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The United States has reached an impasse: Either end the draft entirely, and abolish the Selective Service system, or expand the draft to include women. Edward Hasbrouck joins us today to explain the outcome of last year's National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) and to inform us about the bill to abolish the draft (H.R.5492), as well as the possibility of a medical draft in the near future if the draft is not abolished.

Go here to send a letter to your representatives in favor of H.R. 5492:
https://worldbeyondwar.org/repeal/

Go here to send a letter to your representatives in favor of H.R. 5492:
https://worldbeyondwar.org/repeal/

0:00 The "stalemate" on the draft since the early 80s
10:33 The 2019 NCMNPS
--where things stand now
--the bill that has been introduced in Congress
17:04 The many objections to the draft
20:30 H.R.5492 to abolish the draft
22:32 a Medical Draft
26:25 Conscientious objection
28:24 The fantasy of limitless power
32:05 The "sexist, pro-war perspective"
34:50 Feminists in favor of requiring women to register
36:46 The "poverty draft" (and the pandemic)
37:42 How the existence of the draft shapes military planning
38:48 What you can do
40:42 Edward has faith in the young!

Find Edward Hasbrouck here:
https://www.resisters.info
https://www.hasbrouck.org

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Also mentioned in this podcast:
H.R. 6415 - "Inspire to Serve Act of 2020"
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6415

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In his recently published memoir "Writing Straight With Crooked Lines" (2020), Jim Forest writes about growing up during the Cold War the child of two Communists, his struggles with marriage, and his spiritual quest, which led him to working with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker in the early sixties and to befriending some of the twentieth century's most famous spiritual leaders, including Thomas Merton, Phil and Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Jim spent over a year in jail for protesting the Vietnam War, and he co-founded the Catholic Peace Fellowship with Tom Cornell (still in operation today), which helped thousands of Catholics to register their dissent as conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. But that's just the beginning. This interview wasn't nearly long enough, but Nancy had made dinner, and well, it was growing cold, so we covered what we could! He joins us from his home in Alkmaar, The Netherlands.

Find Jim Forest and his wife Nancy here:
https://jimandnancyforest.com

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Also mentioned on this podcast:
"Writing Straight with Crooked Lines" by Jim Forest (2020)
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Straig...

"The Ladder of the Beatitudes" by Jim Forest
https://www.amazon.com/Ladder-Beatitu...

"Catholics and Conscientious Objection" (1966) by Jim Forest
https://jimandnancyforest.com/2015/08...

"The Root of War is Fear," by Jim Forest
https://www.amazon.com/Root-War-Fear-...

"The Root of War is Fear," article by Thomas Merton can be found in "The New Seeds of Contemplation"
https://issuu.com/samzdat/docs/passio...

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Some thoughts on the documentary "Out of Shadows" and why it should be watched.

"Out of Shadows" (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY8Nfzcn1qQ&t=1108s

0:00 The documentary
7:04 Anderson Cooper
10:20 Whitney Houston and other Christian singers
16:58 Jessica Lynch
26:51 The Franklin Cover-up
36:02 PizzaGate and "fake news"
45:12 Normalization of pedophilia
56:01 Disney
58:56 The good news

Also mentioned in this episode: 

America's Celebrity Killers
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/11/ellen-finnigan/americas-celebrity-killers/

Vigilanti Cura (1936) Pope Pius XI
http://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_29061936_vigilanti-cura.html

Whitney Houston and the 2012 Grammy Awards Mega-Ritual
https://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/whitney-houston-and-the-2012-grammy-awards-mega-ritual/

Ben Swann does a "Reality Check" on Pizzagate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZFHLAcG8A

Mom Blog: "Disney is Ruining My Kid"
https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/mom-blog-disney-ruining-kid/

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Thoughts for Holy Thursday: Fr. McCarthy explains how the Nonviolent Love of Jesus for both friends and enemies is historically at the heart of His passion and death. It must therefore be communicated as being ineradicably at the heart of the Eucharist. 

Find this lecture in written form here: 
http://catholicsagainstmilitarism.com/speeches-and-sermons/the-nonviolent-eucharist/

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www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org
www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org

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Part III of the "coronavirus conversation" with Fr. McCarthy. What lessons can we learn from the plagues on Egypt as they appear in Scripture? What is the spiritual significance of this moment in history? How do we find peace, and what is the role of the Church during a pandemic of fear?

