Is there a difference between “libertarian Christianity” and “Christian libertarianism”?
All-I-Am-Is-Yours asks: I am trying to better understand the intellectual foundations behind the similarities of both libertarianism and christianity, however …
Category: Libertarianism
Painting Government Into a Corner
By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was …
Dealing with Colossians 3
D. writes to LCC: As Christians and Libertarians, how do we deal with Colossians 3:22? “Slaves, obey in everything those …
Constitutional Conservative or Libertarian?
This article originally appeared in the May 2012 edition of The Future of Freedom, a publication of The Future of …
The Antiwar Odyssey of Laurence Vance
I have been asked often over the years when and how I came to be such an outspoken critic of …
Instinct and Ethics
By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was …
Libertarianism and Abortion
My recent article “Should Libertarians Be Conservatives” elicited a huge response – most of it positive. Some libertarians, however, were …
Become a Knowledgeable Libertarian in 30 Days
Robert Wenzel at the Economic Policy Journal has put together an excellent list of articles that can help anyone interested …
Who is to blame?
This guest post is by Cam Rea, frequent reader of LCC and member of the Christian Libertarian Facebook Group. Many …
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 …
Winner Take All
By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally …
Is There a Libertarian Position on Same-Sex Marriage?
The subjects of abortion and same-sex marriage are not just points of contention between liberals and conservatives and Democrats and …
Should Libertarians be Conservative?
In a recent article for the online journal Public Discourse, conservative Jay Richards asks the question: “Should Libertarians Be Conservatives?: …
On the Consistency of Christian Libertarianism
Two weeks ago I wrote an initial post critiquing Joe Carter of the Acton Institute for his ill-conceived criticism of …
Debating Christian Libertarianism
I have historically been a fan of the Acton Institute. Their site has been on LCC’s blogroll for quite a …
Don’t Tread On Who?
Critics of libertarianism often charge that it is a “selfish ideology,” or that any explanation of self-interest is just a …
The Problem with Public Education
In the wake of the shootings in Phoenix, Arizona, earlier this year, a bill was proposed in the Arizona legislature …
Ron Paul is NOT Obama
In 2007 Barack Obama promised us Hope and Change. Change hardly came and hope is long gone. Even his most …
6 Myths Catholics Tell About Libertarians
Norman’s note: This guest post is by Prof. Ryan McMaken. Even though the article is specifically about Catholic Christians, every …
Rand Paul may have prevented conflict with Russia, but what does it mean?
I do not want to overstate the event, but there has been some very interesting stuff going on in the …
The Supreme Court and Obamacare
The new term of the Supreme Court has just begun. All eyes are on the court, as it is expected …
Five Lies of the Religious Right About Ron Paul
Although I am a theological and cultural Christian conservative, I am not a member of the Religious Right and never …
The Progress of Greed
Capitalism has an ironic side effect after generations of progress: we forget about the minutia of production and the importance …
Freedoms I Wish the Military Were Defending
“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.” ~ George W. Bush, September …
The Texas TSA Bill Story – What Really Happened
I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the Third Anniversary Party for Texans for Accountable Government. They …
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 …
Governments cannot regulate personal relationships
Nate asks: Many Christian conservatives disapprove of Christian libertarians because most libertarians support getting the government’s nose out of issues …
Government and Religious Expression
Anthony asks a series of questions in his submission: I might consider myself a Libertarian, except I just can’t get …
Are there any Christian libertarian denominations?
Here is the first installment of Q&A Week, where we are exploring reader questions submitted to the Christian Libertarian FAQ. …
How Nixon Helped Instigate the Libertarian Party
Today marks the 40th anniversary of a speech by President Richard Nixon that influenced the founding of the Libertarian Party. …