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The American Sacrament that Denies Allegiance to Christ

Libertarianism

There’s an antebellum African-American spiritual song called “Down by the Riverside.” The song reflects upon being baptized and what it means for the one who receives the sacrament. Lines like ...

Vengeance is Mine, Says the Lord

Theology

This guest post was written by Kollin Fields. …Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. -Psalm 68:30 What’s so great about a king? ...

The Things That Make For Peace

War and Peace

I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war. – Psalm 120:7 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and ...

Can a Christian Join the Military?

War and Peace

This guest post is by Steve Wilder. Steve is an electrical engineer and homeschooling father of four. There are three views Christians hold about war: (1) Some believe Jesus taught ...

Should Christians Honor Veterans?

Christian Worldview

The following is adapted from our forthcoming book, 100 Answers to Tough Questions for Libertarian Christians.  To be informed when we launch the book, sign up for our newsletter! Question: Should ...

Is Google Better than the U.S. Military?

Politics

“Google should be ashamed,” says Marc Thiessen, the former chief speechwriter for George WMD Bush who is a “is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) where he ...

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, ...

War, Empire, and the Military

History

Introduction to Laurence M. Vance, War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Policy (Vance Publications, 2014), 528 pgs. These essays, although organized under ...

Is it Okay to Kill?

War and Peace

Is it okay to kill? I don’t mean a bug in your house, a snake in your garage, or a deer in the woods. Deer tastes good; you may not ...

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

News

Breitbart reports that the Pentagon recently released a statement that soldiers who share their faith (I presume Christian or otherwise): This regulation would severely limit expressions of faith in the ...

The Warmonger’s Lexicon

War and Peace

Defenders of U.S. wars and military interventions look like the majority of Americans. They also dress like them, eat like them, work like them, play like them, and talk like ...

U.S. Military to Provide Morning-After Pill to Soldiers Abroad

News

From the irony department… Apparently, the Pentagon has approved the “Morning-After Pill” for soldiers abroad. Besides the fact that this just shows that military life is not one exemplifying virtue, ...

The War Prayer

Media

Mark Twain wrote a short work in 1905 called The War Prayer in response to the American military intervention in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. This short film adaptation ...

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