8. Kevin Craig - Would Jesus Celebrate Independence Day?

This week Craig speaks with Kevin Craig about his websites including, Would Jesus Celebrate Independence Day? Spoiler alert: Jesus would not be waving a star and stripe flag at your local firework show. In this episode we invite you to examine why and what exactly we celebrate on 4th of July through Jesus’s eyes, and this can help us untangle from an Archist mindset.

Starting Points for Further Exploration:

1:21 Micah Chapter Four Vine & Fig Tree Prophecy 

2:06 Catholic Worker Movement

2:18 Dorothy Day & Peter Maurin

3:26 The Boston Tea Party

5:30 Wall Street Bailouts 

9:48-10:15  Response to BLM Protest

10:37 Constitution Ratification Debates

10:56-11:48 John Adams to Abigail Adams Letter

13:11-13:30  Social Security

27:13-29:11 Original Intent vs. Living Constitution 

28:10 David Barton, Original Intent 

29:40 anarchistmanifesto.com

30:20 The Second Amendment

31:00 Pacifism in the Bible

32:18 Lew Rockwell on George the 3rd

34:00-39:00  Anarchist and Archist 

39:09  Polyarchy/Multiarchy 

40:19 Romans 12 & 13 with the Greek "Powers"!

47:10 Acts 5:29

47:16 1 Peter 2

47:17 Titus 3:1

Kevin’s Websites: 

• wouldjesuscelebrateindependenceday.com

• anarchistmanifesto.com

• vineandfigtree.org

• romans13.com 

• iamnotanarchist.us

• kevincraig.us

Key Terms: Tyranny, The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights

7. Aree Spivey & Brian Grant - Failed Kingdoms

Craig speaks with Aree Spivey and Brian Grant from the music group Failed Kingdoms about becoming Christian-Anarchists and their perspectives on the current state of American society following the events of George Floyd’s death. 

Starting points for further exploration & what’s in the show:

01:39 - Introduction/Background - Failed Kingdoms - Aree and Brian 

03:52 - Aree’s  Path Towards Anarchy

06:23 - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony

08:45 - Greg Boyd

12:38 - Brian’s Path Towards Anarchy

17:21 - Black Lives Matter/Police/Media Discussion

18:38 - Duncan Lemp

27:12 - Ahmaud Arbery

28:03 - What’s the Issue/Solution?

44:08 - About Failed Kingdoms

Key Words: Statism, Libertarianism, Anarchism, Collectivism  

To connect with Failed Kingdoms: Facebook, SoundCloud, Instagram

6. Michael Maharrey - The Constitution as a Starting Point

Craig talks with Michael Maharrey to discuss his article The Trump Administration Wants to Resume Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users in States Where It’s Legal. Mike serves as the national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center and founder/host of the GodArchy website and podcast. Mike has spent most of his adult life studying constitutional history, political philosophy, and economics, and this conversation touches on all of those elements!

Starting points for further exploration on topics discussed on the show:

01:00 Trump Medical Marijuan Prosecution & Here

1:39 Congress & Marijuana Prohibition Spending 

6:49 The Tenth amendment - State Power 

7:03 Rule of Construction

7:13 Article 1, Section 8

10:00 Anarchist 

10:16 Voluntaryist

17:01 U.S. President Trump’s evolution in messaging on the economy

25:33 Trump on the Epa

30:40 Thomas Jefferson letter to James Madison on the question of: can the constitution bind next generation?

31:03 Constitution Owners Manual

34:00 Godarchy 

Find all of Mike’s books here!

5. Keith Giles & Abby Cleckner - Untangling Jesus to Love Jesus

In this episode Craig is joined by Keith Giles, author of Jesus Untangled, and our contributor Abby Cleckner. Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit to follow Jesus and start a house church where no one takes a salary and 100 percent of all offerings are given to help the poor in the community. He has been a published writer since 1989.

Their conversation centers on Keith’s book and his entire Jeus-un series. Keith helps us reframe our perspective of Christianity from that of worshipping a book about Jesus to moving into a growing and personal relationship with Christ Himself. Jesus is who we have been called to follow out of fear and into love— not the state, not the pastor, but Jesus.

Starting points for further exploration on topics from the show:

10:00 Mark Twain quote: It’s Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled? (great quote might not be by Mark Twain)

 12:28 Jesus Unbound

13:03 Story of two soldiers

16:42 Eberhard Arnold

24:20 Study he is referring to: Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens Martin Gilens and Benjamin I.

