Category Archives: Critical Thinking

Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Camp American, Science, Public Policy Radar, Private Property, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Economics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/21/2015- “Climate Change” And Private Property

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 21, 2015. Chuck Michaelis introduces a lecture given by Dr. Michael Coffman of Environmental Perspectives, Inc. at Camp American in 2010. The subject is the fraud of man-made global warming and its use as a tool to restrict your private property. This is a timely re-run chosen to coincide with reports that claim that the dam at Buckeye Lake is in a dangerous condition despite having been declared in a safe condition for decades, especially since the repairs of the late 80’s/early 90’s.

You can purchase a DVD copy of the video of this presentation with the Power Point and graphics here

Constitution, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Marriage and Family, Federal Legislation, Education, Critical Thinking, Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Life Issues, The Vote, Biblical Worldview

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/14/2015- Sex Education, Abortion Regulation, Email And National Security

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 14, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about a variety of subjects- the Relationships Under Construction banquet, shocking “informational” videos pushed by Planned Parenthood, the Heartbeat bill now before the Ohio legislature, and the issues surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a “private” email server to engage in top-secret federal foreign policy communications and the potential major problems this has opened the United States up to have to deal with.

Links- Is there an emerging pattern in the Clinton Email Scandal?

Clayton Luckie to remain in jail

Al Sharpton’s record credibility problem

Critical Thinking, Camp American, Science, Education, Commentary, Biblical Worldview, Podcast

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/21/2015- “Climate Change” And Liberty

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 21, 2015. Chuck Michaelis introduces a lecture given by Dr. Michael Coffman of  Environmental Perspectives, Inc. at Camp American in 2010. The subject is the fraud of man-made global warming and its use as a tool to restrict your liberty. This is a timely re-run chosen to coincide with reports that claim despite the weather we’re having January was the warmest January on record in the Northern hemisphere. Dr. Coffman demonstrates the pseudo-scientific smoke and mirrors that make this kind of reporting possible.

You can purchase a DVD copy of the video of this presentation with the Power Point and graphics here

Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Critical Thinking, Education

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/14/2015- The Federal Takeover Of Education Is Rotten To Its Common Core

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 14, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the Common Core, the for-profit companies that benefit from it by supplying the materials and tests, the state politicians who took the federal bait money to adopt the standards and the test packages that generate the money for the companies that now demand minimum numbers of students or the price per student goes up, and how those same politicians are now desperately trying to back away from the now VERY toxic standards and disastrously botched teaching methods.

This political tap dance actually means that your child has a chance to avoid the grossly flawed PARCC testing if HB 7 passes. This is the “safe harbor” bill for students that is currently before the Ohio House of Representatives.

Article links- Why and how you should opt out of PARCC (Common Core) testing

The opt out forms for you to fill out

The Ohio Department of Education’s false claim that there is no PARCC opt out

Ohio Department of Education document discouraging opt out by falsely claiming that there isn’t any

Governor John Kasich calls out those who oppose Common Core

Who is really behind Common Core?

Common Core will be a dividing line in the 2016 presidential election

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Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Life Issues, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Federal Legislation, Critical Thinking, Science

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/7/2015- When Is A Discussion About Vaccinations Not Really About Vaccinations?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 7, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis ask the question in the title- the answer we discover is “When it is about ginning up reasons to steal your liberty and empower the government.” We flesh out our answer in this program. We want to know what you think about it, too.

Article links- Michael Gerson’s argument for mandatory vaccination

Rush Limbaugh’s analysis of the vaccine brouhaha

Doug Wilson presents the liberty view on vaccinations

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

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

 

General, Commentary, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/3/2015- A Glimpse Ahead For 2015

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 3, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a follow-up to the repeat program played on December 27. The repeated program was our show from January 11, 2014 in which we looked ahead at 2014. Now in this show we look ahead at 2015 and talk about a few trends we see coming down the road in the short-term. What do you think is going to happen in the coming year?

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

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/13/2014- Of Heartbeat Bills And Legislative Timidity

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 13, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the recent maneuvering of the Ohio Legislature, the Republican majority at least especially Ohio Senate president Keith Faber, and Governor John Kasich designed to make it look like something was being done to advance the Heartbeat bill when, really, they made it possible to kill that bill. Kasich and Faber were especially disingenuous claiming that the Heartbeat bill would actually lead to the killing of more babies using a “logic” that no one could actually follow but the news media dutifully and unquestioningly reported. Also discussed was a back door attempt by Attorney General Mike De Wine’s office to work around the Defense of Marriage amendment and abortion laws for those under guardianship.

Article links- Ohio Politics Now: Faber asks why lawmaker wants to ‘kill babies’ over heartbeat amendment

Anti-abortion heartbeat bill falls three votes short in Ohio House

GOP sinking on a ship of timidity, squandering historic win

Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Economics, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/6/2014- The Effect Of Opening On Thanksgiving: A Bust?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 6, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss topics involving the economy and the insistence of some businesses that they open on holidays has actually backfired, the cost of oil and energy independence, the true state of government deficits and the fiscal responsibilities of our representatives.

Article links- Ponzi: Treasury Issues $1T in New Debt in 8 Weeks—To Pay Old Debt

John Boehner gears up to shut GOP immigration dissenters down

John Boehner is going to be House speaker in the 114th Congress. Boy was I wrong.

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

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