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Gag me with a spoon. In this episode, part two of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We consider herd mentality, our fear of doing standing up to unjust authority, and the secular indoctrination that infects the church. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php  Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 to Get Expanded Deluxe Edition Reissue https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/black-sabbath-vol-4-super-deluxe-edition/  MARK MANSON - Life Advice That Doesn't Suck https://markmanson.net  Game Theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory  Serenity Prayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer  Alan Watts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts  Gad Saad quote https://youtu.be/fLty-9XXTSU  Heather Heying thread https://twitter.com/HeatherEHeying/status/1355997697874907139  Psalm 106 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20106&version=ESV  No tuna in Subway's tuna sandwiches and wraps, lawsuit claims https://www.cbsnews.com/news/subway-tuna-sandwiches-wraps-lawsuit/  The Temptations of Socialism https://overcast.fm/+F5Xw1gZs  Commerce Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause  Life on Mars https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478942/  Germs - Weird Al https://genius.com/Weird-al-yankovic-germs-lyrics  — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Lies Taste Like Wonder-bread. In this episode, part one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We discuss the two kingdoms, the need for Christ alone with no additives, and the importance of having an ethos. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php  Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 to Get Expanded Deluxe Edition Reissue https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/black-sabbath-vol-4-super-deluxe-edition/  MARK MANSON - Life Advice That Doesn't Suck https://markmanson.net  Game Theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory  Serenity Prayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer  Alan Watts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts  Gad Saad quote https://youtu.be/fLty-9XXTSU  Heather Heying thread https://twitter.com/HeatherEHeying/status/1355997697874907139  Psalm 106 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20106&version=ESV  No tuna in Subway's tuna sandwiches and wraps, lawsuit claims https://www.cbsnews.com/news/subway-tuna-sandwiches-wraps-lawsuit/  The Temptations of Socialism https://overcast.fm/+F5Xw1gZs  Commerce Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause  Life on Mars https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478942/  Germs - Weird Al https://genius.com/Weird-al-yankovic-germs-lyrics  — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Keep it Spiritual, Keep it Safe. In this episode, the conclusion to our discussion of Gerald Kennedy’s sermon, Communism in the Churches. Should churches mind their own business in regards to social and cultural matters? What happens when churches and Christian organizations avoid controversy in order to maintain the status quo? Does the Gospel have any power outside our churches’ walls? SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/#  How Are Socialism and Communism Different? https://www.history.com/news/socialism-communism-differences  Kulak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulak  George Soros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros  Fight Club & Nietzsche: Overcoming Emasculation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpxHFNvlUmU  Murray Rothboard - The Progressive Era https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0   The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity - Douglas Murray https://amzn.to/2LTujdV  The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast - Season 4 Episode 3: Douglas Murray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_RrYz85E1A  77: William McRaven – Stand up to The Bullies https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/77-william-mcraven-stand-up-to-the-bullies/  — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

