Taxation is Theft. (The Rest of The Story)
In my previous post, I raised some questions and pointed out problems with an argument against those who say “taxation …
Category: Christian Worldview
Taxation is Theft. Yes, Really.
The Acton Institute’s excellent Powerblog recently published a piece by Jordan Ballor entitled “Is Taxation Theft?” Ballor’s answer is essentially …
So You’d Be A Libertarian If It Weren’t For Abortion and Gay Marriage?
Many libertarian Christians, like me, were once conservatives. Many of our friends and family, likewise, are conservative Christians. Often I …
Libertarian Impulses in Early Christianity and Contemporary Theology
Does Christian history and theology shun libertarian ideas? Of course not. In fact, Jamin Hubner argues that we can find …
Law Has Become the Anonymous Violence of the Crowd
If black lives matter to you, you wouldn’t use violence to punish nonviolent behaviors. As the late Philando Castile’s mother …
Post-Debate Recap and What Should Have Been Said
Today I participated in a debate-of-sorts on the Up For Debate radio show. The other discussant was Dr. Al Mohler, …
Pro-Life At Home But Not Abroad
Christians Need To Broaden Their Pro-Life Horizons Conventional wisdom says that a Republican candidate for President will almost certainly not …
Christians and Guns: A Libertarian Christian Perspective
After some controversial remarks made by Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell, Jr. during a chapel service last month, John Piper was …
The Prince of Peace, or the God of War?
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his …
Look out for Christian Jihadists
Christian jihadist—now there is an oxymoron for you. This sounds even stranger than constitutional conservative or libertarian Republican. Nevertheless, there …
Conservatism Laid Bare
“Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny. It’s the only one. It’s based on thousands of years of human experience. There …
Jesus’ Way Beyond Anger and Contempt
Sometimes you read an article and it strikes you as extremely important for your walk with Christ – what follows …
Christian Faith and Social Justice: Five Views
Since publishing this review, contributor Jason Jewell joined us for the Libertarian Christian Podcast. Listen to the interview here. If …
The Israel of God and American Foreign Policy
I want to address something that concerns me much more than momentary arguments over foreign policy. I would like to address Christians, specifically from the Bible, on two separate, but inter-connected questions. The first question I would like to attempt to answer is whether or not the current nation state known as Israel today is “the Israel of God”. In other words, is the current geographic nation-state that was established in the early 1950’s the same entity as the Biblical Israel?
Sniper Theology
There came out of the woodwork after George W. Bush’s immoral, unjust, and unnecessary invasion, occupation, and destruction of Iraq …
Notes on Liberty and Christian Faith
During a breakout session at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference, I was part of a panel with Norman …
Militarism in American Churches
Since the United States launched the unnecessary, immoral, unjust, and senseless war in Iraq in 2003, the Christian blasphemy occurring …
American Idol: How the State Attempts to Replace God
The Christians for Liberty 2014 Conference has come and gone, but now we get to post the videos from the …
The Biblical Foundations of Christian Libertarianism
The Christians for Liberty 2014 Conference has come and gone, but now we get to post the videos from the …
Where is the Religious Right Wrong?
When I first heard of this book, the title alone was enough to make me sympathetic to the author’s case. Since gaining steam in the 1970s, the Religious Right has become more or less synonymous with American evangelical Christianity, conservatism, and the Republican Party, with arguably disastrous results.
Author Matthew Mills states his purpose early in the first chapter: “I’m going to attempt to show what God, through His Word, specifically thinks about a lot of what’s going on in modern American politics. If you disagree with my position on an issue from a Biblical standpoint, I challenge you to come up with firm, Scripture-based reasons for doing so.”
Codependency, Christian Love, and Liberty
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister …
Hope for the Dead, Hope for the Living
Two articles came to my attention today that are well worth reading. The first comes from Judge Andrew Napolitano as …
How critical is a Christian Worldview to Libertarianism?
Today I received an email from the Christian Post to comment on a recent speech by Institute for Faith, Work, …
Are Christian Libertarians also Pacifists?
I have been called many things since I began writing in 2003 about the immoral, unjust invasions of Iraq and …
Christ and Compassion
Lawrence Reed (president of the Foundation for Economic Education) speaks of compassion and the State in a new article in …
The Idolatry of Statism
This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of …
Citizenship and Allegiance
Growing up I was taught to value the greatness and splendor that is The United States of America. For a …
How the Church can reasonably respond to same-sex marriage
Well-known pastor and author Rob Bell recently stated that he now supports same-sex marriage. Odyssey Networks posts a new interview …
Jim Wallis lambastes John McCain for military adventurism, but not Obama?
I am not positive at all toward Jim Wallis’s left-leaning positions on government intervention in the economy and social issues. …
Catholic Theologians Say Prostitution Should Be Legal
This guest article is by Ryan McMaken, and was originally posted at LewRockwell.com. I refer of course to the Catholic …