tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post4049146650816093883..comments2023-08-13T05:40:53.959-06:00Comments on The Mormon Left: Uh oh, here we go again...Jacob S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-66530604851287333932011-05-02T00:32:39.015-06:002011-05-02T00:32:39.015-06:00Oh wow... That's really, uh, disturbing. I'...Oh wow... That's really, uh, disturbing. I'm not sure I agree with the decision to pull the painting (I'm a free speech guy after all), but by golly that painting is... Special. I might write a whole article about it, since it so wholly encapsulates the strange psychology of LDS "patriotism".Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755808950832071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-92191945319315327582011-04-27T15:29:12.085-06:002011-04-27T15:29:12.085-06:00Andrew, I believe you will find this amusing:
htt...Andrew, I believe you will find this amusing:<br /><br />http://blog.mcnaughtonart.com/2011/04/byu-censors-artwork-for-being-too.html<br /><br />Go ahead and read the comments if you need a good laugh and then a good cry.Jacob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-9528717302031626742011-04-26T17:50:01.052-06:002011-04-26T17:50:01.052-06:00Ah, but you see this perpetuates the fantasy that ...Ah, but you see this perpetuates the fantasy that the Gospel has anything to say about politics at all. It's not about him promoting a "party", it's that the Gospel has something to say about "liberty". Really... I thought it was about faith, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost.<br /><br />I put Gospel-centered political ideas right up there with numerology in the list of bad things happening to a great religious idea. When the concept of "freedom" is discussed in the Scriptures, it's entirely about the freedom of the soul from spiritual bondage. This has absolutely zero to do with politics, and everything to do with who you are as a person. I think that the Gospel can change a person's character (through the Atonement) and make bad men good and good men better. What they do in the political realm after that is up to them, and (so long as they obey the law) irrelevant to their status w.r.t. the Church or the Gospel.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755808950832071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-36790484063006179192011-04-21T23:38:11.576-06:002011-04-21T23:38:11.576-06:00The website is a book - not a party. I agree that...The website is a book - not a party. I agree that the gospel is for all people regardless of politics. Each political party has planks in their respective platforms that are in direct opposition of the tenets of the gospel. Fortunately, we can choose to ignore those planks and stay in the various parties.Architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563556462453127812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-54388122751258225802011-04-19T11:02:53.183-06:002011-04-19T11:02:53.183-06:00It's probably worth pointing out here again, a...It's probably worth pointing out here again, as Andrew said, that the purpose of this blog is not and was never to show that modern American liberalism is the only, or even at times the best, political fit with the church, only that they are compatible. I have heard too many times that a liberal cannot be a good member of the church and we flatly deny that and try to show how it is so with this blog.<br /><br />"I think the Lord cares more about HOW we deal with each other than what political views we espouse."<br /><br />I agree with this completely. A good person can espouse virtually any political philosophy, the key is to continue to be a good person, which is often difficult in the messy intersection of politics and religion.Jacob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-68600529491392726742011-04-18T19:28:49.080-06:002011-04-18T19:28:49.080-06:00Agreed. The old testament gives us everything we n...Agreed. The old testament gives us everything we need to know with regard to politics and the failings of political leaders overzealous religious leaders. The new testament has a great deal to do with pointing out hypocrisy.mnlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562255851172641003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-78514005499578027192011-04-18T17:32:57.167-06:002011-04-18T17:32:57.167-06:00Thanks for this post. I agree it is bunk and it...Thanks for this post. I agree it is bunk and it's almost impossible to argue or reason with this kind of thing because of the veneer of religiosity that is spread all over it.<br /><br />And I agree with your concept that the Lord has left us to govern ourselves through the mix and tumble of representative democracy. As difficult as it is, the Constitution and our resulting system of government are most important as a process to allow us to govern ourselves by finding the common ground. I just find it a lot harder to compromise with those who think compromise is an evil concept in and of itself. But you're right, the tea party will learn this or disappear. And in the mean time, the rest of us have to work with them even if that isn't much fun. (It is kinda fun to watch them fighting within the Republican party).<br /><br />Trying not to be presumptuous, but I think the Lord cares more about HOW we deal with each other than what political views we espouse.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.com