Dear son, I read the article that you forwarded to me, “Step Up For Your country,” by General McChrystal. I am pleased that you are experiencing a desire to serve. I want to offer you a different perspective. As a Christian person, how do you pursue this desire to serve? Please listen. See what you [...]
We here continue a response to Jim Davies, Christian anarchism–Oxymoron? The first key problem Davies sees is that “ The Bible presents an unmistakable hierarchy of authority” which we are to obey. According to Davies, God lays down rules for no other reason than the exercise of an arbitrary authority on His part. There are [...]
I read an article by Jim Davies wherein he stated that Christianity and anarchism were mutually contradictory and irreconcilable. But I have news: They are exceedingly compatible indeed. The mistakes made by Davies are numerous. O, where to begin! Davies first problem is his misunderstanding of the interview between Jesus and Pilate (John chapters 18, [...]
The state is an alternative source of legitimacy. Whereas the Christian is de facto one who lives by the authority of God, the statist substitutes state authority for God’s. When God says “x is immoral,” the state says, “pay for a license, and we will make a declaration about x.” The state provides an alternate [...]
