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Taxation and the Bible

Sep 23, 2018

What does the Bible have to say about the issue of taxation? Should we pay taxes? If so, what rate of taxation should we pay? What about indirect taxation? Often the answers we give to these sorts of questions will

Christian Socialism? Christian Liberalism?

Aug 15, 2018

I had intended for a while now to write a piece on all the ‘good’ that socialism has done for Venezuela. Four days ago that finally happened, and the article is now on my site. What I had not intended

Scandinavia, Socialism, and the Welfare State

Aug 13, 2018

There is plenty of fuzzy thinking about what is variously called Scandinavian socialism, the Nordic model, democratic socialism, and so on. And now that most leftists have finally realised that their socialist utopia – Venezuela – is actually just another

Venezuela: Socialism Kills

Aug 12, 2018

Long ago Winston Churchill rightly warned, “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” We have now had a century of socialism and we

Socialism, Social Justice and the Church

Nov 12, 2017

There is nothing wrong with being concerned about the wellbeing of your neighbour. But there is plenty wrong in thinking that more Big Government is the answer. Plenty of the social justice warriors (SJWs) on the Left never lift a

Big Business, Radical Agendas, and People Power

May 26, 2017

As we like to say in the West, “It’s a free country”. That means businesses can do what they like, and consumers can also do what they like. Thus if a company or corporation wants to push radical left-wing political

Should Christians Tithe?

Jan 28, 2017

I get asked this question every so often, so it may be time to do an article on this. I have hesitated up until now for the simple reason that this is another one of those issues which, unfortunately, some

Cuba, Castro, and Socialism’s “Useful Idiots”

Nov 28, 2016

It was Lenin who talked about “useful idiots” in the West who did all the dirty work for the Communists: they sang the praises of Marxism while tearing down the free West that they lived in. The Communists sat back

Rich Christians in an Age of Spiritual Hunger

Sep 4, 2016

Many folks would be aware of the 1977 book by Ronald Sider called Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. It was an impassioned call for Western Christians to make a difference in reducing world hunger. It was marred

Godless Corporations, Rampant Discrimination, and the Blackmailing of Christians

Apr 27, 2016

Two weeks ago one of the more frightening things you will hear from a powerful activist was uttered. It was notable both for its audacity and its contempt of most Australians. I refer to a really sinister remark by homosexual

Dismantling the Trump Myths, Part Two

Mar 31, 2016

Part One of this article looked at various issues of concern to conservatives. It should be clear from all that, that Trump is no conservative. But there is so much more foolishness being pushed by the Trumpites about his money,

On Getting the Government We Deserve

Feb 23, 2016

The saying, “Every nation gets the government it deserves” has been tossed around quite a bit of late. On some social media sites you see it attributed to John Calvin. It seems however that it actually came some two hundred

The Church, Riches and Responsibility

Nov 20, 2015

That the Bible speaks about riches and wealth, often in the form of a warning, is of course perfectly clear. We cannot escape the fact that riches can have a corrupting impact on so many people, and it can become

Liberation Theology and Marxism

May 5, 2015

We do not hear all that much about liberation theology nowadays. But it certainly was a major issue in the 70s and 80s, and I wrote extensively about it at the time. Although primarily a phenomena of Latin America, and

Children, Families and Social Policy

Apr 23, 2015

In a discussion with some politicians yesterday about the well-being of children and various political policies, I mentioned that it can sometimes be difficult to get the right mix. We discussed the recent policy on vaccinations, and the cutback of

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

Taxation and the Bible

Scandinavia, Socialism, and the Welfare State

Venezuela: Socialism Kills

Should Christians Tithe?

Cuba, Castro, and Socialism’s “Useful Idiots”

Rich Christians in an Age of Spiritual Hunger

Godless Corporations, Rampant Discrimination, and the Blackmailing of Christians

Dismantling the Trump Myths, Part Two

On Getting the Government We Deserve

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The Church, Riches and Responsibility

Liberation Theology and Marxism

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