Tag: Christianity

War and Peace

Kevin Vallier on Christian Pacifism and Libertarianism

I have often wondered why my liberal or progressive Christian friends who are also pacifists give nearly zero credibility to libertarianism, even though ...

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Christian Worldview

Hope for the Dead, Hope for the Living

Two articles came to my attention today that are well worth reading. The first comes from Judge Andrew Napolitano as ...

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Book Reviews

Christians and the Communist Boogeyman

David E. Settje, Faith and War: How Christians Debated the Cold and Vietnam Wars (NYU Press, 2011), xi + 233 ...

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Culture

That Gay Bill in Arizona

The Internet has no lack of passionate writers opining about the Arizona bill that would have allow businesses to deny service ...

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Theology

For to Us a Child is Born: Reflections on Isaiah 9:6-7

Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV 1984): 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the ...

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Book Reviews

Christian Anti-Capitalism

Review of Daniel M. Bell Jr., The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World (Baker Academic, 2012), ...

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News

U.S. Attack on Syria Would Be a Criminal Act

The Catholic Patriarch of Syria has recently stated that a United States attack on Syria would be a “criminal act,” ...

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Culture

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 ...

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War and Peace

The Iraq War is a War on Christians

Almost two years ago, I reported that there are no more churches in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department. ...

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News

U.S. Soldiers can be court-martialed for sharing their faith

Breitbart reports that the Pentagon recently released a statement that soldiers who share their faith (I presume Christian or otherwise): ...

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Economics

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 ...

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Christian Worldview

Stubborn Facts and Hard Heads

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was ...

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News

News of the Week, Sept. 9th, 2012 Edition: Anarchism and Christianity?

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Bob Murphy reconciles anarcho-capitalism with Christianity. Doug Newman ...

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Theology

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: —- ...

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Book Reviews

Being Public Christians

This is the first in a series posts liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. Most people tend to believe that ...

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Culture

Instinct and Ethics

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was ...

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Culture

Thinking About Economics: It’s more than just money.

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally ...

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Christian Worldview

6 Myths Catholics Tell About Libertarians

Norman’s note: This guest post is by Prof. Ryan McMaken. Even though the article is specifically about Catholic Christians, every ...

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History

God: The Author of Liberty

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This selection was ...

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Theology

Why Religious People Struggle with Economics

By Jeffrey Tucker, originally posted at Mises.org on March 30, 2011. For years I’ve puzzled over the question of why ...

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Appearances

What Happened to the Southern Baptists?

Today we continue the podcast series of the Christianity and War Audiobook, by Laurence Vance. This essay is entitled “What ...

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Philosophy

Edmund Opitz – Minister to Liberty

If a patron saint for the libertarian movement were to be chosen, at the top of the list would be ...

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History

Defending Freedom and the Free Society

By Edmund Opitz. Countless generations of men have lived in unfree societies, but many men dreamed of freedom and hoped ...

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History

Voltaire

I am currently browsing through a large volume of The Gospel Advocate, a Church of Christ newsletter that was published ...

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