Category Archives: Apologetics

Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Camp American, Apologetics, Education, Commentary, The Church

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/16/2015- What Does The Pew Research Poll On Religious Faith Really Mean?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 16, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis dissect the recent Pew Research Poll on faith and what the media claim it means. We then discuss what it really means. Then we look at a related article in which a “philosopher” makes a (weak) case that traditional families have an “unfair advantage” and to make it fair should adopt practices that dumb down their children.

Article links- Pew Research Center poll on faith

The broken down numbers from the Pew Research Poll (fancy graphics)

Some of the methodology of the Pew Research Poll

The traditional family is an unfair societal advantage

Constitution, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Federal Legislation, Critical Thinking, Marriage and Family, Family, Public Policy Radar, Judicial Activism, Commentary, Apologetics, Public Policy Principles News, The Church, Biblical Worldview

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/9/2015- Do Courts Really Have The Authority To Redefine Marriage?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 9, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the question of court redefined definitions of basic definitions of the foundations of society and what the Church’s role in dealing with the consequences of their decision.

Article links- Dr. James Dobson’s comments on the attack on marriage

Albert Mohler comments on the current case on same-sex marriage at the Supreme court and the Solicitor General’s arguing to allow it

Far-left blog Vox weighs in on the current case before the Supreme court

Podcast, Critical Thinking, Family, Apologetics, Marriage and Family, Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, The Vote, Biblical Worldview

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/11/2015- How To Turn Religious Freedom Legislation To Religious Oppression Legislation In One Easy Step

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 11, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss liberty issues surrounding the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) revision debacle. We begin to explain that the new gatekeepers of “morality” is no longer the church but major corporations. Politicians ignore the Christian voting bloc in favor of Chamber of Commerce money.

Article links- Indiana’s Revised RFRA Law Strikes the Worst Possible Balance

Doug Wilson explains why Christians are being required to “Deny Him 70 times 7 times.”

Dr. James White on the current religious freedom assault and some of the bad argumentation being made-

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Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Marriage and Family, Critical Thinking, Public Policy Radar, Apologetics, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Life Issues, The Church, The Vote, Economics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/28/2015- The Heartbeat Bill, John Kasich’s Quest To Be The Next John Huntsman, and Marvin Olasky Says “Not So Fast”

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 28, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about a variety of subjects- the status of the Heartbeat Bill in the Ohio Legislature, the dreadfully poor argumentation and desperation on the part of its opponents, the lionization of those same opponents in the liberal media, John Kasich’s deep desire to reshape the Republican Party into a haven for progressives (can you say “Whig?”), and Marvin Olasky of World Magazine schools John Kasich on the difference between biblical exegesis and eisegesis.

 

Links- Ohio Rep. Teresa Fedor argues that being conceived in rape is a capital offense for the baby

The Huffington Post makes a case that Ohio Rep. Teresa Fedor deserves sainthood for aborting a child conceived in rape

John Kasich’s quest to “reshape” the Republican Party into a progressive haven

Marvin Olasky schools John Kasich on proper use of the Bible to support your agenda

 

Family, Apologetics, Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Life Issues, The Church, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/24/2015- Worldviews, Faith, And Apologetics

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 24, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis explain why a Christian worldview simply isn’t enough, and that a strong foundation of faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is essential.

Article links- A Solid Worldview Won’t Save My Kids

GOP Kills Off Late-Term Abortion Ban On Eve Of The March For Life

 

Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Apologetics, Commentary, The Church

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/17/2015- As The Culture Crumbles Where Is The Church?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 17, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at some items in news and commentary that ask where the church is as the culture crumbles and try to answer why it seems to be MIA.

Article links- Christianity Is Losing In America

Apologetics: Two Reasons Not To Use When Sharing Your Faith

Faith Has Its Reasons

The Church, The Vote, Economics, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Critical Thinking, Apologetics, Commentary, Life Issues

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/29/2014- A Mixed Bag On New Cultural Norms And Government

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 29, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss diverse topics like changing views of holidays like Thanksgiving and the effect of that on families, Gov. John Kasich, whether or not he is a “squish” or a RINO and his position on the Heartbeat Bill in the Ohio legislature, his understanding of biblical economics and his application of that. We use that to discuss what the Bible says about the law and the confiscation and reditribution of wealth. We also discuss Kasich’s support of Common Core on the same basis.

Article links- Kasich says “Caring about needy doesn’t mean I’m a RINO”

Margaret Carlson says Kasich is too much of a “squish” for conservatives

General, Education, Commentary, The Church, Biblical Worldview, Book Review, Podcast, Apologetics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/25/2014- A Primer On Biblical Ethics

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday October 25, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis interview Dr. Mark Hamilton, Professor of Philosophy at Ashland University and Chairman of the Institute For Principled Policy.

Dr. Hamilton gives us the details about his new book A Primer On Biblical Ethics. Dr. Hamilton discusses the evolution of the book, how he came to write it and how he uses it in his classes on ethics at Ashland. We discuss the theological and philosophical foundations of Mark’s teaching and his book as well as their long term effects on society.

You can get a copy of Dr. Hamilton’s book at the link below-

Apologetics, Marriage and Family, Commentary, The Church, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Judicial Activism

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/18/2014- Worldviews And Their Consequences

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday October 18, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a number of topics related to worldviews and their effect on the culture. We touch on Mike Huckabee, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court and the John Freshwater case, Puritan Post-millenialism, Dr. Greg Bahnsen and “neutrality” in the public square, Ross Perot (remember him?), journalistic “neutrality,” the first amendment, homosexual “marriage,” the declaration that article IV of the Constitution is unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court, what the 9th and 10th amendments really mean, post-modernism and federal courts, the Great Commission, The composition of Christ’s kingdom, the Supreme Court and oligarchy, the meaning of “soviet,” the doctrine of “judicial review,” bad arguments from state attorney generals defending homosexual “marriage” bans, Alfred the Great and English Common Law, and marriage rates in the wake of redefining marriage.

A cornucopia of topics the really do have something to do with one another.

Science, Education, Apologetics, Commentary, The Church, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Federal Legislation, Critical Thinking, Camp American

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/27/2014- Worldviews And Being Plundered- Part III

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 27, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as Dr Michael Coffman of Environmental Perspectives, Inc discusses our worldviews, how and why some worldviews are at war, and how we are being plundered as a result of that war at Camp American.

Third part of a 4 part series of talks.

Here is the link to part I

Part II