and the scales fell from my eyes. Thanks, Connor.

The Constitution is grey. The United States Government is gray. Most likely the view on the way to work is gray. Every human being you encounter is gray.

Its almost harder to find non-gray issues than gray ones.

Grey area (or in context of this discussion, “balance”) is a mixture of white (good) and black (evil). Therefore, grey is also evil. One percent of poison is still poison.

That just isn’t practical.

Grey area (or in context of this discussion, “balance”) is a mixture of white (good) and black (evil). Therefore, grey is also evil. One percent of poison is still poison.

I’ll agree that it’s hard to discern how best to handle the good/evil dichotomy, but it’s something we must actively work at. Good thing we’ve been given the Holy Ghost!

The problem is that many situations aren’t:

Easily discernible as evil or good (grey areas, or things we can’t predict).
Easy to pick apart.

Sure, not many will try to get you to go out for a beer between Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School, but it was hard to decide whether or not to invade Iraq or include the 3/5ths clause in the Constitution.

I imagine we’re mostly talking about the same thing though – but I do see compromise as necessary sometimes. I’ve seen it in everything from missionary companions to the existence of the Law of Moses (or Consecration).

Food for thought, though…. :/

That’s a case-specific issue. I think “moderation in all things” is a silly statement that is just as likely to move one’s fulcrum in the wrong direction. Moderation is fine and dandy, but it really depends on what we’re talking about.

John,

I think there are a myriad of examples. In short, anything that is evil should be shunned.

I’m sure that, when asked, most people would answer that mixing good and evil is a bad idea. But in practice, I believe that most everybody lets in a little evil, be it from ignorance or desire. Granted, we’re all imperfect, but that doesn’t justify the adoption of practices and policies that contain evil. It’s up to each of us to discern and accurately identify what that evil is. Good thing we have a Prophet to help us…