The West’s Deadly Speech Pathology
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. Go to any …
Category: Culture
I Pledge Allegiance to the State?
Theologian Preston Sprinkle wrote a short blog the other day about why he stopped saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Like …
Stones Cry Out: How Jesus Ends the State
This guest post is from Christians For Liberty 2016 Conference speaker David Gornoski, and originally appeared on FEE.org. Warning: The …
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 …
Who denigrates marriage? Maybe you and I do.
Conservative, evangelical, and fundamentalist Christians are not going to like what I am going to say. And neither are most …
The Separation of Marriage and State
This guest post is by Jeremy Mack of The Evangelical Libertarian. Though I do not necessarily agree with everything in …
The Christian Case for Drug Law Reform
You do not have to smoke marijuana, inject heroin, or understand The Wire to realize that the War on Drugs …
I used to think I was a social conservative…
I received an excellent question today from a new reader whom we will call D., and I thought it was …
Militarism in American Churches
Since the United States launched the unnecessary, immoral, unjust, and senseless war in Iraq in 2003, the Christian blasphemy occurring …
Legalize Heroin–It’s the Christian thing to do
There, I said it: legalize heroin. For those in a state of shock, let me say it again: legalize heroin. And for those conservative Christians who want to use the power of the state to stamp out sin and vice, let me say it again: legalize heroin.
The Libertarian Case Against Public Schools
Conservatives and libertarians have a precarious relationship. On the surface, they appear to agree on some issues, but once you …
The Religion of Statism
An image has been making the rounds on Facebook recently suggesting that statism is not much different from a religion. …
The Old Cause
This guest post is by C.Jay Engel of The Reformed Libertarian. For guest post opportunities, please see the Contact page. …
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.”
Drug Warriors Are Harmful: Debunking 7 Myths of Their Own Creation
My unusual title is because I am replying to an article posted at the Heritage Foundation’s blog, The Foundry, titled: …
The Libertarian Position on Hobby Lobby
In September 2012, the privately held retail store Hobby Lobby filed a lawsuit against the US federal government regarding new …
That Gay Bill in Arizona
The Internet has no lack of passionate writers opining about the Arizona bill that would have allow businesses to deny service …
Phil Robertson’s Victory Over the Secular Theocracy
This guest post is by David Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute. This two-part series (see part 1) …
Duck Dynasty and the Secular Theocracy
This guest post is by David Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute. This two-part series was originally published …
Workplace Discrimination and a Free Society
Lately, it seems as though everyone thinks he is being discriminated against in the workplace. According to a national survey …
Rosa Parks Revisited
Republicans are paying more attention to what they tweet after their latest attempt to pander to blacks to try and …
Government and the Definition of Marriage
Two weeks have passed since I traveled to Virginia to debate at Patrick Henry College. I think it is about …
How the State Contributes to Child Abuse
LCC reader Andrew recently asked me, “Norman, in your opinion, how would child abuse like the recent incident where a …
Should the Ten Commandments be posted?
Someone asked me what I thought about the Ten Commandments being posted inside or in front of courthouses. My short answer is: what’s the point?, who cares?, and this is much ado about nothing. My long answer is what follows.
Abortion and Republicans
A Georgia teenager was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of killing a 13-month-old baby in a stroller …
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. …
Is Progress Possible?
This essay by C.S. Lewis was originally published in The Observer in 1958. It was subsequently printed in the book …
Abortion and the Idolatry of Law
After Roe v. Wade, something amazing happened. New organizations, care centers, adoption services, and support networks for pregnant mothers popped …
You might be guilty of military idolatry if…
This past Memorial Day brought forth the usual military idolatry. What makes it worse, though, is that this military idolatry …
C.S. Lewis on Christian Marriage (in brief)
C.S. Lewis had some wise words regarding marriage in Mere Christianity: “I should like to distinguish two things which are …