The War Against Islam

The War Against Islam

Posted on December 6, 2016

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“. . . this is exactly what the West did in its war against Islam: We worked hard, and we fought hard, and we spent tons of resources and human life, only to turn a secure historical victory into something that today nearly approaches the defeat of the West. Islam didn’t do it to us. We did it, the Christians in the West, it’s our fault, from beginning to end.“

Hegelianism and the Modern State

Hegelianism and the Modern State

Posted on November 29, 2016

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A philosophy that self-consciously started with a departure from God as the objective transcendent standard, ended up creating a system of statist domination that the West hadn’t seen since the times of the late Roman Empire. As Rushdoony said in his Foundations of Social Order, all paganism inevitably leads to statism. Hegel’s neo-paganism was not an exception.

Safety, Security, and State-Worship

Safety, Security, and State-Worship

Posted on November 8, 2016

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What does the Bible say about the role of government? Are there any specific provisions in the Law of God about safety, security, and law-enforcement? What is the proper role of civil government in the law of God? Is it to provide safety and security? How should the laws be enforced in a Christian society?

The answers to these questions would take many more episodes, but we want to look at one particular aspect of them: social safety and security, and the role of civil government.

Recommended Reading:
Joel McDurmon, 1 Samuel: In the Midst of Your Enemies (coming soon to the American Vision Library!)