28:00 Roe v. Wade

29:01 Planned Parenthood Funding shows increased funding most recent fiscal cycle 

29:40  Sandra Day O’Connor

30:34 Jerry Faldwell

39:00 Flat Bible vs. Jesus Centric Perspective

50:57 Anabaptist

3. Mark West - Jesus Is Why #ILeftTheGOP & How to Truly Love Your Neighbor

Bivocational minister and former gubernatorial candidate for Arkansas, Mark West, sits down with Craig to talk about his article Jesus Is Why #ILeftTheGOP, published on GodArchy. Mark reminds us that to spread the gospel we must be witness to it with every person we meet. When we become blinded by our religiosity we tend to forget we do not get to choose our neighbors, but everyone of God’s creations is our neighbor that we are called to love. No matter what group someone may appear to be a member of, Christians are called to show them the love of Christ and not force of our faith. Real change can begin with conversation, with a human to human invitation to listen and perhaps bring about a change in heart.

To follow Mark’s tracking the Coronavirus and explore his blog please visit his website. You can also learn more about and connect with Mark on Twitter & Instagram.

Starting Points for Further Exploration:

4:07 Matthew Chapter 7

5:50 Bivocational Ministry

6:40 The Sermon On The Mount

13:20  Ron Paul - 2012 Republican Debates - Clip 1 & Clip 2 

16:04 2018 Campaign for Governor Mark West (press clip)

30:12 The quote being referred to is:

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

The quote is commonly attributed to Gandhi, but there is no source to be found to confirm it. It may be a quote from a 1931 book by Millie Polak entitled Mr.Gandhi, The Man. To learn about the association between Gandhi and Millie Polak you can read this article.

2. Kerry Baldwin - Moral Panic, Media, & Responding to Coronavirus

In this episode, Craig speaks with independent researcher, writer, and fellow podcaster Kerry Baldwin to discuss her article The Virulence of Moral Panic, published by the Libertarian Christain Institute. The conversation centers on how the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic can be understood as Moral Panic, a term borrowed from criminal psychology, that sheds light on the factors that push societies to act in certain ways. To learn more about Kerry and how you can support her work please visit her website. 

Below you will find links to further explore topics found in the show.** 

00:29 - Kerry’s Article

00:58 - Dare to think Podcast 

2:20 - Dr. Bon’s article from Psychology Today

11:20 - What are coronaviruses?

15:30 - COVID-19 is not a conspiracy

19:00 - 3D Printing Ventilators

19:25 - FDA and Coronavirus Test from Private Labs, and for further reading

19:45 - CDC flips public mask recommendation

20:00 - Sweden’s response source 1 & 2, Germany’s response, South Korea’s response, Taiwan's response, and Singapore’s response.

21:21 - Moral Panic during coronavirus; A social psychological approach to understanding moral panic resource 1 & resource 2 

24:23 - New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) addressing her citizens

24:55 - Tacking of social distancing

30:00 - Police called by neighbors

33:20 - Mental Health during coronavirus; Statistics on suicide rates & in TN

34:30 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, wiki

**Please note, these are only starting points, we did our best to find unbiased sources, but you are encouraged to explore more sources on your own. As we learned from Kerry, framing is often a tool used to persuade us, so being aware of where our information is coming from and what biases a source may have is a strong defense. We love hearing from you, so don’t hesitate to share what you find!

1. Abby Cleckner - On Economics, War, and the Kingdom of Heaven

What does economics have to do with the Kingdom of Heaven?

In our first episode Craig sits down with our blog contributor, Abby Cleckner, to discuss her article Austrian Economics and The Kingdom of Heaven, the weirdness of war, and so much more. You can read Abby's latest blog post and learn more about the Bad Roman Project by visiting thebadroman.com.

Below you will find links for further exploration on topics Craig and Abby hit on in the show: 

 1:30 - Austrian Economics Wiki

1:52 - Keynesian Economics Wiki

5:37 - Minimum Wage 

6:07 - Immigration and the economy

14:09 - PTSD in soldiers

16:30 - Sermon on the Mount

23:25 - Soldiers & shooting

27:18 - Jesus Untangled by Keith Giles

30:50 - Incarceration in the US

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