Religious Roots of Liberty
Edmund Opitz
This article by Rev. Edmund Opitz (who wrote The Libertarian Theology of Freedom) is reprinted from the Mises Daily Article Archive, August 26, 2009. It
Theology
Discussion of Christian Charity
Dr. Norman Horn
On April 10, 2009, I posted an article called Caesar’s Benevolence in the 10 Things I Hate About Taxes series. I criticized the supposed “charity”
On Rand and Altruism: A Defense of Christian Self-Interest
Doug Douma
Ayn Rand, the founder and sole source of the philosophy called Objectivism, taught an ethical system based on the principle of “rational self-interest” – defined as aiming at the fulfillment of one’s own highest values.
Slavery in the Old Testament
Dr. Norman Horn
It was remarked to me recently that the Bible (specifically, the Old Testament) says very little about slavery, with the implication that it is one
Caesar and God in Context
Guest Contributor
LibertarianChristians.com is pleased to welcome Christopher Bevis in our next guest post, originally published on LewRockwell.com, entitled “Caesar and God in Context.” Christopher Bevis is
The Commands of God versus the State
Dr. Norman Horn
A more baseless assumption, one more in direct conflict with God’s teaching, was never made by man, than the idea that when the civil authority commands the Christian to do something contrary to the law of God, and he does it, the responsibility rest upon the civil authority, and not on the individual who violates the laws of God at the behest of the civil ruler.
Deuteronomy 17:14-20 as an Ancient Limitation on Political Authority
Dr. Jamin Andreas Hübner
Deuteronomy is a puzzling book. It’s a marvelous ‘farewell sermon’ by Moses before Joshua takes up command, but the literary history challenges any historian or
The real Christian Nation
Don Ehrke
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister living in Alexandria, Virginia. Many
The Libertarian Aquinas: The Power of Human Law (Part 8)
Guest Contributor
Jonathan McIntosh (Ph.D., University of Dallas) is a Fellow of Humanities at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, where he teaches on the history
Vengeance is Mine, Says the Lord
Guest Contributor
This guest post was written by Kollin Fields. …Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. -Psalm 68:30 What’s
