"Christian Anarchist" on the Libertarian Party ticket for Congress – Missouri

Southern Missouri's unique brand of Politics

Kevin Craig is the Libertarian Party nominee for Congress in Missouri's 7th District (southwestern MO, Ozarks). He was invited to participate in a debate with incumbent Democrat Rep. Scott Eckersley and Republican challenger Billy Long.

Craig is taking a unique position in the race, in some respects far to the right of Republican Long. This despite the fact that Long himself has openly advocated abolishing congressional pork, including agricultural subsidies, limiting federal programs to those guaranteed explicitly in the Constitution, and immediate abolishment of social welfare services for illegal immigrants.

From the Springfield News-Leader "Candidates clash over campaigns, issues in 7th District debate" Oct. 8:

"I'm a very conservative Christian. I think in some ways I'm more conservative than the Republican in this race," said Craig.

Craig said he did not have health insurance. When he lived in California, he ran a homeless shelter "with other Christian anarchists," he said, living on donations rather than salary. A doctor who came to serve the poor also treated him.

"I did have health insurance for a couple of years and at that time I discovered I did have colon cancer, which was taken care of. But I haven't had health insurance after that."

His website boasts:

Uncompromisingly Committed to the ideal of Liberty Under God. He believes that "the federal government is a mega-tyranny" and American citizens are currently "slaves" to the Feds.

He is particularly critical of supposedly "Christian Republicans," who advocate abolishment of the NEA, but haven't done anything to accomplish it:

The National Endowment for the Arts was notorious for its subsidizing of anti-Christian, pornographic “art,” including “art” which featured a figure of Jesus Christ submerged in a container of the "artist’s" urine. These programs mock the idea of "Liberty Under God," and undermine the very heart and soul of America.

Additionally, he openly advocates:

support elimination of the Departments of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Education, and Energy, and the elimination, defunding or privatization of agencies which are obsolete, redundant, of limited value, or too regional in focus. Examples of agencies we seek to defund or to privatize are the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Legal Services Corporation.

Note - Springfield, MO (pop. 80,000) has two elected Libertarian Party members serving on the City Council.

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