In Myth of Consent and Locke, Rushdoony critiques John Locke’s elevation of consent as the foundation of legitimate authority, arguing that it replaces God’s sovereignty with human autonomy and fuels modern revolution, protest, and civil disobedience. By treating autonomy as man’s natural state and consent as the highest moral criterion, Lockean thought reduces Christianity to a private matter and subordinates God’s law to individual preference. Rushdoony shows how this myth permeates education, family life, and politics, redefining oppression as any denial of consent and ultimately justifying totalitarian rule through the supposed “general will.” Against this destructive illusion, he affirms that true authority rests not in man’s consent but in God’s Word, with legitimate governance always subject to divine law rather than human autonomy. #MythOfConsent #Rushdoony #ChristianWorldview #BiblicalAuthority #Humanism #Autonomy #FaithAndCulture #PoliticalTheory

Over-licensing and over-ticketing have become a modern assault on American initiative and freedom. A young entrepreneur with a camera and a pony, providing a wholesome service, faces fines and potential jail simply because he cannot secure 82 separate municipal licenses licenses that serve the cities’ revenue more than the public good. Meanwhile, real criminals often receive lighter consequences than law-abiding citizens, highlighting a system that targets compliance rather than justice. Excessive licensing and petty ticketing erode trust in civil agencies, limit independence, and punish enterprise, turning ordinary citizens into revenue sources while stifling opportunity. True freedom and initiative are being curtailed under the guise of regulation. #OverLicensed #OverTicketed #CivilLiberty #Entrepreneurship #FreedomUnderThreat #Bureaucracy #AmericanEnterprise #OverRegulation #TaxShakedown #LibertyMatters"

Chalcedon Podcast #62 (Jan 18, 2026) tackles a big question: what is “Christian Reconstruction” really?

Mark Rushdoony says it’s not a political brand or an instant fix—it’s a process of faithful obedience that starts with self, then family, then calling, and moves outward into culture.

They also clarify: Dominion (authority under God), Theocracy (God rules), Theonomy (God’s law-word guides life).

Key warning: don’t reduce this to tribes, personalities, or soundbites—exegesis and faithfulness come first.

#Chalcedon #ChristianReconstruction #BiblicalWorldview #Theonomy #Dominion

This is the funeral service for Ellworth E. McIntyre that was delivered by Rev. Jeremy Walker on January 17, 2026

Jesus’ fiercest rebukes were not aimed at pagans — they were aimed at religious leaders who replaced God’s Word with their own traditions. But was that problem confined to the first century… or is Pharisaism still alive today?

In this episode of Out of the Question, Andrea Schwartz and Pastor Charles Roberts examine how the Pharisees and Sadducees elevated tradition over Scripture — and why Jesus condemned them for “making void the Word of God” through human rules and religious systems.

The discussion traces how exile-era “stopgap” practices became entrenched traditions, eventually replacing biblical authority. From the rise of the Talmud to modern denominationalism, the hosts explore how religious systems can drift from sola scriptura into man-made righteousness.

You’ll hear why Jesus called out religious leaders for producing outward conformity while opposing Christ’s kingship, how tradition can quietly become an idol, and why regeneration — not rule-keeping — is the foundation of true obedience.

This episode challenges listeners to examine whether their faith is shaped by Scripture alone, or by traditions that subtly replace God’s Word — and asks a sobering question: Are modern churches in danger of repeating the same errors Jesus condemned?

Rushdoony contends that biblical law makes the family the primary power-center of society entrusted by God with children, property, inheritance, education, and welfare and that modern statism systematically attacks and replaces these jurisdictions by denying creation, order, and harmony in favor of evolutionary conflict and centralized control; he argues that only belief in the sovereign Creator, predestination, and a God-ordained harmony of interests can empower families to function as history’s strongest social force, whereas Darwinism, Enlightenment humanism, and socialist planning inevitably produce anti-family ideologies, gender conflict, nihilism, and tyranny, making the re-Christianization of the family not politics the true key to reclaiming the future. #BiblicalLaw #FamilyGovernment #Theonomy #ChristianWorldview #Creationism #Dominion #Statism #Rushdoony #ChristianFamily #Education #Homeschool #KingdomOfGod

All true knowledge begins with God. When man makes himself the final judge of truth treating nature, reason, or experience as ultimate knowledge collapses into meaninglessness. Apart from God, facts become brute and irrational, and reason has no foundation.

Scripture is clear: man cannot escape dependence on his Creator. Though he rebels morally, he remains under God’s law and government. Without God there is no knowledge only confusion; with God, meaning and truth are possible.

In every generation, people lament the power of bad music but complaining never changed a culture. Scripture shows us that music is meant to be a vital ministry: Levitical musicians were supported by the tithe, exempt from taxes, and even honoured by kings, while the early church sang its theology into the hearts of believers. From the Psalms to Bach, God’s people have always been the world’s greatest patrons of music until we stopped valuing it. Today’s musical decay, inside and outside the church, simply reflects that neglect. In this episode, we explore why it’s time for Christians to recover the ministry of music and once again “sing a new song unto the Lord.”

What if the greatest thief of your joy isn’t hardship, but your imagination? In this episode, we explore how countless people trade the real blessings God has given them real spouses, real homes, real work for fantasy versions that don’t exist, choosing imaginary “millions” over the thousand real gifts already in their hands. Scripture warns that fallen imagination blinds us to God’s goodness, while gratitude opens our eyes to the true wealth He provides. If you’re tired of dreaming your way into discontentment and ready to recognize the richness of reality, this episode will reorient your heart and your perspective.

When Moses asked to see God’s glory, the Lord revealed not dazzling splendor, but His goodness. God declared that His glory is His goodness and His goodness is His sovereign being, not indulgence or mere kindness. To know God’s goodness is to trust His absolute rule, even through trial and sorrow, and to live at peace under His dominion, giving Him glory in faith, obedience, and mercy toward others.