The ( #NaturalLaw ) #libertarian principle of non-aggression basically sums up the "second table" of the 10 commandments (at least #6-9).
That covers the negative aspect of the #law ("thou shalt not"), they are civil, and ought to be enforced coercively in some form by some entity. (Retributive #justice.)
There are positive requirements too ("thou shalt"), but these are generally moral, and in the realm of voluntarism and persuasion.
I do think the logical consequence of Christianity is a NL-based NAP, i.e., libertarianism...
...thoughts welcome, though. I do find it interesting that the "thous" in the 10 commandments are in the singular. Methodological individualism embedded in the moral law? Hmmm
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Just going to use your post and an excuse to say what I want... the NAP is a mental exercise for secular sociopaths. It's fun to use it as a scaffold to analyze or teach with, but the moment it comes up against power not hindered by the concept it is useless. Religion helps with the societal decay problem but it to will always suffer the death by a thousand cuts any system has. Death and rebirth
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