9:51 "Fear not"
13:00 "Fear and trembling"
---Sidenote: Edith Stein on the afterlife
22:15 The plagues on Egypt
31:30 Jesus saves! How?
33:31 God's judgment
36:56 Peace

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https://www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org

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Also mentioned:
"Some Guiding Reflections on the Icon of the Servant of Yahweh, Edith Stein, St. Teresia Benedicta of the Cross"
https://www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org/sites/default/files/media/resources/EdithStein/GuidingReflections_3.pdf

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Part II of the "coronavirus conversation" with Fr. McCarthy: Does the U.S. have something like the "patriotic church" of China? What does it mean to be "Hunthausened"? What should the Catholic Bishops be doing right now? (Stay tuned for Part III when we discuss what we should be doing right now.)

0:00 Control and the impersonal agencies of the state
4:43 Iraq 2
6:53 The "patriotic church"
8:30 The case of Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen
21:44 Romans 13
30:15 What is the responsibility of the Bishops right now?
31:59 Intelligence services of the Catholic Church
--Malachi Martin
34:49 Authoritarianism can't work without church leadership
39:13 Oh, how nice: Suddenly, there is positive news about Catholics!
40:15 Non-profit / non-prophet

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http://www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org

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Fr. McCarthy gives us a history lesson on the role the mass media plays when it comes to social and economic engineering, as we try to figure out what to make of this coronavirus situation. (Part I)

1:00 Tom Brady (just because)
6:06 A funny meme
7:00 What is this thing?
11:26 "A New Pearl Harbor"
15:48 Spanish American War and Cuba
20:00 The oldest trick in the book
22:13 Trump and "fake news"
25:40 9-11 Truth movement
29:54 Gasoline "crisis" in the 70's
35:59 What, besides bodies, is the biggest carrier of viruses and bacteria?

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On the 17th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq , Mark Scibilia-Carver tells us about his website and the Scroll of Remembrance he created for American Catholics (or at least those who had Catholic funerals) who have died in this pre-emptive, unjust, and unnecessary war. Let us pray for and grieve the loss of all victims of the "War on Terror."

https://thecatholiccostofwar.org

Mentioned in this episode:

Mark's website: The Catholic Cost of War / Scroll of Remembrance
https://thecatholiccostofwar.org

"An Invitation to Rethink 100 Years of Catholic Support for War"
by Mark Scibilia-Carver
https://www.bensalmon.org/news/an-invitation-to-re-think-100-years-of-catholic-support-for-war

Nicholas Rodriguez, Requiescat in pace
Jordan Logan Bear, Requiescat in pace
Jose Antonio Guitirrez, Requiescat in pace
Keith Jesse Moore, Requiescat in pace
Mark Rochetto De Alencar, Requiescat in pace
Aidan Gonzalez, Requiescat in pace
Eric W. Herzberg, Requiescat in pace
Andrew John Bacevich, Requiescat in pace
Thomas Karl Dorflinger, Requiescat in pace
Jonathan Michael Cote, Requiescat in pace
Gregory Buckley, Jr., Requiescat in pace
James "Jimmy" Kalitz, Requiescat in pace

Cardinal James Gibbons' 1917 Letter to the U.S. Hierarchy
https://www.bensalmon.org/uploads/8/2/5/7/82576010/usccbgibbonsletter.pdf

"Toward a Responsible Transition in Iraq" -- USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/iraq/statement-by-bishop-wenski-toward-a-responsible-transition-in-iraq-2006-01-12.cfm

"Letter to President Bush on Iraq" -- USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/iraq/letter-to-president-bush-from-bishop-gregory-on-iraq-2002-09-13.cfm

"Is it time to cancel the USCCB?" -- Patrick Coffin
https://youtu.be/57-c_eOLiPM

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The little known writing of Saint Patrick and a few thoughts on "Irish Catholicism," with our special guest, Fr. McCarthy.

0:00 The icon that Fr. McCarthy made
8:45 "Killing" versus "murder"
17:17 Fighting Irish
19:13 Irish Catholicism
22:24 Jansenism
35:07 "Felt banners" and the Second Vatican Council
38:00 Return to the good ol' days?
39:40 A little diddy

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Mentioned in this podcast: 
"Epistola Ad Milites Coroti", one of two surviving writings of Saint Patrick

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These are short meditations on the final day of Jesus' earthly life written and recorded by Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, and they are used here with his permission. 

"Jesus, Remember Me" “copyright © Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, 71250 Taizé, France.”

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