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by | December 22, 2023 · 5:21 am

Episode 426:Christmas Constitutional Covenant Chaos

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Are you scratching your chin wondering what might be the story of Christmas Constitutional Covenant Chaos? You ask, What is my wildChaos imagination drawing up now from the deep historical relevance of Christmas and Constitutionalism?

I’m going to keep this in the context of covenant, relative constitutionalism, the legal chaos of Christmas. As with other programs of this nature, I am going to take you all over the universe from the light of creation to our present humanistic destitute daemons of democracy flashing their white asses in politically hallowed halls. How’s that for ‘deck the halls?’

Just a Reminder:

Wishing you all a Blessed Remembrance of Christ birth into humanity for our salvation.

With that Liberty that He gives:

“The people themselves must be the chief support of liberty. While the great body of the freeholders are acquainted with the duties which they owe to their God, to themselves, and to men, they will remain free. But if ignorance and depravity should prevail, they will inevitably lead to slavery and ruin.”

— Oliver Ellsworth at the Connecticut Ratifying Convention, 1788.

Conclusion

When it comes to Christmas Constitutional Covenant and Chaos, you wont make it to the full conclusion so I will sum it up here.

The Chaos of Christmas is the tolerance of evil at every level in every institution that governs mankind, beginning with the pulpits.

Chaos in Constitutionalism is the tolerance of deception, evil, in education and the merger of government with business to the demise of foundational Liberty. As well as the excessive violation of keeping an ‘oath of office’ by the bureaucrats and mostly the elected. See what St. George Tucker writes about these who are then ‘guilty of usurpation, and contempt of the sovereign authority.’ See the full references on Oath violation here.

The Chaos of Covenant in respect to the previous two is that deep seated relationships and mutual responsibility in those is seldom found let alone understood in these United States of self-indulgence and self (period).

In the end, evil and tolerance are allowed to persist by putting them center stage and making kings of them. Yes, these have existed since the fall of Adam but, when the Christ of Christmas is relegated to the gaffer on the set then the whole play turns to the tragedies worse than those of ancient Greece of Shakespeare.

Seek the Lord, Jesus the Christ, The Reason For the Season. Tolerate evil and the evil plus tolerance together become the lord of the dance.

Christmas Chaos

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by | March 31, 2023 · 10:08 am

Episode 394: Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men

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John Witherspoon shocked the national pulpits with preaching ‘Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men’ in 1776. This sermon should shock, rock andDominion of Providence cause pulpits to stumble while the people repent and find this as a call to action as Joab said in 2 Sam. x. 12. “Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people and for the cities of our God, and let the Lord do that which is good in his sight.” To this, Witherspoon writes in his first conclusion to the hearers and readers:

‘…what I have here in view is to point out to you the concern which every good man ought to take in the national character and manners, and the means which he ought to use for promoting public virtue, and bearing down impiety and vice. This is a matter of the utmost moment, and which ought to be well understood, both in its nature and principles. Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch, even the best constitution will be ineffectual, and slavery must ensue. On the other hand, when the manners of a nation are pure, when true religion and internal principles maintain their vigour, the attempts of the most powerful enemies to oppress them are commonly baffled and disappointed. This will be found equally certain, whether we consider the great principles of God’s moral government, or the operation and influence of natural causes.’ – page 15

I have mentioned this sermon in past programs. In light of last week, I was bothered as to why Madison would reject his foundational Orthodox teaching under Witherspoon for the humanism and secularism of Locke and Voltaire. The personal answer of Madison is no where to be found. We learned last week and from many historians that Madison was private in his theology. Yet, as Koty revealed last week, Madison provided great insights of his beliefs by his writings and rhetoric during the Constitutional Convention and beyond.

Sobering Times

As I delve into The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men, it is obvious that the seemingly tragic events and political mayhem is out of control. The enemies of Liberty are devouring all that is good, righteous, just and Constitutional. You will learn, if you do not already know, that all things are in the control of Providence. As Witherspoon will present, when the godless are dominant and in leadership, vile occurrences happen.

Beyond Madison – The Dominion of Providence

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by | June 17, 2022 · 5:49 am

SEL Full Press

SEL Full Press Making Minions

I am re-running this program from December of 2018 since we now have the SEL full press. For Podcast See SEL: Stealing Individualism and Making Minions. States are codifying SEL making it the heart of education and very few have done anything to understand the damage it has done and is doing to families and the students. This program takes you back to 2018 when parents had even more opportunity to fight for their child’s freedom from being turned into a minion.

Now that we see the SEL full press fully activated by legislation in Ohio, I want you to hear again what I and my guest, Adam Retych, talked abut almost four years ago. Adam was a researcher in educational policy at that time. He was focussed on SEL: Social and Emotional Learning. This is a critical topic in that it can still be defunded. SEL has not been dealt with by parents, conservative Citizens and Christians who have children in government schools. Now, in 2022 we are seeing the SEL full press of the ‘state’ or ‘statism’ determining the mental health of students and defining the uniformity of social and emotional norms.

Adam and I discuss what insidiousness this is. The definition and standards sound good but the discerning ear can cut to the chase. Adam’s research is extensive in particular for Ohio yet this is impacting almost every State in the nation.

Contact me if you would like to get more information via Adam. The key information links regarding SEL are in the References section below.

