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Summary: A Christian Libertarian Alliance Against Abortion
In this episode, Kerry Baldwin was invited on with Keith Knight of the Don’t Tread on Me podcast and the Libertarian Institute. Knight asked Baldwin numerous questions about Christianity and libertarian philosophy. Most of the focus was on the topic of abortion. Can there be an alliance between non-religious and Christian libertarians on the question of abortion? Baldwin thinks so and describes much of the common ground pro-life and pro-choice libertarians have on the issue.
Main Points of Discussion
| 00:24 | Why should Christians care about politics? |
| 01:19 | What does it mean to be a libertarian? |
| 01:44 | How are Christianity and libertarianism compatible? |
| 05:26 | What is wrong with helping the poor? (Was Jesus a Socialist?) |
| 07:21 | Does a Christian society need to outlaw drugs? |
| 10:09 | Is abortion justified in the case of rape? |
| 14:58 | When does life begin? Rothbardian requirements for self-ownership? Differences between life and personhood |
| 18:50 | Body autonomy (my body, my choice); is the embryo mere protoplasm? women own a means of production |
| 22:00 | Is abortion prohibition the same as slavery? |
| 24:56 | Authoritarian vs libertarian enforcement of abortion prohibition; Restorative justice |
| 29:48 | What is wrong with 1st trimester abortions? The seen vs the unseen |
| 34:40 | Oppressor/Oppressed relationships; feminism as nihilism |
| 37:40 | How Mises, Rothbard, and Reformed theology influences my view |
| 43:08 | What’s wrong with conservative Christians supporting the state? The two greatest commandments |
| 48:35 | Favorite liberty kids books, homeschooling resources, Mere Liberty Courses |
Resource Links
Kerry Baldwin is an independent researcher and writer with a B.A. in Philosophy from Arizona State University.
Kerry Baldwin’s Website: http://mereliberty.com/abortion
Book discussed: https://libertarianchristians.com/fai…
