Re-Issue: Ep 312: How Should Libertarian Christians Regard the American Revolution?

How do we as Christians and libertarians view the era of the American Revolution? Mike Maharrey of the 10th Amendment Center and the Godarchy podcast, and our own Matthew Bellis discuss their patriotic upbringing and how they square their heartfelt love for American principles, but disdain for the war, slavery, colonialism, etc. Can we properly judge Americans of the past with a 21st conception of morality? These questions (and more) are discussed by Mike, Matthew, and Doug with the hope of offering some clarity to how we as libertarians and Christians think about the American Revolution.

Additional Resources:

• Wendy McElroy on Just War and American Independence
• Christian Theology of Public Policy: Highlighting the American Experience
• “Were the American Revolutionaries Wrong to Revolt?”
• Episode 256: America’s Revolutionary Mind

(Re-Mastered for Re-Issue.)

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