Duncan Banner on Halliburton

The front page of today's paper features 4 Halliburton stories:

• Demonstrations peaceful: Protesters turn out in numbers, but short of expectations by Rod Jones [According to this story, 17 arrests were made, which contradicts every other story I've read about the protest. Those of us waiting for the arrested protesters to be released did not expect a 17th to be released.]
• Local voices heard: Duncan residents support anti-war sentiments, company by Rod Jones [I'll post photos of local pastors tomorrow, but you can see one at this link]Mr. Jones misquoted pastor Tracy Wilson; the proper wording for the quotation is "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and the whole world ends up blind and toothless"
• Roots run deep in Duncan: Halliburton origins acknowledged by Floyd Jernigan
• Shareholders hear good news at meeting by Barbara Jernigan
Presumably, the good news includes the fact that Halliburton is trying to spin off the unprofitable Kellog Brown and Root [KBR] subsidiary, which by the way is responsible for some of the horrible logistics support for the soldiers in Iraq.

Many of the obligations laid down in the Bible involve avoiding doing harm. The Ten Commandments, for example, lay down such negative obligations: you shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor; and so on. Ordinarily, people have a strong obligation only to avoid doing harm themselves; they are not usually obliged to go out of their way to do anything that will prevent others from hating, hurting, or deceiving. It is usually enough if they simply sit quietly within the limits laid down by the "you shall not's" and do nothing to violate those limits. People are not often required to help. We are not often obliged to obey the Ten Commandments and do more.
--Philip Hallie, Lest Innocent Blood be Shed: The story of the village of Le Chambon and how goodness happened there, 1979, p. 110. [more to follow]