Beth Gibbons / Penderecki / Górecki - Symphony No. 3 Final Movement

Used for the trailer for A Hidden Life; Franz Jägerstätter's beatification by Benedict XVI would seem to confirm that there is a place for passive resistance to tyranny at least -- swearing allegiance or loyalty or a tyrant is not necessarily an absolute obligation. But whether one can do anything beyond this? No beatification yet of anyone committing or attempting tyrannicide.

On Whistleblowers

Whistleblowers and the Classification Tangle by Peter Van Buren

Also published at Salon:
The government whistleblower who wouldn’t be silenced
Seven years after publicly blasting the TSA, a former air marshal might finally be getting his job back
BY PETER VAN BUREN

The Problem with Belief

Whether it is true or false, is that it influences the exercise of conscience and moral judgment. An example: this position of health educator.

Looking at the activities employed for nutrition education, one sees an emphasis on "calories in, calories out" and the acceptance of current Fed. Gov't. recommendations: fruit, wheat products. No explicit mention of fats and protein (and how little they should be consumed because of heart disease, obesity, etc.) but for a program that is funded by the state, one should expect that it follows both the state and federal guidelines on nutrition.

If I were not inclined to think that the low-carb/paleo movement is right about healthy diets, I could easily apply for such a job. But because I do, my scruples about miseducating children come into play. I suppose I could get confirmation of my suspicions if I am asked to be interviewed, but why compound frustration and disappointment?