Category: American History

American History

Was the American Revolution Sinful? – A Review of David Bercot’s In God We Don’t Trust

After a deep study of the early church’s beliefs and practices, David Bercot joined the Anabaptist movement. The Anabaptists have ...

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American History

Is America the Last, Best Hope of the World?

The idea that America is the last, best hope of the world is the spirit that animates a great deal ...

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Abstract: Understanding the Anti-Suffragists as Christians (Tharp)

Title: Understanding the Anti-Suffragists as Christians: Understanding the Men and Women Opposed to Women’s Suffrage from a Religious Point of ...

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American History

Patriotic Services

For the past two weeks, the sign in front of a church near my house has advertised a “patriotic service” ...

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American History

Old Testament Christians

There is, of course, no such thing as an Old Testament Christian, since the disciples of Jesus Christ were “called ...

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American History

The Cult of Statism

This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister ...

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American History

The Old Cause

This guest post is by C.Jay Engel of The Reformed Libertarian. For guest post opportunities, please see the Contact page. ...

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American History

A Farewell to Mars

I cannot overstate my excitement to promote Brian Zahnd’s latest book, A Farewell to Mars. I am passionate about the message ...

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American History

Militarism and Easter

On this Good Friday, Christians are focused on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as a propitiation for the sins of ...

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American History

The Antidote to Military Exceptionalism

This talk was given at the Authors Forum at the 2014 Austrian Economics Research Conference at the Mises Institute. I ...

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American History

Being a Constitutionalist is Not Enough

Being a constitutionalist is not enough; being a libertarian is.

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American History

If I were a pastor

I am not a pastor. I am not a minister. I am not a preacher. I am not a priest. ...

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American History

Is God Against Drones?

He is not, according to former CIA analyst and current Christian axis of evil candidate Mark D. Tooley, as long ...

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American History

Our Disordered Lives

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was ...

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American History

Lies, Damn Lies, and the Republican Party Platform

At a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor held just before the Republican National Convention began, House Speaker John ...

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American History

Romans 13 and Obeying the Government

I said last year in my article on “Romans 13 and National Defense” that I had been asked many times ...

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American History

Are You an Imperial Christian?

The tenets of imperial Christianity include things like blind nationalism, belief in American exceptionalism, willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, ...

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American History

Christianity, War, and Ron Paul

This talk was given on August 20 at the Florida Liberty Summit 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Thank you Campaign for ...

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American History

The differing schools of public policy theology

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government ...

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American History

Were the American revolutionaries wrong to revolt?

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government ...

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American History

Should the Founders have submitted to government more?

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government ...

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American History

Can starting a revolution be a good thing?

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and ...

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American History

Is Rebellion against Rulers Rebellion against God? (Part 2)

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and ...

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American History

Is Rebellion against Rulers Rebellion against God? (Part 1)

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and ...

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American History

Can a Christian Kill for His Government?

This is a serious and controversial question to ask anytime, but especially in the midst of a war. But that ...

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American History

“Myths America Lives By” Book Review

A review of Richard Hughes’s book Myths America Lives By. Richard Hughes’s seminal book can be roughly described as exploding ...

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