Comments on: Ron Paul’s "End the Fed" Now Available! http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/ The State is not the Kingdom of God. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A Quote from Rand to Consider | LibertarianChristians.com http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 A Quote from Rand to Consider | LibertarianChristians.com Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:22:16 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/#comment-1307 [...] think Rand is spot on. This is why we need to End the Fed and stop the spending [...] [...] think Rand is spot on. This is why we need to End the Fed and stop the spending [...]

]]> By: Norman http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/comment-page-1/#comment-1292 Norman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:15:46 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/#comment-1292 RSGracey: First off, your characterization of libertarianism is incorrect. The fundamental "tenet," if you will, is not that "everyone takes care of himself," but rather is <em>the non-aggression principle</em>. I agree that we are to be charitable to our fellow man, and especially to the body of believers. However, it is a HUGE stretch to go from "I should be charitable" to "I want the government to force other people to be charitable." I refer you to some of the articles on LCC that make this point more clear: Discussion of Christian Charity: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/05/16/christian-charity/ The Libertarian Theology of Freedom: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/06/17/opitz/ Can Christians Be Libertarians: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/03/can-christians-be-libertarians/ Religious Roots of Liberty: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/opitz-roots/ I don't think we're THAT bizarre... RSGracey: First off, your characterization of libertarianism is incorrect. The fundamental “tenet,” if you will, is not that “everyone takes care of himself,” but rather is the non-aggression principle. I agree that we are to be charitable to our fellow man, and especially to the body of believers. However, it is a HUGE stretch to go from “I should be charitable” to “I want the government to force other people to be charitable.”

I refer you to some of the articles on LCC that make this point more clear:
Discussion of Christian Charity: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/05/16/christian-charity/
The Libertarian Theology of Freedom: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/06/17/opitz/
Can Christians Be Libertarians: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/03/can-christians-be-libertarians/
Religious Roots of Liberty: http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/opitz-roots/

I don’t think we’re THAT bizarre…

]]> By: rsgracey http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 rsgracey Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:08:36 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/#comment-1291 "Libertarian Christians" is an oxymoron. Libertarianism--everyone takes care of himself--is absolutely contrary to the central message of the Gospel, which is "we are all one Body in Jesus Christ." I think anyone who considers himself both a Libertarian and a Christian has missed the fundamental message of Jesus, which is that the Community (the Body) has responsibility for all its members, because each member is precious to God, and as a beloved child of God, everyone should be fed, housed, clothed, and loved as a neighbor. It works exactly the same in reverse: As a Child of God, we each and all have responsibility to care for the "least of these." This is such a bizarre website... RSGracey “Libertarian Christians” is an oxymoron. Libertarianism–everyone takes care of himself–is absolutely contrary to the central message of the Gospel, which is “we are all one Body in Jesus Christ.” I think anyone who considers himself both a Libertarian and a Christian has missed the fundamental message of Jesus, which is that the Community (the Body) has responsibility for all its members, because each member is precious to God, and as a beloved child of God, everyone should be fed, housed, clothed, and loved as a neighbor. It works exactly the same in reverse: As a Child of God, we each and all have responsibility to care for the “least of these.”

This is such a bizarre website…

RSGracey

]]> By: rsgracey http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/comment-page-1/#comment-3116 rsgracey Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:08:00 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/09/04/end-the-fed/#comment-3116 "Libertarian Christians" is an oxymoron. Libertarianism--everyone takes care of himself--is absolutely contrary to the central message of the Gospel, which is "we are all one Body in Jesus Christ." I think anyone who considers himself both a Libertarian and a Christian has missed the fundamental message of Jesus, which is that the Community (the Body) has responsibility for all its members, because each member is precious to God, and as a beloved child of God, everyone should be fed, housed, clothed, and loved as a neighbor. It works exactly the same in reverse: As a Child of God, we each and all have responsibility to care for the "least of these." This is such a bizarre website... RSGracey “Libertarian Christians” is an oxymoron. Libertarianism–everyone takes care of himself–is absolutely contrary to the central message of the Gospel, which is “we are all one Body in Jesus Christ.” I think anyone who considers himself both a Libertarian and a Christian has missed the fundamental message of Jesus, which is that the Community (the Body) has responsibility for all its members, because each member is precious to God, and as a beloved child of God, everyone should be fed, housed, clothed, and loved as a neighbor. It works exactly the same in reverse: As a Child of God, we each and all have responsibility to care for the “least of these.”

This is such a bizarre website…

RSGracey

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