Dr. Norman Horn

Norman is the founder and President of the Libertarian Christian Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Theological Studies from Lipscomb University. He has been widely published in multiple fields and has written for the Washington Post, Relevant Magazine, Young American Revolution, the Journal of Research of NIST, and UV Solutions Magazine.

Jim Wallis lambastes John McCain for military adventurism, but not Obama?

Christian Worldview

I am not positive at all toward Jim Wallis’s left-leaning positions on government intervention in the economy and social issues. Nonetheless, he is completely correct in his criticism of John ...

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Militarism is the Devil’s Work

President's Blog

Joel Poindexter writes: The Great Commission, as described in the gospel of Matthew, has been perverted by these Right-Wing warmongers. It’s gone from a mission to “go and make disciples ...

The Politics of the Millennium

History

Murray Rothbard wrote the following article for Liberty Magazine in 1990. It provides an interesting summary and perspective on the implications of millennialism upon the political landscape. Though this comes ...

Screwtape Proposes a Toast

Politics

If you have never read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (author of The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity, and close friend to J.R.R. Tolkien), then you are missing ...

Catholic Theologians Say Prostitution Should Be Legal

Christian Worldview

This guest article is by Ryan McMaken, and was originally posted at LewRockwell.com. I refer of course to the Catholic theologians known as Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Augustine, both ...

The War on Drugs is a War on Freedom

Book Reviews

Book review of The War on Drugs is a War on Freedom by Laurence Vance. Vance Publications, 2012. Orlando, FL. $9.95 at Amazon.com. To many newcomers to libertarian ideas – ...

Deck the Halls with Macro Follies

Media

The inimitable EconStories gang, which includes the great John Papola, has just released their newest creation just in time for Christmas: Deck the Halls with Macro Follies. It lampoons the ...

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An Ecumenical Babel

Book Reviews

Book review of Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church’s Social Witness by Jordan J. Ballor. Christian’s Library Press, 2010. Grand Rapids, MI. Many Christians go throughout their lives ...

Petraeus and the moral bankruptness of social conservatism

President's Blog

I think it is rather funny how two major golden boys in the “Conservative Idol” game have been taken down by infidelity in the past few weeks: Dinesh D’Souza and ...

The Magic of the Free Market: Pencils

Economics

Check out this amazing short film by the Competitive Enterprise Institute based on “I, Pencil” by Leonard Read: The free market is a beautiful thing.

Ron Paul bids farewell to Congress

Politics

Today, Ron Paul gave his farewell address to the U.S. House of Representatives. Here is the text of his speech. Farewell to Congress This may well be the last time ...

Why Are Christians Warmongers? (News of the Week, November 11, 2012 Edition)

News

Recapping interesting and significant news stories and media from the past weeks… Chuck Baldwin asks some very pointed questions to evangelicals everywhere about war and their faith. To those evangelicals ...

Obama wins, celebrates by bombing another country

News

You think I’m kidding. Just hours after his re-election acceptance speech, it looks as though Obama ordered another drone strike over Yemen. Quoting the Huffington Post: On Wednesday morning, as ...

News of the Week, November 5th, 2012 Edition: Elect a Super-Villain to be President?

Politics

Recapping the interesting and significant news, articles, and media of the past few weeks… One of my favorite guys at the Cato Institute, Gene Healy, has a new “sequel” out ...

The Logic of the Conservative Electorate

Politics

I had an interesting conversation with a hard-core “conservative” Christian a few days ago on Facebook, and I thought I ought to share it with you. I’m not going to ...

End the War on Kidneys! (and other News of the Week)

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. There is a terrible war on kidneys the government is waging, and it has to stop! LCC writer ...

News of the Week, October 6, 2012 Edition: Libertarianism is not just for Protestants

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Our Catholic brethren have a new resource: Free is Beautiful: Why Catholics should be libertarian by Randy England. ...

News of the Week, September 29, 2012 Edition: A Libertarian in London?

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. This past week, I was in London for a conference on membrane science and technology giving a presentation ...

Where should Christians side?

Christian Ethics

Here are some very interesting quotes from Jacques Ellul in the book In Season, Out of Season. (HT Scott B. from the Christarchy Facebook Group.) “The anarchist milieu is the ...

Is there a difference between “libertarian Christianity” and “Christian libertarianism”?

Libertarianism

All-I-Am-Is-Yours asks: I am trying to better understand the intellectual foundations behind the similarities of both libertarianism and christianity, however I came across a Wikipedia entry that suggests a difference ...

News of the Week, Sept. 22, 2012 Edition: End the Drug War!

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. American Christians should be concerned about drugs not because the drugs themselves harm (some do, and some not ...

Dealing with Colossians 3

Christian Ethics

D. writes to LCC: As Christians and Libertarians, how do we deal with Colossians 3:22? “Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not be way of eye-service, ...

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

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Bob Murphy reconciles anarcho-capitalism with Christianity. Doug Newman asks if Christians should ever vote for the lesser of ...

News of the Week, Aug. 26, 2012 Edition: Crucifixion Hoaxes?

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. A hoax has been traversing the net recently about Muslim fundamentalists crucifying Christians in Egypt. Aaron Taylor of ...

Happy 50th Birthday to Laurence Vance

Announcements

Today marks the 50th birthday of one of my favorite Christian libertarians alive – Dr. Laurence Vance. He has spent countless hours writing in opposition to war and militarism, and ...

Todd Akin’s rape comments and the absurdity of right-wing pro-lifers

News

Missouri Representative Todd Akin* made some smashingly terrible comments the other day regarding the incidence of pregnancy following rape: “First of all, from what I understand from doctors, (pregnancy from ...

News of the Week: Remembering the Horrors of War

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Today marks the sixty-seventh anniversary of the completely indefensible bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. May we never forget ...

News of the Week: “You Didn’t Build That”

News

Recapping the interesting and significant events of the past week. This week, President Barack Obama told a crowd that if you have a business, “You didn’t build that.” Congratulations to ...

News of the Week: Moral Frauds and Economic Prosperity

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Walter Block, a good friend of mine and an atheist, defends Christian libertarians publicly. Thomas DiLorenzo gives us ...

Douglas Wilson tells Idaho to embrace Nullification

History

Via Tom Woods, we find Pastor Douglas Wilson giving a sermon to the Idaho governor and legislature on nullification! He even references Tom Woods’s book at around minute 18. ...

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