Category Archives: Critical Thinking

Economics, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Commentary, The Church, The Vote

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/17/2014- The Coming Split In The Republican Party

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 17, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss how people get pulled in and exploited by political parties in general and the Republican Party especially.  We ask the question “when will the split in the Whig Republican Party happen?”

Article Links- Former Republican national chairman fearful…of Republicans

The Chamber of Commerce Says “Amnesty For Illegals Or Else” To Republican Main Stream Leaders

The War Over What The Republican Party Platform Actually Means

Commentary, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Camp American

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/10/2014- How The Principles Of ’98 Work

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 10, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American.  The presenter is Barry Sheets, Director of the Institute For Principled Policy and CEO of Principled Consulting.

The recording was made at Camp American in June of 2012 and is also available as a video DVD from Camp American. The question that is asked in this (and the preceding) presentation is “what recourse do the states and the people have when the federal government oversteps its specifically enumerated powers?” Barry gives a presentation that begins to answer that question but in answering it gives a great presentation on the history, philosophy, and, yes, theology behind the doctrine of interposition.

Critical Thinking, Camp American, Executive Usurpation, Commentary, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Federal Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/3/2014- The Principles Of ’98

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 3, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American.  The presenter is Barry Sheets, Director of the Institute For Principled Policy and CEO of Principled Consulting.

The recording was made at Camp American in June of 2012 and is also available as a video DVD from Camp American. The question that is asked in this (and a future follow-up) presentation is “what recourse do the states and the people have when the federal government oversteps its specifically enumerated powers?” Barry gives a presentation that begins to answer that question but in answering it gives a great presentation on the history, philosophy, and, yes, theology behind the doctrine of interposition.

Podcast, Critical Thinking, Camp American, Business, Apologetics, Commentary, Economics, Biblical Worldview

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/26/2014- The Current Economic Crisis

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 26, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the the current economic crisis. This is a follow-up to the show we presented on April 12, 2014. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.

There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.

Commentary, Economics, Biblical Worldview, Critical Thinking, Camp American, Business, Apologetics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/12/2014- The Basics Of Christian Economics

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 12, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the basics of Christian economics. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.

There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.

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

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/5/2014- Ohio Election Shenanigans And Trying To Co-Opt The TEA Party

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 5, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss Ohio electoral shenanigans designed to isolate the TEA Party, John Kasich’s presidential candidacy while claiming that he is not a candidate, and a review of some of the ridiculous comments by Mark Skoda the “thought leader” of the “national” TEA Party (in his own and no one else’s estimation).

Article Links- TEA Party candidate for Republican Central Committee forced from her job by State Treasurer on bogus grounds.

Mark Skoda exposes his true colors as a RINO TEA Party shill

John Kasich campaigns for President while claiming he’s not interested in the job

 

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

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/29/2014- The Deep Implications Of Sacred Oaths

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 29, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The presenter is Pastor David Whitney, head instructor at the Institute On The Constitution. The subject is on the sacred oath and its deeper implications.

There is a video version with the complete lecture with Power Point slides available at Camp American’s website.

Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Satire, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Public Policy Radar

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/15/2014- Government Follies And Their Effect On Us

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 15, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis seriously examine some of the truly silly stuff coming out of Washington DC and Columbus, Ohio. While we are looking at them from a humorous direction we also discuss where these problems originate and what it all means for us.

Article links- Sheila Jackson Lee says the Constitution is 400 years old

President Obama tells audience he doesn’t have time to wait for Congress to act

Phyllis Schlafly editorial on Executive seizure of power from Congress

President Obama threatens to veto a bill which requires him to obey the Constitution

 

 

Federal Legislation, Marriage and Family, Critical Thinking, Education, Family, Executive Usurpation, Public Policy Radar, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, The Church, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Podcast

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/8/2014- Is Homeschooling In Danger From The Feds?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 8, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk with Mark Stevenson of Ohioans For Educational Freedom about the case of the Romeike family. The Romeike’s are a German family who fled their native country because of persecution of those who want the liberty to home educate their children.

We discuss the dangerous tack taken by the US Justice Department, Immigration and Homeland Security in arguing that there is no fundamental right to home educate their children and that this fact made the Romeike family dangerous.

Article links- Romeike case denied by Supreme Court

Romeike’s can stay in the US

Romeike’s wont be deported

Why did the Obama Administration back away from the Romeike case?

Commentary, The Church, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/22/2014- Spring- When Politicians’ Fancy Turns To Re-Election

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 22, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the influence of money on politicians, especially one who suddenly “grow” in office. “Grow” is, of course, a euphemism for someone who drops all of their principles. In this show we say “we told you so” and refer back to a program we did in late September of 2012.

So how do “conservatives” like Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, etc., etc. get away with 1800 changes in their “principled” positions? We show why it’s all about marketing, money and re-election. We put these puzzle pieces together and it builds a frightening picture.

Article links- Mega-Donors Plan GOP War Council

GOP Mega-Donor Paul Singer To Fund Pro-Gay GOP SuperPAC (from September 2012)

Paul Ryan Flip-Flops On Gay Marriage (from September 2012)