If you don't do what they say, at some point in the proceedings, men with guns are going to show up at your house. I do not have a problem with this if those men with guns are going after a pedophile, or rapist, or a murderer. Go ahead. Coerce away. If you need them, I will provide you with the verses that show that God approves of this kind of coercion. But if they are showing up at a man's house because he got tired of having bureaucrats pee a bunch of his money into the Potomac, then something has gone wrong somewhere. The liberal idea of democracy is three coyotes and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch.I believe the same can also be said of conservatives who look to the state to legitimize their views.
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Wilson: 'Liberalism Is Inherently and Tyrannically Coercive'
Douglas Wilson believes "liberalism is inherently and tyrannically coercive, and that liberals, by advocating the programs of liberalism, are thereby advocating coercion." He writes:
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Could you expand on the statement about conservatives looking to the state to legitimize their views?
And this is relates to Calvinism how?
As one example, most conservatives I know support taxpayer-funded government schools. That involves the same kind of coercion Wilson is talking about.
As for how this relates to Calvinism, I wasn't aware Calvinists were only supposed to be concerned about Calvinism.
Yes Mr. Shelton, Calvinists are interested in more than just Calvinism, but your blog is titled "The Contemporary Calvinist," so I come here looking for posts somehow related to Calvinism. Sorry if I offended you. There are a countless number of blogs related to politics. I go to them for political discussion.
BTW, I am very politically conservative/libertarian, and I wholeheartedly oppose federal involvement in education in any form. Comparing local governmental involvement in schools to Wilson would be extreme (if that's what you're doing).
No offense. There are plenty of posts dealing specifically with Calvinism, but I haven't been posting as often as I used to.
Regarding this particular post, my comment about conservatives would apply to all government involvement. Sure, local is better than federal, but government is force, pure and simple.
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