violence

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Phony Anarchists

Libertarianism

Reuters is reporting on supposed ‘anarchist groups’ planning to interfere with Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20th. This falls in line with the popularly-accepted (and completely wrong) definition of ...

The Flag is a Coffin Veil

Politics

“Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘ELI, ELI, LAMA ...

The Nativity Means the End of Empire

History

“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” – Jesus of Nazareth to his imitator Paul of Tarsus Around the world this season, humans of every ...

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 ...

The West’s Deadly Speech Pathology

Culture

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. Go to any western liberal arts university class and you’ll hear the choir ...

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 End of Stoning: Jesus and the Personhood Revolution

Libertarianism

A problem people have when thinking about the lasting legacy of Jesus is the tendency to either objectify him as a ticket into a spiritual in-crowd status or dismiss him ...

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 ...

The Moral Bankruptcy of Just War Theory

Book Reviews

Review of Robert Emmet Meagher, Killing from the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War (Cascade Books, 2014), xxi + 161 pgs, paperback. Much has been written about just war theory in ...

Reader questions on war, violence, and overturning tables

Libertarianism

I always enjoy getting interesting questions from readers via our Contact Page, and when I’m really on top of things I actually get to answer them! Here are a few ...

Invading Iraq was wrong, and it’s wrong to do it again

History

This guest post is by Jeremy Mack of The Evangelical Libertarian. For guest post opportunities, please see the Contact page. The Insanity of Interventionism If insanity can be defined as ...

A Farewell to Mars

American History

I cannot overstate my excitement to promote Brian Zahnd’s latest book, A Farewell to Mars. I am passionate about the message of Jesus as it addresses all of life, including politics. ...

Militarism and Easter

American History

On this Good Friday, Christians are focused on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as a propitiation for the sins of the world. But on every other day of the year ...

You Can’t Have a War Without Soldiers

Libertarianism

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” — Voltaire Critics of the wars in Iraq ...

Are Christian Libertarians also Pacifists?

Christian Worldview

I have been called many things since I began writing in 2003 about the immoral, unjust invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the menacing warfare state, the U.S. evil empire of ...

U.S. Attack on Syria Would Be a Criminal Act

News

The Catholic Patriarch of Syria has recently stated that a United States attack on Syria would be a “criminal act,” highlighting how U.S. government interventionism not only affects millions of ...

Would a war with Syria be just?

News

Just war theory is not perfect, but insofar as it can be used as a “bludgeon” against war I am not entirely against it. To that end, here is an ...

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 ...

Legitimate Murder?

Theology

Is killing another human being ever justifiable? Is committing acts of violence ever permissible? Is murder ever legitimate? In an otherwise good article on self-defense, “The Use of Deadly Force ...

Theological Schizophrenia

Theology

It is bad enough that Republican warmongers like Mitt Romney, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Allan West are whining about the supposed cuts to the defense budget that are due ...

Cursed Be Unconditional Obedience

History

“Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders ...

Just war or pacifism? Neither?

Christian Ethics

For the time being, I’m going to be continuing “Q&A Week” until I have caught up with all of the FAQ submissions… Dave asks: For a libertarian Christian, is there ...

Christianity, War, and Ron Paul

American History

This talk was given on August 20 at the Florida Liberty Summit 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Thank you Campaign for Liberty for the opportunity to speak about a subject I ...

Nuke ‘em and God Will Bless You

Christian Ethics

“My God, what have we done?” — Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay Americans love anniversaries, and especially of horrific events. Every year at this time we are reminded ...

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 ...

How to have an ethical war

President's Blog

Thanks, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, for this enlightening comic. Down with war!

Signs of the Times

Christian Ethics

The Sunday before Memorial Day is not one of my favorites. The “patriotic” things that go on in churches in celebration or acknowledgment of Memorial Day are downright sickening. Churches ...

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