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Sean Fawaz just returned from a comedy tour of the Middle East. He joins Michael Regilio to discuss free speech in theocratic countries and ponder if America is headed that way. The discussion turns to the Uncommitted movement post Trumps election. More at dogmadebate.com
In this conversation, Aaron McIntire discusses various political and social issues, including the recent ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, economic updates regarding egg prices, and the ongoing controversies in Congress surrounding identity politics. He also addresses Trump's policies on domestic issues, the violence against minorities in Syria, and a debate on morality and religion, ultimately reflecting on the chaotic state of society.
Dispensationalism – What is it? What is it not? And, why is it important? Dr. Weaver answers these questions and many more on this eddition of the Bible and Theology Matters podcast.In this episode, we are airing a presentation that Dr. Weaver gave on January 5th, 2025 at The Tabernacle in Danville, VA.
Returning guest Nikki G. is a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach who helps survivors recover and thrive after Religious Trauma & Cult involvement. She is also a survivor of multiple narcissistic relationships, religious trauma, as well as a former member of multiple cultic communities. Nikki is the CEO of Nikki G Speaks LLC, which exists to support survivors with individual coaching services, an online community, and other various forms of psycho-education related to religious trauma, narcissistic abuse, and cult involvement. Nikki is also a co-host of the podcast “Surviving the Black Church” where she and her co-hosts delve into conversations regarding religious trauma in the Black Church. She and another colleague have just recently founded The Black Religious Trauma Recovery Network, which is a resource to educate, support, and empower black religious trauma survivors. Nikki also sits on the board of directors for Tears of Eden.In this eye-opening episode, Rachel and Nikki delve into the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and its impact on society, politics, and spirituality. Nikki provides a comprehensive overview of NAR's goals, including the controversial Seven Mountain Mandate, which seeks to influence key societal spheres such as government, education, and media. She warns of the potential dangers of dominionism and spiritual colonization, urging listeners to stay informed and vigilant. As they discuss Project 2025 and the rise of political figures like Mike Johnson, Nikki highlights the importance of recognizing the underlying agendas driving these movements. She encourages listeners to research and understand the origins of these ideologies to make informed decisions about their beliefs and political actions.She emphasizes the need for survivors to reclaim their agency and voice, providing hope and guidance for those seeking to break free from controlling systems. Connect with Nikki G. and learn more about her work at: www.nikkigspeaks.com. Connect with Us on Social Media: Twitter: www.twitter.com/_indoctrination- Facebook: www.facebook.com/indoctrinationpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/indoctrinationpodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Webinars & Lectures: www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/videos Your reviews and ratings on Spotify and Apple/iTunes are greatly appreciated and help the show reach a wider audience.
The Mind Renewed : Thinking Christianly in a New World Order
It is with great pleasure that we welcome back to the programme the UK evangelist Vince McCann—host of the Chenzo1969 YouTube channel—for Part One* of a relaxed and unstructured conversation on his long-time ministry speaking to Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons (and others) on the streets of UK towns and cities in the prayerful hope of reaching people for Christ. Drawing upon his extensive experience of such street ministry, Vince shares with us some practical advice that might help us in our own conversations with people caught up in New Religious Movements that claim the Bible as a foundational text. (Vince joined us back in 2014 to talk about the dangers of the Ouija Board.) (*I have decided, for reasons explained in the podcast, to publish this interview in two parts. Please check back in a couple of weeks or so for part two.) [For show notes please visit https://themindrenewed.com]
These insight sub-episodes are mirrored on our primary YouTube channel which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@NilesHeckman/videos
What Is the Kingdom and How Is Kingdom Now Theology Changing the Focus of the Church? God's theocratic, mediatorial kingdom is a vast, sweeping subject from the first book of the Bible to the last. Andrew Woods helps us understand this overarching biblical theme of God's clearly revealed and sovereign plan is essential not only for believers in Christ to make sense of the chaos in our world but also for the church to know and fulfill its God-ordained role in this era of world history. The Coming Kingdom book by Andrew Woods is available HERE https://www.swrc.com/the-coming-kingdom.html
What Is the Kingdom and How Is Kingdom Now Theology Changing the Focus of the Church? God's theocratic, mediatorial kingdom is a vast, sweeping subject from the first book of the Bible to the last. Andrew Woods helps us understand this overarching biblical theme of God's clearly revealed and sovereign plan is essential not only for believers in Christ to make sense of the chaos in our world but also for the church to know and fulfill its God-ordained role in this era of world history. The Coming Kingdom book by Andrew Woods is available HERE https://www.swrc.com/the-coming-kingdom.html
Need for understanding the true gospel as the kingdom; Appointing His kingdom to a new group; Bible at the time of Christ; Power of the Pharisees; Christ instructing in royal treasury; Samaritans following Christ; Jews following Christ; Home church vs Early Church; "Clergy"; Daily ministration of Pure Religion; Cults; Roman "Senate"; Rome in Judea; Hyrcanus; Julius Caesar the priest; Names for God; Natural law; Monotheism; Fearing challenge; Media and government propaganda; John 11:1 Lazarus; "Son of God"; Commander-in-chief; Judges; Welfare snares; "Corban"; Waking Lazarus; Death is sleep?; Doubting Thomas; Do we know the real Jesus?; Theocratic government; Civil government; Biblical constitutions; Bondage of Egypt; Deut 17; Raising the dead; Whole truth; Guiding you to Christ; Simon, Lazarus' father; What's Mary doing?; Resurrection; "I am"; Secrecy; "Disciple"; Fleeing the Tree of Life; Being fruitful; Unbelievers usurping God; Blame game; "put to death"; "stoning"; Cruelty not allowed; Unsnaring social welfare; Being lovers of one another; Repenting from Legal Charity; Walking in darkness; Willingness to see truth of your own error; Nicodemus?; Jesus' troubling; Why did Jesus weep?; The "glory" of God; Looking to God to be your ruling judge; Punishment?; Legislating morality?; Christ raising us all from the "dead"/asleep; Death cult of Public Religion; Letting go of your fear; Love requires sacrifice; Valuing whole truth; Why Christians were persecuted; Keys of the kingdom; The only way back to liberty under God; The solution starts with "repent"; High priest; Who's taking care of your parents?; Seeking kingdom and righteousness; Christ's command; Plotting to take Jesus; Strengthening the poor; Believing without miracles; Simon the jar maker; Distractions from pure religion; Being (sitting) still; Stop believing the lie.
The topic today is about religion on this Good Friday. Trump selling campy bibles and comparing himself to Jesus. Also, John discusses how in most religions - the extreme religious right are more hateful and prejudicial - the further to the right they are. Then, he interviews Dave Zirin who is the sports editor for The Nation, a weekly progressive magazine dedicated to politics and culture. They discuss sports betting, soccer difficulties, and politics. Then, winding it up, John welcomes back Simon Moya-Smith and Julie Francella for their Native Voices segment. They chat about indigenous studies and native culture. Plus they play another round of "Did You Know?" to close it up.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Linda joins to talk about babies she is helping save on the sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood. Then Jonathan joins to continue the discussion on IVF.
