My View of Politics
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Tag: Christian ethics
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 …
Where should Christians side?
Here are some very interesting quotes from Jacques Ellul in the book In Season, Out of Season. (HT Scott B. …
Dealing with Colossians 3
D. writes to LCC: As Christians and Libertarians, how do we deal with Colossians 3:22? “Slaves, obey in everything those …
Locking Eyes With Culture
This is part two of a series liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. You can read the introduction to the …
The Curse of Standing Armies
Review of Joel McDurmon, The Bible & War in America: A Biblical View of an American Obsession and Steps to …
Abortion, Religion, and the Presidency
Some Republicans have floated the name of Condoleezza Rice to be the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt …
Evangelicals for Peace
Billy Sunday was the most famous evangelist in America during the first two decades of the 20th century. Without the …
Socialism is not Christian
By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally …
Another Conservative Christian Warmonger
Finally, the truth comes out. At long last, we now know why Joe Carter is not and can never be …
Should Christians Support the War on Drugs?
Televangelist and founder of the Christian Coalition Pat Robertson, with whom I have major theological, philosophical, and political differences, recently …
What is the Christian Libertarian position on recreational drug use?
Flip_syde87 asks on the Christian Libertarian FAQ: What is the Christian libertarian position on recreational drug use? Is it possible …
Suppose We Followed the Golden Rule
“My point is, if another country does to us what we do to others, we’re not going to like it …
Idols of the Heart: Baptizing the War Prayer
Since the bombs began to fall on Baghdad in March of 2003, churches, Christian leaders, religious organizations, and individual Christians …
A Christian Voter’s Guide
This guest post is by Craig White. America is at war, in many faraway lands. By normal definitions, we are …
The Sinful State
This article is by Lew Rockwell and was originally published in his book Speaking of Liberty. Hardly anyone talks of …
Romans 13 and National Defense
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that …
Are You an Imperial Christian?
The tenets of imperial Christianity include things like blind nationalism, belief in American exceptionalism, willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, …
Freakonomics on the Ten Commandments of The American Religion, and more.
More from the “blog posts you should read” department… The gentlemen at the Freakonomics blog had some excellent things to …
The Christian’s Political Objective
This essay concludes the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
The Christian and Political Activism
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
Are State Lotteries Immoral?
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
Just war or pacifism? Neither?
For the time being, I’m going to be continuing “Q&A Week” until I have caught up with all of the …
Christianity, War, and Ron Paul
This talk was given on August 20 at the Florida Liberty Summit 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Thank you Campaign for …
Theology of Nations in the Bible
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
Biblical Nations are not States
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
Nuke ‘em and God Will Bless You
“My God, what have we done?” — Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay Americans love anniversaries, and especially of …
Some Strategies in the Fight for Peace
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
Slavery – Biblical or not?
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
Torture isn’t Christian (Part 2)
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …