The Protestant Libertarian Podcast

In this episode, I talk to Stephen Angliss, senior pastor of Graham Emmanuel Baptist Church in Graham, Washington, about Christian nationalism. Stephen is a reformed Baptist who has read and is critical of Stephen Wolfe’s book The Case for Christian Nationalism, which I reviewed and critiqued in episode 60. Wolfe claims to be reformed, and Stephen offers a theological rebuttal to Wolfe from within reformed theology. We explore the significance of God’s covenant with Noah, the relationship between the church and Israel, dispensationalism, the scriptural basis of natural law, and much more! Stephen helpfully defines and defends the reformed tradition and demonstrates why Wolfe’s argument doesn’t work. Media Referenced: Stephen’s Twitter Account: @Stephen_Angliss Graham Emmanuel Baptist Church: https://www.grahamemmanuel.org/ Check out the church page to hear Stephen’s sermons and learn about his ministry! Ep 60: The Case Against Christian Nationalism: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-60-the-case-against-christian-nationalism/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode I talk to Kara Smith, who is a co-founder of the Libertarian Party Christian Caucus, an advocacy group designed to advance the ideas of libertarianism with other Christians and represent Christian interests within the Libertarian Party. We talk about the creation and vision of the Christian Caucus, and the exciting goals that they have set for future work. Kara is also a CrossFit trainer and a mother of three, so we discuss both the importance of staying healthy and what schooling is like in her home state of California. Media Referenced: Twitter: @LPChristCaucus IG: @christiancaucusLP Facebook: Christian Caucus LP Website (under construction): http://christiancaucuslp.org Email: caucuschristianLP@gmail.com Message us to join our discord or get involved! Prime Act info: https://congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3835/cosponsors… Defund planned parenthood Contact your reps for both: http://house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative… Kara’s Twitter: @karafrancis808 The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, I respond to Stephen Wolfe’s popular book The Case for Christian Nationalism, which has become the most significant written work on modern Christian nationalism. Based on a drafted review I wrote for the Libertarian Christian Institute, I look at six important concepts that Wolfe outlines in his book and respond to each of them. I critique Wolfe’s presentation of Christian nationalism with Biblical interpretation, theology, and political philosophy. If you need a concise primer on Christian nationalism and the Christian libertarian response, this is the show for you! Here are the six concepts we cover in the show: I. Defining ‘Christian Nationalism’ II. Nationalism and Government are a Part of God’s Good Creation III. A Christian Nation Needs Christian Laws IV. The Christian Prince V. The Justification of Violent Revolution VI. American History Media Referenced: Stephen Wolfe, The Case for Christian Nationalism Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry, The Flag and the Cross F.A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom James Lindsay on Christian Nationalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123ccXk3O8Q The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

Jacob Winograd, host of the Biblical Anarchy podcast, joins me on this episode to discuss anarchism. The word 'anarchy' is often used synonymously with terms like 'chaos', 'disorder', and 'lawlessness', but Jacob argues that anarchy actually means not giving one institution in society a monopoly on power and instead producing cooperation and peace through decentralized, voluntary association and hierarchy. He contends that we have misunderstood the word and that it is the ideal political arrangement. We then discuss the compatibility between anarchy, the Bible, and Christian faith, and explore the current state of the liberty movement in the US. Media Referenced: Jacob Winograd Twitter: @BiblicalAnarchy The Biblical Anarchy Podcast: https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/biblical-anarchy/ Take Human Action PA Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-human-action-pa/id1575925285 Take Huiman Action PA Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qvCAl0xiFPTFzvjDPTpIQ?si=fd6b7b753c9644dc The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

Stephanie Slade is a senior editor at Reason magazine, a fellow at the Action Institute, and a media fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America. She wrote a recent piece for Reason where she explores the relationship between political expression and civil rights. She argues against the claim made by Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, that political expression should be a civil right. Slade demonstrates that making political expression a protected class is a threat to freedom of association and that organizations and business should not be forced to accept those that hold political views that are radically contradictory to their own and explains why political expression is essential for a free society. We also discuss her Catholic faith, the state of libertarianism within Catholicism, and what she finds appealing about the Catholic tradition. You won't want to miss this one! Media Referenced: Political expression and civil rights: https://reason.com/2023/02/22/no-vivek-ramaswamy-political-expression-shouldnt-be-a-civil-right/ How the Right Started the Culture Wars: https://reason.com/2017/03/23/christians-started-the-wedding/ Stephanie Slade on Twitter: @sladesr Stephanie Slade Website: https://about.me/sladesr The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, we analyze the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, a document drafted in 1978 and signed by over 200 evangelical scholars and church leaders. The Chicago Statement articulates the formal evangelical understanding of the doctrine of inerrancy, which states that the Bible is without error in everything that it affirms, including modern conceptions of history and science. I argue that the doctrine of inerrancy as outlined by the Chicago Statement undermines both the authority of scripture and our ability to interpret the Bible historically. We will go line-by-line through the text and explore both the strengths and inconsistencies of this historical doctrinal summary. I will ultimately argue that the categories of authority, reliability, and inspiration are superior to inerrancy and allow us to faithfully interpret the Bible in its historical context without imposing upon it our modern intellectual ideas and categories. Media Referenced: The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrency: https://www.etsjets.org/files/documents/Chicago_Statement.pdf The Chicago Statement Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Statement_on_Biblical_Inerrancy The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Mark Noll: https://a.co/d/9jYqzgo Deserting the King, David Beldman: https://a.co/d/i87rl02 Jesus Remembered, James Dunn: https://a.co/d/3bIc5Px My Episode on Biblical Interpretation: https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/10705266 Timothy Price on Biblical Inerrancy: https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/11181723 Conversation on Biblical Anarchy Podcast, Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXjzzEoegXA&t=1082s Daniel 3 Podcast, Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/daniel-3-ep-92-protestantism-and-inerrancy-w/id1575925285?i=1000596725706 Daniel 3 Podcast, Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3qxdj7JzZzsWdcKf19nJpQ?si=SJgHiIMBQEacTQQwC2OGXw The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode I talk to Mike Mains. Mike is a libertarian city council member from the great city of Harrison, Ohio, and has been fighting to make his city freer and more prosperous for several years. Mike has some incredible ideas about bringing liberty to local communities as well as excellent insights into how libertarian politics would make the world much freer. We talk about the fractured state of libertarian politics and why we need a more ecumenical and supportive coalition of libertarians from various backgrounds if we want to see the liberty movement succeed. Mike also talks about his Christian faith and about the real differences that faith has made in his life. We discuss why the world needs to see a united church and the relationship between Christianity and libertarianism. Enjoy! Mike on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.mains1 https://www.facebook.com/mainsforcouncil/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/HarrisonMXPark Website: https://mainsforcouncil.org/ Mike on Instagram: modalguy Mike on Twitter: @MainsForCouncil on Twitter The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, I talk to Wendy Massey. Wendy is a registered nurse who specialized in emergency and trauma for nearly two decades. She is a holistic nutrition specialist who runs Massey Wellness, a company that specializes in holistic lifestyle transformation. She is also the author of the brand-new book The Ultimate Meal Prep Guide to Simplify Clean Eating. We discuss her background as a trauma nurse, how her son’s illness led her to holistic health, the way that government organizations like the FDA produce bad information about health, the problems with big pharma and the medical-industrial complex, the government’s failed response to Covid, and how dieting and exercise are the keys to being a truly free person. *There are a few technical issues in the first 8 minutes due to my terrible WIFI. Sorry for the inconvenience! Media Referenced: Massey Wellness: https://masseywellness.com/ Wendy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WendySueMass/ The Ultimate Meal Prep Guide to Simplify Clean Eating: https://a.co/d/0s7nxFe Ep 46: It’s Time to Address Covid-19: https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/12179436 The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

