Tag: statism

Culture

Is Progress Possible?

This essay by C.S. Lewis was originally published in The Observer in 1958. It was subsequently printed in the book …

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Christian Worldview

The Idolatry of Statism

This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of …

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Featured

Theology doesn’t begin and end with Romans 13

On Easter Sunday, I joined a Facebook thread where the role of government and Romans 13 were discussed. A number …

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Economics

Liberals, Conservatives, and the Welfare State

Ronald Sider is a liberal. Paul Ryan is a conservative. But don’t let the labels fool you; they are more …

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News

Power Couple Religion and Politics File for Divorce! (News of the Week/Month, Feb. 10, 2013 Edition)

I have not done a news post in some time, so I have a lot of links piled up for …

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War and Peace

Soldiers in Fantasyland

Disney World in central Florida recently opened a large expansion and renovation of its Fantasyland area. Kids can ride Dumbo …

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News

News of the Week, Sept. 9th, 2012 Edition: Anarchism and Christianity?

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Bob Murphy reconciles anarcho-capitalism with Christianity. Doug Newman …

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Culture

Who is to blame?

This guest post is by Cam Rea, frequent reader of LCC and member of the Christian Libertarian Facebook Group. Many …

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Libertarianism

Romans 13 and Obeying the Government

I said last year in my article on “Romans 13 and National Defense” that I had been asked many times …

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Book Reviews

Make Everything Voluntary

God created a remarkable world, a world where if you follow good ethics and work hard then the results are …

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Economics

Key Elements to a Successful Federal Budget

Yet another federal budget charade is now in progress. This time for fiscal year 2013, which begins on October 1, …

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Economics

Budgeting Leviathan

The U.S. government is the largest and most powerful government in the history of the world. But that stature comes …

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Book Reviews

Responding to Tim Suttle

Author Tim Suttle responded to my review of his book, An Evangelical Social Gospel?, by engaging in the one major …

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Media

Stanley Hauerwas on Romans 13

Check out this 5 minute video of Stanley Hauerwas speaking about Romans 13. He is clearly participating in a panel, …

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Politics

The Sinful State

This article is by Lew Rockwell and was originally published in his book Speaking of Liberty. Hardly anyone talks of …

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Christian Worldview

Should Christians cite the Pledge of Allegiance?

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, …

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Christian Worldview

Romans 13 and National Defense

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that …

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Christian Worldview

Are State Lotteries Immoral?

This entry is part 41 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …

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Economics

Freedoms I Wish the Military Were Defending

“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.” ~ George W. Bush, September …

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Christian Worldview

Biblical Nations are not States

This entry is part 35 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …

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Politics

Slavery to the State

This entry is part 27 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …

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War and Peace

The Warmonger’s Lexicon

Defenders of U.S. wars and military interventions look like the majority of Americans. They also dress like them, eat like …

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Book Reviews

Oxymoronic, or just moronic?

Review of Carl Trueman’s Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative (P & R Publishing, 2010), xxvii + 110 pgs, paperback, …

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Media

This is not a form of brainwashing.

Did this ever happen to you as a kid?

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President's Blog

Burqa Bans and True European Values

Here’s a letter I had published in the Washington Post about 1 year ago: French President Nicolas Sarkozy claims that …

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History

The differing schools of public policy theology

This entry is part 14 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …

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History

Were the American revolutionaries wrong to revolt?

This entry is part 13 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …

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History

Should the Founders have submitted to government more?

This entry is part 12 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …

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Libertarianism

Can starting a revolution be a good thing?

This entry is part 11 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and …

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History

The Divine Ordination of State Criminals and Legalized Crime (Part 2)

This entry is part 8 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and …

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