Why every Latter-Day Saint should be libertarian and why the second coming is nearing

God can take everything from us, but he cannot take away our free agency, we as mortal individuals have the ability to know good from evil, and to choose to follow God's plan or not (Helaman 14:3). Satan's plan is to destroy that very agency, by forcing people to choose (Moses 4:3). Thus we must obey the kingdom of God not the unrighteous dominion of men, we should obey the law, as far as it is in accordance with our God given rights as set out in the United States constitution (D&C 98:5).

This has radical implications; while we must live the law of consecration and help the poor, whether suffering from financial, spiritual or social poverty, it does not mean that we should impose it by breaking the commandment "thou shall not steal" with high taxes, regulations and bureaucracy. And while we must be chaste and modest and support traditional family it does not mean we should break the 11th article of faith and impose our beliefs or way of life on others with laws restricting religious freedom, gay rights or fornication.

For example God give us the word of wisdom because he knows how to care for our body as temple, but we don't outlaw alcohol or coffee. We can be both morally against it and respect free agency of other people in my opinion, same can apply to everything. We are in the world but not of the world. We should advance the cause of the church and expose the gadianton robbers and secret combinations of the state, wherever we are.

The governments of the world are becoming increasingly mean and wars are popping up everywhere, especially in the middle east. Im french, but i know the political turmoil happening in the USA is also a sign of the last days, as prophesied by Joseph Smith that "even this nation will be on the very verge of crumbling to pieces" and that someday the constitution will need to be saved by our people, members of this church. Both political parties stand increasingly against the US constitution. I think we need to support all freedoms, stand against all government tyranny as we have suffured from it in the past.

If you disagree with me, regardless of your interpretation, it's important to support civic dialogue of faith and politics as Dallin H. Oaks outlined in the October 2024 general conference. It's also important to support candidates of good moral character and peaceful transition of power.

I also noticed that many people in the subreddit are not faithful members of the church, and I was wondering if something could be done about it. Thanks!