Politics (for Calvinists)

[JM]

I'm a small "l" libertarian. How about you?

 

[Eternally Optimistic]

I'm a small "l" libertarian. How about you?

Glory be, on this day I find myself in genuine agreement with a Calvinist!!

 

[alton3]

I like to think of myself as a small 'd' democrat. Oddly enough, America's founding fathers thought of pure democracy as nothing more than the will of the majority "unduly" infringing on the will of the minority: something I've never been able to forgive them for. Referendums, initiatives, and the popular vote are the foundation of a transparent government and honest society.

 

[Thaeoles]

I'm a libertarian. Like Rothbard, I view the government as by its nature, the agressor against the people and their property.

 

[oworm]

I have political views but I try to keep them to myself. If there's one thing I hate its making political statements from the pulpit in favor of one particular party. We have had a few visitors leave our church never to return because of this.

 

[Calvinist Dark Lord]

I have political views but I try to keep them to myself. If theres one thing I hate its making political statements from the pulpit in favor of one particular party. We have had a few visitors leave out church never to return because of this.

i have politics as well, and find myself more and more these days concerned about keeping Caesar and God in opposite corners, and not encroaching on each other.

It is why i carry the political affiliation that i carry.

i don't want Caesar presuming to enforce the peripheral dictates of a religion with the power of the state behind them.

i also do not want the Church presuming to dictate the laws of the state to men not under it's jurisdiction.

i'd believe differently had Paul spoken of a "Let's Clean up Corinth For Jesus" campaign in his epistles. However, he never did concern himself with such matters, but rather limited his concern to matters of the Church.

 

[Anoetos]

Old time Democrat (before the party got hijacked by nutbags), so now I tend to vote for centrist Republicans...for the most part.

 

[GQ Chris]

I sorta vacillate between R and L.

 

[cygnusx1]

Generally Right Wing , but I see no perfect system down here , the nearest perfect Political system I think was Israel under the Law. a Theocracy ..... we wait.

 

[Osage Bluestem]

I'm independent.

I think a libertarian constitutional monarchy is the best form of government.

 

[General Mung Beans]

Moderate conservative/classical liberal

 

[HiredGoon]

When I take the political compass test I usually end up somewhere around here:

Current 2012 U.S. presidential candidates:

 

[twin1954]

 

[Anoetos]

 

[Thaeoles]

 

[Eddie L]

I don't like the questions on that test because they make too many assumptions, but...

 

[Osage Bluestem]

I took the test on an android and I can't figure out how to get the graph onto my post.

However, it was on the far right edge and three bars up into the blue.

 

[JM]

 

[JM]

 

[mothcorrupteth]

I'm a small-t theonomist, of the small-government variety. If you don't know the difference, capital-T Theonomists (i.e., modern theonomists orChristian Reconstructionists) are universally small government. Small-t theonomists (i.e., classical theonomists) can be big government or small government, and which one you are basically comes down to how you interpret Isaiah 49:23.

So basically, I think the only just laws are the ones that the government can show to be based on the Ten Commandments and the judicial laws of general equity (moral case laws). Anything beyond that is autonomous legalism. Consequently, I think a lot like a libertarian, but not in every respect.