David Theroux, In Memoriam
Today we honor the life and legacy of our dear friend David Theroux, who left this mortal coil to be …
Christian Worldview
God is Sovereign Over the Nations including Russia and Ukraine
God is sovereign over the nations? On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded the country of Ukraine. Since that time, thousands …
Conflicting Beliefs on Romans 13: Why We Still Disagree
If anyone wasn’t already aware how heated the ongoing debate is over conflicting beliefs on Romans 13, 2021 certainly highlighted …
Rabbi Hillel the Elder, the Credit Crunch, and the Bailout
It’s not too difficult to give a Christian argument against government bailouts of any form, but have you ever heard …
Of Pilgrims and Communism
As people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we rightly express gratitude for the divine providence that sustains …
Simple Arguments Against the Iraq War
On the eve of the exit of President Bush, it seems appropriate to review what will most likely be the …
The Commands of God versus the State
A more baseless assumption, one more in direct conflict with God’s teaching, was never made by man, than the idea that when the civil authority commands the Christian to do something contrary to the law of God, and he does it, the responsibility rest upon the civil authority, and not on the individual who violates the laws of God at the behest of the civil ruler.
The real Christian Nation
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister …
All Nations are “Under God”
Laurence Vance’s article on the pledge of allegiance elicited an excellent discussion from the LCC community. I’d like to perform my own …
Is there a Christian Immigration Policy?
Prompted by the distasteful, immoral, and un-American advice of Vice President Kamala Harris toward would-be immigrants, I was inspired to …
“The Son Of Man Is Not Come To Destroy Men’s Lives, But To Save Them”
This guest post comes to us from Greg Cheney. Greg lives in Alaska with his wife, Kari, and their twelve …
Should Christians Call on the State to End Gun Violence?
This is a guest post by Kollin Fields. Kollin is an Adjunct Professor of History, and a Ph.D. candidate in …
The Person and His Society
By Edmund Opitz, originally published in the January 1981 edition of The Freeman. He is the author of The Libertarian …
Can Christians Serve Two Masters?
“No man can serve two masters” (Matthew 6:24). The fine print at the bottom of the website where I signed …
When Christians Love Political Power More Than People
… the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of …
Postmodernist deconstruction and the “New Thing”
Isaiah 43:19: Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will …
Three Reasons To Thank God For Globalization
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and …
Who Is My Brother’s Keeper?
“The day when we decide that the Government is our brother’s keeper, that is the day the spirit of compassion …
Is Jesus killing America? No, Jesus is life.
Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles …
Turning the Other Cheek — Matthew 5:38-42
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, …
Jesus was an Anti-Nationalist
This guest post is by Matthew Curtis Fleischer. One of the more overlooked ways in which Jesus brought God’s ethical …
Violence Will Not Save Us
As I have previously written, the early Christian virtue of patience (and therefore non-violence) and the libertarian Non-Aggression Principle are …
Government and Political Authority
In my experience, many Christians fail to carefully define their terms when talking about government and political authority—and this leads …
Where Christian Libertarians Part Ways with Ayn Rand
Christian theology begins with a creative process, which God himself executes and deems good. From there, filling and subduing his …
God And Money: Three Radical Ideas
Jesus Christ enjoyed the greatest privilege imaginable, and yet he did not hoard it for himself. Instead, he lovingly sacrificed …