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The Global Populist Revolt and the Church

History

2016 will go down in the history books as a watershed year for world politics. Between the stunning Brexit vote that rocked the globalist cabal, the rising national populist movements ...

The West’s Deadly Speech Pathology

Culture

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. Go to any western liberal arts university class and you’ll hear the choir ...

I Pledge Allegiance to the State?

Culture

Theologian Preston Sprinkle wrote a short blog the other day about why he stopped saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Like Sprinkle relates in his own account, it’s probably fair to ...

Christians and the Communist Boogeyman

Book Reviews

David E. Settje, Faith and War: How Christians Debated the Cold and Vietnam Wars (NYU Press, 2011), xi + 233 pgs., hardcover, $36. This informative book reminds us that the ...

Libertarianism, the Church, and the Millennial Generation

Appearances

Will the millennial generation make a difference in the church? Will the older generation partner with us and encourage us to be bold and courageous, and to speak truth to ...

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Ministers make a difference

President's Blog

A friend relayed to me a remarkable quote from a recent sermon at his congregation: “And if I thought that you could substantially change human behavior by laws then I ...

Christian Anti-Capitalism

Book Reviews

Review of Daniel M. Bell Jr., The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World (Baker Academic, 2012), 224 pgs., paperback. This is the sixth volume in the ...

Pulling Down Strongholds

Christian Ethics

I have a confession to make. I have been accused of writing with an agenda. I hereby plead guilty. For those who are new to LewRockwell.com or to my writings ...

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If I were a pastor

American History

I am not a pastor. I am not a minister. I am not a preacher. I am not a priest. I am not an evangelist. I am not an elder. ...

Should we hold all things in common?

President's Blog

Keith asks via email: Do you think that if the church really returned to the way of the early church where they had all things in common, then social security ...

You might be guilty of military idolatry if…

Culture

This past Memorial Day brought forth the usual military idolatry. What makes it worse, though, is that this military idolatry is so rampant among Christians and in churches. And just ...

Sacred Music is for Everyone

Libertarianism

Jeffrey Tucker, head of Laissez Faire Books, has been quite active in the Catholic music tradition for some time. In June, Tucker will be presenting a paper at the Sacra ...

How the Church can reasonably respond to same-sex marriage

Christian Ethics

Well-known pastor and author Rob Bell recently stated that he now supports same-sex marriage. Odyssey Networks posts a new interview of him explaining this new viewpoint: “What we’re seeing right ...

War in the forest

Militarism is the Devil’s Work

President's Blog

Joel Poindexter writes: The Great Commission, as described in the gospel of Matthew, has been perverted by these Right-Wing warmongers. It’s gone from a mission to “go and make disciples ...

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An Ecumenical Babel

Book Reviews

Book review of Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church’s Social Witness by Jordan J. Ballor. Christian’s Library Press, 2010. Grand Rapids, MI. Many Christians go throughout their lives ...

On Blessing the Troops

Theology

If you go to church at all you’ve probably heard the prayer requests: “Protect our troops in harm’s way,” “Shield our men and women overseas from the enemy,” “Keep our ...

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What denomination do you attend?

President's Blog

Sometimes we forget that while denominations have a way of dividing Christendom, they also allow all of us Christians to have unity on essentials but be different in many doctrinal ...

Religion as a Firm

Theology

Any time individuals wish to exchange with one another there are transaction costs. The cost of travelling to the location of the exchange, choosing the goods or services and the ...

“Hijacked: Responding to the Partisan Church Divide” Book Review

Book Reviews

It is certainly true that the Church has divided severely over issues throughout its 2,000-year history, but the last few decades have witnessed unparalleled division in recent memory. You’ll hardly ...

Should Christians cite the Pledge of Allegiance?

Christian Worldview

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for ...

The Vatican’s Confused Statement on the Marketplace

Christian Worldview

This past monday, the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Department issued a statement condemning “idolatry of the market” and calling for a new world economic authority to manage crises in a ...

How to Promote Peace in Your Church

Theology

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but it is for a good reason. I’ve been carefully writing this article and I really hope you benefit from it. If you ...

Podcast: War, Foreign Policy, and the Church (Part 2)

Appearances

My apologies for being late with part 2 of “War, Foreign Policy, and the Church,” but life happens, you know? This is the exciting conclusion to one of Laurence Vance’s ...

Podcast: War, Foreign Policy, and the Church (Part 1)

Appearances

As promised, the weekly podcast is here! In this selection from Christianity and War by Laurence Vance, we cover a lot of ground. So much so, in fact, that I ...

Churches and the Social Order

Christian Ethics

By Edmund Opitz. The church plays an important role in human life. It was once the unwritten rule in polite society that two topics have no place in civilized conversation; ...

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