Re: 25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned

On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 09:46:43 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:

<snippo: topic was Nixon and Quakers>

At a funeral service for a dear friend under Quaker auspices I discovered
that Quakers talk too much. Quakers are non-violent unless the provocation
such as freeing slaves or keeping their property in very important and no
president should be elected who holds fast to the principles of
non-violence.

Is that last your sentiment or theirs? Or is there a difference?

Nearly all governments use violence as the ultimate way to enforce their
rules.

In Romans, Paul states the the State /exists/ to punish wrongdoers.
And that God established it for that purpose. Note that, at the time,
the State God established was -- the pagan Roman Empire. Led by Nero.

This view is not without its problems, as was discovered in WW II.

To the extent that they use violence in accordance with the laws of that
government and society they are either a nation rules by laws or a nation
under a Fascist rule.

Or Communist rule.

To be fully correct, it would have to be /totalitarian/ rule,
regardless of politics.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"