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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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S3E24 – Modern Spiritual Warfare

July 26, 2023 Eric Luppold 41:22

This week, I finish the series on idolatry and the demonic by looking at our modern context. Secularism, at its root, is a modern form of paganism. The idea that there is no God, there is no meaning, and we are all just little autonomous gods running around is simply paganism repackaged. These ideas have…

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S3E23 – Molech and the Valley of Hinnom

July 12, 2023 Eric Luppold 33:33

This week, I continue with the series on idolatry and the demonic by looking at the god Molech, or Moloch. Molech was a god of death and harvest, requiring sacrifices for success and protection against evil. He was most well-known for the demand of child-sacrifices, something that the people of Israel failed to resist. Join…

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S3E22 – The Goddess Asherah, Part 2

June 28, 2023 Eric Luppold 29:39

This week, I continue with part two regarding the ancient worship of Asherah, or Ishtar. As an androgynous goddess whose holiest month was June, what else did Asherah worship involve? Most importantly, why does that matter for today? This is part of my greater series on idolatry, the demonic, and the pagan deities of the…

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Governed by God

S4E2 – Restraining the Tyranny of the Majority

S4E1 – Roots of American Cancel Culture

S3E24 – Modern Spiritual Warfare

S3E23 – Molech and the Valley of Hinnom

S3E22 – The Goddess Asherah, Part 2

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