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

Happy Birthday LCC!

Announcements

It came and went without much ado, but lo and behold – LibertarianChristians.com is now  one year old! Yes indeed, there have been over 200 posts since that first fateful ...

How a Government Gets a Job Done

President's Blog

Podcast: Live and Let Live Radio Interview

Appearances

Today’s podcast is actually an interview I recorded with Gary Johnson of the Live and Let Live Radio Show on RuleOfLawRadio.com about a week ago. We talked for a full ...

How to Eliminate War (with the Olympics)

Politics

The Olympic Games have historically represented a time of peace for the world. The sacred city of Olympia, the site of the games of ancient Greece, forbade the possession of ...

Albert Jay Nock Archive

Albert Jay Nock (1870 – 1945) was an author, educational theorist, and social critic who greatly influenced 20th century libertarianism. He played a major role in the development of Murray ...

Why the Free Market Rocks, Reason #497…

Media

I came across a great video yesterday and was just blown away, for multiple reasons… First, I love soda. Well, for that matter I just love drinks. Coffee, beer, wine, ...

A Peace Prize for a War Hawk

News

In a extraordinary surprise move, the Nobel Peace Prize this year has been given to none other than Barack Obama as of this morning, for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen ...

Podcast: The Christian Axis of Evil

Appearances

It’s back! This is the twelfth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Many apologies for how long it took to get this out, but as ...

Edmund Opitz Archive

Welcome to the Rev. Edmund A. Opitz Archive on LibertarianChristians.com. Here you will find an expanding collection of articles by and about Opitz. The ultimate goal is to have a ...

Announcing the Edmund Opitz Archive

Announcements

I am currently writing an article for the next Young American Revolution magazine (published by YAL) on Rev. Edmund A. Opitz, liberty-loving Congregational minister and author. You may remember him ...

A Quote from Rand to Consider

President's Blog

I ran across this quote in an email on the Christian Libertarian Yahoo Group, and it struck me in a particularly poignant way. It is sad, but so true, that ...

Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival – August 2009 Edition

Announcements

I am regular contributor to the Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival, a monthly webzine of submissions from a variety of Christian libertarians across the net. This month’s selections are really informative, ...

Intellectual Property and Libertarianism

Economics

Stephan Kinsella’s presentation at Mises University this past July is an excellent introduction to intellectual property, and to rights theory in general. LVMI recently posted the talk to their YouTube ...

About the Libertarian Christian Institute

The Libertarian Christian Institute is a federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational and religious nonprofit organization that promotes libertarianism from a Christian point of view. We are convinced that libertarianism is the ...

Ron Paul’s "End the Fed" Now Available!

News

I have ordered my copy and now await the arrival of End the Fed by Ron Paul, his exposition on why the Federal Reserve bank needs to be flat-out abolished. ...

Can Christians Be Libertarians?

Christian Ethics

If a stranger told you he’s an evangelical Christian who believes homosexuality is a sin and that the Holy Bible is the inerrant word of God, which political label would ...

Podcast: Beam Christians

Appearances

This is the eleventh installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today’s essay is entitled “Beam Christians,” the essay takes its name from the words of ...

Thoughts on Homeschooling

President's Blog

Recently, Sweden has made a lot of noise about banning homeschooling. It isn’t set in stone yet, and in fact the Swedish Association for Home Education is asking for help ...

How can we have such a skewed perspective on sin?

Christian Ethics

It’s one thing to consider homosexuality a sin, it is entirely another to consider outlawing the practice of homosexuality. Homosexual individuals have just as much a right to behave in ...

“The Fallacy of Intellectual Property”

Announcements

The Ludwig von Mises Institute has featured my good friend Daniel Krawisz (from the Libertarian Longhorns) and his article The Limits of Intellectual Property as a Mises Daily Article. Check ...

Christianity and War Audiobook Roundup #1

Announcements

Every once in a while, I will post a quick roundup of the latest podcasts so you can catch up at your convenience… As you can see below, there have ...

Podcast: The President’s Prayer

Appearances

This is the *tenth* installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. TEN podcasts may seem like a lot, but believe me, there’s plenty more Laurence Vance ...

Voltaire

History

I am currently browsing through a large volume of The Gospel Advocate, a Church of Christ newsletter that was published weekly through much of the 1800s. This blurb about that ...

Podcast: The Wicked Bible and the Wicked War

Appearances

This is the ninth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Thanks for being patient over the last few weeks while I have been busily working ...

Universal Health Care is the new Post Office

Economics

Cash for Clunkers made no sense whatsoever. The Climate-Change Bill was just moronic. Universal Health Care, though, is going to be the new Post Office — and Obama even has ...

Summer Reading – Top 10 books that you should drop everything to read now…

Book Reviews

Looking for some good summer reading, fellow Christian libertarians? I gave this list to a friend in mid-July (a reader of LCC, incidentally) when he asked what 10 books I ...

Podcast: The Warmonger’s Beatitudes and Humpty Dumpty Religion

Appearances

This is the eighth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today I have two essays in store for you, including “The Warmonger’s Beatitudes” and “Humpty ...

Podcast: The Early Christian Attitude to War

Appearances

This is the seventh installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. I am particularly excited about today’s recording of “The Early Christian Attitude to War.” Vance ...

LP National Just Made Their Best Hiring Move EVER

News

Friends, in the past I have been critical of the Libertarian Party at the national level for trading principle for political expediency. I thought they did a poor job capitalizing ...

Podcast: Vicesimus Knox, Minister of Peace

Appearances

This is the sixth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today’s reading is the essay entitled “Vicesimus Knox, Minister of Peace.” It dawned on me ...

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