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kingdom of god war with the state

The Almighty Kingdom of God is Actually at War with the Depraved State

Libertarianism

The Kingdom of God is at war with the State. The increase of one necessitates the diminution of the other. So it has always been. Jesus proclaimed the good news ...

Does Sin Make Civil Government Necessary

Ep 5: Does Sin Make Civil Government Necessary?

Christian Worldview

Does Sin Make Civil Government Necessary? A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin’s article on human sinfulness and the question of the state’s necessity for civil governance. The ...

Weekend Insights – Vaccine Mandate Blocked, CRT, and much more

News

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When Christians Sold Out to the State En Masse

Book Reviews

Review of Gordon L. Heath, ed., American Churches and the First World War (Pickwick Publications, 2016), x + 213 pgs., paperback. It is fitting that American Churches and the First ...

Weekend Insights – Say No to the Drug War

News

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Weekend Insights – Afghanistan Falls

News

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Why They Hate Us

Politics

Editor’s Note: This is an older article but particularly relevant today as the U.S. military exits Afghanistan. Please pray for our Christian brothers and sisters there as they continue to ...

Weekend Insights – Insanity, Thy Name is Congress

News

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Weekend Insights – The “Noble Lies” of COVID-19

News

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All Nations are “Under God”

Christian Worldview

Laurence Vance’s article on the pledge of allegiance elicited an excellent discussion from the LCC community. I’d like to perform my own little “twist” to his point about a nation being “under ...

Weekend Insights – Speech is Not Violence, and more…

News

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Weekend Insights – Space, the Final Frontier

News

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Weekend Insights – Of Rome, Race, and Revelation

News

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Six Reasons Christians Should Hate the War on Drugs

Libertarianism

The War on Drugs was instigated by the U.S. federal government in 1970, but the policy of drug prohibition has been around since about 1920. It is also arguably the ...

Ep 214: What is Government?

Podcast

Join the co-authors of Faith Seeking Freedom to get a “behind the scenes” look at the the book’s creation and the content of Chapter 3: What is Government? Show Notes ...

Good News Bad News Feb 26, 2021: Billie Holiday, Bitcoin, Bad Libertarians, and Mars Rovers

Media

In this episode, we discuss the tragedy of Billie Holiday’s death, the latest milestones of Bitcoin, the problem some libertarians have with political strategy, and the odd necessity of NASA ...

Ep 196: Trust in a Polarized Age, with Kevin Vallier

Libertarianism

Kevin Vallier is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He works primarily in political philosophy, ethics, Political Economy, and the philosophy of religion. He is the author ...

Ep 195: Faith Seeking Freedom

Libertarianism

LCI announces a new book called Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions, a Q&A book designed to help libertarian Christians answer common objections to libertarianism from a ...

Ep 194: A Conversation with Dr. Norman Horn and Mike Maharrey

Libertarianism

In this episode, Dr. Norman Horn is interviewed by Mike Maharrey of the GodArchy Podcast and the Tenth Amendment Center. They discuss how libertarian philosophy meshes with Christian theology, as ...

Ep 193: The Use and Abuse of Science in Public Discourse, with Dr. Norman Horn

Libertarianism

Our very own Dr. Norman Horn talks about how Christians and non-Christians alike abuse science. Whether through sloppy thinking or simply being mistaken about the origins of the scientific method, ...

Biblical Origins of Human Government

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

God’s Provisions of Authority

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

What if the State Confessed that Jesus is Lord?

Christian Worldview

A reader recently reached out to ask us the following hypothetical question: “What if, in an ideal situation, the State acknowledged and confessed Jesus Christ is Lord, is it then ...

When Bad Ideas Matter

Christian Worldview

Civility is needed in America. Recently I went to the sanctuary of church during the week, and the homily’s theme was to be guided by God’s will when choosing one’s ...

The Doublespeak of Black Lives Matter and a Libertarian Response

Culture

The murder of George Floyd has proven to be a tipping point in America. Not only are various politicians looking at criminal justice reform, but some police officers are abandoning ...

LCI Staff Reactions to the Reactions to the Pandemic (Before and After)

Libertarianism

This article is comprised of essays containing our reflections and perspectives on COVID-19. It’s been over a month since many state governors have ordered citizens to stay-at-home in their respective ...

Essential Yet Illegal

Libertarianism

The US federal government does a bunch of things that mystify me. They cannot discriminate in conferring benefits based on race, oh, unless it is affirmative action. Government agents cannot ...

Libertarian Takes on COVID-19

Libertarianism

During the first couple weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, I interviewed for our Facebook page several libertarians to get their take on how things were going. ...

Ep 147: Priorities to Dismantling the State

Culture

If you’re not a button pusher (to end the state tomorrow), then what smaller “buttons” would you push, and in what order, to end the tyranny of the state? Doug ...

Elucidating Ellul #3: Statism

Libertarianism

What used to be a utopian view of society, with the state playing the role of the brain, not only has been ideologically accepted in the present time but also ...

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