We must do it. One common talking point in geopolitics punditry is the impossibility of negotiating with somebody who will not keep his word. Without trust, they say, actual agreements are just not possible; all they represent are concessions whose
We cannot edit the law. Many of us have sympathy for the Biblical civil law’s list of crimes. We find murder, rape, theft, adultery, theft, and even blasphemy highly objectionable, and we can see how at least a little punishment
Discretion can become rebellion. A certain strain of Christian Nationalism (and its adjacent positions) places a strong emphasis on the necessary adaptation of principle to circumstance. Stephen Wolfe, for instance, speaks of a necessary discretion, adapting natural and divine law
Understanding the Gospel of John Symbolism, allegory, and parallelism can often bleed into each other. They overlap in concept, enough to make distinguishing them necessary rather than trivial and automatic. The differentiations are the difference between almonds and cyanide: crucial
Are pagans the best rulers? The PCA’s getting-less-recent interim report on Christian Nationalism’s relationship with ethno-nationalism, commonly billed as a statement on Christian Nationalism, has takes the time to twice denounce the removal of political power from non-Christians for their
Not just ignoring differences Presuppositional apologetics, on the face of the matter, don’t make sense. When I go up to an atheist or a pagan (who is, as regards God, an atheist) and tell him to repent because God calls
The anodyne, the worrying, and the flat-out confusing The PCA has had the kindness to tell us what we should think about Christian Nationalism, at least for now. Among their Affirmations and Denials (Point 3, page 8), they have even
Licenses are a measure to control, not protect. In a number of professions, you need the government’s permission to operate. A lawyer, for instance, can only practice as a lawyer if he fulfills the state’s requirements, like a J.D. degree
Right, wrong, and silence. What They Got Right Affirmation/denial #1 of the PCA’s interim report on Christian Nationalism (pg 8) gets a fair few things right. The civil authority is indeed ordained by God; it indeed has a “legitimate role”
I follow the example of Scripture. The Fourth of July ought to be a Holy Day. Not just a holiday; a Holy Day. I don’t say this in observance of some civic religion that eventually boils down to statism; I