On my way to work today (I’m at lunch), I listened to the latest Slate Political Gabfest episode, and like usual, was a little stirred up, since it lacks a conservative voice (though John Dickerson does a decent job at presenting and considering the opposing...
As a conservative with federalist tendencies, I tend to appreciate and applaud the sentiment of those engaging in “tea parties,” especially on yesterday on “tax day.” However as a Christian, my political philosophy must come under the teachings of Scripture. Are the protests biblical?
Discussions of what the bible says about Christianity and government often come up, and one book I oft refer to is Pilgrim’s Uneasy Neighbors: Church and State in the New Testament. Pilgrim writes that there are actually at least three distinct New Testament doctrines governing...
