Nonconformity

Coercion is not only a moral wrong; it is a theological usurpation and a political disease. We contend that coercion should be ended not merely because it is unpleasant or unjust, but because it violates the rightful supremacy of God, corrodes moral relationships among individuals, and undergirds oppressive institutions. We envision a society ordered by voluntary interactions under God’s ultimate authority.

Be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2 “Do not conform” is difficult advice in a generation when crowd pressures have unconsciously conditioned our minds and feet to move to the rhythmic drumbeat of the status quo. Many voices and forces urge us to choose the path of least resistance, and bid us never to fight for an unpopular cause and never to be found in a pathetic minority of two or three.

Suppose that, by a miracle, the uborn should suddenly become 6-year-olds. Would you shut your eyes upon their sufferings and calmly talk of legal limitations? Would you continue to call abortions “safe” where the murderer and his accomplices suffer no harm but the boy is chopped into pieces? Would you continue to prate that crushing the skulls of children is a “human right” that mothers must be able to demand?

Thousands of years ago, megalomaniacs claimed to be gods in order to rule over their subjects. Once that stopped working, they claimed to be representatives of the gods in order to rule over their subjects. Once that stopped working, they claimed to be representatives of their subjects in order to rule over their subjects. One day that will stop working too. The propaganda will stop working eventually as more and more knees bow and tongues confess that Jesus Christ is King (Philippians 2:9-11).