Josh and David open with a discussion of the ongoing fallout from the Alabama Supreme Court's decision finding that frozen embryos are legally considered children in Alabama, throwing IVF into chaos in the state. They debate whether Alabama would be better if the Court was appointed, rather than elected. In the guest segment, the John R. Lewis Legacy Institute's Jerrick Lewis, the nephew of John Lewis, zooms in to discuss carrying on his uncle's legacy and the work of the John Lewis Legacy Institute to advance equity and preserve John Lewis's legacy through community engagement and service projects. They close with this week's Rightwing Nut of the Week and an update on gambling legislation and sports betting. About Our Sponsor: Alabama Politics This Week is sponsored by Wind Creek Hospitality. Gaming is the heart of Wind Creek Hospitality, but they offer so much more. Wind Creek's 10 distinct properties in the U.S. and Caribbean — including four in Alabama — provide world-class entertainment, dining, hotel stays, amenities and activities. As the principal gaming and hospitality entity for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Wind Creek continues to grow and offer guests luxurious destinations and opportunities for escape. Send us a question: We take a bit of time each week to answer questions from our audience about Alabama politics — or Alabama in general. If you have a question about a politician, a policy, or a trend — really anything — you can shoot us an email at apwproducer@gmail.com or with this form. You can also send it to us on Facebook and Twitter. Or by emailing us a voice recording to our email with your question, and we may play it on air. Either way, make sure you include your name (first name is fine) and the city or county where you live. About APW: APW is a weekly Alabama political podcast hosted by Josh Moon and David Person, two longtime Alabama political journalists. More information is available on our website. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Music credits: Music courtesy of Mr. Smith via the Free Music Archive. Visit Mr. Smith's page here.
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Michelle Eisen, organizing member of Starbucks Workers United (SWU), to discuss the breaking news that Starbucks may be willing to return to the negotiating table with SWU. Then, Sam is joined by Melissa Gira Grant, staff writer at the New Republic, to discuss her recent reporting on Project 2025. First, Sam runs through updates on the tremendous showing of the “Uncommitted” vote in Michigan's Democratic Primary, an imminent government shutdown, US' commitment to begin to start working on trying to get Israel compliant with international law soon maybe, IVF legislation, UAW expansion, Arizona fascism, anti-trust action, the impotency of the New York Democratic machine, climate change, and Nepo babies Hunter Biden and Lara Trump, before diving into CNN's coverage of Michigan's “Uncommitted” vote, attempting to downplay and obscure the political movement behind it. SWU's Michelle Eisen then joins, reflecting on the major developments in their unionization drive in the 11 months since her last MR appearance, including Starbucks' contract stonewalling and active discrimination against union stores and workers. Next, Eisen looks to the role of Starbucks' recent trademark lawsuit and the union's countersuit in pushing Starbucks to come back to the table with the union and attempt to prove good faith after years of union-busting, and granting backpay and other benefits provided to the union. Wrapping up, Michelle and Sam tackle the central role workers will play in these negotiations moving forward, and where the timeline for the reparations currently stands. After briefly touching on Mitch McConnell's announced resignation from Senate leadership, Sam is joined by Melissa Gira Grant who jumps right into what “Project 2025” is, an agenda blueprint provided by the far-right Heritage Foundation and supported by some hundred other groups that outlines their plan for a fascist transition in the case of a GOP victory in 2024. After briefly stepping back to look and where this project came from, and the particular role that Donald Trump plays in it, Grant walks Sam through the specifics of the project, centering around this idea of enshrining the family (more specifically the heterosexual nuclear family) at the core of policies to undermine same-sex marriage, trans rights, the DOE, social programs writ large, and generally gut the 14th amendment's right to privacy when it comes to sexual and gender identity. After briefly touching on the role of the 1873 Comstock Act as central to the Heritage Foundation's plan, Grant tackles Project 2025's major goals of removing all mention of reproductive rights and abortion from US government policy, and punishing any governmental or public organizations that do not comply with their myriad fascist changes. Wrapping up, Melissa and Sam discuss the ideological focus of the project's recruitment methods, and why their numbers are falling well short of their vision as the election draws closer. And in the Fun Half: Sam talks with Nick from Michigan and Matt from Ann Arbor, respectively, about the “Uncommitted” vote in yesterday's primary, then Dave Rubin calls in to attempt to hash things out with Sam as they tackle the necessity of wealth inequality and the attack on IVF before things take a turn for the personal. 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In this era of political polarization, the landscape in the United States is marked by the rise of Donald Trump as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. This despite Trump facing numerous legal challenges–including over his involvement in the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. However, Trump and his supporters are but the most visible element. The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is increasingly taking over the religious right movement and, in turn, influencing the Republican Party, which holds implications for Christianity and the future of democracy. The NAR is closely aligned with those who are on a mission to take over democracy worldwide under the guise of “religious freedom.” Not only are they backing Trump, but Trump is backing them. This movement of politicized Neo-Charismatic Pentecostals (NCP) seeks to assert dominance through their Seven Mountain Mandate, which we've previously discussed. There is a possibility that Trump could once again serve as a conduit for their agenda at the nation's highest office, amplifying the impact of this cult movement towards religious theocracy through the legislative and judicial branches of government at all levels. The theocratic end goals are clearly laid out through Project Blitz, a state-level legislative program primarily led by NAR operatives. André Gagné and Frederick Clarkson returned to my show to discuss the NAR, its background, and ways to educate people worldwide about it. This is a very special interview of major importance. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Q & A about Alberta's turn to theocratic rule. Douglas hosts the True North Eager Beaver podcast here at Crier Media. Lochlin lives in Alberta and hates reading. Douglas was kind enough to join us to discuss Alberta stripping basic human rights away from Alberta's trans community and why. - who it affects - why Danielle Smith decided to remove parental and child rights for a specific group - what role religion plays in Alberta's new hateful direction and stats on Trans youth, homelessness and suicide are mind boggling. It's a heavy subject but we did our best to explain the dangerous slope provinces are on when they fuck with the basic human rights of ANY group. Try to enjoy.
This conversation explores the importance of hearing God in church governance and the different types of church governance. It emphasizes the need for theocratic governance, where the pastor and elders prioritize hearing God's voice and representing Him to the congregation. The role of apostolic church networks and the value of relational networks are discussed. The conversation also highlights the significance of vision, faith, and relationships in church governance. The role of apostolic leadership and prophetic guidance in providing direction and wisdom is explored. The chapter concludes with the importance of single-headship and plural leadership in church governance, where the senior pastor has authority over the pulpit, staff, and finances. This conversation explores various aspects of church government and leadership. The speakers discuss the role of the senior pastor and elders, the importance of making decisions in unanimity, and the significance of trusting in God's timing. They also highlight the benefits of a win-win approach to church governance and address the issue of insecurity among leaders.
