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Join our roundtable discussion of the mother's role in the case of the drunkard son in Deuteronomy 21:18-21, and hear how Jesus condemned the Pharisees for failing to put children to death by setting up traditions in the connected passages of Deuteronomy 18:12, Matthew 15:1-9, and Mark 7:9-13.

Luke Saint, also of Lancaster, PA, responds using a "Non-Legislative Theonomy" or "Lancastrian Theonomy" approach to immigration. See if you agree. Luke's pocast: https://futureofchristendom.org/category/podcasts/think-reform/ http://voluntarytheocracy.org

What does Scripture say that should influence our decisions in how to treat immigrants personally and legally? What carries over from Moses simply, and what doesn't? Dr. James Hoffmeier's book has been cited in congressional discussion on the topic. Join our conversation.

Dr. Tom Wadsworth's recent YouTube videos about "Why the Early Church Didn't Have 'Worship Services'" have attracted more than 750,000 views from more than 110 countries around the world. His videos stem from over 40 years of study and his doctoral research into Christian assemblies in the first century. He is a professional speaker, writer, and biblical scholar who has two master's degrees (MTh and ThM) and a PhD, all in New Testament. View the condensed version of Dr. Wadsworth's message that we discussed: youtube.com/watch?v=sw4MTdbq3Xw tomwadsworth.com voluntarytheocracy.org

Dr. Lisle discusses the evolutionary distant starlight problem that the new James Webb telescope has revealed. He was also the first to apply Einstein's theory of relativity to answer the distant starlight objection to young earth creationism. Consider subscribing on YouTube to watch more interviews like this: https://www.youtube.com/@theeocrat

You can't have more titles to cars than the number of cars that exist. If you do, you don't have a car title, you have a lottery ticket, and you may or may not have access to a car if each person wants to make use of his own car title at the same time. Walter Block and I discuss the following lecture and take some rabbit trails on morality and legality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXO4oCTYmQs

Solomon judges that a prostitute's baby be cut in half. He had laws about cattle in mind.

What does it mean to have law without the state, and what do insurance and public stoning have to do with it? mises.org/mises-daily/law-without-state bobmurphyshow.com

Is just getting back to the US constitution the best any people can hope for, or is there something better? Luke Saint is the chairman of the Mid Atlantic Reformation Society and occasional guest on the Lancaster Patriot Podcast. Luke's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/179239988X

Dr. Block coined a new position as early as the 70s called "evictionism" which states that in some instances, a mother may choose to evict a baby from the womb, and never to directly kill. If the child dies because it's premature, what realm of consequences would there be for her? voluntarytheocracy.org/40

Did you know that God forbids prisons? Listen to the first 2 chapters of "Public Stoning: God's Design for a Nation Without Prisons." Available August 18th. Now available for pre-order. voluntarytheocracy.org/shop

Remember when the priests collected money for decades to fix the temple but never actually repaired it? Texts: 2 Kings 12:1-13, 2 Chronicles 24:1-14

I've celebrated a couple Biblical festivals, but I'm largely unfamiliar with the whens, hows, and whys. Listen if you'd like to familiarize yourself. voluntarytheocracy.org

PARENTS USE DISCRETION When my dad used to teach 6th grade, he decided to teach about the reasons for taboos and curse words from a Biblical view. Students and their parents continued to remember this lesson for years after, and it's not something I hear addressed by anyone else. We talk about which words aren't as taboo as they should be, vice versa, and why. voluntarytheocracy.org

This movie probably holds the top spot in pop culture as a reference point for what God's law means regarding public stoning. While it's a good film to bring attention to oppressed women around the globe, here's why it's a poor example of Biblical stoning. voluntarytheocracy.org