conservatism
I received an email from one listener this morning who is struggling to wrap his head around my political views. He asked, “Who are you, politically speaking? At times, you seem very conservative to me. Other times, you come across as nearly liberal. There are even times when it seems like you’re promoting anarchy. Which [...]
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I was neocon for several years but then I read The 5000 Year Leap for the first time. In the beginning of that book, the author talks about how the Founding Fathers were very interested in studying ancient Israel of the Bible when they were forming our own government. After some time went by, I [...]
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I have to admit, I live in a bubble. I think a lot of people do. Most of the people I interact with daily are like-minded individuals. They are conservatives and libertarians. The vast majority of them are Christians. I do have some liberal friends, but very few in comparison. So, I don’t hear much [...]
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If you are not one extreme than you must be the other. This is the way in which many of us think–especially when it comes to politics. You must be conservative or liberal. There is no in between. There is no other option. In one blog post, libertarians were accused of being more like liberal [...]
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One gentleman wrote earlier this week, “Is Romans 13 libertarian? It isn’t the smallest government that’s best, but the one that does its God-assigned duty best.” This idea may be partially true but the government that follows God’s model (Israel, circa Exodus 18) is small with very limited power. Many Christians are fearful of libertarianism. [...]
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