This is an outstanding article, James, for its honesty and common sense.
I, too, share your frustration with how we are supposed to behave regarding our libertarian viewpoint. Like you, my faith has been fervently revived these past few years; but even prior to that revival I sat uncomfortably with declaring myself a libertarian given I h…
This is an outstanding article, James, for its honesty and common sense.
I, too, share your frustration with how we are supposed to behave regarding our libertarian viewpoint. Like you, my faith has been fervently revived these past few years; but even prior to that revival I sat uncomfortably with declaring myself a libertarian given I have such a longing for tradition. Most of what I read about “tradition” seemed to imply that I couldn’t claim to be libertarian in my thinking. I now know that is just not so.
The only place I would digress with you is government’s role in enforcing any sort of morality on society. They haven’t earned that right and certainly don’t possess any morality of their own to do so. Having said that, I hear your point about establishing parameters so our society stays grounded. I believe the only role they have in that is supporting community groups and our churches to stay the course on this. But alas, that is for an ideal world, and not the technocratic one we currently inhabit.
This is an outstanding article, James, for its honesty and common sense.
I, too, share your frustration with how we are supposed to behave regarding our libertarian viewpoint. Like you, my faith has been fervently revived these past few years; but even prior to that revival I sat uncomfortably with declaring myself a libertarian given I have such a longing for tradition. Most of what I read about “tradition” seemed to imply that I couldn’t claim to be libertarian in my thinking. I now know that is just not so.
The only place I would digress with you is government’s role in enforcing any sort of morality on society. They haven’t earned that right and certainly don’t possess any morality of their own to do so. Having said that, I hear your point about establishing parameters so our society stays grounded. I believe the only role they have in that is supporting community groups and our churches to stay the course on this. But alas, that is for an ideal world, and not the technocratic one we currently inhabit.
Thank you for writing this.
Thank you for your kind words, Geradine.