‘Steve Montgomery’ Archives
Juries: A Double Edged Sword
Tyranny Unmasked with Steven Montgomery A short history of the right of a jury to decide matters of law as well as fact. And the obligation that rests upon society to apply this right properly. According to well established Common Law, man's law which violated natural law or God's law was null and void. And, according to the Founders, two [...]
God: Author of Law
By Steven Ray Montgomery Many members of the Church believe that God is subject to physical laws or that He perfectly understands and obeys the physical laws of the universe. In other words, that God is some sort of super-scientist who has managed to understand all of the laws of the universe. This is a common belief but it lacks scriptural [...]
While He May Be Found–Steven Ray Montgomery
By Steven Ray Montgomery I loved it when the Church published their own edition of the Bible (wasn't this about 1980? It seems like yesterday.) and also cross-referenced all four of the standard works with each other. But one thing I noticed is that the cross-referencing isn't perfect--at least not to me. For example they could have [...]
Communism: Satan’s Counterfeit of the Gospel Plan — Steve Montgomery
by Steve Montgomery Freedom can sometimes be best understood by understanding its opposite. Well, you might ask, what is the opposite of freedom? A little over 25 years ago, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Ezra Taft Benson, an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, made a remarkable statement regarding freedom's [...]
Fervid But False Solicitude — Steve Montgomery
by Steven Ray Montgomery I ran across this great quote: "All Things In Common "There are others who advocate the principle of having all things in common. That is a very fine doctrine. Any group that can subscribe to it wholeheartedly, labor unitedly, wisely and diligently for the welfare of the whole, and maintain loyalty, altruism and [...]
All Creatures of Our God and King — Steven Montgomery
by Steven Ray Montgomery When David became King he: * Prepared a place for the Ark of God and pitched a tent for it (1 Chronicles 15:1) * Appointed certain Levites to “minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel.” (1 Chronicles 16:4) Among these Levites were Chenaniah, which 1 [...]
Political Apostasy
by Steven Montgomery "The Constitution of the United States is a great and treasured part of my religion . . ." (President J. Reuben Clark, Stand Fast by Our Constitution, pp. 7, 172) "Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." (The Queen, in "Alice in Wonderland.") I had an interesting email exchange [...]
Marriage and the Law
by Steven Montgomery One of the things that a well-ordered civilized society needs is law. Law which is either inherent in the nature of things (natural law) or law as given by God, Divine or revealed. As Blackstone put it: "Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws. . ." It's pretty easy [...]
Take the Hinckley Challenge!
As most of you probably know, President Gordon B. Hinckley, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away last week at the ripe old age of 97. His funeral was held on Saturday, February 2nd. As a way to honor this beloved Prophet and to remember his legacy and teachings, a website has been created called, "The Hinckley [...]
Al Burn’s last letter, by Steven Montgomery
This past week members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been mourning the passing of their beloved Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, who will be laid to his final rest tomorrow (Saturday, February 2nd). Many have given their personal stories and eulogies, and he truly was a great man, a great example of Christian faith [...]
Moral Anarchy: Seedbed of Tyranny, by Steve Montgomery
Ok, so it's a bad movie. But even bad movies can have great lessons. I speak of the 1999 theatrical flop, "Wild Wild West." In this movie, set in post Civil War America, President Grant (Kevin Cline), has a great line, which as it turns out, bears great application to our modern American culture. Upon learning to his surprise that the arch-villain [...]
My Counselor, my Lifeline, by Steve Montgomery & Ronald B. Scott
As a true-blue paleo-conservative, you might think it strange that I a few friends who tend towards the opposite end of the political spectrum. One of these friends (ok, he's more of an online acquaintance than a "traditional" friend) is Ron Scott, a founding editor of "People Magazine," and writer for "Life Magazine." With Ron's permission I am [...]
