Christian Anti-Capitalism
Review of Daniel M. Bell Jr., The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World (Baker Academic, 2012), …
Theology
Just Politics
To get an idea of Ronald Sider’s perspective in this book, we might begin with a look at the man …
Follies of Christian Militarism
Introduction to War, Christianity, and the State: Essays on the Follies of Christian Militarism by Laurence Vance (Vance Publications, 2013), …
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 …
You might be guilty of military idolatry if…
This past Memorial Day brought forth the usual military idolatry. What makes it worse, though, is that this military idolatry …
Shall We Smite With the Sword?
Philip Mauro (1859-1952) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Columbian University in the nation’s capital, now known …
The Idolatry of Statism
This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of …
Citizenship and Allegiance
Growing up I was taught to value the greatness and splendor that is The United States of America. For a …
Theology doesn’t begin and end with Romans 13
On Easter Sunday, I joined a Facebook thread where the role of government and Romans 13 were discussed. A number …
John Howard Yoder on “Managing the World”
Tim T. points us to a great quote from John Howard Yoder: “And might it be, if we could be …
Janus Christians
“Were it not for the support offered by several tens of millions of evangelicals, militarism in this deeply and genuinely …
The Politics of the Millennium
Murray Rothbard wrote the following article for Liberty Magazine in 1990. It provides an interesting summary and perspective on the …
Screwtape Proposes a Toast
If you have never read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (author of The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity, …
Should Christians Support Gambling Laws?
There is no disputing the fact that gambling can be addictive and financially ruinous. In some cases, compulsive gamblers might …
Catholic Theologians Say Prostitution Should Be Legal
This guest article is by Ryan McMaken, and was originally posted at LewRockwell.com. I refer of course to the Catholic …
Legitimate Murder?
Is killing another human being ever justifiable? Is committing acts of violence ever permissible? Is murder ever legitimate? In an …
Do wars in the Bible justify war today?
From a biblical perspective, the worst thing about Christian apologists for war, the military, and the warfare state is not …
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 …
The Apostle Paul and Caesar
Randy England has an interesting article at LewRockwell.com regarding Paul’s attitude toward secular authority. Here is a short excerpt: —- …
Libertarianism and Abortion
My recent article “Should Libertarians Be Conservatives” elicited a huge response – most of it positive. Some libertarians, however, were …
Douglas Wilson tells Idaho to embrace Nullification
Via Tom Woods, we find Pastor Douglas Wilson giving a sermon to the Idaho governor and legislature on nullification! He …
On Blessing the Troops
If you go to church at all you’ve probably heard the prayer requests: “Protect our troops in harm’s way,” “Shield …
Evangelicals for Peace
Billy Sunday was the most famous evangelist in America during the first two decades of the 20th century. Without the …
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 …
A Faith-Based Budget for the State?
As expected, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget resolution (H. CON. RES. 112), which he called “The Path to …