On this episode of The Heartland POD, for Monday, November 20, 2023RIP Mrs. CarterMissouri AG takes down complaint but backs MuskThe Speaker of the House wants a theocracyJoe Manchin Might Leave The Democratic Party, what a shockerThe proliferation of the small sample content pollColorado's big Trump rulingDiscussion about the disappearance of local media, and how our new project might help fill that exact voidLots to Do, so let's go!Welcome to The Heartland POD where we are working together to change the conversation in politics. Host intros “how you doin and whatchu sippin on”Adam - Rachel - SeanSupport what we do by leaving a five star rating and a review wherever you listen to the show and follow us on social media with AT the heartland pod and, maybe tell a friend. Tell a family member, maybe this year for Thanksgiving you're thankful for The Heartland POD and our family of shows? SHOW NOTES START@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/RIP Former First Lady (of the NATION) Rosalynn Carterhttps://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-rosalynn-carter-111923.htmlMissouri pit stop: Appointed AG Bailey took down a corruption complaint https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article281907488.html?ac_cid=DM875098&ac_bid=256147713True Or False: Americans will swallow theocratic government, as long as it comes with lower gas prices Mike Johnson Advocates For Theocracy… Speaker Mike Johnson says separation of church and state is a 'misnomer'Bonus T/F: Joe Manching leaving the Democratic party is meaninglesshttps://thehill.com/homenews/4312340-manchin-considering-leaving-democratic-party/#:~:text=Sen.%20Joe%20Manchin%20(D%2DW.,seek%20reelection%20to%20the%20Senate.YDFS: Mike Flynn kept money from donations to his legal defense fundhttps://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2023/michael-flynn-and-family-pocketed-leftover-money-from-legal-defense-fund-filing-claimsBuy of Sell - Polling firms are going to have a banner year despite the narrative that polling doesn't matter Overreaction 2024 Poll Of The Week: This week, polling is GOOD for Biden!https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1769&context=survey_center_pollsBIG ONEColorado Ruling: Trump Engaged In Insurrectionhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/11/17/politics/trump-colorado-ballot-14th-amendment-insurrection/index.htmlRuling itself: https://www.scribd.com/document/685299158/11-17-2023-Final-OrderBREAKSPECIAL EXTRA TIME Local News Papers Are Dying Faster Than Expected - Welcome To The Heartland Collectivehttps://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/newspapers-decline-hedge-funds-research
On this episode of The Heartland POD, for Monday, November 20, 2023RIP Mrs. CarterMissouri AG takes down complaint but backs MuskThe Speaker of the House wants a theocracyJoe Manchin Might Leave The Democratic Party, what a shockerThe proliferation of the small sample content pollColorado's big Trump rulingDiscussion about the disappearance of local media, and how our new project might help fill that exact voidLots to Do, so let's go!Welcome to The Heartland POD where we are working together to change the conversation in politics. Host intros “how you doin and whatchu sippin on”Adam - Rachel - SeanSupport what we do by leaving a five star rating and a review wherever you listen to the show and follow us on social media with AT the heartland pod and, maybe tell a friend. Tell a family member, maybe this year for Thanksgiving you're thankful for The Heartland POD and our family of shows? SHOW NOTES START@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/RIP Former First Lady (of the NATION) Rosalynn Carterhttps://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-rosalynn-carter-111923.htmlMissouri pit stop: Appointed AG Bailey took down a corruption complaint https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article281907488.html?ac_cid=DM875098&ac_bid=256147713True Or False: Americans will swallow theocratic government, as long as it comes with lower gas prices Mike Johnson Advocates For Theocracy… Speaker Mike Johnson says separation of church and state is a 'misnomer'Bonus T/F: Joe Manching leaving the Democratic party is meaninglesshttps://thehill.com/homenews/4312340-manchin-considering-leaving-democratic-party/#:~:text=Sen.%20Joe%20Manchin%20(D%2DW.,seek%20reelection%20to%20the%20Senate.YDFS: Mike Flynn kept money from donations to his legal defense fundhttps://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2023/michael-flynn-and-family-pocketed-leftover-money-from-legal-defense-fund-filing-claimsBuy of Sell - Polling firms are going to have a banner year despite the narrative that polling doesn't matter Overreaction 2024 Poll Of The Week: This week, polling is GOOD for Biden!https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1769&context=survey_center_pollsBIG ONEColorado Ruling: Trump Engaged In Insurrectionhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/11/17/politics/trump-colorado-ballot-14th-amendment-insurrection/index.htmlRuling itself: https://www.scribd.com/document/685299158/11-17-2023-Final-OrderBREAKSPECIAL EXTRA TIME Local News Papers Are Dying Faster Than Expected - Welcome To The Heartland Collectivehttps://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/newspapers-decline-hedge-funds-research
Israel - a theocratic Zionist State? by Radio Islam
The Matt Slick Live daily radio show broadcast is produced by The Christian Apologetics Research Ministry -CARM.org-.-During the show, Matt answers questions on the air, and offers insight on topics like The Bible, Theology, Apologetics, Religions, Atheism, and other issues-- The show airs live on the Truth Network, Monday through Friday, 6-7 PM, EST -3-4 PM, PST---Topics include---- 10- How to pray for a spouse, and wait on God.-- 13- The danger of- -Works Salvation-.-- 33- The -gods- mentioned in Psalm 82- 1-8.- See also- John 10- 25-39.-- 46- Is the Theocratic law dealing with stoning false prophets still valid---- 56- Why did God kill all flesh in the Noahic flood---- 58- Is church membership biblical--
The Matt Slick Live daily radio show broadcast is produced by The Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM.org). During the show, Matt answers questions on the air, and offers insight on topics like The Bible, Theology, Apologetics, Religions, Atheism, and other issues! The show airs live on the Truth Network, Monday through Friday, 6-7 PM, EST (3-4 PM, PST) MSL: May, 08 2023 Topics include: 10- How to pray for a spouse, and wait on God. 13- The danger of "Works Salvation". 33- The "gods" mentioned in Psalm 82: 1-8. See also: John 10:25-39. 46- Is the Theocratic law dealing with stoning false prophets still valid? 56: Why did God kill all flesh in the Noahic flood? 58- Is church membership biblical? MSL: May, 08 2023 ==> Subscribe to the CARM YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/carmvideos ==> Subscribe to the Matt Slick YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/mattslick ==> Like CARM on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carm.org ==> Visit the CARM Website: https://carm.org ==> Donate to CARM: https://carm.org/about/partner-with-carm/
The Matt Slick Live daily radio show broadcast is produced by The Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM.org). During the show, Matt answers questions on the air, and offers insight on topics like The Bible, Theology, Apologetics, Religions, Atheism, and other issues! The show airs live on the Truth Network, Monday through Friday, 6-7 PM, EST (3-4 PM, PST) MSL: May, 08 2023 Topics include: 10- How to pray for a spouse, and wait on God. 13- The danger of "Works Salvation". 33- The "gods" mentioned in Psalm 82: 1-8. See also: John 10:25-39. 46- Is the Theocratic law dealing with stoning false prophets still valid? 56: Why did God kill all flesh in the Noahic flood? 58- Is church membership biblical? MSL: May, 08 2023 ==> Subscribe to the CARM YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/carmvideos ==> Subscribe to the Matt Slick YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/mattslick ==> Like CARM on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carm.org ==> Visit the CARM Website: https://carm.org ==> Donate to CARM: https://carm.org/about/partner-with-carm/
Finished Exodus; Most are clueless about the bible; Strong delusion; Today's bondage (of Egypt); Turtledoves?; Gen 15:9; 400 years of bondage; Livestock surveys; Pound of flesh; Sacrificing a dove?; tav-vav-resh (turtledove); *And* gimel-vav-lamad (young pigeon); Blind leading blind; Severity of covetousness; Following the taxation money; Seeking His kingdom and righteousness; Commands to be fruitful and multiply; Women vs girls; "I know where I'm going"; Burnt offerings; Leviticus "turtledove" yod-vav-nun-hey - from "wine/vine"; (Jonah?); Extra Hebrew letters; "Meat offering"; mem-nun-chet-hey; Temple granaries; Government subsidies; "Covenants of the gods" book; Grain reserves; Theocratic socialism; Bonds of love; Wealth in the kingdom; "Fair share?"; FDR's New Deal dictators; Balaam and Nicolaitans; Selling yourselves into bondage; Sons of God; Julius Caesar and the Gauls; Covetousness = idolatry; Col 3:5; Constantinian Christianity; "Leaven" of the Pharisees; Who will see this?; Mt 20:25; Mk 10:42; Lk 22:25; Acts 17:7; Jesus, the other king; Constantine's formation of church; Repenting and building Christ's network; Living by faith; Sin offerings; Widow's mite; Strengthening others; Business of the tabernacle; Peace offerings; Melchizedek; Ante-up!; Widows; Congregations; Trespass offerings; Wave and heave offerings; Share this message.