Bribed With Your Own Money – Melancton Smith Continued:

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by | December 11, 2020 · 7:47 pm

12-12-20 Corporate Moral Derision – Casus Romae

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Corporate Moral Derision  Corporate Moral Derision

How is Corporate Moral Derision related to Casus Romae? The simple answer in respect to the ‘fall of Rome’ – Casus Romae – is a societal determination and implementation of morals and ethics. I’m not going to rehash the ‘Fall of the Roman Empire’ since that was written eons ago and had some sloppy conclusions regarding Christianity. I am primarily reintroducing you to Richard Baxter and John Witherspoon regarding the great concept of moral and ethics in business and society while giving a comparison to now and ‘Yes, your company can force you to take the vaccine.’

Something I found was written by historian Will Durant – “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within. The essential causes of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars.” Continue reading →

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by | May 25, 2019 · 10:00 am

5-25-19 Mental Health Is A Moral Issue

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Mental Health – Moral Issue  Biblical Worldview solves Most Mental Health

I can unequivocally attest to the reality and fact that Mental Health Is A Morality Issue. Now, with being on a Mental Health and Recovery Services Board for over a year and listening to agencies describe their programs for ‘those in need’; I have to say that over 80% of what I hear as Mental Health Issues is in reality – Morality nonexistent in schools, homes and community.

The litany of humanistic solutions is in reality going to continue the degeneration of our American Foundational Heritage. That litany sings as the Marx, Trotsky, Hobbs, Freud, Rauch, Hall, Wunt, Pavlov, and Jung choir. All of this virtually unanswered by Reformation Biblical solutions.

The only major ‘church’ organization involved in Mental Health is Catholic Charities and I would not say they use a Reformation Biblical Model.

Society A Moral Issue

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by | February 24, 2019 · 1:25 am

Chaplains and Clergy of the Revolution: Chapter 28 – John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon.  John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon is one of my most favorite pastors and statesman. He was a strong Patriot working side by side with Sam Adams: — The Clergy as Statesmen. — Witherspoon a Scotchman by Birth. — His Early Life. — Is licensed to preach. — Joins the Army of the Pretender. — Taken Prisoner at the Battle of Falkirk. — His Eminence as a Theologian. — Is elected President of Princeton College. — Flattering Reception in this Country. — Takes Sides with the Colonies. — Elected Member of the New Jersey Legislature. — Scathing Attack of Governor Franklin. — Elected Member of Congress. — His Speech on the Declaration of Independence. — His Great Services in Congress. — His Death.

John Witherspoon had a close working relationship with Samuel Adams. They both stayed in the Continental Congress when all was in a shambles as well as in great success. Continue reading →

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by | November 3, 2018 · 11:16 pm

11-3-18 Sam Adams, Meyhew and Witherspoon – Contemporaries

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Contemporaries Sam Adams, Meyhew and Witherspoon

The facts are that Sam Adams, Meyhew and Witherspoon were contemporaries. Johnathan Meyhew was born in 1720, Adams in 1722 and Witherspoon in 1723. Adams graduated Harvard in 1740 with an AM and a Masters Degree in 1742. Meyhew graduated in 1744 and Witherspoon received his Master from the University of Edinburgh in 1739. Sadly, hardly anyone really knows much about these three. Continue reading →

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by | November 1, 2018 · 1:42 pm

10-27 Breaking News Update

Breaking News!

Update to Saturday 10-27 Radio Program

Boston – Thursday:

“In Boston the excitement was intense, and the whole city was quickly in a blaze of resentment. At the first opportunity the determined hostility to the act broke forth. What would normally be an occasion of celebration, political figures are found hanging in effigy from city center trees and from the top of which peeped forth a head with horns, intended to personify the Devil. The authorities did not attempt to remove the effigies, for, in the excited state of the popular mind, it was difficult to say how far the rage of the people, might lead them.

The Organizers, with whom the proceedings, originated, kept the matter somewhat in hand, and at evening cut the figures down and carried them in procession through the city, processioned on a bier. The multitude moved in perfect order, and their route was lined with people. They passed through the historic Old State house and under the council-chamber, where the key city politicians happened to be gathered. “Liberty, property, and new taxes”! were shouted at the ears of the listening dignitaries. The Organizers were preceded by some four or five thousand business and tradesmen, decently dressed and the whole body marched to State Street, where they demolished a structure which they believed the federal government was building as an office for the new tyranny being pushed by despotic leadership. Then they proceeded to Fort Hill (Roxbury), where key government officials reside, and with fragments of the frame which they brought with them, built a bonfire in which the effigies were consumed. Continue reading →

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by | August 25, 2018 · 12:49 pm

8-25-18 Federalist #10 Part 3 – Virtuous Statesmen and Controlling Faction?

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Ok folks. We are Living out the Anti-federalists perspective of Federalist #10 yet we are not even close to finishing our understanding or application of Madison’s words here. In this program I will be delving into more of the heart of the vanity to expect that there will be a continuum of ‘enlightened statesmen’ and the ‘Causes and Effects’ of Factions.

I bring you into a little clearing understanding of Madison’s thought process here by going back to Witherspoon’s Lectures on Moral Philosophy. We need the background info to understand the heart of this Framer of the Constitution.

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by | August 18, 2018 · 4:30 pm

8-18-18 Madison, Witherspoon and Federalist #10

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The many turns of life did not facilitate the mid week discussion that I was intending regarding the relationship of Madison to John Witherspoon. Therefore, this week I bring in the interesting tidbits about Madison and a good deal about John Witherspoon.

What is striking about Witherspoon is detailed in the ‘Introduction’ of the reference containing his ‘Lecture on Moral Philosophy’ or as otherwise titled ‘Moral Society’. What caught me is the reality that many of the pastors in the US are even more now of the Moderatist perspective then like Witherspoon who was a Populist in the church debates in Scotland. So that you don’t have to look it up, which most of you would not do, here is the quote from the Intro for clarification:

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