About this Episode

Craig is joined by Alan Mosley, the host of “It’s Too Late with Alan Mosley”, historian and libertarian writer, for a friendly discussion about what Alan, an atheist and anarchist, has in common with Christian anarchists. They work through the anarchist catchphrase, “No rulers, no masters, no gods”, exploring its meaning and conclude that Christian and secular anarchists can, and indeed should, be allies in liberty.

Alan could school some Christians in the teachings of Jesus, especially concerning holding an anti-war stance, the application of the non-aggression principle and disdain for institutional structures. The way Alan sees it, the church has been conquered by the state. Churches fly the American flag and teach the Christian voting block to hate their neighbors and enemies, in direct contrast to the teachings of Jesus. The Bible is full of revolutionary thoughts that, if applied, should transform societies just as they have in the past.

Craig and Alan discuss everything from dropping bombs to end WWII, support for troops and how to improve their psychological well-being, judging the morality of historical characters from past eras, and things that make the church unappealing to unbelievers. Yet, they continuously come back to the need to speak the truth about all of these things courageously.

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Episode Timestamps:

1:38 – Who is Alan Mosley?

Podcast host
Jazz musician
Historian
Writer

3:22 – What common grounds do atheists and Christian anarchists have?

Anti-war

Not interested in playing politics with war
WWII and the atomic bomb
Christian anarchists and libertarians are good on this topic

The early church were pacifists and anti-war

Christians should not defend war
Christians should opt out until the government receivess no support for war

We need to raise children on principles of non-aggression so they don’t join the military

These need to be spoken of rather than ignored

Police officers are trained in an us-versus-them mentality

Churches teach this way too
That was not in the teachings of Christ

Supporting the troops is talking about the pressures that face them when they come home

High suicide rates
Participating in drone bombing pre-schools
Improving their psychological well-being
Stopping children from entering the recruiting offices

Just following orders is not a good excuse

It enables the bad ideas of angry rich men in DC to happen

25:27 - The state has conquered churches

That’s what the American flag on the stage means
The flag is a rival of Christ
The state manipulates people through the state

Turning you against your neighbor and enemy
Making people afraid of the other team
Creating a voting block

Christians should be suspicious of the state; it killed Jesus

30:14 – Comparing morality through the ages

It’s easy to look back and assume moral superiority over the founding fathers over their non-politically correct actions
If you look at the state of the world now compared to earlier times, scripture was full of revolutionary ideas