A discussion of whether a Reformed Christian view of civil governance is compatible with theocracy. We explain how the term "theocratic" has been used, and two key elements of a theocratic view (namely, the monopoly state and civil establishment of religion) that must be rejected in a genuinely Christian view of civil governance. We also touch on how some who support a theocratic view go wrong in their eschatology. https://reformedlibertarians.com/015/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description 01:27 About the history of the term https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-and-government/political-science-terms-and-concepts/theocracy 02:22 All of life, and so all politics, is ultimately guided by central religious commitments 04:45 The objectionable sense of "theocratic" is not entailed by the universality of central religious commitments and their ultimate guidance of all of life 05:28 Two key elements of theocracy are "a monopoly state" and "civil establishment of religion"; Monopoly explained 07:41 Just and unjust uses of coercion; The obligation of non-aggression; The illegitimacy of all states 12:13 A simple analogy 15:12 Establishmentarianism explained https://reformedlibertarians.com/against-civil-establishment-of-religion/ 16:46 The unique, symbolic, and temporary (now obsolete) old Mosaic covenant theocracy involved suspension of the common grace order; It was a temporary symbolic-intrusion of final judgment and the kingdom of God, now inaugurated in the new covenant institutional church, and yet to be consummated in the New Heavens and Earth 19:59 While the old covenant was in effect, it was not a violation of non-aggression https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 ; Now, in the new covenant era, the normal operation of the common grace order has resumed; This entails prohibition of establishmentarianism and monopoly, enacting either is antichrist 22:03 Genuinely limited governance, required by God's ultimate sovereignty, according to a consistent Christian view, entails non-monopoly and non-establishment 24:17 Recap 25:10 The under-realization of inaugurated eschatology in the new covenant by postmillennialism and so-called optimism that often accompanies a theocratic view Additional Resources More about the temporary suspension of the normal operation of common grace and the eschatological-intrusion within the old covenant theocracy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3KFqcQlPuA More about sphere sovereignty : Episode 09 - https://reformedlibertarians.com/009 Episode 12 - https://reformedlibertarians.com/012 More about the underrealization of inaugurated eschatology in the new covenant as held by a postmil view (Gaffin refers to postmil's de-eschatologizing) : https://www.newhopefairfax.org/files/Gaffin%20Theonomy%20and%20Eschatology.pdf The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com/ and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com
We announce the "Theocrat" & "Secularist" of the Week, play Bill Maher's very funny "Atheists Day" monologue, then interview University of San Francisco Professor and Middle East expert Stephen Zunes about the theocratic threats in Israel and what's at stake.
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Tucker Carlson & A Case Study in Christian Nationalism & Theocratic Conservatism Introduction One may wonder how the algorithmic gods of the medias mutter and chirp and old clips of Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro emerge from the ancient shadows, but be assured that they do and when they do, they provide one with opportunities to pull your son aside, like Solomon in Proverbs and say, do you see that man? Yeah, not like that. Now the particular clip that is currently making the rounds is from 2018, and a great deal of water has gone under the old proverbial bridge and has flowed many miles hence, even to the wild lands of Wuhan and beyond. And so one might hope that greater light has come into the great Tucker Carlson’s eyes. I mean, if they can lock us down, close our churches, foist useless, perhaps even harmful masks on our faces, and demand injections or else you’re a hater, a bigot, and a scoundrel, perhaps he’s had a change of heart. But the clip is from when a Ben Shapiro interview of Tucker Carlson, where Tucker argues that since family is the foundational building block of society and an unmitigated good, society ought to take steps to protect it and defend it. And certain technological advances that threaten that good ought to be curbed and perhaps even prohibited. Tucker says that if we don’t we may very soon end up with a situation where a reasonably well-adjusted college graduate (one who doesn’t smoke pot) may not have the means to provide for himself, much less take a wife, and raise a family with her. And when pressed by Ben Shapiro about the possibility of Artificial Intelligence driving trucks on American highways, Tucker says that if he was President he would absolutely order the Department of Transportation to ban all AI on federal highways because if they didn’t millions of jobs would be lost. And truck driving is one of the most common jobs for high school educated men in America. Setting the Table Now let’s set the table carefully here. First, it’s absolutely true that the natural family is the foundational building block of society. Second, let’s agree that society should do everything lawfully in its power to protect and encourage family formation and flourishing. But here is where the questions begin to array themselves. What actually is “lawfully in its power?” Can the state simply do anything that appears to contribute to some notion of the “common good?” How should society protect and encourage natural family formation? My previously stated proposal is that as Protestant Christians we must begin with the clear instructions given in Scripture and then work our way out from those by good and necessary consequence, by the light of nature and Christian prudence. So I don’t think we need an explicit Bible verse about AI and truck drivers, but I do think we need clear-eyed biblical principles. There are multiple problems with Tucker’s proposal, beginning with him acting like a socialist. The assumption of socialism/Marxism is that there is no God, and therefore the state must take His place. Since there is no God to do justice, rendering unto each man what he deserves, the State takes unto itself this responsibility. Fascism need not be dark and bloody at first. It simply claims the right to command commerce and markets for the “common good” of society, for the good of families and family values. But it’s still fascism and socialism for all that, even if the state is commanding Bible reading and church attendance. Don’t misunderstand: I’m not saying that Tucker’s second presidential fiat would be compulsory Bible reading and church attendance. But why exactly not? Furthermore, these soft-socialist/fascist policies claim a kind omniscience. Tucker claims that millions of jobs will be lost in a matter of years. But this sounds like the conservative equivalent of the environmental doomsdayers. If you don’t ban plastic bags today, the oceans will rise in five years and millions will die! Or sometimes they even notice real problems, like for example, air pollution. But as Alex Epstein has helpfully catalogued, over and over again, there’s a certain simplistic and narrow mindset that looks at one factor and multiplies it by a million without accounting for all the other possibilities and concludes that the apocalyptic outcome is inevitable! And that’s trying to be god while sucking at it. So when environmentalists have projected air pollution from coal and oil and other fossil fuels, what they have consistently not accounted for is adaptation, creativity, ingenuity, and improvements in technology which mitigate, minimize, and sometimes completely undo the dangers and potential harms. People, made in the image of God, are like God, and despite our fallen natures, they are generally trying to improve things. Tucker’s comments struck me as not only tapping into that false socialist omniscience, but they were demeaning and condescending to the very human beings he was claiming to want to protect and help, while apparently completely forgetting about other human beings in the equation. Now, it’s an entirely open question as to whether it would ever actually work to have AI drive trucks in this country. At the very least, we would want to have a chain of liability clearly articulated, and