The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

The Supreme Court of the United States heard a case earlier this year dealing with property rights, property taxation, and the supposed right of the state to "reclaim" the land if the vassal (i.e., "homeowner") does not fork over their taxes. Luke Saint and Joel Saint join Chris Hume to discuss this recent case (Tyler v. Hennepin County), as well some comments made by James Madison. But first, they share some thoughts on the recent conference held by the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society in Manheim, PA. Support the show via Patreon.

Matt Trewhella, author of The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates, joins Joel Saint and Chris Hume on The Lancaster Patriot Podcast to discuss modern American churchmen and Matt's book about civil government. Support The Lancaster Patriot Podcast at Patreon.

The Philadelphia City Council votes to ban supervised drug consumption sites, a Massachusetts woman kills her three children, and three pro-life advocates are convicted on FACE Act Charges. Support the show at Patreon.com.

Danelo Cavalcante is finally captured (and gets bit in the head by a dog in the process), a Florida man kills his teenage son, and Mexican lawmakers hold a hearing on extraterrestrial life. Support the show via Patreon!

Joel, Luke, Travis, and Chris finish their discussion of Thomas Paine's Common Sense and also discuss Gerald Groff's Title VII lawsuit concerning working on the Lord's Day.

New Mexico governor issues 30-day gun ban, Virginia governor pardons Scott Smith, and a murderer is on the loose in Pennsylvania. To support the show, visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheLancasterPatriot

The Amish are sometimes presented as a model "parallel economy" to emulate. They are able to provide many goods and services, sometimes without being connected to the same infrastructure as others. However, statist attacks on the Amish have increased (not decreased) in recent years. Can any parallel economy, focused on serving neighbors, exist if statism is the law of the land? Ex-Amishman Dave Stoltzfus joins Joel Saint, Luke Saint, and Chris Hume on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast. To purchase Luke Saint's book, visit: https://a.co/d/jkPtbEq To support The Lancaster Patriot, visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheLancasterPatriot To purchase Chris Hume's book, visit: https://a.co/d/7b72AET To watch the full Townhall video about Samuel B. Fisher, visit: https://youtu.be/1T8OcNnFvpE?si=zXZxhbeipsQ5kOkn To support Reuben King, visit: https://www.givesendgo.com/reubenking

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense has been referred to as the pamphlet that inspired the American War for Independence. In the 47-page booklet, Paine argued that civil government can be organized by utilizing human reason and looking at nature. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Luke Saint (author of The Sound Doctrine of Theocracy) joins Joel Saint, Travis Schmalhofer, and Chris Hume to consider the first chapter in Paine's pamphlet and discuss America, the Constitution, and theonomy/theocracy. To become a patron of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheLancasterPatriot To order Luke Saint's book visit: https://a.co/d/6xErbDW

What started out as a discussion about local farmer Reuben King and gun regulations quickly morphed into an impromptu, friendly debate about man-made law, the U.S. Constitution, and biblical law. Do we need more laws (or codes) than the ones that God has given us in the Bible? Or do we simply need righteous judges to apply God's law and adjudicate between disputants? Travis Schmalhofer, Joel Saint, and Chris Hume address these topics on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast.

Earlier this month, Joel Saint and Luke Saint traveled to the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide teaching on applying the Bible to the civil sphere. On this episode, they explain the need, both in the Congo and in the United States, for a biblical vision for civil government.