Bringing Back the Great Commission?
…and reject the last three, at least as things that can be enforced by the state. Moral ‘conservatives’ affirm all six. Views on economic issues, however, tend to depend on…
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Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022): On a Most Conscientious Believer
…hawkish foreign policy. These are positions that have always been held by some Christians. As I understand Anabaptist views, they generally regard the state as a necessary evil, and ask,…
What Can We Do About Polarization?
…of Columbia shall be treated as if it were a part of the state of Maryland.” [Over my dead body should D.C. have two senators of its own!] I would…
Building on Greenfields
…in the state are now revealed to be subject to fire danger, and many worry about building there. Some other areas are too mountainous, too prone to flooding, or too…
If We Want to Celebrate National Emancipation, There’s a Better Alternative Than Juneteenth
…18 the Secretary of State of the United States proclaimed the amendment in effect. The states affected by this were Kentucky and Delaware, which had not been affected by the…
What My Christian Faith Brings to My Views on Land Use
…in I Kings 21, I Kings 22:37-38, and 2 Kings 9:21-26 and 30-37. This indicates that rights of property sometimes stand against the state as well. Justice requires that people-in-charge…
I am a ‘Social Conservative’ but Not a ‘Christian Nationalist’
…an employee nor a contractor could ever be required to work seven days a week. So I accept, in that sense, that the state may enforce a sort of ‘sabbath’…
The Gerontocratic Democracy of Old Africa, and Gerontocracy in Our Own Time
…is a fair amount of publicity about them. Another layer may be represented by the House of Representatives, another by the state legislatures. Below that, mayors of large and populous…
Does the Working Class Think It Can’t ‘Afford’ to Raise Their Children in a Christian Environment Any More?
…are the law in the state schools. So some private religious schools will refuse vouchers/tax credits. That is a valid choice, but, again, it screens out the working class who…
Wherein I am Disappointed in My Political Guru, Francis Fukuyama
…interpret the Constitution come up with purely bizarre notions? For example, what about declaring that a constitutional amendment enacted in 1868 requires the state to recognize marriages of men to…