The Apostasy Song

[_Mercury]

Coggins, just a warning. Tying faith in God to a political platform is dangerous to say the least.

Indeed. Ask Ezra taft benson.

President Kimball and others were always on his back about that. Once he became Prophet those things went away almost entirely. Wonder why.....

Probably the thorazine.

[_Trevor]

Coggins, just a warning. Tying faith in God to a political platform is dangerous to say the least.

It is about time! Thank you!

[_Trevor]

I agree with Nehor in principle, but I hardly think tying a pathological liar, shill for communist oppression, and incipient holocaust denier to sin or evil,and hence, to apostasy, is out of bounds.

What about the dangers of habitual hyperbole and histrionics?

[_Trevor]

I agree with Nehor in principle, but...

Here's an idea! Why don't you agree with him in action by saving your ideological tirades for a board where they belong?

[_The Nehor]

Coggins, just a warning. Tying faith in God to a political platform is dangerous to say the least.

It is about time! Thank you!

I've talked with Coggins about this before. He and I have very different political views. I think he's much more optimistic about conservative politics then I will ever be. My ideal right now would be to have each party control at least one house of Congress or the Presidency, meaning less will get done. I have yet to hear of a legislative session where more liberty was legislated then restrictions.

[_Coggins7]

I've talked with Coggins about this before. He and I have very different political views. I think he's much more optimistic about conservative politics then I will ever be. My ideal right now would be to have each party control at least one house of Congress or the Presidency, meaning less will get done. I have yet to hear of a legislative session where more liberty was legislated then restrictions.

That's an essentially libertarian view, to which I subscribe, even though I'm not sure about the precise nature of the practical politics involved (and the House and Senate are different chambers with somewhat different functions).

Much of the conservative intellectual movement is deeply imbued with libertarian principles, as one would expect as both are heirs of the classical liberal tradition (although it avoids some of the excesses of the Objectists and Austrians). The one wild card is Leftism, which has a Franco/Germanic, essentially continental philosophic origin inherently hostile to classical Liberalism.

Trevor, for his part, seems unable to differentiate between my political "tirades" and my serious political analysis. Whether this is simply a debate tactic, or something else, I have no idea.

[_Coggins7]

This is the stuff of apostasy?

It definitely can be. But, it was only another piece of satire, not to be taken too seriously. I think I'll refrain from this in future in any case.

Let me be clear here. I meant refrain from the satirical songs, not political analysis within a Gospel context. I see nothing wrong with that, again, in principle, as long as it does not get out of hand.

[_Trevor]

That's an essentially libertarian view, to which I subscribe, even though I'm not sure about the precise nature of the practical politics involved (and the House and Senate are different chambers with somewhat different functions).

Much of the conservative intellectual movement is deeply imbued with libertarian principles, as one would expect as both are heirs of the classical liberal tradition (although it avoids some of the excesses of the Objectists and Austrians). The one wild card is Leftism, which has a Franco/Germanic, essentially continental philosophic origin inherently hostile to classical Liberalism.

Trevor, for his part, seems unable to differentiate between my political "tirades" and my serious political analysis. Whether this is simply a debate tactic, or something else, I have no idea.

I am perfectly capable of distinguishing the sound, descriptive material you have provided above from your more frequent bouts of political Tourette Syndrome.