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The great conservative hypocrisy, or ceding the moral high ground

Dec 27, 2017 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 69 Comments

There is a lot of talk of triumph for conservatism these days, but the truth is this country has not seen a genuine biblical conservative in the major parties for several decades (honestly, not even Reagan in practice). The problem is this: at the heart of conservatism lies a great compromise with the nastiest of moral enemies: […]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture, Ethics, Government, Law Tagged With: conservative, education, hypocrisy, redistribution, ronald reagan, social security, socialism, wealth

The Base Metal of “Christian Socialism”

Feb 18, 2016 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 10 Comments

“Christian Socialism” developed in the mid- to late-1800s and promoted moderate forms of socialism at first. But even these proponents made the redistribution of property central to their pleas. For example, Edward H. Rogers, a carpenter, Methodist lay preacher, and member of the “Christian Labor Union” of Boston (1870s-80s), preached this way: “The church, he declared, ought to demand that wealth be managed for the common good of the people.… He asserted that the fulfillment of God’s will ‘on earth, as in heaven’ involved the equitable distribution of the products of labor.”

Filed Under: Articles, Ethics, Government, Law Tagged With: communism, Economics, Government, property, redistribution, romans 13, socialism, union, wealth

The violence inherent in “Christian Socialism”

Feb 16, 2016 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 5 Comments

Socialism means the denial of private property to a great or even total degree. It means the use of State power – violence inherent in the power of the sword and gun – to redistribute property according to the dictates of some officer or committee of officers. Violence is therefore inherent in socialism. Why some Christians see this as a means of fulfilling God’s will defies reason (and revelation).

Filed Under: Articles, Economics, Ethics Tagged With: christian socialism, friedrich engels, john brown, karl marx, Mao, redistribution, revolution, Secret Six, socialism, violence

Lutherans cry out against the state: too late?

Apr 8, 2014 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 20 Comments

I was pleasantly surprised to see the President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), in his official capacity, publish an overt outcry against statism on his church’s blog. The article, “Tired of Hobby Lobby?,” warned Lutherans not to be weary of this important battle: our country was founded on inalienable rights, including freedom of […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: contraceptive mandate, government school, Lutheran, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Obamacare, public school, redistribution, statism, taxation, two kingdoms, welfare

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