Episodes

Ep 1: Who am I, and What am I Doing?

Summary – Who am I, and What am I Doing? In this episode I, the host, Alex Bernardo, introduce myself and talk about my background. I discuss what I want ...

Did the Church handle COVID restrictions well?

A lot of Christians wonder why churches went along with fear culture during the pandemic and followed government restrictions for social gatherings – even though some of those regulations were ...

Ep 273: Promoting a Free Society Through Public Policy, with Vance Ginn, Ph.D.

Podcast

Vance Ginn, Ph.D. – the Chief Economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation – joined us to talk about how he found a passion for public policy, and how policy can be made ...

How should Christian Libertarians View the Use of Cannabis?

When it comes to the use of cannabis products, what are Christian libertarians supposed to believe? The state has no right to dictate what each individual puts in their body, ...

Ep 272: The Future Stakes of Social Media and Money

Podcast

Social media is a massive aspect of modern life. Like most anything else, it can be a platform for good, or it can be used for the opposite. We are ...

Why are so many Christians wrong about taxation?

Most Christians in America view taxation as a completely philanthropic and voluntary form of statecraft; therefore, libertarianism is not a compatible system of beliefs for Christians. Why is this such ...

Ep 0: The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Teaser

Ep. 0 | The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Teaser The Protestant Libertarian Podcast explores the intersection between protestant Biblical studies and libertarian philosophy. We will discuss the Bible, history, culture, philosophy, ...

Ep 271: Libertarian Scholarship, with Jason Jewell, Ph.D.

Podcast

We were delighted to welcome back Jason Jewell, Ph.D., a previous guest on the podcast and new editor of our own journal the Christian Libertarian Review (CLR). Why is scholarship ...

How to Confront Nation-Idolaters

How do we approach fellow believers that are sinning by participating in statolatry – or nation idolatry? It depends on how you masy define statolatry. If at any point a ...

Addressing the Stigma of Politically Conservative Christians

How do we explain that libertarianism, politically, is a perfect match for Christianity when so often Christians are expected to be nationalist conservative-Republicans? Libertarianism, especially as a Christian, can be ...

How do the Unborn Have Rights?

In a stateless private-legal system how would the rights of the unborn be defended if the individual in question cannot defend their own rights? The unborn themselves cannot make contracts, ...

Ep 270: A Decentralized Network of Pastors, with Neal Karsten and Matt Schneider

Podcast

We had the pleasure of inviting pastors Neal Karsten and Matt Schneider on to talk about what it means to be decentralized as a church or pastor, what challenges face ...

Is Voting Violent?

Is voting an act of unjustified aggression? Though LCI neither condones nor supports the act of voting, we discussed how voting in certain situations is indeed a direct act of ...

The Greatest Christian Libertarians?

The Greatest Christian Libertarians? Who is the greatest Christian libertarian thinker? It can be very difficult to find thinkers who embrace both libertarianism AND Christianity, so it is always refreshing ...

Ep 269: Failures in Public Health During the Pandemic, with Dr. Mary Ruwart

Podcast

We were blessed to be joined by Dr. Mary J. Ruwart to discuss how she found libertarianism when she realized the “philanthropy” of government services were actually impairing people, what ...

Can libertarianism become an idol?

Libertarianism

Can libertarianism become an idol? Can libertarianism become an idol? We say that it is most definitely possible to prioritize the ideology or tenets of libertarianism over that of God ...

Do We Own Ourselves?

Libertarianism

Do We Own Ourselves? If God created us, and therefore owns us, why then do libertarians claim to own themselves? What Christian libertarians mean by this is that God owns ...

Ep 268: Can Christians Really be Libertarians Without Contradicting Themselves? On Tom Mullen Talks Freedom

Podcast

For this episode we decided to use a recent interview from the Tom Mullen Talk Freedom podcast where we discussed how libertarianism and Christianity meld as a belief system, and ...

Our Favorite Theologians

Our Favorite Theologians Today we share who our favorite theologians are, and how they have helped us as believers and libertarians.

How Do I Come Out of the Libertarian Closet?

Libertarianism

How Do I Come Out of the Libertarian Closet? How would one tell their family that they have become a libertarian? It can be difficult to tell loved ones that ...

Ep 267: Should the Government Define Marriage?

Podcast

We decided to react to a debate Dr. Norman Horn participated in with Dr. Allan Carlson back in 2013 on the topic of whether the state should define marriage as ...

How Do We Defend Our Rights Within the NAP?

Libertarianism

How Do We Defend Our Rights Within the NAP? If the government were to begin taking away our means of defense, how would we defend ourselves while still respecting the ...

How Should We React to an Attack on U.S. Soil?

Libertarianism

How Should We React to an Attack on U.S. Soil? If the U.S. were to be attacked again in the manner of Pearl Harbor or 9/11 what would be the ...

Ep 266: The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness, with Kyle Mann

Podcast

For this week we were joined by Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief and author at The Babylon Bee, to discuss The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness. Kyle discussed how The Babylon Bee utilizes comedy ...

What Separates the Mises Institute From the Libertarian Party?

What Separates the Mises Institute From the Libertarian Party? Why is there such a difference between the Libertarian Party and the Mises Institute? Libertarianism has many sects within it that ...

Why Did the Church Follow Covid-19 Mandates?

Why Did the Church Follow Covid-19 Mandates? Why has the Church and its leaders followed the pandemic mandates when we are taught not to live in fear? Living in fear ...

Ep 265: Thriving in an Agorist Community, with Joshua Longbrook

Podcast

We welcomed a previous guest back on to our podcast, Joshua Longbrook from Our Foundations, to catch up since we last spoke before the pandemic, how he began an agorist ...

In a Stateless Society Who Will Care for the Lesser?

In a Stateless Society Who Will Care for the Lesser? If we were to live in a libertarian society, who would take care of the orphans, elderly, sick, and poor? ...

Are Christians Called to be Pacifists?

Are Christians Called to be Pacifists? Should Christians be pacifists? The topic of violence and our interaction with it as Christians is a difficult subject to tackle. Defense is technically ...

Ep 264: Dad Saves America, with John Papola

Podcast

We were joined by filmmaker, entrepreneur, creator of the Hayek rap battles, and co-founder/CEO of Emergent Order, John Papola. He shared how the core motivation behind his work has been his family, and ...

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