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S4E3 – Christianity Ends Slavery

October 4, 2023 Eric Luppold 32:55

Today I look at two documents. The first is the book of Philemon from the New Testament, which sets the stage for the peaceful end of slavery. The second is Alexis de Tocqueville’s book Democracy in America, in which he discusses the issue of slavery in the southern states. He argues against slavery not only on…

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S4E2 – Restraining the Tyranny of the Majority

September 20, 2023 Eric Luppold 27:47

Today I continue looking at Alexis de Tocqueville’s work Democracy in America, written in the 1830s. He saw Americans as having an inordinate love of the power of the majority. Yet even so, liberty remained strong in the land. How was that possible? What was restraining the power of the majority in the United States?…

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S4E1 – Roots of American Cancel Culture

September 6, 2023 Eric Luppold 0:37:29

To start off this season, I look at the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville, specifically his work Democracy in America written in the 1830s. Today I consider his chapter on omnipotence and tyranny of the majority. In democracy, we say that majority rules. But what restrains the majority from abusing their power? What about when the…

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