Instead of focusing on the riots themselves I want to talk about the “intolerable conditions that exist in our society” that have given rise to them, that make people feel that the only way they can have their voice heard is by application of the torch and the rod to break, burn, and destroy. I want to talk about the State, how it has corrupted everything, and how to truly change it.
Tag: nonviolence
George Floyd’s Death Reveals The Nature of the State
The murder of George Floyd has set American society on fire once more with the injustice of the system. George’s murder, and the many others like him, reveal the brutal nature not only of policing but of the government itself. Here we explore the savage nature of the State and what can be done to change it.
The Most Revolutionary Text In American History
In September 1838, William Lloyd Garrison published the most revolutionary text in American history. Yes, most revolutionary, even more so than the Declaration of Independence.
All Killing is Forbidden by the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The voice of the Lord to the Saints today is loud and sharply clear: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Thou shalt not steal; neither commit adultery, nor kill, nor do anything like unto it. (D&C 59:6) Notice the Lord does not say “murder,””shed innocent blood,” nor give any other exemption. Nor are there any problems with translations to cause debates about the meaning of the words in question. God has forbidden the Saints to kill for any reason.
A Christian’s Duty to the Law
Excerpts from an article by William Lloyd Garrison wherein he makes the argument that the law of man itself is corrupt and that the only law that should guide a man’s life is the Law of God. Going to the scriptures themselves as his foundation, Garrison argues that where there is no conflict between the law of man and the Law of God then there is no problem but where the law of man demands one thing and the Law of God demands another then the Christian will always obey God first and face whatever the consequences be for defying the law of man.
So, What About Captain Moroni?
As a Latter-day Saint, when you start talking about the Gospel imperatives of nonviolence and being opposed to killing, even in warfare, and therefore of avoiding the military, the response you get is almost always the same. “But, what about Captain Moroni?” There are slight variations sometimes (Captain Moroni being substituted for Nephi the son…