On Faith: Can a Christian be a libertarian?

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On Faith: Can a Christian be a libertarian?
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Religious Roots of Liberty


Ludwig von Mises Institute
August 26, 2009
 
Not bad. The truth is that no political philosophy is either more or less "Christian." Libertarianism makes the most sense for religious freedom, but any political system is dependent on the morality of its leaders. Ron Paul is heads and shoulders above the rest on both fronts: he has proven his loyalty to his wife for over 50 years, and has proven his loyalty to his oath of office his entire elected career. He doesn't just talk about morality, he demonstrates it. So he is both moral (according to traditional biblical values), and he holds a superior political philosophy that allows Christians (and all religious) to practice their faith. The two together make him the easy choice for religious conservatives.
 
I'm shocked to see that in the Washington Post, that's actually a really great article.
 
"He who`s without sin should cast the first stone" is what Jesus said when Magdalene was about to be stoned to death for being a whore. Everyone thought about it and laid down their stones. Sounds pretty libertarian to me.

Also, God gave people the free will, the ability to choose between good and wrong. But for a choice to be made, things have to be free. For a choice to exist, people should have the opportunity to make that choice. Drugs may be bad, abortions may be bad, not wearing sit belts might be bad, but without the ability to make the choice, the free will God gave us is being taken away basically.

So I`d say libertarian philosophy lines up pretty well with Christianity.
 
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That is an excellent article. I would have gone more in depth on the centrality of property in the Bible, but it was good none-the-less.

It is great to see that Christian libertarians are beginning to define the major points of libertarianism in the mainstream media now. The Bible teaches private property, sound money, voluntary charity, freedom of conscience, and non-aggression.
 
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Don't know about anyone else, but I'm pimping this article out. Great article to help with the Christian right.
 
Libertarianism is the only political philosophy that SHOULD line up with Christianity, but it is not the case. There is a vile strain of Christianity invading the land. It is more the corporate/militarist/solipsist C-Street House flavor of Christianity. It is a dominionist philosophy that uses stealth, while paying homage to liberty by merely speaking the words correctly. It is insidious and it is exclusionary of all other faiths or lack of faiths, and even of many Christian sects that don't agree with the dominionist/reconstructionist screed. It's adherents are the powerful and wannabe powerful who, when they fall, always seem to believe they are some version of Kind David, who was beloved of God even though he had his future wife's husband sent off to die. They believe they have power because Gop wants them to have power, and nothing they do in this world has any effect on the esteem God apparently has for them.

I have known true Christians in my time. These modern day fakers are not truly Christians. They are something else altogether.
 
LEK said:
LibertarianChristians.com

It's all about the heart...
Can't legislate what needs to be a heart change.
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Exactly. That's why any political philosophy that allows freedom of religion is "pro-Christian." What got Huckabee in trouble, and candidates like him, is the thinking that a political system should be setup like ancient Israel was setup as a theocracy (although Huckabee never espoused this, it was only perception.) Of course there is very little in Israel's history where they operated as a true theocracy. They abandoned that when they asked for a king instead.

Also, we need to teach people that libertarianism is NOT new. We don't need a new political philosophy. Libertarianism is what the constitution is already based on. It is the old conservative, and if you go back far enough, the old liberalism. So what are needed are politicians who are moral, who obey the constitution and the political system already in place.
 
BKom said:
Libertarianism is the only political philosophy that SHOULD line up with Christianity, but it is not the case. There is a vile strain of Christianity invading the land. It is more the corporate/militarist/solipsist C-Street House flavor of Christianity. It is a dominionist philosophy that uses stealth, while paying homage to liberty by merely speaking the words correctly. It is insidious and it is exclusionary of all other faiths or lack of faiths, and even of many Christian sects that don't agree with the dominionist/reconstructionist screed. It's adherents are the powerful and wannabe powerful who, when they fall, always seem to believe they are some version of Kind David, who was beloved of God even though he had his future wife's husband sent off to die. They believe they have power because Gop wants them to have power, and nothing they do in this world has any effect on the esteem God apparently has for them.

I have known true Christians in my time. These modern day fakers are not truly Christians. They are something else altogether.
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I'm a Reformed Christian who is not a Reconstructionist/Dominionist, but since I am aware of these issues, I have to disagree with you. Reconstructionists are non-interventionists and the vast majority of them are Ron Paul supporters or Constitution Party guys.
 
camp_steveo said:
I think libertarian is the only political philosophy that lines up with Christianity.
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This is correct. Libertarianism is actually the true social conservatism or classical liberalism and reflects the teachings of Jesus. Remember, Jesus did not like the Roman state.
 
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This is a fabulous article! I had to really evaluate my Christian values when I started looking at Ron Paul..... and he is the only one that truly lines up. I had always heard/believed/bought into the fact that values and morals should be legislated. I am posting this anywhere I can! :)
 
comments need serious help. very anti-paul so far and spreading misinformation on multiple issues (from sound money, the fed, etc)
 
Whenever someone at church asks me this my reply is always, "when is the last time Christ forced you to do anything."
 
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