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Ep 32: “Called to Freedom” With Elise Daniel and Jacqueline Isaacs

Libertarianism

The Libertarian Christian Institute was a big supporter of the book Called to Freedom, released in February of this year and featuring a foreword written by our own Norman Horn. ...

Ep 30: How to Reach Christians with the Liberty Message

Libertarianism

In July, Doug Stuart and Nick Gausling attended the Young Americans for Liberty 2017 National Convention on behalf of LCI. This episode is our talk from the LCI breakout session, ...

Ep 26: Biblical Foundations of Christian Libertarianism (CFL Annotated Talk #2)

Libertarianism

As part of our summer lineup, we’re revisiting several of the most popular and informative talks given at Christians for Liberty conferences in previous years. Though instead of just reposting those talks, we’ve ...

America’s Christian Libertarian Roots

History

* Today’s guest post comes from author Samuel Smith. The United States of America were blessed to be founded on documents that reflect the biblically-informed libertarian worldview of many of ...

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 ...

Announcing: Christian Libertarian Review

Announcements

As LCI has considered our direction over these past several months, it has become increasingly clear that our greatest value to both the Church and the liberty movement involves content ...

A Shining City on a Hill


Culture

Today’s guest post comes from Robert Maynard and was originally posted at Fifth Estate. ********** The notion of establishing a “City on a Hill” as an experiment in ordered liberty, ...

Announcing The Libertarian Christian Podcast

Events

It’s a big day for LCI. Coinciding with our attendance at the 2017 International Students for Liberty Conference, today we launch the inaugural episode of The Libertarian Christian Podcast! A ...

Ep 1: Our Libertarian Christian Journey

Podcast

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Libertarian Christian Podcast! We at LCI are very enthusiastic about this project. Not only have our supporters been asking for it; it’s also ...

The Dying and Desperate Left

Culture

The American Left – which never had a sterling record to begin with – is rapidly deteriorating. In one sense it may seem surprising how expediently the Left has turned ...

The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ

History

“Christianity and Politics: The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ” by Christopher R. Petruzzi. Wipf and Stock Resource Publications, 2016. “Politics,” says Christopher Petruzzi, “is the process through which ...

The Incarnation and Liberty

Libertarianism

As the end of the year approaches, most people are thinking about the cultural and practical aspects of the Christmas season: vacations, presents, decorations, food and the like. Amongst Christians, ...

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 ...

Is the God of the Bible a Tyrant?

Christian Worldview

Does the Bible reveal a capricious, tyrannical God? Of course not, says Robert Murphy. On the contrary, we encounter God through Christ who demonstrates his steadfast love for us all. ...

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 ...

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, ...

10 Reasons Why the Future of Liberty Runs Through Rene Girard

Libertarianism

Ever reach that long sought after job promotion, dream vacation, new smartphone, sports car, public recognition, or desired weight only to feel a kind of emptiness, a dread that the ...

The Gotthard Tunnel Ceremony Reveals the Aesthetic of Statism

Politics

A friend recently sent me a video to the Gotthard Tunnel opening ceremony in Switzerland that took place on June 1, 2016. The world’s largest tunnel, it took 17 years ...

Stones Cry Out: How Jesus Ends the State

Culture

This guest post is from Christians For Liberty 2016 Conference speaker David Gornoski, and originally appeared on FEE.org. Warning: The following is an anthropological account of the origins of the ...

Law Has Become the Anonymous Violence of the Crowd

Christian Worldview

If black lives matter to you, you wouldn’t use violence to punish nonviolent behaviors. As the late Philando Castile’s mother said, “He lived by the law, he died by the ...

Real Heroes

Media

Check out Lawrence Reed’s keynote presentation at the Christians For Liberty 2015 Conference, and hear inspiring stories of courage and character of Christians who fought for liberty and human dignity. ...

Beer in the New Year

Politics

New Years celebrations around the world will be accompanied by alcohol, as it is since celebrating things began. Alcohol consumption can be a contentious issue among Christians, and for varying ...

Christianity, Libertarianism, and the Drug War (Video)

Christian Ethics

Dr. Laurence Vance was our first keynote speaker of the day at the Christians For Liberty 2015 Conference. In his presentation, Dr. Vance speaks about why Christians should categorically oppose ...

A Better Way: Praxis

Libertarianism

“By their fruits you will recognize them.” – Jesus Not what you say, or who you like, or how you vote, or what Facebook groups you belong to.  Your fruit.  ...

Gospel Against Empire

Media

During a breakout session at Christians for Liberty 2015, I talked about what it means to be both Christian and libertarian. If you’d like to read the talk, you can read ...

What if You Weren’t Allowed to Vote?

Libertarianism

I want to do a brief thought experiment. Despite the implausibility of this scenario, I think it might explain why libertarians should be less pessimistic about the future. So here ...

God and the freedom to choose

Libertarianism

This guest post is by Irene Ketegwe from Dar es salaam-Tanzania. She is currently an intern doctor at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China. African Christians for ...

Things that Make for Peace: Gospel Against Empire

Libertarianism

This post is a modified form of the talk I gave at Christians for Liberty 2015. The purpose of the talk was to explore why valuing peace is a critical ...

Do you Love Gov?

Media

I am really enjoying the Love Gov Youtube series produced by the Independent Institute. Here’s the description and the trailer – check them out! Love Gov portrays the federal government ...

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