All States have a vested interest in clothing themselves in a religious veneer or a “civil religion,” but this does not necessarily take the form of an “official” religion such ...
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, “Yea, hath God said, Ye ...
One of the most historically popular (and interesting, in my opinion) articles on LCC has been my New Testament Theology of the State (in two parts, see part 2 here). ...
An image has been making the rounds on Facebook recently suggesting that statism is not much different from a religion. Strangely enough, the United States federal government (and pretty much ...
LCC reader Andrew recently asked me, “Norman, in your opinion, how would child abuse like the recent incident where a baby was found nearly starved by his lazy parents be ...
Ronald Sider is a liberal. Paul Ryan is a conservative. But don’t let the labels fool you; they are more alike than you think. Sider is the founder of Evangelicals ...
There are innumerable arguments about the legitimacy and morality of government and its proper scope, all of which are worth exploring. Public Choice Theory examines an entirely different question than ...
A few years ago I wrote a series of articles called “10 Things I Hate About Taxes.” Considering that we all have about one day left to pay Caesar’s demands, ...
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. This column is the ...
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. This column is the ...
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. It is the sixth ...
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. It is the fifth ...
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the great books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- The ...
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- The state ...
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the great books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- Is ...
John Cobin, author of the great books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy, has graciously agreed to let me post his public policy course essays on LCC, ...
It’s no secret to libertarians that the state has influenced the way we live in both obvious and subliminal ways. Yet even many libertarians pay little attention to the myriad ...
Book review of The Ethics of Martin Luther by Paul Althaus, translated by Robert C. Schultz. Augsberg Fortress Press, 1972. Retail: $18.00. —- Most of literature I have read on ...
Originally by Edmund Opitz in the November 1985 issue of The Freeman. Classical liberalism created a revolutionary new view of the political State, its nature and proper functions. We may ...
After reading an article I wrote (Palm Sunday and Politics), a friend of mine told me he thought I espoused a sort of dualistic view of Christian life. As if ...
Have you ever reflected upon history and realized the immense consequences of singular terrible men? I consider two U.S. Presidents, for instance, to have a profound influence in history for ...
Joseph Sobran now rests with the Prince of Peace. This great Christian libertarian valued truth above all, and fought the good fight in its defense. We honor his memory and ...
Yesterday on LewRockwell.com, Jeff Riggenbach posted a short essay entitled Was Robert A. Heinlein a Libertarian? It reminded me of how much I enjoyed Heinlein’s incredible novel, The Moon is ...
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. ...
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 ...
The Olympic Games have historically represented a time of peace for the world. The sacred city of Olympia, the site of the games of ancient Greece, forbade the possession of ...
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