In my estimation, there are two methods that one can take with parenting: you can either violently rule over your children, or you can non-violently mentor them. As the existence of this website indicates, I’ve happily and excitedly chosen the latter. A thought experiment: 1) Your 6-year-old doesn’t want to go to his Primary class…
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What Can Voluntaryists Do Now?
Written by Skyler J. Collins. Josh Freeman asks, “What are some actions, or some guidelines, that we can implement NOW in order to live life in accord with our principles? In the journey toward a completely voluntary society, what are the first steps that I, as an individual, can take in order to achieve that…
Religion and Kids
A comment to me in a Facebook group, “I hope your child’s participation in religious stuff is voluntary.” Indeed, I’m happy to report that it is. I’d be a big fat hypocrite if it wasn’t. This brings me to share a few thoughts on the subject. As a Latter-day Saint, I believe the following scriptures…
Introducing Everything-Voluntary
Everything-Voluntary is a blog dedicated to promoting the ideals of voluntary human relations. Relations in every realm of life, including politics, the marketplace, religion, schooling, and parenting should not be based on compulsion and violence. We believe that only those relations founded on the mutual consent of all parties involved are moral and ethical. The…