Is American Vision contradicting itself? If you read my article last Thursday, “Theonomy’s ‘Radical Libertarianism,’” but then read Dr. Talbot’s article from this Wednesday night, “Libertarianism vs. Theocracy: Is Libertarianism a Christian Political Philosophy?,” you may be asking yourself (or us) questions like that. Let me assure you there is no—or at most an insignificant—contradiction. [...]
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by Kenneth Gary Talbot, Ph.D. President & Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Whitefield Theological Seminary Board Member, American Vision, Inc. The late Rev. R. J. Rushdoony once wrote, “Few things are more commonly misunderstood than the nature and meaning of theocracy. It is commonly assumed to be a dictatorial rule by self-appointed men who claim [...]
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When Jim Wallis declares that he opposes “American exceptionalism,” no one should be surprised. Wallis’s first commitment is Marxism. He started his career in activism not as a church minister nor as a Christian, but as a member of the Students for Democratic Society, a socialist organization originally known as League for Industrial Democracy (LID). [...]
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Chuck Colson bent over backwards yesterday defending Rick Perry from the dreaded label “theocrat.” He says, “Theocrat,” and related words like “Dominionist” and “Christianist,” are the latest in a series of epithets directed at Christians who insist that their faith is not merely a private matter. Suggesting Christians want to impose biblical law on civil [...]
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You know that the “Age of Reason” has come to a pathetic failure when politicians start over again claiming God on their side. For two generations the American politics – both sides of the political spectrum – fought tooth and claw against God’s interference in politics, invoking instead all kinds of imaginary standards and authorities [...]
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If there was a political decision in the last several decades that is in perfect agreement with the Two-Kingdoms Theology, it is the vote of the legislature of the state of New York on elevating sodomite perversion to the level of “marriage.” On one hand, the state legislature, as an institution of the common kingdom, [...]
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“I was talking with a friend from church about theonomy[1] this past weekend. . . . He took me to the Wikipedia page for Gary North and asked about one of the quotes: ‘In winning a nation to the gospel, the sword as well as the pen must be used.’ (Christian Reconstructionism, p. 198.)[2] “Do [...]
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Of the surprisingly few flak shots I took for my article last week, one question stood out above the others, when discussing my treatment of Pastor Tom Stein: Can I really call him a heretic, and can I really recommend his excommunication for his position? A few readers expressed this concern, and one even added [...]
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Is a Christian nation an “Old Testament nation?” Does the Bible tell Christians to follow Old Testament law to the letter? The idea of theonomy is not well-known, but it is strongly debated. Gary and Joel explain the what theonomy is and how it differs from Christian reconstruction.
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Sometimes, even great men make inexcusable blunders. Being a great fan of the work of the Austrian school of economics, particularly Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, I was saddened last Wednesday to see the republication of the latter’s maltreatment of Christian Reconstruction, a view I hold to be very important if not central to reestablishing freedom in [...]
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