Tag Archives: church and state

Worshipping the “State”

Peter stood up with the others and told the Sanhedrin, “We must obey God rather than man.” Joshua ben Nun addressed the entire assembly of Israel, and told them, “Choose you this day whom you will serve. But as for … Continue reading

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Forced “contributions”

By Nathan Barton The good people over at the Acton Institute recently published an appeal from East Africa: “Don’t export Germany’s church tax to Africa.” To which I add a hearty “Amen.” The German system is not just a merger … Continue reading

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The Protestant Revolution and Liberty

By Nathan Barton The 31st of October, 2017, marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, when German monk Martin Luther nailed his famous Ninety-five Theses on the door of All Saints [Roman Catholic] Church in Wittenburg, … Continue reading

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Local Tyranny and Culture Wars – More Escalation

By Nathan Barton Are you ready for this? In an immoral, illegal, unconstitutional act of tyranny, the City of Houston has issued a subpoena to as many as 400 preachers in the city demanding that they submit their sermons concerning … Continue reading

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-34A: More Missouri Misery

By Nathan Barton Good morning! Some news items from last week to start the week off, so enjoy! This story is troubling on several fronts.  Police raided a church building in relation to the protests at Ferguson. Their reason (or … Continue reading

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