Charity is no Part of the Government
Guest Contributor
This is the second of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post
welfare state
Could Government Welfare be Undermining Compassion?
Guest Contributor
This is the first of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post
Ben Carson the Welfare and Warfare Statist
Laurence Vance
It happens every four years. Candidates for president issue books to sucker people to vote for them using the written word just like they sucker
Pope Francis Says the State Can Solve World Hunger
Dr. Norman Horn
Pope Francis addressed the United Nations assembly at a recent conference regarding solutions to world hunger, saying that states across the world should increase their aid efforts and coordinate more closely. He even suggested that capitalism and free markets are the cause of malnutrition itself in the third world.
Theological Implications of State Social Justice Programs
Guest Contributor
Christians who identify with a Left political ideology frequently appeal to state intervention in the market as a means of promoting the common good. This is especially true as it relates to many Christians who place an emphasis on promoting social justice. Having attended a Jesuit University where progressive politics were dominant and social justice was held in very high esteem, I can readily attest to this. For examples beyond my personal anecdotes, see the anti-libertarian conference Erroneous Autonomy at The Catholic University of America, and note some recent trends among protestant Christians.
Codependency, Christian Love, and Liberty
Don Ehrke
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister living in Alexandria, Virginia. Many
Is Progress Possible?
Dr. Norman Horn
This essay by C.S. Lewis was originally published in The Observer in 1958. It was subsequently printed in the book God In the Dock: Essays
Christ and Compassion
Dr. Norman Horn
Lawrence Reed (president of the Foundation for Economic Education) speaks of compassion and the State in a new article in The Freeman. In every election
Liberals, Conservatives, and the Welfare State
Laurence Vance
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
What would the Twelve Apostles say about modern government?
Guest Contributor
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
