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Anarchist Anabaptist: Cody Cook’s Journey to Faith and Libertarianism

My journey to faith and my journey to libertarianism ran on parallel tracks. My mother’s family was nominally Christian, but my dad’s was Southern Baptist. I was baptized in my grandma’s Southern Baptist church at a young age, but self-selected out of theism altogether by the time I hit double ...

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Is J. D. Vance Right about “Ordered Loves?”

“I didn’t have the VP tweeting ‘ordo amoris’ on my bingo card. We are so back.” That was Christian Nationalist influencer Eric Conn on X referring to a Fox News interview (and the fallout on X which followed) where Vice President J. D. Vance invoked an “old school” ethical construct “that you love your ...

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“I Have Had Enough!” Rhesa Browning’s Libertarian Christian Origin Story

Series Introduction Not everyone is born a libertarian, and even those who were must come to it on their own terms. We believe in the importance of hearing the stories of others, including what they wrestled with, what they rejected, what they embraced, and how their journey led them to ...

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No, Christians shouldn’t give unconditional support to Israel

The actions of October 7th, 2023, brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into the cultural zeitgeist in a way that it hasn’t been for a long time. While acts of terror from Hamas – or any actor – should be clearly and consistently rebuked, many Christians analyze the situation with a poor ...

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Sports, Ritual, and the Lord’s Supper – A Communion Meditation

These remarks were presented as a communion meditation at the O’Fallon Church of Christ on January 19, 2025. In October 2024, the World’s truthiest news source, the Babylon Bee, posted an article with the headline: “Alabama Pastor Placed On Leave After Giving Sermon Without College Football Analogy.” Like many of ...

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Immigration Policy Should Not Be Tied to Identity Politics – Lessons from a Coverup

Editorial note: This article contains discussions of sensitive topics related to sexual abuse, which some readers may find upsetting. Please read with discretion. After spending days defending the H-1B visa recipients he had hired and relied upon in his own businesses, Elon Musk suddenly moved on to a new topic: migrant ...

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Jesus is Certifiably King

The American Empire just completed another election season, and is certifying the presidential election today. Christians were encouraged to vote. Sometimes we were encouraged to vote for (or against) certain candidates and issues. At other times, the encouragement was more open-ended. The reactions of Progressive Christians ranged from disappointment to ...

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Starting 2025 Strong with LCI

Thank You for Helping Us Exceed Our $15,000 Matching Challenge! As we step into 2025 with excitement and purpose, we want to pause and express our deepest gratitude to each and every LCI supporter around the world. Thanks to your incredible generosity, you didn’t just meet our $15,000 matching challenge ...

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Balancing Liberty: Purity vs. Pragmatism

This recent election has stoked the fires of libertarian discourse to new highs. One side of the movement thinks the other is selling out principles for what amounts to be promises that will most assuredly not be kept. The other side believes many libertarians are ideologically possessed, and more concerned ...

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Christ’s Kingship in a Politically Divided World

Author Note: The following article is copied, with slight modifications, from an article I wrote for my church blog. I didn’t use the words “libertarian” or “anarchy” in this, because I wanted to make these arguments free from baggage of what those terms might invoke in people’s minds. My hope ...

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