On this episode, Timothy Price and Kevin Burr have a conversation about the Asbury revival that took place at Asbury Theological Seminary in February of 2023. Kevin Burr earned his doctorate from Asbury and is generally optimistic and supportive of what has been called a legitimate revival. On his podcast Faith in the Folds, he devotes two episodes to exploring the significance of the events that took place. Timothy Price is more skeptical. In an article he published at Academia, Retrospective, the Only Way to Determine Revival, he expresses six points of skepticism regarding the Asbury revival and urges his readers to think critically about what took place on Asbury’s campus. In this episode, Tim and Kevin discuss their differing perspectives on the revival, both the benefits and potential drawbacks of the revival, and present their own individual cases for what really happened at Asbury in February 2023. This is not one you will want to miss! Media Referenced: Timothy Price: Retrospective, the Only Way to Determine Revival, Timothy Price: https://www.academia.edu/97280998/Retrospect_The_Only_Way_to_Determine_Revival https://www.labyrinthoftheworld.com/blog https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl4QyjjZguldLs-78cmGp_Q https://independent.academia.edu/TimothyPrice8 https://www.facebook.com/tim.price.3766/ https://twitter.com/SlickPen50 https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5523543-timothy-l https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-price-95443b42/ Kevin Burr: Faith in the Folds, Is There an Awakening at Asbury, Part 1: (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/episode/07YDEgYUmQ8K95Non76bwt?si=7f2cf76127484771 (Apple) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-there-an-awakening-at-asbury-with-thomas-lyons-part-1/id1556286100?i=1000600277812 Faith in the Folds, What is Really Happening at Asbury, Part 2: (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lIqPxc0TLHWNe5JGuxfSy?si=3b3cd4f7c97a4855 (Apple) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-really-happening-at-asbury-with-thomas-lyons-part-2/id1556286100?i=1000600628895 Faith in the Folds Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@faithinthefolds2034 Faith in the Folds Twitter: @faithinthefolds Kevin Burr Twitter: @kbburr The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

We look at one of the most controversial passages in the New Testament, Romans 13:1-7. Paul appears to break with the consistent attitude of skepticism towards human power found nearly everywhere else in the Bible, and seems to contradict other statements that he makes within the letter to the Romans! We are going to break this passage down historically and see how it fits into Paul’s 2nd temple Jewish context, the early church, and the rhetorical setting of Romans, as well as how it works within the overall picture of government painted by the writers of the Bible. Before listening to this episode, I would check out Episodes 28, 29, 35, and 41. Links will be posted below. Episode Outline: I. Review of the Previous Three Weeks II. The Problem of Romans 13:1-7 III. The Historical Context of Romans IV. The Narrative Context of Romans V. Romans 13:1-7 VI. Concluding Thoughts Media Referenced: Romans 13:1-7 in the Context of Imperial Propaganda, Neil Elliott (found in Paul and Empire, edited by Richard Horsley. The Apostle and the Empire, Christoph Heilig The Third Temptation, Austin Rogers After Paul Left Corinth, Bruce Winter Paul and the Faithfulness of God, N.T. Wright Ep. 28 | ‘The Anatomy of the State’ by Murray Rothbard (Part 1): https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/11505612 Ep. 29 | ‘The Anatomy of the State’ by Murray Rothbard (Part 2): https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/11612075 Ep. 35 | ‘The Apostle and the Empire’ with Dr. Christoph Heilig: https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/11883844 Ep. 41 | 1 Samuel 8: A Biblical Critique of Monarchy: https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/11665477 The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode I talk once again to Cody Cook, author of the book Unhitched: Why Jesus Can’t Be Divorced from The Old Testament. In this book, Cody critically examines the work of three prominent Christian thinkers who make various arguments that Christians ought to marginalize or outright ignore the Old Testament. We explore the work of Keith Giles, Greg Boyd, and Andy Stanley. Cody explains how many of their ideas have precedents that are rooted in antiquity and demonstrates the deficiencies and contradictions in their arguments. Cody then presents his personal interpretive framework for understanding the Old Testament and gives those that struggle with the Old Testament suggestions for better understanding the works that are included within it. This is one you will not want to miss! If you are interested in getting this book for free, check out Cody's Amazon site where you can download Unhitched (as well as his other works) on Kindle and no cost until Friday, March 24, 2023. Enjoy! Media Referenced: Un-hitched: Why Jesus Can’t Be Divorced From The Old Testament: https://a.co/d/eLUmfK7 Cody Cook’s Website: https://www.cantus-firmus.com Twitter: @CantusFirmusCC Cantus Firmus Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cantus-firmus/id926516807 The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

