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Category Archives: Christianity
Christianity As An Identity (11-28-22)
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Day 14 Down Under – The Origins Of Christianity (11-18-22)
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Two Live Jews Discuss The Rise Of Christian Nationalism (10-6-22)
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Christian Nationalism
Christianity wasn’t always wimpy. Nationalism and Christianity used to go together like ham and eggs. I’ve been reading Peter Ackroyd’s 2012 book, Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors: * For their part the kings … Continue reading
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Why Is There Christian Nationalism?
Orthodox Jews today are more observant and more educated in Torah than Orthodox Jews at any previous time in history. Why? Because in our secular world, it takes far more effort to identify as Orthodox. I hear that today’s Christian … Continue reading
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What’s The Purpose Of Politics? (5-12-22)
01:00 Ken Brown: What Would I Do With Power? 04:00 Ontology vs Deontology – What’s the difference? Ken Brown reminds me of Nick Fuentes and his Christ is King shtick. When people are as untroubled as Ken with normal human … Continue reading
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Tucker Carlson Talks To Amy Wax About Saving Western Civilization (4-11-22)
00:00 Amy Wax firestorm over bourgeois values, https://www.inquirer.com/philly/opinion/commentary/paying-the-price-for-breakdown-of-the-countrys-bourgeois-culture-20170809.html 02:00 UPenn law professor tells Tucker Carlson that “Blacks” and other “non-Western” groups harbor “resentment and shame and envy”, https://www.inquirer.com/news/amy-wax-university-of-pennsylvania-law-school-20220411.html 12:00 The moral responsibilities of white males, https://nation.foxnews.com/watch/88a707094b42181e759c8730ea5a17b7/ 53:50 Amy Wax has … Continue reading
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Shabbat On Christmas (12-26-21)
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News: ‘I’m sorry, but it’s too late’: Alabama doctor on treating unvaccinated, dying COVID patients
Report: Dr. Brytney Cobia said Monday that all but one of her COVID patients in Alabama did not receive the vaccine. The vaccinated patient, she said, just needed a little oxygen and is expected to fully recover. Some of the … Continue reading
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Beyond Good And Evil (7-4-21)
00:00 Can we move beyond good and evil? https://rumble.com/vjbk1r-saving-private-godward-7-1-21.html 03:00 Godward on Justin the Martyr, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Martyr 25:00 Scholar of religion, John Z. Smith, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Z._Smith 45:40 Richard Spencer gets mean about Christianity and Judaism, https://youtu.be/RLVVrmbm1bc?t=5860 49:00 What does Judas Maccabeus want … Continue reading
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