like the goring ox in Exodus 21, require restitution and harsh penalties for any harm or damage that occurs. But why does Tucker paint the drug free college graduate like a helpless victim? Why are working class high school graduates being described as completely dependent on truck driving jobs? Can they not do anything else? A few decades ago they worked in American factories, but after the government got involved in “helping” them, they all got sent overseas. And here we are suggesting more Big Government involvement to help “fix” inequities. “We’re the government and we’re here to help,” are still the most terrifying words in the English language, even when they are in the mouth of so-called “common good” conservatives. Now, the fact of the matter is that even if the tech and liabilities all got sufficiently sorted, and people started experimenting with AI truck drivers, the change wouldn’t happen overnight. But as it started to happen (if it ever did), you would immediately be funding all the developers, troubleshooters, repairment, maintenance, and updates needed to grow and improve that new technology. The other part of the “inevitability-omniscience” complex is a failure to see that new technology only ever depends upon human beings creating it, maintaining, fixing it, improving, and so on. Read Life After Google by George Gilder and repent of your implicit Darwinism. Artificial intelligence will always be completely dependent upon human intelligence. So just as a new technology begins to break into markets, new human jobs come into being. And this is how it has always worked. As technology changes, some folks are laid off and find new creative outlets, but all of that new technology also always creates new needs for human workers. The Biblical Common Good The Biblical vision of the common good is each sphere of government exercising the power delegated to it by Christ obediently. The Magisterial Reformers were working in a particular historical moment where church government had way overreached its bounds, and part of the way you begin to limit overweening powers is by reinvigorating the balance of powers. In the days of Luther and Calvin it was absolutely necessary to call the magistrates to take up the sword of justice and push back the encroachments of the Papal See. However, we now live in an era where the state has become the Infallible Mouth of God, and it’s high time ministers of the gospel declared the Lordship of Christ and commanded magistrates back into their own lane, while insisting that husbands and fathers, wives and mothers step up to the plate and take back their authority in the home and marketplace. Until a crime has been actually committed, it is an unjust use of violence to manipulate markets. I understand that when you live in a snake pit of market regulations the temptation is to simply join the mafia and release your own “good” snakes into the mix, but as we learn from one of those lesser known Mosaic principles, never bring more snakes to a snake pit unless your snake will swallow all of them and turn back into a walking stick when it’s done. God has established three governments among men: the family, the church, and the state. These governments are not water-tight jurisdictions, but function more like a Venn diagram with clear differences and some overlap. God has assigned to the family the jurisdiction of health, welfare, and education. God has assigned to the church the ministry of worship and discipleship, the administration of Word and sacrament. God has assigned to the state the ministry of the sword of justice. Closely related is the difference between sins and crimes. We see this distinction beginning in the differing ministries of Abraham and Melchizedek, Moses and Aaron, as well as the differing penalties provided in the Mosaic law. When the law says that someone will be “cut off from among his people,” this is the ordinary discipline of Old Testament family and “church.” When the penalty prescribed is restitution or stripes or death, this the ministry of the sword. Now granted these are not pristine, Euclidian categories. Many of the laws in the Mosaic code have moral, ceremonial, and civil elements to them. Nevertheless, ceremonial laws were under the jurisdiction of the priests and civil laws were under the jurisdiction of the judges and magistrates. But the fact that family law was also being established in the Mosaic law is profound. Laws surrounding marriage and divorce and remarriage within families, with instructions for what might be appealed to civil magistrates for civil penalties begin to establish these jurisdictional differences. In other words, not all sins are or should be crimes. Covetousness is a sin but not a crime. Lying is always a sin, but not all lies should be adjudicated as crimes. Lust is a sin, even adultery in the heart, but until the lust is acted upon in fornication or adultery, there is no crime to adjudicate. A rebellious son ought to be disciplined by his own parents for many years before they determine to appeal to the civil magistrate for criminal penalties. But here is where the jurisdictions overlap: if a true biblical crime has been committed in a family or church, the civil magistrate is authorized by God to intervene. A civil magistrate my seek a warrant to arrest a father and pastor for sexual abuse. But by the same token, a father may resist or ignore tyrannical orders given a magistrate and a pastor may rebuke a magistrate and command him to repent of his sin, just as John did and lost his head for it. When a church excommunicates a professing Christian, barring them from the Lord’s Supper and fellowship in the local church, the church is exercising its power to protect truth and morality in a society. When a family disciplines its young children teaching them Christian virtues the family government is doing its part to cultivate families and work ethics and morality. The family has the power to ultimately disinherit a son or daughter for gross immorality or apostasy. And it is the job of the state to punish crimes as defined by Scripture. No crime has been committed if a trucking company fires a driver in favor of an AI driver. Conclusion In the clip mentioned, Tucker Carlson says that even though he believes in free markets it’s not an absolute or religious commitment or requirement. He says there’s no “Nicene Creed of Capitalism” he has to subscribe to. Now he’s absolutely right if he means that free markets may not be used to justify committing crimes (e.g. theft, murder, etc.). But what Tucker is actually proposing is denying jobs and livelihoods to those working in AI, and by the making it a law, he’s threatening the use of violence for those who try. In the name of doing good and protecting families, Tucker is proposing that he be the one who gets to choose the winners and the losers. Truckers are the winners; programmers and new tech are the losers. Sorry, the gods have spoken. We know what’s best for you. And actually, we’ve decided that cars have taken too many jobs away from horses and mules. So yeah, we’re going back to the Middle Ages, you greedy capitalist pigs. But seriously, where’s the line? Ok, I’ll stop here. Tucker says there’s no Nicene Creed of capitalism, and that’s true enough, but there is a Nicene Creed that says that God is the “Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible…” Invisible things would include market forces, the creativity and ingenuity of men, as well as their created needs and desires. Until or unless God gives a government the authority to step in, it is a violation of the Nicene Creed to grasp power for yourself and violently or coercively prohibit the free actions and creativity of people. It must always be remembered that if the primary power of the state is the power of the sword, then whenever you call for a “ban,” you are simultaneously calling for the use of violent, coercive force to be used if someone disregards the ban. I’m sorry, but we just had a few years of a police state trial run in the West with law enforcement fining churches for being open, for mandated gags on peoples’ faces, and frog marching decent law-abiding citizens off to jail for singing songs in public. I do believe in the “common good,” but the common good is determined by God’s Word and not simplistic, short-sighted calculations. It was those kinds of simplistic, short-sighted calculations that the Imperial College of London used to insight the COVID panic. So, no thanks. God’s world is more resilient, more complex, more glorious than that.