This week I sit down with Clint Russell, the host of the wildly popular podcast Liberty Lockdown, to talk about the World Economic Forum. Clint has a background in mortgages and finance and understands the current economic and political dilemmas that plague our society today. Clint explains how the World Economic Forum (WEF), a group of political and business elites that meet in Davos, Switzerland every year, plans to use the rhetoric of ecological climate catastrophe to remake the global economy, finance, and politics. We explore how the WEF attempts to direct governments and businesses though their Young Global Leaders program and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores. We then explore the importance of free speech and why the term ‘conspiracy theory’ might not actually be a bad thing. You won’t want to miss this episode! Media Referenced: Clint on Twitter: @LibertyLockPod Liberty Lockdown Website: https://libertylockdownpodcast.com/ Liberty Lockdown Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liberty-lockdown/id1138657182 Liberty Lockdown Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/47zBxoqrvRr8Fxn87DlIUh?si=d1f1892b1cda4491 The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, I sit down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing war and the military industrial complex. We discuss her 2013 book War and Delusion, which is a devastating philosophical and empirical critique of the ‘just war’ theory, which posits that there are conditions under which a war can be justly waged. We explore the inconsistencies of the just war theory, the medieval Christian assumptions that undergird it, the ways in which it has been consistently applied to legitimate American foreign policy, and how it has ultimately led us to war in Ukraine. Media Referenced: War and Delusion, Laurie Calhoun Other Articles: https://libertarianinstitute.org/author/lcalhoun/ Blog for We Kill Because We Can: https://thedroneage.wordpress.com/aboutlauriecalhoun/ Twitter: @laurielcalhoun Ep. 15 | The Military Industrial Cult: https://theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1978104/11111308 The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode I once again talk to the great Econ Bro, the man behind the excellent Twitter account @TruEconBreau. He talks about his journey to Christian faith in Nigeria, the future of global Christianity, and the current state of Nigerian politics and economics. This is a fascinating and eye-opening conversation that you will not want to miss! When we recorded this episode, there was a massive thunderstorm in Kentucky and wifi connectivity problems in Nigeria. The lapses in sound quality are due to those issues, but we prevailed and the episode came together well! I apologize in advance for any inconsistencies in sound in this episode. Follow Econ Bro: @TruEconBreau Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, I talk to Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason magazine, about a recent piece he wrote entitled The Perils of Trying to Curtail Hazily Defined ‘Disinformation’. In this article, he discusses a recent rating given to Reason by an organization called the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) that named Reason as one of the ’10 riskiest online news sources’ in the United States. In this interview, we discuss the subjectivity that is inherent in popular conceptions of ‘disinformation’, how the criteria used by the GDI are deeply contradictory, how the GDI received funding from the State Department, and why free speech and the 1st Amendment are so important. Jacob provides a wide-sweeping and insightful analysis of the massive contemporary (mis)use of the term ‘disinformation’ and the ways in which organizations often wrongly apply it in popular discourse. Media Referenced: The Perils of Trying to Curtail Hazily Defined ‘Disinformation’, Jacob Sullum: https://reason.com/2023/02/15/the-perils-of-trying-to-curtail-hazily-defined-disinformation/ Jacob Sullum on Reason: https://reason.com/people/jacob-sullum/ Jacob Sullum on Twitter: @jacobsullum Global Disinformation Index Website: https://www.disinformationindex.org/ Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

Today I talk to my friend Josh Williams. Josh is the host of Welldagum, a podcast where guest share funny and enlightening personal stories, and, more recently, Podbless, where he and his guest hosts explore the intersection between faith and everyday life. In this episode, we have a wide-ranging discussion about the power of stories, leaving ministry, changing your political and theological beliefs, podcasting, and Christian faith. We recorded this one live in my wife’s office and it turned out great! You are going to enjoy it! Media Referenced: Every Podbless Link: https://linktr.ee/PodBless Podbless on Twitter: @podbless Josh on Twitter: @welldagum Welldagum Podcast Twitter: @welldagumpod Welldagum Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jCiM9q9tCbPe8aaea5Zrn?si=e8c5290827864307 Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

