abortion

Lifelong Implications for a Major Issue of our Time

Being able to articulate and rhetorically compel others to listen to our view is one of the most difficult aspects of the abortion debate over abortion.

Abortion is Not Loving Your Neighbor, Governor Newsom

Politics

If you are looking for signals of the degradation of civil society, you cannot do much better than observe California politicians leading the way. This September, California Governor Gavin Newsom ...

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Life vs Personhood and Abortion: The Metaphysical Distinction without a Legal Difference

Libertarianism

Pro-lifers contend that life begins at conception, and so the fetus has natural rights. Pro-choicers contend it cannot be known when a person(’s life) begins, and so the fetus has ...

Good News, Bad New July 7, 2022: The Roe Casey Repeal

Media

Though down a man tonight with Aaron out sick, the GNBN crew tackles the remarkable news of the Roe-Casey Repeal from SCOTUS and its intricacies. They also discuss the declining ...

More Christians Need to be Libertarian

Why More Christians Need to be Libertarian and How to Convince Them

Announcements

The Libertarian Christian Institute is proud to announce that we’ll be an exhibitor at FreedomFest in Las Vegas, NV, from July 13-16, 2022! Not only will thousands of liberty-minded people ...

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Political Neutrality on Abortion is Welcoming to Pro-life Libertarians

Libertarianism

On Saturday, May 28th, the Mises Caucus won control over the Libertarian Party at their national convention in Reno, Nevada. To encourage pro-life libertarians to join the Libertarian Party, one ...

libertarian party on abortion

The Libertarian Party is Officially Silent on Abortion

Culture

On the 50th anniversary of the Libertarian Party (LP), the platform now stands silent on abortion. This is no insignificant change. It doesn’t mean the party is now officially pro-life. ...

Good News, Bad New May 13, 2022: Misinformation, Abortion, and Star Trek

Media

The crew reviews the three craziest things of the past two weeks: the Misinformation Governance Board, the leaked Justice Alito supreme court opinion on repealing Roe v. Wade, and the ...

Libertarianism Changes the Abortion Debate

Libertarianism Changes the Abortion Debate

Christian Ethics

Americans haven’t changed much in their approach to abortion over the past fifty years. Since Roe v Wade, conventional arguments on both sides have traversed various fields of philosophy. At ...

Weekend Insights – More on the Texas Abortion Law Debate

News

Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI "President's Corner" of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I'm thinking about...

Violence Will Not Save Us

Christian Worldview

As I have previously written, the early Christian virtue of patience (and therefore non-violence) and the libertarian Non-Aggression Principle are in agreement: the world cannot be fundamentally changed for the ...

Can Pro-life Christians Vote for a Pro-choice Candidate?

Christian Worldview

Can pro-life Christians vote in good faith for a pro-choice candidate? Richard Mouw of Fuller Theological Seminary, along with other prominent evangelicals seem to think so since, in their view, ...

No Trust in Judges (the Continuing Debate)

Libertarianism

The main point of Austin Rogers’ “Christians, Put Not Your Trust in Judges” is both spot-on and biblically accurate. Christians would do well to remember Psalm 146:3 which introduces the ...

The Real Reason Why Roe v. Wade Should Be Reconsidered

Libertarianism

Today, January 22, is National Sanctity of Human Life Day. The first such day was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The date was chosen because it is the ...

A “woman’s right to choose” is a devastating euphemism

Libertarianism

When actress Michelle Williams gave her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, everyone knew what she was talking about. Sometime in Williams’ past, she had an abortion. But she never ...

Our 2019 Top 10

Libertarianism

If you haven’t had time to check out some of our most-read articles in 2019, here is a quick list to get you started on what articles had the most ...

Kerry Baldwin Debates Walter Block on Abortion

Libertarianism

On December 8, 2019 I had the pleasure of debating Walter Block at the Soho Forum in New York City on abortion, specifically his theory of eviction. Blocks presents his ...

What is Evictionism? Walter Block’s Response to Abortion

Christian Worldview

Walter Block is well-known in libertarian circles. He’s a professor and chair of economics at Loyola University and a senior fellow of the Mises Institute. Block first articulated his position ...

Finding Common Ground on Abortion

Libertarianism

Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, writes in a recent op-ed of the necessity for Christians on both the right and left seek common ground regarding abortion.  Wallis’ intent is to ...

Abortion Debate between Kerry Baldwin and Dr. Walter Block

Culture

The abortion issue has held a prominent position in legislative policy this year. From New York passing up-to-birth abortion and New Mexico nearly criminalizing doctors who don’t perform abortions, (the bill ...

Government would rather women abort than use cannabis

Libertarianism

As I’m writing this, I’m nearly halfway through my second pregnancy (not counting two anembryonic pregnancies).  I’ve been lucky, having experienced hardly any nausea compared to some women.  Up to ...

Republican Hypocrisy on Abortion

Culture

Republicans like to play the pro-life card. It makes their base think they are worthy of votes and financial support. But there is no greater example of Republican hypocrisy than ...

So You’d Be A Libertarian If It Weren’t For Abortion and Gay Marriage?

Christian Worldview

Many libertarian Christians, like me, were once conservatives. Many of our friends and family, likewise, are conservative Christians. Often I hear, through comments on social media or personal conversations, that ...

Concerned with Libertarianism? You Shouldn’t Be

Libertarianism

Southern Baptist Seminary President Al Mohler misunderstands libertarianism. Attempts to correct his perception have been unsuccessful thus far. Maybe in the near future that will change, but in the meantime ...

Pro-Life At Home But Not Abroad

Christian Worldview

Christians Need To Broaden Their Pro-Life Horizons Conventional wisdom says that a Republican candidate for President will almost certainly not win the nomination unless they are sufficiently pro-life. Mitt Romney ...

Abortion and Republicans

Culture

A Georgia teenager was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of killing a 13-month-old baby in a stroller while trying to rob the child’s mother. The baby was ...

Can Conservatives Be Libertarians?

Libertarianism

Some libertarians are applauding the recent Supreme Court decisions relating to same-sex marriage, not because of anything to do with the Constitution, limited government, federalism, individual liberty, the proper role ...

Abortion and the Idolatry of Law

Culture

After Roe v. Wade, something amazing happened.  New organizations, care centers, adoption services, and support networks for pregnant mothers popped up all across the country.  There’s a powerful lesson here ...

Power Couple Religion and Politics File for Divorce! (News of the Week/Month, Feb. 10, 2013 Edition)

News

I have not done a news post in some time, so I have a lot of links piled up for you today. I think you will find many of them ...

Todd Akin’s rape comments and the absurdity of right-wing pro-lifers

News

Missouri Representative Todd Akin* made some smashingly terrible comments the other day regarding the incidence of pregnancy following rape: “First of all, from what I understand from doctors, (pregnancy from ...

Abortion, Religion, and the Presidency

Christian Ethics

Some Republicans have floated the name of Condoleezza Rice to be the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Rice was a professor at Stanford before serving as ...

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