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Tucker Carlson & A Case Study in Christian Nationalism & Theocratic Conservatism Introduction One may wonder how the algorithmic gods of the medias mutter and chirp and old clips of Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro emerge from the ancient shadows, but be assured that they do and when they do, they provide one with opportunities to pull your son aside, like Solomon in Proverbs and say, do you see that man? Yeah, not like that. Now the particular clip that is currently making the rounds is from 2018, and a great deal of water has gone under the old proverbial bridge and has flowed many miles hence, even to the wild lands of Wuhan and beyond. And so one might hope that greater light has come into the great Tucker Carlson’s eyes. I mean, if they can lock us down, close our churches, foist useless, perhaps even harmful masks on our faces, and demand injections or else you’re a hater, a bigot, and a scoundrel, perhaps he’s had a change of heart. But the clip is from when a Ben Shapiro interview of Tucker Carlson, where Tucker argues that since family is the foundational building block of society and an unmitigated good, society ought to take steps to protect it and defend it. And certain technological advances that threaten that good ought to be curbed and perhaps even prohibited. Tucker says that if we don’t we may very soon end up with a situation where a reasonably well-adjusted college graduate (one who doesn’t smoke pot) may not have the means to provide for himself, much less take a wife, and raise a family with her. And when pressed by Ben Shapiro about the possibility of Artificial Intelligence driving trucks on American highways, Tucker says that if he was President he would absolutely order the Department of Transportation to ban all AI on federal highways because if they didn’t millions of jobs would be lost. And truck driving is one of the most common jobs for high school educated men in America. Setting the Table Now let’s set the table carefully here. First, it’s absolutely true that the natural family is the foundational building block of society. Second, let’s agree that society should do everything lawfully in its power to protect and encourage family formation and flourishing. But here is where the questions begin to array themselves. What actually is “lawfully in its power?” Can the state simply do anything that appears to contribute to some notion of the “common good?” How should society protect and encourage natural family formation? My previously stated proposal is that as Protestant Christians we must begin with the clear instructions given in Scripture and then work our way out from those by good and necessary consequence, by the light of nature and Christian prudence. So I don’t think we need an explicit Bible verse about AI and truck drivers, but I do think we need clear-eyed biblical principles. There are multiple problems with Tucker’s proposal, beginning with him acting like a socialist. The assumption of socialism/Marxism is that there is no God, and therefore the state must take His place. Since there is no God to do justice, rendering unto each man what he deserves, the State takes unto itself this responsibility. Fascism need not be dark and bloody at first. It simply claims the right to command commerce and markets for the “common good” of society, for the good of families and family values. But it’s still fascism and socialism for all that, even if the state is commanding Bible reading and church attendance. Don’t misunderstand: I’m not saying that Tucker’s second presidential fiat would be compulsory Bible reading and church attendance. But why exactly not? Furthermore, these soft-socialist/fascist policies claim a kind omniscience. Tucker claims that millions of jobs will be lost in a matter of years. But this sounds like the conservative equivalent of the environmental doomsdayers. If you don’t ban plastic bags today, the oceans will rise in five years and millions will die! Or sometimes they even notice real problems, like for example, air pollution. But as Alex Epstein has helpfully catalogued, over and over again, there’s a certain simplistic and narrow mindset that looks at one factor and multiplies it by a million without accounting for all the other possibilities and concludes that the apocalyptic outcome is inevitable! And that’s trying to be god while sucking at it. So when environmentalists have projected air pollution from coal and oil and other fossil fuels, what they have consistently not accounted for is adaptation, creativity, ingenuity, and improvements in technology which mitigate, minimize, and sometimes completely undo the dangers and potential harms. People, made in the image of God, are like God, and despite our fallen natures, they are generally trying to improve things. Tucker’s comments struck me as not only tapping into that false socialist omniscience, but they were demeaning and condescending to the very human beings he was claiming to want to protect and help, while apparently completely forgetting about other human beings in the equation. Now, it’s an entirely open question as to whether it would ever actually work to have AI drive trucks in this country. At the very least, we would want to have a chain of liability clearly articulated, and like the goring ox in Exodus 21, require restitution and harsh penalties for any harm or damage that occurs. But why does Tucker paint the drug free college graduate like a helpless victim? Why are working class high school graduates being described as completely dependent on truck driving jobs? Can they not do anything else? A few decades ago they worked in American factories, but after the government got involved in “helping” them, they all got sent overseas. And here we are suggesting more Big Government involvement to help “fix” inequities. “We’re the government and we’re here to help,” are still the most terrifying words in the English language, even when they are in the mouth of so-called “common good” conservatives. Now, the fact of the matter is that even if the tech and liabilities all got sufficiently sorted, and people started experimenting with AI truck drivers, the change wouldn’t happen overnight. But as it started to happen (if it ever did), you would immediately be funding all the developers, troubleshooters, repairment, maintenance, and updates needed to grow and improve that new technology. The other part of the “inevitability-omniscience” complex is a failure to see that new technology only ever depends upon human beings creating it, maintaining, fixing it, improving, and so on. Read Life After Google by George Gilder and repent of your implicit Darwinism. Artificial intelligence will always be completely dependent upon human intelligence. So just as a new technology begins to break into markets, new human jobs come into being. And this is how it has always worked. As technology changes, some folks are laid off and find new creative outlets, but all of that new technology also always creates new needs for human workers. The Biblical Common Good The Biblical vision of the common good is each sphere of government exercising the power delegated to it by Christ obediently. The Magisterial Reformers were working in a particular historical moment where church government had way overreached its bounds, and part of the way you begin to limit overweening powers is by reinvigorating the balance of powers. In the days of Luther and Calvin it was absolutely necessary to call the magistrates to take up the sword of justice and push back the encroachments of the Papal See. However, we now live in an era where the state has become the Infallible Mouth of God, and it’s high time ministers of the gospel declared the Lordship of Christ and commanded magistrates back into their own lane, while insisting that husbands and fathers, wives and mothers step up to the plate and take back their authority in the home and marketplace. Until a crime has been actually committed, it is an unjust use of violence to manipulate markets. I understand that when you live in a snake pit of market regulations the temptation is to simply join the mafia and release your own “good” snakes into the mix, but as we learn from one of those lesser known Mosaic principles, never bring more snakes to a snake pit unless your snake will swallow all of them and turn back into a walking stick when it’s done. God has established three governments among men: the family, the church, and the state. These governments are not water-tight jurisdictions, but function more like a Venn diagram with clear differences and some overlap. God has assigned to the family the jurisdiction of health, welfare, and education. God has assigned to the church the ministry of worship and discipleship, the administration of Word and sacrament. God has assigned to the state the ministry of the sword of justice. Closely related is the difference between sins and crimes. We see this distinction beginning in the differing ministries of Abraham and Melchizedek, Moses and Aaron, as well as the differing penalties provided in the Mosaic law. When the law says that someone will be “cut off from among his people,” this is the ordinary discipline of Old Testament family and “church.” When the penalty prescribed is restitution or stripes or death, this the ministry of the sword. Now granted these are not pristine, Euclidian categories. Many of the laws in the Mosaic code have moral, ceremonial, and civil elements to them. Nevertheless, ceremonial laws were under the jurisdiction of the priests and civil laws were under the jurisdiction of the judges and magistrates. But the fact that family law was also being established in the Mosaic law is profound. Laws surrounding marriage and divorce and remarriage within families, with instructions for what might be appealed to civil magistrates for civil penalties begin to establish these jurisdictional differences. In other words, not all sins are or should be crimes. Covetousness is a sin but not a crime. Lying is always a sin, but not all lies should be adjudicated as crimes. Lust is a sin, even adultery in the heart, but until the lust is acted upon in fornication or adultery, there is no crime to adjudicate. A rebellious son ought to be disciplined by his own parents for many years before they determine to appeal to the civil magistrate for criminal penalties. But here is where the jurisdictions overlap: if a true biblical crime has been committed in a family or church, the civil magistrate is authorized by God to intervene. A civil magistrate my seek a warrant to arrest a father and pastor for sexual abuse. But by the same token, a father may resist or ignore tyrannical orders given a magistrate and a pastor may rebuke a magistrate and command him to repent of his sin, just as John did and lost his head for it. When a church excommunicates a professing Christian, barring them from the Lord’s Supper and fellowship in the local church, the church is exercising its power to protect truth and morality in a society. When a family disciplines its young children teaching them Christian virtues the family government is doing its part to cultivate families and work ethics and morality. The family has the power to ultimately disinherit a son or daughter for gross immorality or apostasy. And it is the job of the state to punish crimes as defined by Scripture. No crime has been committed if a trucking company fires a driver in favor of an AI driver. Conclusion In the clip mentioned, Tucker Carlson says that even though he believes in free markets it’s not an absolute or religious commitment or requirement. He says there’s no “Nicene Creed of Capitalism” he has to subscribe to. Now he’s absolutely right if he means that free markets may not be used to justify committing crimes (e.g. theft, murder, etc.). But what Tucker is actually proposing is denying jobs and livelihoods to those working in AI, and by the making it a law, he’s threatening the use of violence for those who try. In the name of doing good and protecting families, Tucker is proposing that he be the one who gets to choose the winners and the losers. Truckers are the winners; programmers and new tech are the losers. Sorry, the gods have spoken. We know what’s best for you. And actually, we’ve decided that cars have taken too many jobs away from horses and mules. So yeah, we’re going back to the Middle Ages, you greedy capitalist pigs. But seriously, where’s the line? Ok, I’ll stop here. Tucker says there’s no Nicene Creed of capitalism, and that’s true enough, but there is a Nicene Creed that says that God is the “Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible…” Invisible things would include market forces, the creativity and ingenuity of men, as well as their created needs and desires. Until or unless God gives a government the authority to step in, it is a violation of the Nicene Creed to grasp power for yourself and violently or coercively prohibit the free actions and creativity of people. It must always be remembered that if the primary power of the state is the power of the sword, then whenever you call for a “ban,” you are simultaneously calling for the use of violent, coercive force to be used if someone disregards the ban. I’m sorry, but we just had a few years of a police state trial run in the West with law enforcement fining churches for being open, for mandated gags on peoples’ faces, and frog marching decent law-abiding citizens off to jail for singing songs in public. I do believe in the “common good,” but the common good is determined by God’s Word and not simplistic, short-sighted calculations. It was those kinds of simplistic, short-sighted calculations that the Imperial College of London used to insight the COVID panic. So, no thanks. God’s world is more resilient, more complex, more glorious than that.
