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Humane Values and the Free Economy

Culture

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally appeared in the June 1978 issue of The Freeman. The ...

What “rights” do Christians have?

Christian Ethics

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- Do Christians have ...

Natural Rights – How do they work?

Theology

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- In the Declaration ...

Two Concepts of Equality

Economics

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- The great political battles of the modern world have been fought around ...

God: The Author of Liberty

History

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This selection was a Sunday morning ser­monette at a FEE seminar in 1965. ...

Who Owns You? I sure don’t…

Media

I am on the board of The Foundation for a Free Society, and one of our objectives is to put out professional, artistic, catchy videos that communicate the philosophy of ...

Defending Freedom and the Free Society

History

Originally by Edmund Opitz, published in the January 1993 edition of The Freeman. —- Countless generations of men have lived in unfree societies, but many men dreamed of freedom and ...

Narnians Hate the State Too!

Christian Worldview

David Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute, President of the C.S. Lewis Society of California, and friend of LibertarianChristians.com has recently published a three-part series on the political ...

Politics Hurt

Politics

When confronted with a problem most people today turn to the government—but in reality, it’s often the government that created the problem and its continued involvement only exacerbates the problem. ...

ImmiGreat

Economics

Thanks in large part to misinformation, protectionist legislation passed with the support of Big Labor and other rent-seeking groups, and rhetoric accompanying these actions, immigration has become a divisive topic. ...

Hands Off My Home

Economics

Thanks in large part to the work of the Institute for Justice and the 2005 Supreme Court case Kelo v. New London, eminent domain (the taking of private property by ...

Down With Censorship!*

Culture

First, let’s get clear on what kind of censorship we oppose. We oppose any censorship by government, because only the government has the “authority” to legally use force against you ...

Freedom: My Anti-Gov

Economics

Freedom subsumes individual liberty and personal responsibility. If individuals are free to act and also held responsible to bear the consequences for their actions, good outcomes will be reinforce correct ...

Don’t Tread on Me

Libertarianism

The message “Don’t Tread” communicates in two words what the entire political philosophy of classical liberalism is about: desiring to be free from oppression from whatever quarter. In other words, ...

The LCC Focus for 2010

President's Blog

I have been doing a lot of reflection on where I want to take LibertarianChristians.com in 2010. The landscape of political dialogue is shifting. In little more than a year, ...

Students for Liberty Award

Announcements

In a shocking turn of events, I found out a few days ago that I have been nominated for the Students for Liberty “Student of the Year” Award. I do ...

A Tribute to Edmund A. Opitz

History

Mr. Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute, made these remarks on the occasion of the retirement dinner of Mr. Edmund Opitz at the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, ...

Are You a Revolutionary?

History

Yesterday, the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America, and a greater perhaps never was nor will be decided among men. A resolution passed without one dissenting ...

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #3: The Truth About Government Spending

Economics

Politicians, especially Republicans, love to talk about "cutting taxes," and in some cases they actually do cut some taxes and ease the burden of all. Unfortunately, this masks the dirty, ...

Texas Independence Day 2009

History

Every Monday, the Libertarian Party sends out a message to all their subscribers. Today’s message reminded me that today, March 2, is none other than Texas Independence Day. I may ...

My Journey Through Liberty

Libertarianism

I’d like to describe some of the elements of my religious heritage, personal history, and intellectual development that have brought me thus far. If you are reading this and are ...

Give Me Liberty

History

Continuing in our series of posts leading up to the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, it seems appropriate to hearken back to ...

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