Why Do We Hate Taxes?
Tax returns are due soon, and what better way to get into the involuntary spirit than to commiserate together as …
Libertarianism
Economics, Hierarchy, and the Question of the State’s Inevitability
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
How Freedom Depends on Easter
Some people may think that Resurrection Sunday is unrelated to the important themes we discuss regularly on LibertarianChristians.com, The Libertarian …
Think You Live in a Free Society?
Introduction to Laurence M. Vance, The Free Society (Vance Publications, 2018), xii + 468 pgs., paperback, $19.95. Most Americans think …
Sinful Nature and the Question of the State’s Necessity
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
Do you Believe in Natural Rights or Might-Makes-Right?
The linchpin of liberty, the most critical concept which people seem to have an extraordinarily difficult time understanding, is the …
Jordan Peterson, Free Speech, and Missing the Bigger Point
The outspoken psychologist and Toronto University professor, Jordan Peterson, has become a popular icon of political conservativism, political incorrectness, and …
Can the Federal Government Ban Anything?
Even though it is true that the government currently bans all kinds of things, I am asking a serious question. …
Christianity and Government Considered
Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he writes to the Christian followers …
Jesus Wasn’t A Libertarian (But He’s Glad I Am!)
Christianity is Making a “Social Turn” Christian thought and practice is making a turn toward a qualitatively social faith. That …
Christianity and Self-Ownership
Is the libertarian idea of self-ownership contrary to the authority of God? Not all libertarians believe in self-ownership Before discussing …
The John Baeza Files: Detective Blows Whistle on Drug War, Prison System
Before he was Ron Paul and Rand Paul’s head of security, John Baeza was a cop’s cop. Coming from a …
Women’s Rights? A Libertarian Evaluation
Women’s rights movements have centered on the fact that in some societies women have been perceived as property or a …
How to start learning about Christian libertarianism
I recently met with a candidate for public office in Texas who had a number of questions about how to …
Desiderius Erasmus: The Forgotten Christian Libertarian
2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in …
How Should A Christian Politician Behave?
The following is a response to a recent e-mail received by Norman Horn. (names redacted) Dear [redacted], Thank you …
Libertarianism Wins Hands Down (Over Conservatism)
Review of Nathan W. Schlueter and Nikolai G. Wenzel, Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives? The Foundations of the Libertarian-Conservative Debate …
Freedom Is the Imitatio Christi
“The truth shall set you free.” — Jesus Christ The truth, as Jesus demonstrated, is not conceptual but perceptual. That is, it …
The Teacher of Galilee: A Seer Who Really Did See
* Today’s guest post is by anthropologist Spencer H. MacCallum. A Wakeup Call for Christian Libertarians The Teacher of …
Patriotic Services
For the past two weeks, the sign in front of a church near my house has advertised a “patriotic service” …
America’s Christian Libertarian Roots
* Today’s guest post comes from author Samuel Smith. The United States of America were blessed to be founded on …
A Christian Defense of Capitalism
*Today’s guest post comes from Dr. Alex Tokarev of Northwood University. As an economist at Northwood University, I teach the …
Twelve False Assumptions Behind Mainstream Politics
1. That the world’s problems can be solved by passing more laws. The more rules there are, the less freedom …
Liberty Needs Christianity, Not Fascism
I recently saw a video by a libertarian commentator named TJ Brown, also known as That Guy T, on YouTube …
Jamin Hübner on How State Accreditation Hinders Education
Jamin Hübner, General Editor of LCI’s new research journal, Christian Libertarian Review, recently published an academic piece in The Journal …