Response to A Comment

This is a response to a comment received from my previous post on the Mormon Sect Raid. Now i am not calling this person out because of what they said, I just feel i need to clarify something. The Comment was "To paraphrase South Park: Dude, they have sex with children."


My Question, What defines a child? In this sect, they believe adulthood starts at puberty. Most religions throughout history have believed this, it wasn't until recent history that it changed. Just look at Christianity and even Judaism, both of these religions believed that until recent History, it was perfectly fine for teenage girls to marry. Just because you are told it is wrong, is it really? Just because it is something you wouldn't do, doesn't make it wrong. Some religions still have arranged marriages, Just because you don't personally believe it is right, doesn't mean it is wrong.

I just think it is a slippery slope to go down, when people start trying to push their own ideals as the rule, and want to change the rules to match. What happens when another group comes in power and starts to say that the things you like or do are wrong and start punishing you for it.

Now don't get me wrong. If there were rapes going on, then that is something that is totally wrong, and the people performing this act are breaking the law and need to be punished accordingly. I have read in the reports that there were some rapes taking place, the men doing these acts needed to be put in jail, and in my opinion the book needs to be thrown at them. But that doesn't justify raiding a ranch, arresting all of the adults, and the state taking away the children.

Let me try to put it into a little perspective. Lets say you have a family of 4 children, and the oldest son goes out and rapes a teenage girl, does that give the state the right to come in and take all of the children away from your house. Now add in that your particular religion is not of the norm. Does it make it right for the state to act in this manner? No! The perpetrator needs to be punished, not everyone else.

Now to explain how my mind works with items such as this, it is quite simple. It is the basic Libertarian Mantra. It is also what i use for my Litmus Test for any subject. It is simply:

If it involves hurting another person, or involves infringing on another persons right, IT IS WRONG. This second one explains my gripes and dislikes of our government.

But thanks for the comment, i appreciate the feedback, and it also lets me know what people are thinking. It lets me know if i need to further my comments, just as in this case, to further explain my view.

Thanks for viewing and i challenge more people to think outside the societal box.


Viva Liberty!