June 30, 2014
Hobby Lobby and Soylent Green
Given lots of my other views, it would be very natural for me to be supportive of the outcome in Hobby Lobby. I tend to have expansive understandings of both…
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May 18, 2014
Why Don’t Libertarians Care About the Establishment of Religion?
I write both on libertarianism and issues surrounding the proper role of religion in politics. The issues don’t overlap all that much, in large part because there really is no…
April 30, 2014
Christian Pacifism but not Christian Libertarianism?
We do not find many libertarians in the history of the Christian religion. In the cases where Christians become social critics, they have held almost every conceivable view – socialism,…
March 12, 2014
How Coercion Discredits Religious Liberty
I’ve posted several defenses of religious exemptions on BHL, particularly those requested by objectors to the HHS contraception mandate and forcing people to serve gay couples against their conscience. I…
February 06, 2014
How Ham on Nye Harms Our Public Discourse on Science and Religion
I tried to resist, but I must admit to having watched the “Ham on Nye” debate in full. I find debates between creationists and atheist evolutionists tiring and deeply upsetting…
January 31, 2014
Are Religious Conservatives Welcome on the Libertarian Left?
A number of my co-bloggers strongly identify with the libertarian left. Typically being a member of the libertarian left in the libertarian movement means holding that standard libertarian political views…