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Patriarchal Headship and Mormonism, Part 1

Reactionaries seek to restore Order and end Social Decay, and that needs to start at home. The root of Civilization is Patriarchy, and the core of any successful traditionalist movement needs to center on restoring Patriarchy in the home and society. A man needs to rule over his wife and children, Adultery should be punishable by death, and once a virgin has sex she needs to be obligated to stick with the man she had sex with. Patriarchal Marriage The New Testament has no end of verses that promote Patriarchal Headship (cf. Colossians 3:18, Ephesians 5:22, 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Corinthians 14:34, 1 Timothy 2:11, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 3:7). But the problem is that it is easy to ignore ancient scripture as being culturally limited to a far away people a long time ago. Modern reinforcements go a long way. Remind any modern egalitarians in the LDS Church that as recently as Gordon B. Hinckley, Patriarchal Headship was still subtly included in the Family Proclamation , in spite of lip servic
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Introduction

A living faith is necessary for a moral standard and guide for the people. By their fruits ye shall know them. 19th century Mormonism had a lot of good fruits, the capstone being a thriving civilization in the Rocky Mountains, and those fruits continued through the 20th century. But now the LDS institutional fruits are starting to be rotten, even to stalwart believers in the institution. Fortunately, like with Christianity, there is mustard seed of LDS who seek to preserve the old ways. I just happen to think there is a greater probability of Mormonism being resurrected than traditional Christianity. The Dark Enlightenment is about rediscovering lost knowledge and social technologies by studying the past. Reading old books is vital, and to believing Mormons if you do that you'll find that the spring water tastes best closest to the fountain. The Journal of Discourses and 7 volume Documentary History of the Church are great places to start. This blog will be centered on rediscoverin
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