Tag: speech

• Freedom of Religion

  The Restored Gospel would have not been possible without freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion. It is no coincidence that the world was only ready for modern revelation in the United States where those freedoms are at least theoretically guaranteed. The LDS Church does not go where it would be…

  Mark

  October 25, 2025

  rant, witness

  conscience, freedom, Mormons, press, religion, Restored Gospel, speech

• Tom Sawyer

  My youngest has my phone and is watching YouTube on it again. It just started playing Tom Sawyer by Rush. “And his mind is not for rentTo any god or government” My mind is rented out to the god of The Book of Mormon and to the preservation of The United State’s Constitution. That actually…

  Mark

  January 10, 2025

  witness

  1980s, action, Book of Mormon, God, government, laws, music, public standards, Rush, speech, Tom Sawyer, US Constitution, YouTube

• The Right to Offend

  I am convinced that the principle of free speech is a heavenly one. It is predicated on the freedom to choose liberty and eternal life (2 Nephi 2:27). It is an essential element in the righteous need to tell the truth. Sometimes the truth offends people, but that offense is not a sufficient reason to…

  Mark

  April 15, 2024

  Uncategorized

  censorship, eternal life, freedom, God, heavenly, liberty, offensive, speaking, speech, truth

• Defending the Constitution

  Today I am thinking of the oath I took when I joined the Army. I vowed to defend the Constitution of the United States against its enemies both foreign and domestic. I specifically consented to the power of the Congress to raise and support armies. I was trained to kill in that cause. I am…

  Mark

  December 30, 2023

  Uncategorized

  army, Constitution, defend, enemies, freedom, kill, oath, peaceful assembly, press, religion, speech