tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post6636687661032330521..comments2022-11-04T09:58:53.818-04:00Comments on Warfare and the Book of Mormon: The Duck Dynasty Strategy from the Book of Mormon Morgan Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-88133055253457810662014-10-09T13:30:08.301-04:002014-10-09T13:30:08.301-04:00I'm a little late to this party, but better la...I'm a little late to this party, but better late than never, right?<br /><br />I think that having the US Government, even if Constitutionally legal, convert or kill ISIS is absolutely a horrible idea. Let's not forget that Congress has a single digit approval rating. I have zero faith or confidence that Congress could do the right thing in *any* circumstance, let alone this one. <br /><arthurfelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471465178176672196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-89035707888128651552014-10-02T04:56:03.022-04:002014-10-02T04:56:03.022-04:00In this case, the BOM definitely has applicability...In this case, the BOM definitely has applicability on a theoretical level. The N's and L's clearly understood the link between ideology and warfare. It's not enough to defeat an enemy in the field, you also have to discredit his motivating ideology. I.e. "hearts and minds." They had an extremely sophisticated understanding of warfare theory--Captain Moroni was also a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224202823786673578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-55676044259451733482014-09-23T13:57:38.721-04:002014-09-23T13:57:38.721-04:00The comments on the cross posted thread are partic...The comments on the cross posted thread are particularly nasty, and remind me why I rarely submit articles there. Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-71939795307079841842014-09-21T22:44:57.495-04:002014-09-21T22:44:57.495-04:00Great point. Foreign policy is definitely limited ...Great point. Foreign policy is definitely limited in that way. But a separation of church and state, and a basic live and let live attitude towards a state's religion developed as a reaction to the 30 years war and the religious wars of that the 17th century. So the alternative is a more ISIS like combination of the two. Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-67310809630671948272014-09-21T22:01:14.399-04:002014-09-21T22:01:14.399-04:00I think it is a correct assessment.
Unhappily, t...I think it is a correct assessment. <br /><br />Unhappily, the US government and its agents constitutionally can't preach to ISIS because there would be people complaining of breaches of the religion establishment clause. The best it can do is enforce religious freedom and fulfill the "death" part.Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.com