war

“War is the health of the state,” says Randolph Bourne.

Christians should be against war in all but the rarest of circumstances (even then we should double-check!).

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Jim Wallis lambastes John McCain for military adventurism, but not Obama?

Christian Worldview

I am not positive at all toward Jim Wallis’s left-leaning positions on government intervention in the economy and social issues. Nonetheless, he is completely correct in his criticism of John ...

War in the forest

Militarism is the Devil’s Work

President's Blog

Joel Poindexter writes: The Great Commission, as described in the gospel of Matthew, has been perverted by these Right-Wing warmongers. It’s gone from a mission to “go and make disciples ...

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 ...

Ron Paul bids farewell to Congress

Politics

Today, Ron Paul gave his farewell address to the U.S. House of Representatives. Here is the text of his speech. Farewell to Congress This may well be the last time ...

Why Are Christians Warmongers? (News of the Week, November 11, 2012 Edition)

News

Recapping interesting and significant news stories and media from the past weeks… Chuck Baldwin asks some very pointed questions to evangelicals everywhere about war and their faith. To those evangelicals ...

Do wars in the Bible justify war today?

Christian Ethics

From a biblical perspective, the worst thing about Christian apologists for war, the military, and the warfare state is not their willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, their blind nationalism, ...

The Curse of Standing Armies

Christian Ethics

Review of Joel McDurmon, The Bible & War in America: A Biblical View of an American Obsession and Steps to Recover Liberty (America Vision, 2012), vii + 107 pgs., paperback, ...

The Antiwar Odyssey of Laurence Vance

Libertarianism

I have been asked often over the years when and how I came to be such an outspoken critic of war, the military, and the warfare state. I have been ...

On Blessing the Troops

Theology

If you go to church at all you’ve probably heard the prayer requests: “Protect our troops in harm’s way,” “Shield our men and women overseas from the enemy,” “Keep our ...

News of the Week: Obama the Warrior

News

It has been a few weeks since I have done a “News” post like this, and for good reason. I’ve driven across the country, moved from a condo to a ...

Christian Pacifism, 30th Anniversary Edition–Free on Kindle

President's Blog

I have said many times that I am not a pacifist, but that I have genuine respect for those who are. I also believe it is important to understand the ...

Ron Paul is Right About United States Overseas Military Bases

War and Peace

“We don’t need to pay all this money to keep troops all over the country, 130 countries, 900 bases. But also, just think, bringing all the troops home rather rapidly, ...

The Real Reason Guantanamo Should Be Closed

History

It has been ten years now since the first “terrorists” arrived at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Of the 779 people who have been detained at Guantánamo ...

News of the Week: War, books, and Romans

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week. Economist, Mises Institute scholar, and friend Bob Murphy gives his perspective on Romans 13, pehaps the first of several posts ...

News of the Week, January 15-21, 2012

News

Today we restart the traditional News of the Week posts, where we highlight a few significant, interesting, and amusing stories each week. David Neff at Christianity Today wonders if an ...

Idols of the Heart: Baptizing the War Prayer

Idols of the Heart: Baptizing the War Prayer

Christian Ethics

Since the bombs began to fall on Baghdad in March of 2003, churches, Christian leaders, religious organizations, and individual Christians have been telling us to pray for U.S. soldiers fighting ...

A Bad Way to Argue Against Being a Christian Libertarian

Theology

A few days after the Washington Post published my article on Christianity, libertarianism, and Ron Paul, one Dana Loesch, a former talk-show radio host and leader in the St. Louis, ...

Rand Paul may have prevented conflict with Russia, but what does it mean?

Libertarianism

I do not want to overstate the event, but there has been some very interesting stuff going on in the Senate these past few days. Jack Hunter reports in the ...

Romans 13 and National Defense

Christian Ethics

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, ...

Are You an Imperial Christian?

American History

The tenets of imperial Christianity include things like blind nationalism, belief in American exceptionalism, willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, childish devotion to the military, cheerleading for the Republican Party, ...

Five Lies of the Religious Right About Ron Paul

Libertarianism

Although I am a theological and cultural Christian conservative, I am not a member of the Religious Right and never have been. Adherents of the Religious Right are oftentimes more ...

Freakonomics on the Ten Commandments of The American Religion, and more.

Christian Ethics

More from the “blog posts you should read” department… The gentlemen at the Freakonomics blog had some excellent things to say about the Ten Commandments of The American Religion. Some ...

“Why do the nations rage?” and more on Biblical nations

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. This column is the ...

Torture isn’t Christian (Part 2)

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. —- If someone is ...

Torture is not Christian (Part 1)

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. —- Contemporary Christians face ...

Can a Christian fight?

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. —- Standing for truth ...

How to have an ethical war

President's Blog

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

Our Men and Women in Uniform

Culture

Our men and women in uniform have stood in the forefront of the war on terror since soon after 9/11. Our men and women in uniform are our first line ...

Another war?

Media

Jon Stewart tells it like it is. Pardon the colorful language (it is bleeped out), but this is great.

Pro-Lifers for Mass Murder

Christian Worldview

“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and ...

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