I finally devote a full episode to Covid-19. I discuss why I believe that holistic health (exercise, dieting, and drinking water) is the best method for ensuring health and building an immune system. Then we talk about how the FDA’s budgeting method allows pharmaceutical companies to craft regulations that benefit their financial interests at the expense of competition and the health of the American public. We then look at how the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, John Hopkins, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation planned a pandemic response in 2018 and 2019 that was eerily similar to the blueprint used by the political class and the media in 2020. We then look at a few articles that demonstrate that the response to Covid by the government and media was not based on evidence or statistics, and how that lead to an over-counting of deaths and an overestimation of the efficacy of the MRNA vaccines. We finish off by discussing the side effects of the vaccines and how we should try to move the conversation about Covid forward. Media Referenced: FDA’s Budget Summary: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-basics/fact-sheet-fda-glance Obesity Statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html Hydration Statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/data-statistics/plain-water-the-healthier-choice.html The Great Reset, Michael Rectenwald WSJ Covid Boondoggle Article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-vicious-circle-of-covid-boondoggles-and-bad-data-fema-cdc-states-death-certificates-overcounting-11674735182 Analysis of Vaccine Efficacy Article: . https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/07/22/unvaccinated-people-remain-contagious-with-covid-19-for-shorter-period-of-time/ Vaccine Injury Article: https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/latest-tragedy-sudden-adult-death-syndrome Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, I talk to Doug Stuart, the CEO of the Libertarian Christian Institute, which is an organization that explores the relationship between libertarianism and Christian thought. He is the coauthor of the book Faith Seeking Freedom and hosts the Libertarian Christian Podcast. We discuss Doug’s background, the work he does for LCI, the relationship between libertarianism and Christianity, how other libertarians perceive Christianity, and, of course, critical race theory. This is not one to miss! Media Referenced: The Libertarian Christian Institute Website: https://libertarianchristians.com/ Follow LCI on Twitter: @LCIOfficial Doug Stuart on Twitter: @dougstuart The Libertarian Christian Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-libertarian-christian-podcast/id1207358020 The Libertarian Christian Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2LbALJXYGC9PHOgHQfUbVv?si=40d580ed13d24b16 Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

In this episode, I talk to Eric Parker, who is running for city council in Jacksonville, Florida. Eric is an Army veteran who now works in the electronics industry and wants to bring libertarian principals to Jacksonville. He is running against an establishment Republican in a two-person race, and the winner of the primary decides who will win the seat. Today we are going to talk about Eric’s background, his campaign, his vision for his city, and his political worldview. Remember to vote in the primary! Early voting starts March 6, and the primaries will be held in Jacksonville on March 21! Eric’s Campaign Website: https://www.ericparkerforjax.com/ Eric’s Twitter Handle: @Eric904 Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!

Ezra Wyrick is back on the show to discuss some of the most important problems facing our world today. He talks about his recent appearance on the Tom Woods Show, Covid, Ukraine, Congress, the World Economic Forum, his endeavors with Mises Magazine and the Youth Liberty Coalition, and the relationship between Christianity and libertarianism. Ezra is a young rising star in the liberty movement and I promise that you will not want to miss this episode! Episode Outline: a. The Tom Woods appearance b. The current debates about Covid c. The war in Ukraine d. The Republican control of the house e. The World Economic Forum f. Faith and libertarianism g. Mises Magazine and Liberty Youth Coalition h. The state of the Republicans and Democrats i. The 2024 election and the future of the country Media Referenced: Ezra’s Twitter: @Ezra4Liberty Ezra’s Substack: https://ezrawyrick.substack.com/ Liberty Youth Coalition Website: https://libertylyceum.com/ Liberty Youth Coalition Twitter: @LibertyYouthCo Give to the Liberty Youth Coalition: https://www.givesendgo.com/sparkliberty The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Recent Appearances: Daniel 3 Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXjzzEoegXA&t=4465s Daniel 3 Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3qxdj7JzZzsWdcKf19nJpQ?si=xJyT9KsBSPKdCcPKoIYImg Libertarian Christian Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXfv6UG4fwI Libertarian Christian Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bOGyAaqKH6rtfo0nvbWXI?si=5ba9e6dc36124d6e Libertarianism Does Not Require Making Jesus Into a Modern Man: https://libertarianchristians.com/2023/01/31/libertarianism-does-not-require-making-jesus-into-a-modern-man/ Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!