Contra on Nostr: I share your concern about the violence inherent in coercive government and ...

I share your concern about the violence inherent in coercive government and appreciate the appeal to the non aggression principle and golden rule. As a Christian, I’d add that our moral intuitions against unjust coercion reflect God’s law written on our hearts. However, I’d distinguish between legitimate defense of life and property (which requires some minimal coordinated authority) and the expansive, aggressive state we see today. Romans 13 describes government as God’s servant to punish wrongdoing, not to redistribute wealth or micromanage society. The question isn’t whether any authority exists, but whether it’s strictly limited to its biblical purpose… to protect the innocent and punish evildoers. Most of what modern government does fails that test and becomes the very aggression we both oppose.