I get your point but how do you explain our bill of “rights”. I believe as good followers of Christ we do indeed have rights and responsibilities. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And our responsibilities are to tend to the weak and needy not just our family, fellow church members and friends. As a society it is apparent we are not unified and are not ready to care for all in some way, Maybe we need a larger entity to fill that gap. And you are right that someone will have to pay. Are we ready to pay higher taxes? I’m ok with that because the ripples any individual can make with any help they may provide for others isn’t enough for the problems we have in this country. I think that we should at least try the experiment that has worked already in countries like Germany, Denmark et al where citizens do not just talk of caring for others but set up ways to actually help the poor without taking away their dignity; we can always improve on the good foundations already established and build from that. The characteristics of those wicked leaders you mentioned from the Book of Mormon we’ve had a good taste of today : of their deceptions, lies, lack of concern for their fellow man and their self-serving justifications not to mention nepotism. Amalikiah, King Noah pre-shadow uncomfortably some political leaders we see today. The pretense of believing in the constitution yet systematically trying to destroy our democracy has been encouraged by many who follow like sheep the loud raucous voices. Wasn’t it Mosish who warned us of “how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed “. I hear in the Book of Mormon of being warned against political leaders who lie, desire power at all costs, who incite fear, further conspiracies and basically desire to have a kingdom of one party. Before we already judge too early of the in coming administration maybe we should encourage our politicians to work more together to raise a true title of liberty for all.
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AyseDecember 30, 2020
I get your point but how do you explain our bill of “rights”. I believe as good followers of Christ we do indeed have rights and responsibilities. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And our responsibilities are to tend to the weak and needy not just our family, fellow church members and friends. As a society it is apparent we are not unified and are not ready to care for all in some way, Maybe we need a larger entity to fill that gap. And you are right that someone will have to pay. Are we ready to pay higher taxes? I’m ok with that because the ripples any individual can make with any help they may provide for others isn’t enough for the problems we have in this country. I think that we should at least try the experiment that has worked already in countries like Germany, Denmark et al where citizens do not just talk of caring for others but set up ways to actually help the poor without taking away their dignity; we can always improve on the good foundations already established and build from that. The characteristics of those wicked leaders you mentioned from the Book of Mormon we’ve had a good taste of today : of their deceptions, lies, lack of concern for their fellow man and their self-serving justifications not to mention nepotism. Amalikiah, King Noah pre-shadow uncomfortably some political leaders we see today. The pretense of believing in the constitution yet systematically trying to destroy our democracy has been encouraged by many who follow like sheep the loud raucous voices. Wasn’t it Mosish who warned us of “how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed “. I hear in the Book of Mormon of being warned against political leaders who lie, desire power at all costs, who incite fear, further conspiracies and basically desire to have a kingdom of one party. Before we already judge too early of the in coming administration maybe we should encourage our politicians to work more together to raise a true title of liberty for all.
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