The Latter-day Liberator

Category: History

27 Questions To Ask Your LDS Friends About The Constitution

Posted on by William H. Douglas

Latter-day Saints, Mormons, are often well-known for their love of the American Founding fathers and their devotion to the U.S. Constitution.

But do they know the relationship between the Constitution and their own church?

Here are a list of 27 questions from American history about the relationship between the Latter-day Saints and the U.S. Constitution to see how much your LDS friends and family really know about their own history.

Really test their knowledge of the Constitution, of American history, and the history of their own people!

The Constitution: No Friend of the Latter-day Saints

Posted on by William H. Douglas

Recently, I was asked to give a talk in church about the ways that the Constitution aided in the Restoration. Though greatly expanded with additional quotes and pictures, this article is fundamentally the talk that I gave. By examining the breadth of early LDS history (form 1830 to roughly 1890), I provided evidence and argument that the Constitution of the United States did nothing to help the Restoration and that it was always on the side of those who brutalized, oppressed, and killed us. The reason the Restoration occurred, and has continued, was the power of Jesus Christ to protect the Saints from annihilation. No law of man gave us any aid. It was God alone who preserved and prospered us against all odds and it is He alone that continues to do so now.

The Three Greatest Threats To The Church And Society: Academia

Posted on by William H. Douglas

In 1993, Apostle Boyd K. Packer delivered an address to church leaders delineating three of the greatest threats to the church and society that not only then existed, but whose influence would only increase and worsen as the years went on.

This article is about the third of those three threats and the worst one of all: the so-called scholars whose ideologies threaten society itself. In this article we review the history of the politically leftist “Progressive” take over of education, their efforts from the very start to use education as a tool to indoctrinate students into their economic, social, and political theories, and how the plan has always been to try and take control of society. We also expose the idolatry at the heart of their claims to be experts guiding society to a better future for the lie it is and provide examples of the real world failures of their lies. Finally, we look at what hope we have for overthrowing their lies and freeing ourselves and our children from the prison of leftist ideology and thereby abort the headlong run into societal collapse it is bringing to pass.

The Three Greatest Threats To The Church And Society: Feminism

Posted on by William H. Douglas

In 1993, Apostle Boyd K. Packer delivered an address to church leaders delineating three of the greatest threats to the church and society that not only then existed, but whose influence would only increase and worsen as the years went on.

This article is about the second of those three threats – the “Feminist” Movement – and the way that is warps language, distorts science, and spreads lies that do nothing but destroys the mental and emotional health of those who accept its teachings.

When You Should Overthrow The Government

Posted on by William H. Douglas

What is the purpose of government? What separates a just government from an unjust government?

What is the difference between a good government and a bad one?
What ideas should a good government be based upon? How can you tell when a government has gone bad?

When should you be loyal to a government? How long does it command your loyalties?

When should you resist it? When should you rebel against it?
When should you tear it down entirely?

This article answers all these questions and more.

This is how we resurrect a free society.

The Ancient Chinese History of Anarchy and Liberty

Posted on by William H. Douglas

There is a common error that the ideals of liberty, individualism, limited or no government, and universal inalienable human rights are an invention of Western culture and history. This is not true. In fact, the very opposite is true. The oldest texts to recognize these truths date back almost 2,500 years ago and come from China. This article explores the ancient Chinese history of liberty through the writings of one of history’s greatest and most important philosophers – Lao Tzu, the Old Master.

Insights Into The Dangers of Government from Aldous Huxley

Posted on by William H. Douglas

This article is about the insights given to us about democracy, totalitarianism, decentralization, self-government, war, and power in the writings of Aldous Huxley. HIs insights into the true nature of the government, the threats in levels at the basic human rights and dignity of the individual, the origin of those threats, and what to do in order to end those dangers and reassert our essential humanity and liberties are herein. If you thought you understood Huxley after reading, “Brave New World,” that was just the tip of the iceberg compared to what else he wrote. Dive deeper with this article.

The Real History of Easter and Its Symbols

Posted on by William H. Douglas

I’m sure that you have heard that Easter is not a Christian holiday, that it is actually a pagan holiday that Christians copied or stole and that the name Easter comes from the pagan goddess Eostre that used to be worshipped on this day. You may have also heard that the reason rabbits and eggs are associated with Easter is because they are signs of sexual fertility and were symbols of the pagan goddess Eostre. This all sounds very convincing. There is just one problem.

None of it is true.

Easter is a completely Christian holiday that has nothing to do with paganism at all.

And here is the historical proof.

The Solutions to The Problems of the Modern World

Posted on by William H. Douglas

In an age where powerful elements in society are pushing to do everything from obliterate the very concept of a woman by reducing them to such objectified terms such as “menstruating/birthing person” to trying to normalize exposing children to hypersexualized drag shows in order to desensitize them to sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, and transgenderism, this LDS Classic is one of the best addresses that you’ll ever read. Not only does it pinpoint the heart of darkness, the cause of much hate and danger in society today, but it also shows us how and why the doctrines of Christ can and should give us immense hope for tomorrow.

Great Profiles in Courage: Mary Dyer Executed for Religious Liberty

Posted on by William H. Douglas

Mary Dyer is one of the greatest examples of true Christianity in American history. A member of the Society of Friends, a Quaker, she stood up against one of the most authoritarian and autocratic societies to ever exist in North America, the Puritan ran Massachusetts Bay Colony. While plenty of people talk about liberty and religious freedom, Mary did more than talk – she lived and died asserting her basic human rights in the face of a brutalist and oppressive society that would deny her basic rights because of her faith. She is a shining example of what it means to love liberty more than life and what it means to truly live pure Christianity. Her example is a righteous example to us all.