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.

News of the Week: November 30 to December 4, 2010

News

Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week. Clearly, the big news item this week was Wikileaks newest revelation of diplomatic cables. They continue ...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange influenced by libertarianism

News

Andy Greenberg has a fascinating interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange posted at Forbes.com. Assange states that he has been significantly influenced by “market libertarianism,” and though I disagree with ...

Wikileaks releases embarrassing diplomatic cables, governments unsurprisingly continue to hate them.

News

The whistleblowing organization Wikileaks has released their latest expose on the unseemly activities of governments around the world. And surprise surprise, governments around the world are ticked off. Now, the ...

News of the Week: November 21 to 27, 2010

History

Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week. LRC reminds us that the war of our dear “Christian” president George W. Bush has resulted ...

Tocqueville Speaks to the 21st Century

History

Alexis de Tocqueville really was far ahead of his time… Here are some of his words to consider tonight. ————— I would like to imagine with what new traits despotism ...

TSA turns off its X-ray scanners?

News

Gizmodo reports that many fliers are finding that the X-ray scanners and groping “security” measures are not in place today… Hmm, did National Opt-Out Day scare them a bit? I ...

Libertarians mourn death of David Nolan

Libertarianism

The following comes directly from the Libertarian Party. I had the great honor of meeting David in the past year and am happy to be able to call him a ...

News of the Week: November 14-20

News

This past week I have been traveling a lot. Currently I’m in Columbus, OH visiting my lovely wife, so I haven’t been, uhh, available to post… Anyway, here are some ...

News of the Week: November 7-13, 2010

News

Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week. The internet is going crazy right now with talk about the TSA nekkid-scanners and groping, it’s ...

Jesus and Soldiers

Christian Ethics

My good friend Stephan Kinsella, who is not a Christian, recently attended an event with great relevance to our time and situation within  the church today. He had the following ...

He can’t do it alone!

President's Blog

News of the Week: October 31 – November 6

News

Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week. Unfortunately, I missed posting this on Saturday because of the Students for Liberty Texas Conference 2010, ...

Theonomy, theology, and voting

Theology

Did this post title turn your head? Did you wonder what this would be about? Me too. Actually, I have been lax about answering some of the Libertarian FAQ Questions ...

Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November

Media

“Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy. And ideas are bulletproof.” It’s the Fifth of November, folks, and you know ...

News of the Week: October 24-30, 2010

News

Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week. The Bank of England is on the verge of a revolution where traditional fractional reserve banking ...

Ed Opitz shows us the Way of Freedom

Economics

A quote from Edmund Opitz. —- “The human spirit seeks full and free expression in every department of life: in the spoken and written word; in music, sculpture and architecture; ...

News of the Week: October 17-23, 2010

News

On Saturdays, I am going to start recapping some of the interesting news highlights of the week. Some things will be serious, and it will always be fun, but by ...

No Man Can Serve Two Masters

Christian Ethics

“Why is it that we see men willing to sacrifice property, the comforts of home, the sweets of the domestic and family relationship, undergo privations and sorrows, suffer hunger, and ...

Everything goes back to Woodrow Wilson

History

Have you ever reflected upon history and realized the immense consequences of singular terrible men? I consider two U.S. Presidents, for instance, to have a profound influence in history for ...

Joseph Sobran, reluctant anarchist and Christian libertarian, 1946-2010

News

Joseph Sobran now rests with the Prince of Peace. This great Christian libertarian valued truth above all, and fought the good fight in its defense. We honor his memory and ...

Narnians Hate the State Too!

Christian Worldview

David Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute, President of the C.S. Lewis Society of California, and friend of LibertarianChristians.com has recently published a three-part series on the political ...

The Doctrine of a Christian Warmonger

Appearances

Today we continue the podcast series of the Christianity and War Audiobook, by Laurence Vance, with the essay “The Doctrine of the Christian Warmonger.” https://libertarianchristians.com/audio/lcc_vance_18.mp3 Right click here to download ...

How to Promote Peace in Your Church

Theology

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but it is for a good reason. I’ve been carefully writing this article and I really hope you benefit from it. If you ...

An Open Letter to American Churches for Peace

Libertarianism

To Churches across America, grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ: Without fail, churches all throughout America pray publicly about America’s troops. On any given Sunday, one ...

Rand Paul Moneybomb August 19/20 and Interview Announcement

News

After setting loose a short rant against politicians earlier today… it’s time to mention another politician. Well, at least this guy is going to be better. Rand Paul, son of ...

The Lasting Influence of Schleiermacher and Kierkegaard

History

Let us take a brief departure from politics to some theological history, shall we? Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) and Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) had an enormous impact upon the history of theology ...

Christianity in Action – the Obama Presidency

News

Ever wondered what Christianity looks like in practice? Look no further than… President Obama! I saw this today at a demonstration at UT-Austin in front of Gregory Gym and the ...

In memoriam

Christian Ethics

On this day, not-so-many years ago, over 200,000 people died because an evil man thought it would be politically useful. Now, if I left it at that, no one I ...

Everything you need to know about the Wikileaks Afghanistan Leak

News

In April, Wikileaks.org released a suppressed video of US soldiers killing civilians in Baghdad, and the world was shocked at what it saw. The boldness of Wikileaks to expose this ...

How to Write a Letter to the Editor

Libertarianism

Despite the clear fact that printed newspapers are on the decline, opportunities to respond to journalists via letters to the editor are not. Media research shows that letters to the ...

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