

----In which ways could one's nation do more to help promote lifelong sports that have the lowest injury rate and that offer the greatest cardiovascular benefit to athletes who pursue those sports?

----In which ways can intergenerational dialogues that are harmonious and mutually-beneficial be fostered?



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