david reynolds

David lives in a suburb south of Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, a daughter in first grade, and a behaviorally-challenged poodle. He is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and a believer in the concepts of voluntaryism and mutualism. He is an IT professional, and loves exploring gadgets, software, and new technologies. He also loves music of all kinds, and is an advocate for responsible turn signal usage.

David has learned just enough to realize he doesn't know anything.

18-11-2011

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Anarchist Threads in Scripture: a primer on Christian anarchism, part 3

Mark Van Steenwyk continues his excellent series on Christian anarchism. In this installment he addresses the question of the basis for Christian anarchism in Scriptures.

Reblogged from ryandaythompson on 13-11-2011

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RYANDAYTHOMPSON: The Only Honest Political Philosophy

ryandaythompson:

Anarchism is simply the acknowledgement that tyrants are tyrants, that depravity is depravity, that corruption is corruption, and that injustice is injustice. Anarchists are simply calling a spade a spade. No excuses are invented to defend a favorite flavor of politics. All other strains of…

11-11-2011

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"I’ve come to see that the idea that voting is unproductive is inaccurate. It is productive—it legitimizes the very system that gets to determine who gets to be a human being, who gets to be considered family, what gender should be respected etc. It legitimizes a system that legislates how much oppression people will suffer and who gets to suffer it when, and who will be liberated, and who should have “rights” and to what extent. To me, we feed the beast when we agree to play by its rules. So not voting, to me, isn’t really about keeping pure. It is about living out a small form of resistance."
-Nekeisha Alexis-Baker at Jesus Radicals

11-11-2011

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The Myth of the State As Savior and Elections as Confession of Faith

“When someone challenges the efficacy and wisdom of national elections, people’s trust in the system—however modest and limited that trust may be—the nature of voting as a confession of faith become apparent.”

11-11-2011

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On Veterans Day: The Most Uncomfortable of Holidays.

“When you thank me for my service, it only reinforces the cycle of violence.”

11-11-2011

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"Whenever the [U.S.] government went to war, whether the war was real or metaphorical, it necessarily went to war against the liberties of its own citizens. Of course, it invariably justified these assaults on liberty by characterizing them as necessary, merely temporary means of preserving the people’s liberties in the longer run…That claim was either a mistake or a lie, because the U.S. government did not need to go to war, not even in the world wars, in order to preserve its people’s essential liberties and their way of life: neither Kaiser Wilhelm’s forces nor Hitler’s — and certainly not Japan’s — had the capacity to deprive Americans of their liberties, ‘take over the country,’ ‘destroy our way of life,’ or do anything of the sort. This country has always contained persecuted minorities, and it still does; but since 1789, the only government on earth that has had the power to crush the American people’s liberties across the board has been the government of the United States."
-Robert Higgs, America Won the World Wars, but Americans Lost

30-10-2011

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Reading on a Sunday afternoon

08-10-2011

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DEEP DARK BLACKNESS - a short film by Jeremy Cowart for People of the Second Chance

08-10-2011

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The Fascist Threat

This article provides an excellent overview of fascism and why it pervades virtually all of the current world governments. I don’t agree with everything Rockwell says about “The Future.” I don’t place much hope in the ability of human beings to fix things.

03-10-2011

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"I believe; help my unbelief!"
-Mark 9:24