http://www.mormonbeliefs.org What Mormons believe about Jesus Christ, Bible, Book of Mormon, and more Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:34:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.mormonbeliefs.org/articles_faith/submission_to_secular_authority_1/comment-page-1#comment-6508 Gale Mon, 10 May 2010 22:24:18 +0000 http://www.mormonbeliefs.org/106/submission-to-secular-authority-1#comment-6508 We are also taught to be obedient to those who govern us on earth. If we are sent to war, the guilt is upon the leader who sends us. However, the Lord teaches that the only just war is in defense of your home, family, and liberty. These are hard questions, of course, and we all have to make personal decisions according to our own conscience. For instance, in Nazi Germany, there were good faithful Latter-day Saints who fought both for and against the Nazis. We are also taught to be obedient to those who govern us on earth. If we are sent to war, the guilt is upon the leader who sends us. However, the Lord teaches that the only just war is in defense of your home, family, and liberty. These are hard questions, of course, and we all have to make personal decisions according to our own conscience. For instance, in Nazi Germany, there were good faithful Latter-day Saints who fought both for and against the Nazis.

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