quotes tagged with 'evil' 
I do not know that things were worse in the times of Sodom and Gomorrah.
He went on to say, "They and their wicked inhabitants were annihilated. We see similar conditions today. They prevail all across the world. I think our Father must weep as He looks down upon His wayward sons and daughters.
We will find that not only are there strategic signposts of morality, but there are also tactical standards of morality with which we must be concerned if we are to preserve our identity in the way that is most helpful to us and to our fellowmen. We must not unintentionally assume the appearance of evil in its various cultural costumes and dispensational dimensions. The length of Samson’s hair not only gave him strength, it set him apart from the Philistines, whose passion for alcohol Samson did not share either. The prophet will always help us to set the tone of tactical morality when such is needed to set us apart from some contemporaries. Paul did this for female Church members in Corinth, counseling them, I am told, so they would not be confused with prostitutes because of uncovered hair. Thus, the principles do not change, but as Dr. Daniel H. Ludlow has said, the practices may vary. We can always look to the prophet for guidance with regard to these tactical dimensions of morality.
Now error and sin both have this property, that the deeper they are the less their victim suspects their existence; they are masked evil. Pain is unmasked, unmistakable evil; every man knows that something is wrong when he is being hurt.
The argument is that if God is all-loving, all-powerful, and all-knowing, then the existence of evil is inexplicable, for such a God could create a world without evil—he has the power and the knowledge to do so—and he would create it, for his love would require that he do so. According to the argument, therefore, the existence of God is incompatible with the existence of evil. For many, the suppressed conclusion is that it is irrational to believe in God if one recognizes the existence of evil, as most people do.
Author: James Faulconer, Source: Another Look at the Problem of TheodicySaved by ldsphilosopher in evil philosophy theology omnipotence theodicy 2 months ago[save this] [permalink]By pointing at the non-integratibility of evil, the problem of theodicy shows us that evil is, indeed, a horror. But the problem can reveal that horror only if no solution to it is finally satisfactory. As I said in my criticism of Leibniz, any solution to the problem of evil, any integration of it into a rational theology, amounts to an argument that there is, in fact, no real evil and that stoicism rather than horror ought to be our response to suffering. It follows that if a theodicy solves the problem of evil, then it justifies Satan. Only if the problem of theodicy is genuinely a problem—only if all solutions ultimately fail—can we continue to know that evil is genuinely evil.
Author: James Faulconer, Source: Another Look at the Problem of TheodicySaved by ldsphilosopher in faith evil theodicy 2 months ago[save this] [permalink]That war, so bitter, so intense, has never ceased. It is the war between truth and error, between agency and compulsion, between the followers of Christ and those who have denied Him. His enemies have used every stratagem in that conflict. They’ve indulged in lying and deceit. They’ve employed money and wealth. They’ve tricked the minds of men. They’ve murdered and destroyed and engaged in every kind of evil practice to thwart the work of Christ.
Author: Gordon B. Hinckley, Source: http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010Vg...Saved by cboyack in freedom satan truth agency war christ evil error good force compulsion warinheaven 2 months ago[save this] [permalink]I cannot understand why so many have betrayed in life the decision they once made when the great war occurred in heaven.
But it is evident that the contest between good and evil, which began with that war, has never ended. It has gone on, and on, and on to the present.
Author: Gordon B. Hinckley, Source: http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-439-28,00.h...Saved by cboyack in truth war evil choice morality mortality decision good warinheaven 2 months ago[save this] [permalink]The flood of pornographic filth, the inordinate emphasis on sex and violence are not peculiar to North America. The situation is as bad in Europe and in many other areas. The whole dismal picture indicates a weakening rot seeping into the very fiber of society.
Legal restraints against deviant moral behavior are eroding under legislative enactments and court opinions. This is done in the name of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of choice in so-called personal matters. But the bitter fruit of these so-called freedoms has been enslavement to debauching habits and behavior that leads only to destruction.
Author: Gordon B. Hinckley, Source: http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,2043-1-2789-1,00.htm...Saved by cboyack in government freedom habit society evil destruction pornography sex morarlity 4 months ago[save this] [permalink]The tide of evil flows. Today it has become a veritable flood. Most of us, living somewhat sheltered lives, have little idea of the vast dimensions of it. Billions of dollars are involved for those who pour out pornography, for those who peddle lasciviousness, for those who deal in perversion, in sex and violence. God give us the strength, the wisdom, the faith, the courage as citizens to stand in opposition to these and to let our voices be heard in defense of those virtues which, when practiced in the past, made men and nations strong, and which, when neglected, brought them to decay.
God lives. He is our strength and our helper. As we strive, we shall discover that legions of good men and women will join with us. Let us begin now.
Author: Gordon B. Hinckley, Source: http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,2043-1-2789-1,00.htm...Saved by cboyack in satan society evil opposition morality violence activism pornography 4 months ago[save this] [permalink]Never before, at least not in our generation, have the forces of evil been so blatant, so brazen, so aggressive as they are today. Things we dared not speak about in earlier times are now constantly projected into our living rooms. All sensitivity is cast aside as reporters and pundits speak with a disgusting plainness of things that can only stir curiosity and lead to evil.... The home is under siege. So many families are being destroyed.... Sisters, guard your children. They live in a world of evil. The forces are all about them.
Author: Gordon B. Hinckley, Source: “Walking in the Light of the Lord,” in Ensign (Nov. 1998), pp. 97-100Saved by cboyack in society evil morality children family home chastity 10 months ago[save this] [permalink]Can't find a good quote on evil? Try searching ScriptureTag!