There is a new book out that explores the lack of faith young people have in America. Instead of blaming it on Facebook and texting the author seems to explore this issue more honestly and places the blame on those who have failed to properly raise the next generation. Here’s the book review by The New American.
Here is an article on the subject of submission to the state, etc…that comes from a little different perspective. I enjoyed reading it, I hope you do too.
I know this seems like I’m terribly biased towards Christians being anarchists, as the only articles I post are from that side of it. I did read a good article from the other perspective (anti-anarchy for Christians) but I didn’t bookmark it (nearly all my troubles in life, or at least on my computer, are caused by not bookmarking important things) so I’m not sure where it is. When I find it, I will post it. But in the meantime, here is one from LewRockwell.com.
This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately. I’ve done a lot of thinking, not to mention praying, on this subject. Here are some thoughts… Consider this hypothetical situation: 1) There is a tyrannical despot ruling over a country. 2) God “raptures” all believers (no, I don’t believe in “the rapture”…but it is useful for this imaginary situation). 3) Unbelievers rebel against the government and slowly anarchy emerges. Private road systems form. People begin offering their services…post offices, crime protection, etc… 4) God brings Christians back to the world and sets them in this anarchic society. In this situation,…
Knowing my interest in politics, the role of the Christian in the world, etc…my pastor loaned me a book called “Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern America” by D.G. Hart. I’m still on the first chapter but am greatly enjoying it. Machen seemed to be the type of Christian who would not compromise on his beliefs even with the onslaught of liberalism but yet he was so “fundamentalist” that he could not enjoy and appreciate the more secular things of this world. While he had a very high moral standard, he saw…
I must admit, that title is a little broad. There are many things that could be listed as a plight of humanity. Perhaps after writing this I will have a better title. This morning, in an effort to stretch the mental muscles of my sister, I proposed a hypothetical situation. Yes, it was a little silly, but oh well. Here goes. Imagine that you are going on a picnic. You make chicken sandwiches and lemonade. You’re going on this picnic with some people you don’t know too well. They aren’t your best friends. You get to the picnic grounds, and…
Here’s a great article by Prof. Hulsmann over at LewRockwell.com on the 4 positions Libertarians take towards Christianity and religion in general. I appreciated Prof. Hulsmann’s style of speaking down at Mises U, he became one of my favorite professors by the end of the week. And now to read this article is fascinating. There’s something about his style of writing. I can’t quite say it is like Rothbard’s in its clarity and “down-to-earth-ness.” But on the other hand, it is much easier than Mises. It is interesting because Prof. Hulsmann has a way of fitting so much into a…
Recently a commenter asked this question, “Why have we inherited such a militant approach to the difference in language, culture and identity do you think?” He then said that he could answer this in a thousand words, but didn’t want to bore me. This question, however, intrigued me. It was a different approach to a subject I’ve long considered. Since this is my site, and since I’m supposed to write thousands of words, I thought I might spend a few minutes exploring this issue. To reword the question, why do we have such intolerance towards different cultures, languages and identities?…
Today is the anniversary of 9-11. On Facebook and all around I hear various responses to this. I suppose it is because I have a well-rounded group of “friends” (I used friends in a loose sense to mean people I “know” merely through social networking). One post said something like “we must keep the memories of the younger generations sharp.” Well, I guess that must be me, as someone who was about 9 when 9-11 happened, I do remember it. I remember it as well as I want to. In fact, I remember it too well. I remember my hatred…
So this is a slight deviation from my regular posts….but I wanted to post this somewhere, so why not here? It is an excerpt from an article by Chris Donato at Ligionier Ministries. He says something to the effect that most churches, sadly, are social clubs who think of God as He Who Exists for Me. But Donato goes on to remark, “But in reality, this private social club has been called out of the world of clubs, not to be just another club–albeit a little cleaner (if not a lot less fun)–but to be the anti-club, the place where…
