Monday Morning Matrix Meme: What is the Government?
Whenever there’s a school shooting, the answer from the political left is always the same: take the guns away from …
Tag: violence
Do you Believe in Natural Rights or Might-Makes-Right?
The linchpin of liberty, the most critical concept which people seem to have an extraordinarily difficult time understanding, is the …
How Blaming “Toxic Masculinity” Perpetuates Violence
Recently, one of my friends on Facebook brought up the question of why there is presently such a heavy emphasis …
The Idol of National Security
Exodus 1:8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to …
The John Baeza Files: Detective Blows Whistle on Drug War, Prison System
Before he was Ron Paul and Rand Paul’s head of security, John Baeza was a cop’s cop. Coming from a …
David Gornoski Interviews Jason Jones on Catholic Social Teaching
Friend of the Libertarian Christian Institute David Gornoski recently interviewed Jason Jones — a Catholic activist and human rights worker …
Desiderius Erasmus: The Forgotten Christian Libertarian
2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in …
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 …
Twelve False Assumptions Behind Mainstream Politics
1. That the world’s problems can be solved by passing more laws. The more rules there are, the less freedom …
Trump: The Scapegoat Supreme
David Gornoski breaks down the unhinged attempted feeding frenzy by the media and its customers using the lens he has …
Liberty Needs Christianity, Not Fascism
I recently saw a video by a libertarian commentator named TJ Brown, also known as That Guy T, on YouTube …
The Saud Squad
Holding an anti-terrorism conference in Saudi Arabia is so absurd that it defies comprehension. Everyone who knows most anything about …
America’s Choice: Splitting Our Baby in Half
Human desire is a magnetic force. Whenever a person desires something, the desire takes hold of their whole being. Another …
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 …
A Neighbor’s Choice
David Gornoski is your neighbor. Besides regularly contributing to LCI, he also gave a fascinating talk at our Christians For …
David Gornoski Interviews Ron Paul
Author and friend of LCI, David Gornoski, recently interviewed Ron Paul on the subject of Christian nonviolence. It’s always great …
The Exorcism of Collectivism
Exorcising Collectivism out of Personhood (or, The Exorcism of Collectivism) Have you ever found yourself living out an expected role …
Religious Superstition in the Age of Christianity
Religious superstition characterized the Greco-Roman culture of the first-century. Here is but one snapshot of home life: In addition to …
Phony Anarchists
Reuters is reporting on supposed ‘anarchist groups’ planning to interfere with Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20th. This falls …
The Flag is a Coffin Veil
“Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus …
The Nativity Means the End of Empire
“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” – Jesus of Nazareth to his imitator Paul …
Drop the Scapegoat! The Pragmatic Case for Christian Nonviolence
Our culture is engaged in a cinematic Mexican standoff, but the weapons we point at each other are real only …
The West’s Deadly Speech Pathology
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. Go to any …
Ron Paul is still the only Christian choice for President
Ron Paul is the only major presidential candidate Christians could hire without sinning against Jesus in my lifetime. What I …
Voting as Hiring Ethics
Just pretend you are the owner of a business in the process of hiring a sales represenative. As you …
10 Reasons Why the Future of Liberty Runs Through Rene Girard
Ever reach that long sought after job promotion, dream vacation, new smartphone, sports car, public recognition, or desired weight only …
The End of Stoning: Jesus and the Personhood Revolution
A problem people have when thinking about the lasting legacy of Jesus is the tendency to either objectify him as …
Stones Cry Out: How Jesus Ends the State
This guest post is from Christians For Liberty 2016 Conference speaker David Gornoski, and originally appeared on FEE.org. Warning: The …
Law Has Become the Anonymous Violence of the Crowd
If black lives matter to you, you wouldn’t use violence to punish nonviolent behaviors. As the late Philando Castile’s mother …