Posted by: Brian M. in taxes, freedom, book of mormon on
Dec 27, 2007
Another interesting article on LewRockwell.com, regarding Mormons, this week. The website titles this one "Open Letter to Mormons Regarding Ron Paul, Part II: The Book of Mormon Has a Dim View of Taxation." This article was written by Chris Reeve, LDS libertarian. I am going to post the entire text of his article here. This is a great example of how we can apply the Book of Mormon in the political realm:
Some in the religious community view spiritual texts most pertinent to the spiritual realm rather than the social, emotional, or political (I am among the number). Some may even oppose their application to non-religious applications. I would not consider myself one of these individuals. My reasoning for "secular" use of spiritual texts goes like this: God has given us a brain to at