Governed by God
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S5E10 - Public Schooling (Interview with Professor Jeffrey Tuomala)
This week, Professor Jeffrey Tuomala joins me to discuss the topic of public education. Growing up, I always assumed that it was the government's job to educate children, and that private schooling or homeschooling was weird. But Professor Tuomala shows t
S5E9 - Banking (Interview with Dr. Bob Murphy)
On today's episode, Dr. Bob Murphy comes onto the show to discuss banking, specifically fractional reserve banking. At any given time, banks only have to keep on hand a fraction of the money that we deposit, all the while letting us believe that our money
S5E8 - Abolish Abortion PA
On today's episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Aaron Pratt, who is director of Abolish Abortion Pennsylvania. Aaron and I speak about the rules that Pennsylvania has regarding abortion, as well as some of the key differences between the pro-life
S5E7 - A Theonomist's Response to Dr. Stephen Wolfe (Part 3)
On today's episode, I finished responding to a video published by Dr. Stephen Wolfe, the author of The Case for Christian Nationalism. I address topics such as covenants, federalism, and the role that one's eschatology plays in this.As a reminder, here is
S5E6 - A Theonomist's Response to Dr. Stephen Wolfe (Part 2)
On today's episode, I continue responding to a video published by Dr. Stephen Wolfe, the author of The Case for Christian Nationalism. I address things such as separation of powers, preventative vs. punitive law, and how applying God's law sets the founda
S5E5 - A Theonomist's Response to Dr. Stephen Wolfe (Part 1)
On today's episode, I respond to a recent video published by Dr. Stephen Wolfe. Wolfe, the author of The Case for Christian Nationalism, critiqued the theonomic perspective, specifically a version of it in which there is no legislative body. While I hold
S5E4 - Church and State
On today's episode I look at the rather controversial topic of Church and State. Starting with Scripture, I consider both Deuteronomy 13 and Romans 13 in their context. The topic then moves to some historical examples of church/state relations before addr
S5E3 - Theocracy and Immigration (Interview with Luke Saint)
On today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Luke Saint who works with The Future of Christendom and is the author of The Sound Doctrine of Theocracy. We first discuss the main premise of his book, as well as what it means to be a theocracy and
S5E2 - God's Common Law
This week, before we go into specific public policy topics, I want to discuss how to understand and apply God's law. This is the starting point for addressing any public policy issue. If we misunderstand God's law we end up engaging in legalism like the P
S5E1 – Foundations of Public Policy
Welcome to Season 5 of Governed by God! Today I open up with a planned theme for the season, considering what the Biblical position is (if there is one) on topics such as drugs, immigration, pornography, regulations, etc. Do these topics have a biblical p