Theocracy is the rule of God but it is also the people organized to serve God by protecting the sanctity of the things of God. This requires we add value to the assets created by God and put under our care. This is especially so for that which God values most and which is His highest and most perfect of all creations, His Church. Conservatism is the belief that the purpose of man is to protect the integrity of Gods Created universe.
RFH Ep.86 Deepening Revolt Against Iran's Theocratic Regime (with Theresa Henry) by MHI
The story is told via the diary of a Handmaid - a young woman living in Gilead, an extremely repressive, patriarchal society that has taken over the United States. We explore the dark world through her eyes, and follow her struggle to express herself, escape, or just take control back over any part of her life. What are the rules of this brutal society? And will the Handmaid ever see the people she loves again?Link to buy the book (and help support the show!): https://amzn.to/3DqPTxPJoin the book club on discord! https://discord.gg/fHejh3PpR2Related books we recommend:1984 - https://amzn.to/3Y71TMOThe Testaments - https://amzn.to/3XTM1OaBrave New World - https://amzn.to/3kW4CKMNever Let Me Go - https://amzn.to/3DsPFWPOr you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer video.Keep reading y'all!
Roya Hakakian is an Iranian American dissident, poet, and writer. Her latest book is A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Roya Hakakian discuss what makes this year's revolt different from previous protest movements; the meaning of the popular protest slogan “Woman, Life, Liberty;” and what ordinary people and their governments can do to support the people of Iran. This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: podcast@persuasion.community Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by John Taylor Williams, and Brendan Ruberry Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion Youtube: Yascha Mounk LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Israel-based journalist and researcher David Sheen joins The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal to explain the rise of followers of the late fascist Rabbi Meir Kahane and their role in the next Israeli coalition government. Sheen provides critical background on Bezalel Smotrich, an open ethno-supremacist who will run the Civil Administration of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Itamar Ben-Gvir, settler extremist and terrorism convict, who will serve as National Security Minister. Sheen also provides insight on the role of Kahanism in the US Democratic Party, and the quiescent stance of the Biden administration in the face of Israel's descent into religious fanaticism. Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thegrayzone Max Blumenthal: https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal https://rokfin.com/MaxBlumenthal David Sheen: http://www.davidsheen.com/ https://twitter.com/davidsheen
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, October 19.The city's Landmarks Commission holds up a housing development that's received surprising support from neighbors,A commentator courts controversy at an upcoming UW-Madison event, The three-way race for Robin Vos' Assembly seat heats up,And in the second half, Middleton's complicated relationship with the outdoors, Hilldale Shopping Center opens in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
“But rise and stand on your feet (X2M106 Probate), for I have appeared (X2M105 Probiano) to you for this reason… 1. Covenant of Redemption ...but into heaven itself, and he appears (X2M93 Phaino) now in God's presence for us. Heb 9:24c 2. Covenant of Works as one seated But as it is, he has appeared (X2M97 Phaneroo) once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, 3. Covenant of the Grace (Unconditional Election) seeing the one standing will appear (ὀφθήσετα) a second time, not to deal with sin (X2M103 Phragmos) but to save those (X2M104 Palladium) who are eagerly waiting (X2M105 Probiano) for him. Heb 9:26–28. …to designate you in advance (X2M107 Procheirizō) as a servant and witness to the 1. things you have seen 2. things in which I will appear to you.” Acts 26:16 NET From a professing professional by X2M106 Probate (out of probation) to an X2M107 Pro-heir Procheirizō utilized twice more in scripture “Therefore repent (metanoeō) and turn back (epistrephō change one's beliefs from the technocratic AI to unpredictability) so that your sins may be blotted out (exaleiphō to erase, obliterate…X2M102 Pardon) so that times of refreshing (not regression based in immorality adultery left or redressing based in racist idolatry right) may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Christ appointed (X2M107 Procheirizō) for you – even, Jesus. This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored (Tikkun Olam), which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.” Acts 3:19-21 NET “Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me. A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there, came to me and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!' And at that very moment I looked up and saw him. Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has already appointed (X2M107 Procheirizō) you… Replacing the technocratic (PMC or amateur) with the Theocratic to know his will to see the Righteous One to hear a command from his mouth because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.” Acts 22:11-15 NET
The clearest definition of theocratic fascism directly from the mouths of theocratic fascists.
John discusses the Supreme Courts ruling to overturn Roe v Wade. Next he Francis Callier and Angela Shelton aka Frangela duo about the SCOTUS decision and more. Then he talks with Prof. Anthea Butler from the University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Religious Studies about the ramifications of the SCOTUS ruling. Finally he chats with Writer and Activist Lauren Rankin.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Theocratic fascist and women studies expert Matt Walsh joins The P.A.S. Report Podcast to discuss What is a Woman. While the question may seem obvious to some, radical gender theory has crept its way into all aspects of society and is now being shoved down the throats of every American. Matt reveals the hesitation of ordinary people to even discuss the issue out of an absolute fear they'll be labeled and have their livelihoods destroyed. More Information If you enjoyed this episode and found it useful, please give The P.A.S. Report Podcast a 5-star rating and take 30-seconds to write a review. Make sure to hit the follow button so you never miss an episode. Also, please share this episode with family, friends, and on social media. Don't forget to visit https://pasreport.com.
In this week's podcast, we continue our conversation on the Millenium, the 1000-year reign of Christ. And to do so, we are pleased to have Dr. Stephen Bramer, Chair and Professor of Bible Exposition on our program.
