Dan 11:32

As the sphere of personal privacy continues to shrink and attacks on privacy rights worsen, the issue of privacy is very much a living concern. In this episode we discuss the relationship between privacy and power, the history and meaning of privacy, and why it is so important to us to maintain and fight for the right to privacy.

Stanley Milgram's 1962 experiment investigated the human tendency to obey authority figures, even when that obedience meant acting against one's own moral principles. In this episode, we take a look at Milgram's experiment and some of the conclusions that he drew, and apply these conclusions in today's world. 

In this week's episode I sat down with Tim Jonker and William Ravensbergen to speak about their participation in the Freedom Convoy and the Ottawa protest in recent weeks. We talk about their experiences from the beginning of the convoy to its ignominious end last week, and speak about how their Christian faith led them to take part in this protest, what it accomplished, and where we go from here.

In this week's episode I speak with Pr. Nathan Zekveld about what our Reformed confessions have to say about the current situation in Canada and elsewhere. The confessions, especially the Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism, have a lot to say about how the Church, and we as individual Christians, should deal with issues such as lockdowns, decrees forbidding or limiting corporate worship, and participation in peaceful protest. We address these issues from the perspective of our confessions, and the Word of God, upon which they are based.

In this episode I'm joined by Pr. Tim Schouten for a conversation about Romans 13. Over the past two years, this passage of Scripture has been debated and discussed by many Christians. We discuss what this passage means, what the broader context of Scripture has to teach us about submission to authorities, and how we should apply it today. 

Late last week I sat down for a conversation with Tyler and Lucas from the Real Talk podcast. We talked about a number of the issues that I've been addressing on Dan 11:32, including propaganda, the corporate media, big tech, and even the truckers' protest. I really enjoyed our conversation, and encourage you to check out the Real Talk podcast!

As a massive convoy of truckers and their supporters makes it way to Canada's capital, attracting enthusiastic support and a lot of attention around the world, we consider Saul Alinsky's thirteen "rules for radicals," and how these rules relate specifically to the reaction to this movement. 

The influence of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals has had a pernicious effect on the political sphere since its publication in 1971. In this episode, we'll begin an examination of Alinsky's tactics, and the ideology that forms their foundation: pragmatic action to win power. In order to fight wisely, we need to know our enemy and the methods he uses, so that we recognize them for what they are and learn how to counter them. 

For the past two years, much of the world has been in a near-permanent "state of exception" because of what is described as a "public health crisis." In this episode, we consider the importance of the current situation as a battle of worldviews, using Giorgio Agamben's article "Religion as Medicine" as our starting point. 

People who oppose mask mandates are often characterized as selfish individualists who care more about their personal comfort than for the safety, well-being, and comfort of others. In this episode, we challenge that mischaracterization of "anti-maskers" by going back in time to 1957, and an article about the use of masks in tuberculosis wards. We'll see how the use of masks as a religious talisman is a serious issue that should lead us to challenge the idea that obeying mask mandates is beneficial or even morally acceptable.