You've heard a lot about how the US is similar to Ancient Rome.  But, you've probably not heard the strange connection we discuss today.   This episode is likely to upset some of you.  That's not our intention, of course.  Instead, we're exploring an idea that helps us better understand what we're facing today. 

 

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Chapters: 

00:00 Intro

00:13 Doug's reading "The Ancient City"

2:09 The role of religion in Ancient Greece & Rome

4:08 Doug's Catholic Church Panel at freedom Fest

6:54 Atheists in America

9:00 The psychology behind in-group and out-group

10:11 The binding power of myths

11:52 Is Wokism the disrupter that Christianity was in Ancient Rome?

19:13 Citizenship as In-Group 

20:28 Exile from in-group is equivilant to death

22:51 Race as In-Group

25:18 Religion & Culture Vs. Morality and Law

34:53 Progressivism's assault

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