White Bread with Bologna and Propaganda Spread. In this episode, we continue reading a sermon preached by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, on Communism in Churches (c. 1960). The discussion focuses on whether propaganda is more important than the truth. SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/#    What Are the Seven Techniques of Propaganda? https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-the-seven-techniques-of-propaganda-12080912.html  Yuri Bezmenov lectures https://bezmenov.net/lecture/  Military Joint Chiefs statement condemning 'sedition and insurrection' at US Capitol https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/politics/joint-chiefs-memo-capitol-insurrection/index.html  The Shadow Government - They Might Be Giants https://genius.com/They-might-be-giants-the-shadow-government-lyrics  Raised by Wolves (American TV series) https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GX0WFcAlf5r5cuAEAAADu  Brazil (1985) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/  Radiolab: Dispatch 4: Six Feet https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/dispatch-4-six-feet  Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399  Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php  The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast - Season 4 Episode 2: Gregg Hurwitz: Build a Better Democrat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw34J5mnkTs  Operation Northwoods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods  Cultivating Heroic Manhood Part 1 – Psychological Regression: The Greatest Danger to Man https://academyofideas.com/2019/10/cultivating-heroic-manhood-part-1-psychological-regression-intro/  Rhonda Patrick https://www.foundmyfitness.com  Restoring Constitutional Secularism and Patriotic Pluralism in the White House https://seculardems.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SecularDemocratsofAmerica_Blueprint_BidenHarrisTransition_11-30-20_FINAL.pdf  BANNED BOOKS: “Pilgrim’s Progress” https://www.1517.org/podcasts/pilgrims-progress  Jocko Podcast 263: DO NOT Take Freedom For Granted. We HAVE TO Preserve it. Understanding 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtVyxGW7Qzs&feature=emb_title    Two Examples of Propaganda: https://thekylebecker.substack.com/p/capitol-riots-exposed-stunning-footage  https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1350994626157703172 — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Religion is Extra Important. In this episode, is religion an extra? How has the communist doctrine on religion influenced our society and the churches? When is it time for churches to preach against society, and to what end? SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/#  How to Watch TV News - Neil Postman (1992) https://amzn.to/35IPjdR 1917 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/ Dark Docs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl3SuH2Ue044b7ACX1syk4A  CFW Walther Critique of Communism https://steadfastlutherans.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Walther-Communism-and-Socialism.pdf  Project Veritas - PBS Principal Counsel Lays Out Violent Radical Agenda https://www.projectveritas.com/news/pbs-principal-counsel-lays-out-violent-radical-agenda-says-americans-are-f/  Monty Python - Right to Self Determination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8bqQ-C1PSE  The Club of Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_of_Rome  The Expanse (Amazon) https://amzn.to/39FhNpX  World Economic Forum - Great Reset https://www.weforum.org/great-reset  Former baseball star Schilling's insurance canceled after social posts supporting Capitol breach https://justthenews.com/nation/culture/curt-schillings-insurance-cancelled-due-social-media-posts  — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517  

Red Dawn in the Church. In this episode, a sermon by Bishop Gerald Kennedy on communism in the churches. What did it mean in 1960, and what does it mean today that religion is an opiate? Also, we start with a debrief highlighting our brief hiatus. SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/#  The Book of We https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61963/61963-h/61963-h.htm  Metropolis critique https://youtu.be/DJjbfaEtPN0  Doctor Zhivago (1965) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/  The Cultural Revolution - Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the decade of upheaval in China under Mao's revolt within his own party, led at first by the Red Guards, from 1966 until his death in 1976. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q9b6  Monsanto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto  Moralistic therapeutic deism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moralistic_therapeutic_deism  SOCIAL MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, & CULTURAL DECLINE - Has smartphone technology changed the way we live and relate to others? Is there a relationship between social media usage and increased suicide rates among teens and preteens? How do images and short video clips affect the way we think about news stories and the world around us? On this program Shane Rosenthal discusses these questions and more with T. David Gordon, who teaches a course on “media ecology” at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. https://whitehorseinn.org/resource-library/shows/social-media-technology-cultural-decline/  184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/184-bowler  — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church. SHOW NOTES: Christmas During the Civil War https://civilwarsaga.com/christmas-during-the-civil-war/  Children of Men (2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men  How War-Torn Savannah Celebrated Christmas 1864 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121933069  General Sherman’s Christmas in Savannah https://emergingcivilwar.com/2018/12/25/general-shermans-christmas-in-savannah/  — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas. SHOW NOTES: What was the Enlightenment, and what impact did it have on Christianity? https://www.gotquestions.org/Enlightenment-Christianity.html  Bette Midler - From A Distance (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4AcFzxtdE  Songbird (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12592252/  Jesus Seminar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Seminar   ONscript: Conversations on current Biblical scholarship https://onscript.study    — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

It’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night. SHOW NOTES: Christmas in Nazi Germany - Bowler https://blog.oup.com/2016/09/christmas-in-nazi-germany/ Masquerade ball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball Christmas in Nazi Germany (wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Nazi_Germany Christmas in the Crosshairs: Two Thousand Years of Denouncing and Defending the World's Most Celebrated Holiday https://amzn.to/36jOvgj Horst-Wessel-Lied https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst-Wessel-Lied Two Who Survived; Keeping Hope Alive While Surviving the Holocaust https://amzn.to/39uhjo8 — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms? SHOW NOTES: The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present — In this essay, Hermann Sasse describes the theology of the “two regimens” (more commonly called “two kingdoms”) of the state and the church. Sasse addresses the widespread misunderstanding of the kingdom of God. — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517