Good News, Bad News Oct 30, 2021: Biden Mocks Freedom, A Billionaire Tax, Facebook Goes Meta
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Justice, Power, and Boundaries
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor …
The Freedom to Move
This classic essay was originally written by Oscar Cooley and Paul Poirot, and is excerpted from a pamphlet originally published …
God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller
Tim Keller recently published an article entitled, “A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory.” His article is a sort of apologia for his conception of “biblical justice” and its relationship to the social justice conversation. While we could likely agree with some of his sentiments, other things he says are just plain wrong. His characterizations of libertarianism as being in conflict with biblical justice warrant a response.
LCI Hot Takes: Levels of Liberty
Wherein, I discuss a few aspects of liberty as presented in the Bible at a high level (not super-detailed), and …
The Creation Story, Part II: the Responsibility of Adam and Eve
In The Creation Story, Part I, we discussed the Hebrew term ha-adam. God creates ha-adam out of nothing (creatio ex …
The Creation of Humanity & the Responsibility of Man and Woman
The Book of Genesis begins with creation. God creates the heavens and the earth. He creates light to illuminate the …
And You Thought You Lived in a Free Society
Because they can vote for Tweedledum or Tweedledee, the red team or the blue team, or the welfare statist or …
Do I Respect My Free Will?
God has gifted us with free will. We can choose between right and wrong, good and evil. We are free …
New Research: Government is Killing Us
Here in rural Indiana, as in much of the Midwest, it’s difficult to escape the visual reminder of the ubiquity …
How Freedom Depends on Easter
Some people may think that Resurrection Sunday is unrelated to the important themes we discuss regularly on LibertarianChristians.com, The Libertarian …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Legality v. Morality
Being born into a nation-state, all of us are trained to equate “illegal” with “bad,” and “legal” with “OK.” And …
Why I’m Triggered by Knee-Jerk Reactions
After a tragic event like the one brought on by a white terrorist in Las Vegas, predicting the ensuing social …
Freedom Is the Imitatio Christi
“The truth shall set you free.” — Jesus Christ The truth, as Jesus demonstrated, is not conceptual but perceptual. That is, it …
Americans Are Quadruple Taxed
It has often been pointed out that corporate profits are double taxed when a corporation pays income tax on its …
A Christian Defense of Capitalism
*Today’s guest post comes from Dr. Alex Tokarev of Northwood University. As an economist at Northwood University, I teach the …
Would Jesus Celebrate Memorial Day?
Memorial Day, as we all know, is not just the official beginning of the summer vacation season. It is a …
A Christian Black Lives Matter Manifesto
“Without violence, nothing is ever accomplished in history.” – Karl Marx “But I tell you not to violently resist an …
Announcing The Libertarian Christian Podcast
It’s a big day for LCI. Coinciding with our attendance at the 2017 International Students for Liberty Conference, today we …
The Dying and Desperate Left
The American Left – which never had a sterling record to begin with – is rapidly deteriorating. In one sense …
Called to Freedom: Launching On February 1st!
LCI is pleased to announce that Called to Freedom will be released on February 1st! Called to Freedom is a …
Change History: Support LCI in 2017
Why is it that followers of the Prince of Peace are so often the quickest to beat the drums of …
The Incarnation and Liberty
As the end of the year approaches, most people are thinking about the cultural and practical aspects of the Christmas …
The Global Populist Revolt and the Church
2016 will go down in the history books as a watershed year for world politics. Between the stunning Brexit vote …
The Jesus and Socialism Debate
I was recently informed that Lawrence Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), will be on the Up …
Do Americans Live in a Free Society?
Whenever I hear someone say that U.S. troops fighting overseas somewhere, anywhere—it doesn’t matter where—are defending our freedoms, it makes …
Gospel Against Empire
During a breakout session at Christians for Liberty 2015, I talked about what it means to be both Christian and libertarian. …
What if You Weren’t Allowed to Vote?
I want to do a brief thought experiment. Despite the implausibility of this scenario, I think it might explain why …
Everything is Spiritual
If you missed Jeff Wright’s recent guest post, go read it now. Jeff has written a must-read essay on the spiritual …
The Bible is a Voice to the Oppressed
Here is a great quote from Rob Bell (via azspot), with a generous hat-tip to our friend Bonnie Kristian. “Most …