Politics as Spiritual Formation
Political engagement shapes us. It forms us. Politics affect, not just our thoughts, but the inclinations of our heart. Political engagement …
Category: Politics
Wait Till It’s Free
Last Friday evening, the Christians for Liberty Austin Chapter met to watch Wait Till It’s Free, a documentary produced …
Are you really for liberty? The Drug War Litmus Test.
Conservative Republicans are sometimes said by the media to be “libertarian” or “libertarian-leaning.” This is especially true if they say …
Progressives, Libertarians, and God’s Economy
When progressives emphasize social justice by using collectivist phrases like “common good” and “caring for our neighbor,” the typical reaction …
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?
Pope Francis Says the State Can Solve World Hunger
Pope Francis addressed the United Nations assembly at a recent conference regarding solutions to world hunger, saying that states across the world should increase their aid efforts and coordinate more closely. He even suggested that capitalism and free markets are the cause of malnutrition itself in the third world.
25 Reasons I Could Never Be Elected
Today, being the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, is election day. Aside from the fact that I don’t …
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 …
Senator Chuck Schumer Endorses the Persecution of Religious People
This guest post is by Jeremy Mack of The Evangelical Libertarian. “You’re born with a religion or you adopt a …
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. …
Invading Iraq was wrong, and it’s wrong to do it again
This guest post is by Jeremy Mack of The Evangelical Libertarian. For guest post opportunities, please see the Contact page. …
Interview with Brian Zahnd
Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the …
What the Bible says about Immigrants
Many conservative and liberal Christians in America look upon immigrants very negatively. Despite the irrefutable evidence that immigrants – even …
Compulsory Charity is not Charitable At All
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister …
Why Do Constitutionalists Support the Drug War?
The latest ruse of some conservatives to garner the sympathy, support, and votes of libertarians is to declare that they …
Hard Questions on the Drug War
As I have maintained in all of my articles on the drug war, the war on drugs is a monstrous …
Dismantling the American Empire
The WikiLeaks revelations have shined a light on the dark nature of U.S. foreign policy, including, as Eric Margolis recently …
Rosa Parks Revisited
Republicans are paying more attention to what they tweet after their latest attempt to pander to blacks to try and …
Pulling Down Strongholds
I have a confession to make. I have been accused of writing with an agenda. I hereby plead guilty. For …
Being a Constitutionalist is Not Enough
Being a constitutionalist is not enough; being a libertarian is.
Is Obama gutting the military?
I am not a fan of Barack Obama. But since there are a lot of things that could be said …
Just Politics
To get an idea of Ronald Sider’s perspective in this book, we might begin with a look at the man …
How Conservative is Your Senator?
One of the main tenets of conservatism is supposed to be fidelity to the Constitution. Let’s see how Republicans in …
Is Progress Possible?
This essay by C.S. Lewis was originally published in The Observer in 1958. It was subsequently printed in the book …
Adultery and the State–Moral Courage or Moral Busybodies?
The legislature of the state of Colorado recently passed, and the governor signed into law, a bill to repeal an …
Thoughts on Censorship
By Rev. Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay …
The Idolatry of Statism
This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of …
Decriminalization, Legalization, or Freedom?
In between drug prohibition and drug freedom are two concepts that are often confused. Drug prohibition is the criminalization of …