Within the Church, there's a lot of controversy over whether we should be meeting or whether we should obey the government and stay closed. In the United States, most of the churches who have chosen to obey Scripture have not seen a ton of pushback. In Canada, however, multiple pastors are facing huge fines, as well as jail or long prison sentences. In this episode, we sat down with Jacob Reaume from Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo, Ontario. Pastor Jacob is facing close to $1,000,000 in fines and nine years behind bars, and the church facing $50,000 in fines for gathering and preaching the Gospel in an era where the government wants his congregation kept from meeting... and many other churches in the area are standing against this local body's right to gather. We discuss all of this with Pastor Jacob, as he gives us a look at what is going on in Canada, right from the middle of it.

To help Trinity Bible Chapel, you can keep them in your prayers, and give at trinitybiblechapel.ca

There's been quite the uproar in the Middle East, and as the missiles were flying we explored the issues of the Middle East with Wayne's dad, Dan Ettling. Dan has worked in countries all around the Middle East, including countries with some pretty hostile views toward the United States.

In this episode, Dan talks about how the fights between Israel and their neighbors often go down. He discusses the great pains and sacrifices Israeli soldiers make to reduce the death toll when they do have to actively fight back. And in this episode, you'll hear about a conversation that built bridges between the human beings that live in enemy nations - and helped to create understanding with a few people on the other side of the conflict.

Finally, Dan talks about an important part that America plays in the world, and the difference  America and Americans make, even in countries that hate us.

If you're from Washington State, there's a very good chance that you know who Loren Culp is. In his run for governor in 2020, he was the candidate for Constitutional freedom, which has been his message ever since he got into politics.

In our call with Loren, he talked about his history, what he's doing presently, and his plans for the future!

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They like to claim that we saved all sorts of lives with the masks and lockdowns, but more and more the statistics are proving that notion utterly false. When compared to nations like Sweden that did not lock down or require masks, the numbers are the same, and in some places much higher. In short, lockdowns have been a disaster! And note that we recorded this episode BEFORE the jobs numbers came out.

Meanwhile, we've watched as lives have crumbled around us. Today we explore what happens when the cure is worse than the disease.

Two weeks to flatten the curve. Thirty Days to slow the spread. Can anyone guess the next one? One year to obliterate society?

People given power tend toward totalitarianism. That shouldn't be all that surprising.

What frightens us, though, is just how easily our society took to the tyranny. They told you that you couldn't see loved ones. Life events that you can never experience again? Too bad. Live in abject terror of your neighbor. If they wave and say, "Hi," it may kill you. You want to go outside and get some fresh air? That makes you a murderer. You'd better not go to church, and if you do you'd better not sing as the Bible tells you to. (Ephesians 5:19, Psalm 47:6-8). And then your neighbors shamed you if you didn't join in the sense of terror.

For some amount of time, we all went with it. But even after the models proved to be off by orders of magnitude, why are there still people choosing to live in that terror? If the lockdowns worked so well, why do we still need them? And if they didn't work, why are we using them?

Today we explore that fear, discuss some solutions and what our posture should be as Christians toward this spirit of the age, and check up on a couple of local business owners who have chosen not to comply with the tyranny.

This week, Wayne and Averi take on the way that our local, state, and federal government officials have managed, or mismanaged, this pandemic. How effective have the solutions been at curbing hospitalizations and deaths, and how effective have they been in handing citizens' rights from We the People, to the government? And when we compare the fallout, which is worse: the disease or the cure?

Resources from today's episode:

Ian Smith, Gym owner, arrested for reopening tells Tucker he's 'not afraid of tyrants'

We go back to where the ideas of critical race theory and intersectionality were first introduced into the education system. Somehow, we've created a system where, the greater your perceived victimhood, the more power you're supposed to have. What's equality? And when we ask that question, does our society even want people to be equal under the law? It's hard not to look at current events and think, "No."

Join us as we dive into intersectionality in the higher education system, break down some of the real meanings behind the language used by those who push the concept, and a few tools you can use to see what kind of training you might encounter depending on the university you choose.

Resource:
https://criticalrace.org/

Activists have shoved Critical Race Theory and intersectionality into our school systems across the country, but most people have no idea what this training system really means or entails. Today, Wayne and Averi dive into what kids in schools are really being taught, how Critical Race Theory is being implemented into all subjects, and the destination if we follow Critical Race Theory where it naturally leads. Spoiler alert: They're pitting groups of people against each other to bring about communism.

YouTube video: WOW: Elementary School Parents Stand Up To 'Anti-Racism' Initiatives At School Board Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u9klwBKlss

Meet Wayne and Averi! They're taking on the issues that face the Pacific Northwest and America with a decidedly conservative, Christian worldview.