What is the model for moral resistance?
Raymond Wellesley-Falkenberg
30 July 2025
Post #41
http://tela.network/forum/41/

Jonathan Pageau spoke about Robin Hood, King David, and the Green Man fron the Koran (Al Khadir) in his recent podcast. These characters provide a moral framework in which one is allowed to rebel against the authority over them.

In all of these stories, the legitimate authority has become corrupt, power-hungry, or is broken in some way. These characters carry out actions (stealing from the rich etc.) which are on the surface immoral. However, in the context of serving a higher power, they are justified.

Robin Hood serves King Richard
David serves God
Al Khadir serves the people

A rebel must carry out his actions in the service of the legitimate authority to be considered legitimate.

The link to the podcast is here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GLGQRr2BM8vHfUBy1BsbM?si=6HVb66qSTpqFDUNbfvto6w