Sound Engagement

Monique spent 2 decades advocating for Critical Race Theory (CRT), but through a series of events began to see the contradictions of CRT with the historic Christian worldview. We learn about her journey and ask her thoughts on controversial matters such as CRT & BLM infiltrating the Church.
Related Episodes:
http://www.soundengagementnow.com/sample-page/book-review-the-color-of-compromise/ (Book Review: The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby)
http://www.soundengagementnow.com/sample-page/anti-racism-religion/ (Anti-Racism Religion)

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In this episode we react to the current presidential election results. We discuss everything from the media misses to the accusations of election fraud. What are the chances Trump wins in court? And what does the future look like if indeed Biden/Harris pull out the victory?

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Have the COVID lockdown's been worth it? What has been their impact upon the church and culture? What factors should we consider before locking down again? We close out the last ten minutes with a brief election prediction.
COVID Lockdown Resourceshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap (NY Times article on severe depression/anxiety).
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/dr-fauci-warns-of-a-whole-lot-of-pain-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-in-the-coming-months-.html?fbclid=IwAR2-ZsDMut7y0qjE3b4-J9mA0XtubPh4my-oZxyA-DeEVYeIxyfWIiofJhw (Fauci warns of "coming pain").
https://gbdeclaration.org/ (The Great Barrington Declaration).
https://www.axios.com/france-coronavirus-covid19-second-lockdown-09bb13b2-e758-467b-bd71-f337142b9bda.html (France imposes second round of lockdowns).
https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/coronavirus-who-backflips-on-virus-stance-by-condemning-lockdowns/news-story/f2188f2aebff1b7b291b297731c3da74 (WHO condemns lockdowns): “Lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer,” Dr. David Nabarro.
Election Tracking ResourcesHelmut Norpoth, one of the few experts who predicted a Trump win in 2016, is again predicting a Trump victory. "http://primarymodel.com/2020-1 (The Primary Model)" is giving Trump at 91%-chance of winning re-election.
Instead of trusting the polls, it is the vote-by-mail and in-person-early-voting that we should be watching. You should follow https://twitter.com/LarrySchweikart?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Larry Schweikart), author of A Patriot's History of the United States. Schweikart provides some excellent election analysis of the Battleground States he sees favoring Trump.

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In this episode Peter discusses what he learned from an online conference he attended where John McWhorter was discussing the religion of Anti-Racism. Peter had the opportunity to be among a small group that was able to interact with John personally. He shares what he learned and pushes back on calling Anti-Racism a religion.
We wrap up the discussion with our reflections on the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

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We are excited to share this important conversation with Ian Huyett. Ian is a litigation attorney and an editor at https://www.staseos.net/ (Staseos). He has published several academic articles on law and religion, including most recently https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3630725 (How to Overturn Employment Division v. Smith: A Historical Approach) with Regent University Law Review.
We asked Ian about the Constitution's free-exercise clause and how recent court decisions have had an impact upon the Church. He addresses decisions concerning anti-racism and its relationship with cancel culture. He has an optimistic view of the Supreme Court that is worth hearing, although it is dampened by worry that the Left will pack the court if Joe Biden wins the election in November.
Unfortunately, we recorded this episode the day before Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. We certainly would have wanted to ask him about the implications of that upon our nation's immediate future. However, Ian has written an excellent article in response to her passing where he further discusses his concern for packing the court. I encourage you to check out "https://stream.org/after-ginsburgs-death-a-coup-is-a-realistic-possibility/ (After Ginsburg’s Death, a Coup is a Realistic Possibility)" available on The Stream.

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Today we have the privilege of hearing from https://cmda.org/jeffrey-barrows-do-ma-ethics/ (Dr. Jeffrey Barrows), Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy for the Christian Medical & Dental Association (CMDA). In this episode, Dr. Barrows shares his research on transgender children.
As of 2017, about 150,000 teenagers ages 13 to 17 identified as trans. The number of young people seeking clinical services appears to be growing as well. A major clinic in the United Kingdom saw a more than 300 percent increase in new referrals over the past three years. Where should Christians go when studying these issues?
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.amazon.com/Irreversible-Damage-Transgender-Seducing-Daughters/dp/1684510317 (Irreversible Damage) by Abigail Shrier
https://waltheyer.com (Walt Heyer Ministries)
https://www.focusonthefamily.com (Focus on the Family)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26754056/ (Gender Dysphoria in Childhood)

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Peter, Brad, and Carmen have a conversation about engaging persuasively with progressive Christians. Carmen Schober is the co-founder of https://www.staseos.net (Staseōs.net). Carmen recently invited Peter Anderson to discuss "https://www.staseos.net/post/the-no-apologies-podcast-loving-others-in-a-woke-world (Loving Others in a Woke World)".
We discuss several topics including the church's compromise with culture, Tim Keller's critique of secular justice, virtue signaling, cancel culture, and Donald Trump. We covered a lot of ground and Carmen brings some excellent insights.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
People to follow: https://twitter.com/ostrachan?lang=en (Owen Strachan), https://twitter.com/johnmarkcomer?lang=en (John Mark Comer), https://twitter.com/therealmoniqued?lang=en (Monique Duson), and https://twitter.com/realADRobles?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (AD Robles)
https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/a-biblical-critique-of-secular-justice-and-critical-theory/ ("A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice") by Tim Keller
Staseos No Apologies Podcast Episodes
https://www.staseos.net/post/the-no-apologies-podcast-talking-justice-with-ad-robles (Talking Justice with AD Robles)
https://www.staseos.net/post/the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-virtue-signaling (The Road to Hell is Paved with Virtue Signaling)
https://www.staseos.net/post/donald-trump-is-not-a-christian (Donald Trump is Not a Christian) (but why Christians should still vote for him)

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In this episode Peter and Brad catch up on some current events. We talk about the disappearing respect for the authorities within conservative Evangelicalism. Then we transition to discuss Peter's latest article "https://www.tiderisestidefalls.com/2020/08/a-call-to-stand-why-i-believe-us-may.html (A Call to Stand: Why I believe the US may have less than 20 years.)"

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In our first interview episode we had the privilege of discussing the topic of defunding the police with the Clovis Chief of Police, Curt Fleming.
We specifically wanted to give him the opportunity to respond to some criticisms from a project of Campaign Zero called https://policescorecard.org/?city=clovis (The Police Scorecard). This project gave the Clovis PD an “F” in use of force, accountability, and approach to policing.
Chief Fleming was gracious to give us a considerable amount of his time to address these matters. He responds to the misconstrued data on deadly use of force and some of their current policies to limit brutality. He discusses their measures of accountability and the importance of fostering a trusting relationship with the community. Finally he corrects the misconceptions about unsolved homicides.
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The theme of Jemar Tisby's book is that racism will never go away. It adapts. The white church has done several things since the founding of our country that have been “complicit” or has “compromised” on race rather than standing up to it. Jemar takes a “you should have known better” approach in several chapters and then offers some applications on what the church can do to stop its complicity.
In this episode Peter and Brad start off by discussing what they liked about the book before sharing their concerns that it may do more harm than good in the Christian community.

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