For the Logic Impaired…

People who know me know that I am deeply religious. However, I am also a Libertarian, in that I believe that anything virtuous must be freely chosen. While I might hope that you find Jesus and love him with all of your heart, I also acknowledge that neither I nor anyone else can force that. Nor can we legislate that. Nor can we legislate any tenets of Christian morality. I believe wholeheartedly in the Establishment Clause that provides for separation of church and state.

Let man be free—insofar as his freedoms do not usurp another’s freedoms. Government should be limited to the extent that it only limits a citizen’s ability to limit another citizen’s right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Sometimes, someone asks me how I can possibly be anti-abortion and be a Libertarian. To me, it is glaringly obvious, and it has nothing to do with my morality. Here is the central point… A woman’s rights and a baby’s rights are NOT mutually exclusive. They are equally important. EQUALLY. We apply equality everywhere else in society. EQUAL. Spell it out, if you need to…

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Freely Chosen = Necessary

English: This image of a young Murray Rothbard, originally published by the Mises Institute here, has been released under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Murray Rothbard, presents his argument for liberty:

“Should virtuous action (however we define it) be compelled or should it be left up to the free and voluntary choice of the individual? …To be virtuous in any meaningful sense, a man’s actions must be free…The point is more forceful: no action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen.“

Charity vs Welfare

Charity is commanded, and the generosity with which we give is noble. Welfare is simply immoral, unsustainable, habit-forming and demeaning to the poor.