ethics

Tag: ethics

Wealth, Welfare and Charity

Economics

There are many divergent views about specific topics within libertarian Christian thought, just as there are within strictly libertarian or strictly Christian thinking. But the overarching theme that unites the ...

How Should A Christian Politician Behave?

Libertarianism

The following is a response to a recent e-mail received by Norman Horn. (names redacted)   Dear , Thank you for your kind remarks and questions. I’ll attempt to answer ...

Freedom Is the Imitatio Christi

Libertarianism

“The truth shall set you free.” — Jesus Christ The truth, as Jesus demonstrated, is not conceptual but perceptual. That is, it is embodied, not abstract knowledge. The truth can only be ...

The Teacher of Galilee: A Seer Who Really Did See

Libertarianism

* Today’s guest post is by anthropologist Spencer H. MacCallum.   A Wakeup Call for Christian Libertarians The Teacher of Galilee: A Seer Who Really Did See “How tantalizing,” economist ...

Twelve False Assumptions Behind Mainstream Politics

History

1. That the world’s problems can be solved by passing more laws. The more rules there are, the less freedom we have. There are now more criminal laws in the ...

Liberty Needs Christianity, Not Fascism

Libertarianism

I recently saw a video by a libertarian commentator named TJ Brown, also known as That Guy T, on YouTube making a tongue-in-cheek thought experiment that the liberty movement would ...

The Rich Young Man Conundrum (Mark 10:17-23)

Theology

Today’s guest post is by Rev. Jacob Chulsung Kim, PhD.   Libertarian-leaning Christians face resistance from other believers for many reasons, one of which is the problem of greed. Because ...

Resurrection Sunday: the Surety of Our Hope

History

Each Easter, countless people from around the world look forward to spending time with friends and family, or perhaps just an extra day off. But for those of us who ...

Mr. Trump Gets Neoconned

Politics

It didn’t take long. With the recent bombing of Syria on the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I, Mr. Trump has pushed us all a little bit ...

The Curious Case of Russell Moore

History

Most politically-aware Christians are probably at least somewhat-familiar with the recent controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention surrounding Russell Moore, who is presently head of the public policy arm of ...

Gary North’s Ethics of Taxation

Economics

This is the third in a series evaluating Gary North’s book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. North’s work is a spin-off of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson, which is ...

A Christian Black Lives Matter Manifesto

Politics

“Without violence, nothing is ever accomplished in history.” – Karl Marx “But I tell you not to violently resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, ...

Called to Freedom

Toward a More Augustinian View of Government

History

The following is an excerpt from Jason Hughey’s chapter in the new book, Called to Freedom. (edited for format) With a new understanding of Romans 13, First Peter 2, and ...

People, Not Issues

Theology

What happens to individuals after issues are won and lost in the political arena? For instance: when immigration bans are enacted, then put on hold, and then finally settled (Supreme ...

David Gornoski Interviews Ron Paul

Media

Author and friend of LCI, David Gornoski, recently interviewed Ron Paul on the subject of Christian nonviolence. It’s always great to hear Dr. Paul talk about political philosophy, but what ...

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 ...

Drop the Scapegoat! The Pragmatic Case for Christian Nonviolence

Christian Worldview

Our culture is engaged in a cinematic Mexican standoff, but the weapons we point at each other are real only as long as we believe they are. If we broke ...

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 ...

What Libertarianism Is (and Isn’t)

Libertarianism

Recently I was at a gathering of libertarian activists. Most of them were around age 20 and had been involved in the liberty movement for at most a few years. ...

Ron Paul is still the only Christian choice for President

Libertarianism

Ron Paul is the only major presidential candidate Christians could hire without sinning against Jesus in my lifetime. What I mean by “sin” is doing that which is against the ...

Taxation is Theft. (The Rest of The Story)

Christian Worldview

In my previous post, I raised some questions and pointed out problems with an argument against those who say “taxation is theft.” But my argument was missing one important piece: ...

Voting as Hiring Ethics

Politics

  Just pretend you are the owner of a business in the process of hiring a sales represenative. As you listen to a potential new hire and assess his qualifications, ...

Ending Wars, Once and For All

War and Peace

“Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.” ~ Albert Einstein “Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” ~ Herbert Hoover “I’m ...

Religious Purity Tests Not Working So Well For Christian Conservatives

Politics

Erick Erickson just doesn’t know which Jesus that Jerry Falwell, Jr. is worshiping. Over at Ted Cruz’s new campaign site, I mean, Erick Erickson’s new website, The Resurgent, Erickson expressed ...

Progressives, Libertarians, and God’s Economy

Essential Reading

When progressives emphasize social justice by using collectivist phrases like “common good” and “caring for our neighbor,” the typical reaction of libertarians is to focus on their wrongheaded policies and ...

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 ...

Hard Questions on the Drug War

Libertarianism

As I have maintained in all of my articles on the drug war, the war on drugs is a monstrous evil that has ruined more lives than drugs themselves. The ...

Dismantling the American Empire

Politics

The WikiLeaks revelations have shined a light on the dark nature of U.S. foreign policy, including, as Eric Margolis recently described it: “Washington’s heavy-handed treatment of friends and foes alike, ...

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