Episode 26 discuses the hypocrisy of modern day culture proclaiming that the theocratic dictates of the Most High take precedent over the democratic nature of westernized culture. Theocratic vs Democratic Reinforcing the Hebraic position And much more... Additional teachings can be found here at our YouTube page: (225) FTF Sound of the Shofar FTF Sound Of The Shofar - YouTube Information on First Tabernacle Fellowship can be at found at: www.firsttab.org
This week's episode features another super informative--and potentially disturbing--conversation with returning guest, Fred Clarkson of the Political Research Associates. Matt Shea is a former Republican state legislator from my home state of Washington, up in the Pacific Northwest. He's long been a lightning rod for controversy in his own right, and a few years ago drew nationwide attention for his connection to some very far-right causes. But now, Fred has uncovered a new and potentially more disturbing connection in the person of Timothy Taylor, a New Apostolic Reformation "apostle" who is also a major proponent of the 7 mountains dominion mandate theology. That the two men are now apparently working together for some agenda is an area of major concern, and something to keep a close eye on moving forward. You'll learn more about both men, and what they're working on, in this very educational episode. Join the MindShift Podcast Community on Patreon! Article by Frederick Clarkson on Matt Shea & Tim Taylor Follow Fred Clarkson on Twitter @FredClarkson Follow me on Twitter @MindShift2018
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GrowthChat is a podcast on the social and cultural journey of humankind, hosted by Marco Lecci and Sascha O. Becker. In this episode we chat with Davide Ticchi about his paper "Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth”. Davide and his co-authors study the coevolution of religion, science and politics and they find a negative relationship between religiosity and patents per capita. They categorized three different regimes and outcomes. Western-European Secularization regime has declining religiosity, unimpeded science, and high taxes and transfers. The Theocratic regime involves knowledge stagnation, unquestioned dogma, and high religious-public-goods spending. The American regime combines scientific progress and stable religiosity through doctrinal adaptations, with low taxes and some fiscal-legal advantages for religious activities. Paper link: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20140832Learn more about Davide: https://works.bepress.com/davideticchi/Follow Growth Chat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Growth_Chat
Holy Saturday. God-damned Theocratic tendencies, You lied to me so good. I almost said I love you. -To the Tune of Lana Del Ray's God-Damned Man-child. This what alternative reality does to a group of people. We take a look at populist theology and how it when properly manipulated creates situations so contradictory and so volatile that young christian college students would bath in the corrosive jacuzzi it creates, going so far to sit right on the MF jets. Historical Figures and Events: Referenced Work: Jesus Freak - DC Talk & Voice of the Martyrs, The Book of Martyrs - John Foxe, This Is Your Time (song) - Michael W. Smith, Cassie (song) - Flyleaf, God's Not Dead (video) - Harold Cronk, Intro and ending song - W.D.Y.K.A.G? by Kings Kaleidoscope Song in the ad: Guillotine by Death Grips Feel free to donate some money for booze through venmo @benjo-razon The booze will go directly to creating increasingly chaotic episodes of "The Boozelacast" Find us on Instagram: @skubalaposting Y'all can leave thoughts and questions through voice message on the anchor home page at this link: https://anchor.fm/skubalacast/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skubalacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skubalacast/support
Hitch explains how religion is a deterministic universal toxin from which nothing is exempt and that we have no need for divine permission. How each religion denies each other and ignorantly excludes thoughts and principles from anywhere else. How the wish to refer our responsibilities upward is a wish for a totalitarian solution to our problems, and this is how we end up with the divine right of kings political doctrine resulting in dictatorship with humans claiming they have divine authority. Christopher ends on the moral point of how those who take solace in their belief that a holy book coerces good morals in people are insulting themselves, because we don't need permission to act morally. This theocratic death wish is the greatest insult and has been and still is the greatest threat to us and all the gains of civilisation.
This week Douglas Wilson introduces his political philosophy: Theocratic Libertarianism. If you want to learn more, check out Empires of Dirt today: https://canonpress.com/products/empires-of-dirt-secularism-radical-islam-and-the-mere-christendom-alternative/
In early May, HHS announced new rules to ensure that “healthcare professionals will not feel compelled to leave the practice of medicine because they decline to participate in actions that violate their conscience such as abortion, sterilization, or assisted suicide.” Not surprisingly, the new rule was immediately challenged in federal court by groups alleging, among other things, that the new rule “advances specific religious beliefs in violation of the First Amendment; violates patients' rights to privacy, liberty and equal dignity as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment; and chills patients' speech and expression in violation of the First Amendment, all to the detriment of patients' health and well-being.” Other left-wing websites such as Salon also joined the chorus of outrage. “Progressives fight back against Religious Right's grotesque ‘religious freedom' power play'” one of the headlines proclaimed. In addition to the strange us of the word “grotesque,” the headline put religious freedom in scare quotes, and the article went on to claim that the new rule has “nothing to do with the genuine freedom to adhere to one's religious beliefs.” No, instead, religious freedom is a “power play” to invent what they call “an imaginary right to discriminate.” I think a better use of the word “imaginary” would be repeated references to the Handmaid's Tale we've all been forced to endure over the last two years. Salon's rhetoric is nothing new. But I was surprised by Salon's claim that our nation's new “theocratic direction,” as they put it, has its origin in, of all things, the Manhattan Declaration! Theocratic? To paraphrase “The Princess Bride,” people keep using that word, but it does not mean what they think it means. A theocracy is “a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler,” and “His laws [are] interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.” A theocracy was the last thing that Manhattan Declaration authors Chuck Colson, Robert George, and Timothy George had in mind. As Chuck Colson wrote, the Manhattan Declaration was “a clarion call to conscience, a wake-up call to the church.” Then, and even more so now, Christians were in no position to “impose” their views on anyone. In fact, we've barely been able to impose them on ourselves, which was why the Manhattan Declaration was created in the first place. In the ten years since the Declaration was issued, progressives have labeled any assertion of conscience, any refusal to conform one's conduct to the prevailing cultural orthodoxy as an attempt at “theocracy.” Cue those protestors dressed as handmaids. The issues raised by the Manhattan Declaration—life, marriage, and religious liberty—are more important now than ever. Even more important, however, is that we are able to articulate and explain why these issues are so important and non-negotiable for Christians in the first place—and why the authors and a half a million signers of the Manhattan Declaration solemnly declared that “We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,” but under “no circumstances” can we “render to Caesar what belongs to God.” That's why in this 10th anniversary year of the Manhattan Declaration, I was pleased to work with the brilliant Dr. David Dockery on a new book, “Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty: What Belongs to God, What Belongs to Caesar.” We assembled a stunning group of contributors, including both Dr. Georges, Joni Eareckson Tada, Randy Alcorn, Ryan Anderson, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Michael Farris, Kristen Waggoner, Mary Eberstadt and more. The book is available at BreakPoint.org with your next donation to BreakPoint and the Colson Center. I hope you'll get a copy for yourself, or for your small group. Christians do not want a theocracy. We simply want the freedom to live out our faith in the way that has proven to be good for the world. But make no mistake, what opponents of religious liberty want is nothing less than secular tyranny. Resources The Manhattan Declaration The First Freedom: The Primacy of Religious Freedom in the Quest for Liberty of Conscience Timothy D. Padgett, BreakPoint, May 31, 2019 Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty: What Belongs to God, What Belongs to Caesar (Essays for the Tenth Anniversary of the Manhattan Declaration). John Stonestreet and David Dockery, editors, 2019
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