Still reading LibertarianChristians.com, Wes? :)
An elegant summary of the Christian libertarian perspective. Well said, Morgan.
I also have a job as a worship leader in a church. You will never get a statist hymn out of me, not ever. Our minister mentioned Memorial Day, but no applause was made. We don't tend to do this. This is, in part, due to my insistence on remembering VICTIMS of war as much or more than those who go and kill. I've written about this on LibertarianChristians.com and LRC, look for "An Open Letter for Peace" or "How to Promote Peace in Your Church".
BTW, you are unintentionally neglecting one serious aspect of a true free market and trade. In providing goods and services for others that satisfy their needs and wants, you are, quite literally serving them. God created a win-win world, whereby we can all benefit one another through productive effort. There is no automatically gained virtue by being poor, and there is no automatically attained vice by being rich. Love God, love your neighbor, that's what matters.
In the time of Jesus, there really was only one way to become rich: take advantage of people, usually through the power of the State (although sometimes as part of the religious establishment). In fact, there was no middle class at all -- you were either part of the elite-and-in-power or you were poor. So when Jesus indites the "rich", he's saying that you can't think that you can have a lifestyle of taking advantage of others and expect God to let you enter heaven.
McCobin -- this is a GREAT piece. Send it out to the CC's man, this should become standard training material. Seriously. I'm going to email it to the Texas CC's immediately.
Why should I receive this Xbox 360? Because I've never owned a console before in my life. Seriously. Not as a kid, still haven't as an adult. Maybe I'm missing out?
So he does NOT want to close Guantanamo. Uh huh... Not cool.
I have learned a lot about how a church can use technology to engage membership and increase connectivity. Now if only I can help put it into practice!
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