Sacraments of the State
All States have a vested interest in clothing themselves in a religious veneer or a “civil religion,” but this does …
Politics
Should discrimination laws even exist?
Lawmakers in the House and Senate in my state of Florida have proposed two bills (HB 717 & SB 774) …
ISIS, the Crusades, and Religious Violence
With the savage violence being reported daily from the Middle East, and with news of the recent Christian martyrs in Libya, what to do and how to respond has been a hotly debated topic. In most conversations, the only points of debate are how much military power needs to be exerted and how swiftly these powers should act. While this is expected of mainstream political players which are essentially characterized by their use of force, such attitudes are becoming increasingly more common in Christian circles.
Good News Bad News August 18, 2021: Afghanistan
Join the libertarian Christian roundtable discuss the tragic conclusion of the war in Afghanistan, including a discussion on why Ron …
Why They Hate Us
Editor’s Note: This is an older article but particularly relevant today as the U.S. military exits Afghanistan. Please pray for …
How to End War – With the Olympics
What is the Olympic Truce? What is the history of the Olympic Games? Explore international politics and war in context with the Olympics.
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 …
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 …
Israel and Palestine – Economic and Christian Reflections
This guest post was written by Dawson Kiser. Dawson is a writer from Chicago Illinois. He recently graduated from Grove …
The Rot At The Core Of American Politics
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” —Thomas Jefferson …
Human Nature and the Free Society
By Edmund Opitz. —- Is there anything in the basic makeup of the men and women we know, or those …
Equal But Not the Same
By Edmund Opitz. —- The real American revolution of two hundred years ago took place in the minds of people; …
Josephus on the Origin of the State
In The Antiquities, Josephus mentions that the first human government was built by Nimrod, the mighty hunter from the book of Genesis. This appears to be consistent with Genesis; no other organized government (unless you count a “clan”) is mentioned before his. Genesis is, first and foremost, a book of origins, and thus this original human government can arguably be taken as archetypal.
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 …
The Capitol Riots: An Open Letter to a Dear Friend
Editor’s Note: This very long post, perhaps the longest single piece we have ever published, was written by an LCI …
Good News Bad News March 9, 2021: Outrage Culture
From being outraged by the Texas governor removing mask mandates and opening the state and Dr. Seuss books being unpublished …
Good News Bad News Feb 26, 2021: Billie Holiday, Bitcoin, Bad Libertarians, and Mars Rovers
In this episode, we discuss the tragedy of Billie Holiday’s death, the latest milestones of Bitcoin, the problem some libertarians …
Good News Bad News Feb 1, 2021: GameStop, Bernie Memes, and States Reopening
Join the Libertarian Christian Roundtable as they discuss recent news. In this episode, we’re joined by Prax of Gamertarians to …
The Reason You Hate Politics
I’m prompted to write about this because of a blog post I’ve seen passed around my circles on Facebook. It’s …
Good News Bad News Jan 11, 2021: Libertarian Christian Roundtable on Trump, the D.C. Riots, and more
The Libertarian Christian Roundtable, featuring Jason Rink who was at the Stop the Steal rally in Washington, D.C., discusses the …
Trump: A Presidential Post-Mortem
In the wake of this highly contentious election, it would be useful to issue an early autopsy on the Trump presidency — not so much about why he didn’t win, but rather the good or bad of his policies and actions as president. Through such a post-mortem, I think it will become clear why pessimism about America is well-founded for libertarians and classical liberals today.
The Cruelty of Quarantine: A Response to Tim Challies
Tim Challies is a reformed pastor and longtime blogger based in Canada. He recently published an article lamenting the quarantine …
“Christian America” Is Dead. Where Does Our Hope Come From?
When it comes to the contemporary political and cultural landscape, I believe a large segment of American Christians feel completely surrounded with no means of escape, and they are fighting like hell against their enemies. To be sure, not every American Christian feels this way — only those who identify America, consciously or subconsciously, as fundamentally Christian in its character and values.
The Libertarian Christian Roundtable Show
LCI has been creating great evergreen content for years, but we wanted to regularly bring you commentary on what’s happening …
The Two American Conservatisms
“We cannot allow our country to be deprived of the Judeo-Christian values that make it so great.” That is the …