Libertarianism 2: Understanding the Non-Aggression Principle
This is a guest post by Dr. Vic McCracken, who is a Professor of Ethics and Theology at Abilene Christian …
This is a guest post by Dr. Vic McCracken, who is a Professor of Ethics and Theology at Abilene Christian …
Review of Gordon L. Heath, ed., American Churches and the First World War (Pickwick Publications, 2016), x + 213 pgs., …
With the savage violence being reported daily from the Middle East, and with news of the recent Christian martyrs in Libya, what to do and how to respond has been a hotly debated topic. In most conversations, the only points of debate are how much military power needs to be exerted and how swiftly these powers should act. While this is expected of mainstream political players which are essentially characterized by their use of force, such attitudes are becoming increasingly more common in Christian circles.
This guest post comes to us from Greg Cheney. Greg lives in Alaska with his wife, Kari, and their twelve …
This is a guest post by Kollin Fields. Kollin is an Adjunct Professor of History, and a Ph.D. candidate in …
I want to state clearly upfront that I did not write this article, but its relevance to our present day …
As I have previously written, the early Christian virtue of patience (and therefore non-violence) and the libertarian Non-Aggression Principle are …
The Libertarian Christian Roundtable, featuring Jason Rink who was at the Stop the Steal rally in Washington, D.C., discusses the …
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
Notable in this piece is the way in which Lipscomb and his co-authors argue for their firm non-violent stance. They are to “submit quietly” to the government save where submission would require violation of God’s law. Their view, of course, is that joining an army to kill would be a violation of God’s law. Would only Christians today see the wisdom in such a firm belief?
Having stridently argued for the position that the kingdoms of the world are not of God through both Old and New Testaments, Lipscomb now seeks to differentiate the particular spirit of the Church versus the world-powers.
This guest post is by Matthew Bellis, a member of LCI’s Advisory Board and co-founder of the ReOpenPA movement. One …
A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of being on David Gornoski’s excellent A Neighbor’s Choice radio show to discuss contagious violence, capitalism, Christianity, and some of science and economics around the pandemic (that’s what you get with me — science, econ, and theology!).
Doctor Wright points to how the early church revolutionized the way we think about our fellow human beings by caring for the poor and downtrodden and how those actions must be emulated in our current age as well. But what about some of the questions that split the churches right down the middle? Questions like: Should we employ coercion in our attempt to care for the poor and educate people? Can we implement the Sermon on the Mount in the world of politics?
The following is adapted from our forthcoming book, 100 Answers to Tough Questions for Libertarian Christians. To be informed when we …
This guest post was written by Dr. Douglas Young. To prevent more mass shootings, many demand more gun control laws. …
St. Varus was a highly-decorated soldier who lived in Egypt when the Roman emperor Maximian (c. 286 to 305 A.D.) …
Disclaimer: The following contains spoilers for the recently released movie “The Joker”. Much has been made about Todd Phillips’ movie …
America’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 had a Frankensteinish effect. It created a monster.
Our culture is addicted to violence. That includes most Christians. A few months ago, I went to a men’s conference …
“Google should be ashamed,” says Marc Thiessen, the former chief speechwriter for George WMD Bush who is a “is a …
There is no shortage of new books on the relationship between religion/theology and violence. Does Religion Cause Violence? is the second from …
We sometimes hear conversations which contain claims like, “Jews are so sneaky,” or “Christians are so intolerant,” or “Asians are …
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in his book, The Antichrist: “Christianity has taken the side of everything weak, base, ill-constituted, it has …
C.S. Lewis had some interesting things to say about humanity in his children’s fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, and …
All artistic masterpieces have something in common, according to René Girard. Akira Kurosawa’s movie Seven Samurai, better known to western …
When Jesus visited his disciples after his execution, they were terrified. They expected him to bring the standard justice of …
This week, the Political Correctness religion mass hallucinated that Trump called illegal immigrants animals because many of its members feel …
Life is filled with suffering, and suffering is magnified and multiplied by the endless stream of malevolence. I am discovering …
Today’s guest post is by Paul LaScola. Consider the proposition that a condition of individual liberty exists if all individuals …
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