Kerry Baldwin

Kerry Baldwin is an independent researcher and writer with a B.A. in Philosophy from Arizona State University. Her writing focuses on libertarian philosophy and reformed theology and aimed at the educated layperson; challenging readers to rethink prevailing paradigms in politics, theology, and culture. She is a confessionally Reformed, orthodox Presbyterian, in the tradition of J. Gresham Machen (1881 – 1937), an outspoken libertarian and defender of Christian orthodoxy.

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Life vs Personhood and Abortion: The Metaphysical Distinction without a Legal Difference

Libertarianism

Pro-lifers contend that life begins at conception, and so the fetus has natural rights. Pro-choicers contend it cannot be known when a person(’s life) begins, and so the fetus has ...

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The Libertarian Party is Officially Silent on Abortion

Culture

On the 50th anniversary of the Libertarian Party (LP), the platform now stands silent on abortion. This is no insignificant change. It doesn’t mean the party is now officially pro-life. ...

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Abortion Agorism: How a Post-Roe Black Market for Abortion Will Hide in Plain Sight

Libertarianism

I’ve been warning prolifers that abortion would find a home on the black market. This is based on an elementary understanding of basic economics. However, conventional pro lifers balk at ...

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Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble

Book Reviews

Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble Dr. Alan Noble is an associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. According to his bio, he gives talks ...

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Libertarianism Changes the Abortion Debate

Christian Ethics

Americans haven’t changed much in their approach to abortion over the past fifty years. Since Roe v Wade, conventional arguments on both sides have traversed various fields of philosophy. At ...

Work and Worship (Book Review)

Book Reviews

Overview In Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy, authors Matthew Kaemingk and Cory B. Willson set out to reform the Christian view of our daily labor and Sunday ...

The Reason You Hate Politics

Christian Worldview

I’m prompted to write about this because of a blog post I’ve seen passed around my circles on Facebook. It’s written by John Jalsevac, a journalist and digital marketer turned ...

The Cruelty of Quarantine: A Response to Tim Challies

Christian Worldview

Tim Challies is a reformed pastor and longtime blogger based in Canada. He recently published an article lamenting the quarantine restrictions there. Challies has every reason in the world to ...

Can Pro-life Christians Vote for a Pro-choice Candidate?

Christian Worldview

Can pro-life Christians vote in good faith for a pro-choice candidate? Richard Mouw of Fuller Theological Seminary, along with other prominent evangelicals seem to think so since, in their view, ...

The Doublespeak of Black Lives Matter and a Libertarian Response

Culture

The murder of George Floyd has proven to be a tipping point in America. Not only are various politicians looking at criminal justice reform, but some police officers are abandoning ...

Why Nail Salons Are Essential

Economics

We’ve all seen them! The posts on social media from people on our friends list who are condemning, deriding, and even belittling anyone objecting to the economic shutdown of America. ...

Avoiding Idolatry In Difficult Times

Christian Worldview

“There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship … If you worship money and things, … then you will ...

The Virulence of Moral Panic

Libertarianism

The COVID-19 outbreak is front and center in everyone’s mind. Emotions run high as states across the US have ordered people to stop working and stay home. Some people have ...

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Harm or Aggression: How do Libertarians Establish What is Crime?

Libertarianism

Some libertarians confuse the non-aggression principle (NAP) with the harm principle. It’s not that hard to see why; aggression can cause harm. So, some non-libertarian Christians have misconstrued what our ...

A “woman’s right to choose” is a devastating euphemism

Libertarianism

When actress Michelle Williams gave her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, everyone knew what she was talking about. Sometime in Williams’ past, she had an abortion. But she never ...

Kerry Baldwin Debates Walter Block on Abortion

Libertarianism

On December 8, 2019 I had the pleasure of debating Walter Block at the Soho Forum in New York City on abortion, specifically his theory of eviction. Blocks presents his ...

Present Objections to Walter Block’s Evictionism

Libertarianism

In my previous article, I summarized Walter Block’s theory of eviction which he proposes is the libertarian alternative to the current abortion debate. Block hasn’t gone entirely unchallenged on his ...

What is Evictionism? Walter Block’s Response to Abortion

Christian Worldview

Walter Block is well-known in libertarian circles. He’s a professor and chair of economics at Loyola University and a senior fellow of the Mises Institute. Block first articulated his position ...

The Politics of Complementarianism

Libertarianism

This past June, the Southern Baptist Convention held their annual meeting. According to SBC President J. D. Greear , the primary focus was to be the problem of sexual abuse ...

Matt Walsh Is Wrong About Bodily Autonomy and Abortion

Libertarianism

Matt Walsh recently argued against the existence of bodily autonomy. In Walsh’s estimation, bodily autonomy can’t exist because it’s a pro-choice argument which “necessitates either that the humanity and personhood ...

Should Christians give thanks for Memorial Day?

Libertarianism

You’ve seen the post; the one that informs you of the differences between Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, and Armed Services Day. You’ve also seen reminders that these aren’t three-day weekends for ...

Abortion Debate between Kerry Baldwin and Dr. Walter Block

Culture

The abortion issue has held a prominent position in legislative policy this year. From New York passing up-to-birth abortion and New Mexico nearly criminalizing doctors who don’t perform abortions, (the bill ...

Gary North’s Ethics of Private Credit

Libertarianism

This is the fourth in a series evaluating Gary North’s book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. North’s work is a spin-off of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson, which is itself based ...

Taking up Machen’s Torch: An Archetype for Christian Libertarians

Libertarianism

Libertarians have often fumbled over where we stand on the so-called political spectrum. We tend to have a sense of feeling “liberal among conservatives,” and “conservative among liberals.” Even among ...

Does the Reformed Doctrine of Inerrancy Threaten Christian Libertarians?

Christian Worldview

The Libertarian Christian Institute is an ecumenical Christian organization which brings together Christians from a variety of theological backgrounds. Though our theological differences don’t affect libertarianism, sometimes they intersect it. And when ...

Gary North’s Christian Economics: The Ethics of Destruction

Christian Worldview

In my last article, I introduced Gary North and his book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. This book is a spin-off of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson. North is ...

Is there a Christian view of economics?

Book Reviews

I had the pleasure of attending for the first time FEEcon this month. I met several interesting people, from fellow attendees to some of the speakers, including the president, Lawrence ...

Monopoly vs Monopolization

Libertarianism

There is a great deal of confusion over monopolies; what they are and how they are caused. A cornerstone tenet of high school U.S. History is that the federal government ...

Libertarian Christians Can Bridge a Gap for Abuse Victims

Libertarianism

Note: This article was written in the context of the latest allegations concerning domestic violence against women in the church. It is not intended to diminish abuse of men by ...

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