from Verse One Hundred Seventy-NineWhen the government is noninvasive, the people are pure; when the government is invasive, the people are lacking.~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~
Passages such as the one above are what cause many people to see Lao Tzu as an early advocate of libertarian and anarchist ideals. It is also why, I believe, the vast majority of conservative Christians view Taoism as a subversive system of thought.
If Christian fundamentalists had their way, the main thrust of government would be to regulate people's behavior in the bedroom. If you listen to them talk -- I wouldn't advise it -- their main shtick centers around homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, promiscuity and pornography; all things connected, in some degree, to people's sexual preferences and behaviors.
If such stuff is not the quintessential definition of invasive, I don't know what is!
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If Christian fundamentalists had their way, the main thrust of government would be to regulate people's behavior in the bedroom. If you listen to them talk -- I wouldn't advise it -- their main shtick centers around homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, promiscuity and pornography; all things connected, in some degree, to people's sexual preferences and behaviors.
If such stuff is not the quintessential definition of invasive, I don't know what is!
This post is part of a series. For an introduction, go here.
I love that you say their main "thrust" is bedroom behavior.
ReplyDeleteThey would faint if they read about Taoist bedroom arts!
I'm not sure the "vast majority of conservative Christians" have a clue about what Taoism is or who Lao Tzu might be, to say nothing of having a view of it all.
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