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(210) S9E53 C&G: The Vacuous Façade of Legislation <Repeat #102>

[A repeat episode looking at how legislation doesn't really get us what we think it does.] We finish up our "Means and Ends" series by looking at government and politi...

(211) S9E54 C&G: Positive Anarchism and Benjamin Lay <Repeat #122>

[A repeat season from our episode on nonviolence which looks at organic and lasting change which comes about apart from legislation]. I think this has been one of my f...

(212) S9E55 C&G: Adin Ballou's Anarchism Prepeat

We do a prepeat episode reading and talking through chapter 7 of Adin Ballou's "Christian Nonresistance in All its Important Bearings."

(213) S9E56 {Interview ~ Craig Harguess of The Bad Roman} Rounding Out Anarchism

I had the opportunity to chat with Craig Harguess of the Bad Roman Project to discuss his coming to anarchism and how he deals with some of the hard questions. 3:2...

(214) S9E57 C&G: Moral Compromise is Inevitable and Unavoidable in Government

Using James Olson's book, "Fair Play," I we start to wrap up our season by looking at how moral compromise is inevitable if one chooses to participate in government.

(215) S9E58 C&G: Final Conclusion on Christian Anarchism

I summarize and wrap up our season on Christian Anarchism.

(216) S10E1: Peace in the Old Testament

Craig starts a season on peace with this episode which gives an overview on the meaning and importance of peace within the Old Testament.

(217) S10E2: Peace in the New Testament

We continue this season on peace by looking at how the concept is understood within the New Testament. We find that it is of the same essence of the peace that we find...

(218) S10E3: Implications of a Peace Hermeneutic

This is a bit of a follow-up episode.. After two episodes of talking about biblical peace, I thought it might be good to talk a bit more about some of the implications...

(219) S10E4 A Peaceful Jude

Jude is a short and rather odd book for a number of reasons, one of them being that it can feel really harsh and divisive. In this short episode we will walk through t...

(220) S10E5: Peace in II Chronicles 14-15

II Chronicles 14-15 describe a really interesting episode in Israel's history where a king got it right and achieved peace.. only to then get it wrong and lead to peac...

(221) S10E6: Steps Towards Peace

Last episode we came up with six ways that Israel changed in order to usher in peace. This episode I take those six ways and discuss a few ways that we can use those s...

(222) S10E7: Peace Comes to Earth

In this Christmas episode empires beware as we discuss what it means that peace has come to earth with (as) Jesus.

(223)S11E1/1: Introduction to Propaganda

We begin our season on propaganda by taking a look at why the topic is important and how it impacts our lives.

(224)S11E1/2: The Foundations of Propaganda

In this episode we dig deep into the foundations of propaganda and discuss what it is, how it functions, how it escapes detection, and how it builds its power. 0...

(225)S11E1/3: Pareidolia, Priming, and Propaganda

After exploring the depths of propaganda in our previous episode, this episode takes a brief look at some of the groundwork laid before we encounter propaganda proper.

(226)S11E1/4:The False Prophet of Propaganda

There are many false prophets who use propaganda, but in this episode we take a look at the beast of revelation and discuss how the institutionalized, wayward church/r...

(227)S11E1/5: Uncovering Propaganda

This episode serves several purposes: 1) Recap and cement what we've learned, 2) Explain my research rationale and sources, and 3) Provide listeners with recommendatio...

(228)S11E2/1: Propaganda and Domestic Abusers

We delve into our first area of propaganda by looking at its implementation on the smallest scale - in personal relationships. We discuss how abusers manipulate their ...

(229)S11E2/2: True Conspiracy of Abuse - Lori Anne Thompson

Propaganda is often used to propagate some positive idea in order to hide something dark. From propaganda's attempt to cover up injustice and atrocity, conspiracies ar...

(230)S11E2/3: The False Prophet of Abuse w/Dr. William Witt

I chat with Dr. William Witt, author of "Icons of Christ," about how the church has been complicit in creating an environment which fosters abuse and harbors abusers. ...

(231)S11E2/4: Abusive Propaganda in the Real World w/Judy and Rosanna

This episode explores abuse and propaganda in the real world by talking with two women who work with survivors of abuse. A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome mu...

(232)S11E2/5: Uncovering Abuse

We close out this section of our propaganda season dealing with abuse by providing you with a few talking points and some resources for consideration and extension. A ...

(233)S11E3/1: Propaganda and Racism

We begin our new section of propaganda by looking at how information is wielded in relation to racism. 0:00 - Introduction2:45 - Propaganda responds to a need18:00 - P...

(234)S11E3/2: True Conspiracy of Racism - McNamara's Morons

We delve into a true conspiracy which you've probably never heard of. It's known by a number of names: McNamara's Folly, McNamara's Morons, or Project 100,000. In this...

(235)S11E3/3: The False Prophet of Racism - Abortion and the Religious Right

This episode once again takes a look at the church, and how it has specifically been a facilitator of racism and propaganda as a false prophet for the beast of empire....

(236)S11E3/4: The Racist Underpinnings of the Religious Right w/Dr. Randall Balmer

I had the privilege of speaking with historian Dr. Randall Balmer about the history of abortion and the Religious Right. 0:00 - Preview and highlights for episode4:05 ...

(237)S11E3/5: Discovering Racial Biases Through Relationship w/the Kulps

I had the opportunity to interview Jonathan and Annlyn Kulp about the insights they gleaned from their relationship as an interracial couple. A huge thanks to Seth Whi...

(238)S11E3/6: Racist Propaganda in the Real World w/Kyle Gunn

I had the privilege of interviewing an old college acquaintance, Kyle Gunn. Kyle talks about his experience with racism, propaganda, and growing up in a largely white ...

(239)S11E3/7: Homeschool Propaganda w/Dr. Kathleen Wellman of Hijacking History

I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Kathleen Wellman, author of "Hijacking History," about propaganda in Christian school curriculum. 0:00 - Introduction17:30 - Dr...

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