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.

Author: Dr. Norman Horn

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 ...

Become an LCI Insider

Become a Libertarian Christian Insider We want everyone to feel engaged and excited about what we are doing, which is why if you become a monthly supporter, we will keep ...

Support the Libertarian Christian Institute

Thank you for your support of LCI in 2025 – now let’s move! Thanks to your generosity, LCI has raised over $30,000 to launch 2026 strong! Watch a video from ...

Libertarian Christian Books to Read

Download FREE eBooks from LCI Get My Free Ebooks! Recommended Reading for Libertarian Christians Below is our recommend reading list to start one’s education in Christian theology and libertarian political ...

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 ...

What makes a Christian libertarian different?

Christian Worldview

Scott and Kelly each submitted questions via the new FAQ page that are worth pointing out to everyone. Why not ask your own question? What do Christian libertarians generally view ...

New Copyright Rules Released

News

Intellectual property, especially copyright and patents, is purely fictitious, a construction of the State. Stephan Kinsella has definitively proved such in his paper Against Intellectual Property. Nevertheless, the US government ...

What Happened to the Southern Baptists?

Appearances

Today we continue the podcast series of the Christianity and War Audiobook, by Laurence Vance. This essay is entitled “What Happened to the Southern Baptists?”, and chronicles how the SBC ...

Disciple of Liberty by Jason Rink, Book Review

Book Reviews

In the world of literature on liberty, books fall into three distinct categories. First are the books for experts scholars, deeper works that address high level concepts, social or economic ...

New FAQ Questions Added

History

Since the opening of the new Christian Libertarian FAQ last week, I have already received a number of interesting questions. Here are the latest inquiries from readers, and since some ...

Why Every President Sucked

History

LCC Reader and Humble Libertarian Blogger Eric Olson informed me recently of his latest project: Why Every President Sucked. You absolutely must check it out. Besides having a really cool ...

Tolstoy On Violent Revolution

Politics

Running on the coat-tails of yesterday’s post, here is an excerpt I found particularly interesting in The Kingdom of God is Within You. Make of it what you will. —- ...

Leo Tolstoy Against the State

Book Reviews

Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time. War and Peace and Anna Karenina have inspired millions over the last century. Less well-known about ...

Announcing the Christian Libertarian FAQ

Announcements

There are a lot of changes happening on the tech-side of LCC right now. Some are small (things you’ll never see), some are medium (like moving the Contact Page under ...

Great Libertarian Memes

Media

Since January 30th of this year, I have been posting reprints of “meme” articles that Bureaucrash once promoted. I believed them to be too valuable to fade away into the ...

Gay Rights, Marriage, and Government Intervention

Christian Ethics

I recently received an email from David Lampo, Publications Director of the Cato Institute, regarding a Christian libertarian’s viewpoint on gay rights, marriage, and government intervent. Here is his original ...

Who Owns You?

Libertarianism

This article is #21 – and the final article – of a weekly series highlighting the former memes of Bureaucrash, an organization once headed by my friends Pete Eyre and ...

Jon Stewart Crushes Obama on Civil Liberties

News

This clip speaks for itself. Oh wait, I get it. He’s a Democrat stealing the thunder of Republican big-government programs. That’s why.But I’m still curious, why do “conservatives” want to ...

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