An organization committed to exploring the practical application of the Bible to all facets of life is set to host a one-day symposium on biblical justice next month in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The event, slated for Saturday, May 17, will be held at Woodcrest Retreat and will explore questions about the nature of theonomy (God’s law), establishing justice without a legislative branch, and the application of biblical principles to modern issues.
Future of Christendom, based in southeastern Pennsylvania, aims “to equip individuals, families, and churches to understand and apply the full counsel of God to every area of life.” The organization evolved from a Bible study group that began in 2009 and was previously known as the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society.
The symposium will feature speakers including Luke Saint, Joel Saint, Andrew Horvath, Henry Karasch, and Matt Kenitzer.
Luke Saint, President of Future of Christendom and host of Think & Reform, has drawn attention for his views on implementing biblical law in modern society. A 2023 article in Rolling Stone by Tim Dickinson detailed a podcast appearance where Saint discussed stoning as a punishment for crimes like adultery. Saint reportedly argued that “stoning is appropriately barbaric” and advocated for its public nature. The Rolling Stone article highlighted that figures like Saint “seek to jettison our constitutional system of checks and balances in favor of a government based on biblical law, including reviving punishments that clash violently with modern notions of human rights.”
Addressing the compatibility of his views with American democracy and religious pluralism, Saint told The Lancaster Patriot that the American framers set up a government “with an endless law-making factory” which guarantees the celebration and protection of perversity and death. “We will address how their efforts have aged in protecting Christianity,” he added.
Saint said his objective for the symposium is to confront an errant view of biblical law. “God’s law is viewed negatively by Christians in general, but no one in the Bible carries such a mindset,” he said. “This symposium is meant to pick up where the worldly church has left off.”
