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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 23, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis interview Dr. Robert Lattimer of President/Secretary of Citizens For Objective Education (COPE) about the Common Core Standards and what they mean for public education in Ohio and nationally. What we find is not good.
Article links- http://www.copeinc.org
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 16, 2013. This is a recent class at Camp American taught by Pastor David Whitney of the Institute On The Constitution. The subject is the basis of American law and the “canary in the coalmine” status of marriage as an indicator of the health of any society.
Article link-Â http://www.campamerican.com/?wpsc-product=the-10-commandments-as-the-basis-of-law
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday March 11, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an editorial in the  (GASP!) New York Times which provides corroboration for our analysis of the underlying reasons for Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan for Director of the CIA. The writer agrees it wasn’t about Brennan, it was about drone policy.
Article links-Â http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/opinion/the-drone-question-obama-hasnt-answered.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 9, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the left-center old guard Republican reaction to the filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to be the Director of the CIA. Senators McCain and Graham takes turns shooting themselves in the foot.
Article links-Â http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/03/07/wall-street-journal-defends-killing-americans-with-drones/
http://thehill.com/video/senate/286881-paul-blasts-back-at-mccain-graham
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday March 8, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to be the Director of the CIA. That wasn’t really the question, though. It was about the use of drones to assassinate Americans on American soil without benefit of trial.
Article links-Â http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/03/07/wall-street-journal-defends-killing-americans-with-drones/
http://thehill.com/video/senate/286881-paul-blasts-back-at-mccain-graham
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“Semper Reformanda: Engaging the World for Christâ€
April 25-27, 2013
Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss what may be one of the most important conferences held in Ohio this year!
The Institute For Principled Policy is pleased to present “Semper Reformanda:Â Engaging the World for Christ”, a biblical worldview-and-action conference designed to equip pastors, ministry leaders and others with knowledge of how the eternal truth of God’s Word has been and can still be used to provide the guidance for culture.
Our featured guest presenter will be Dr. Joe Morecraft III, Pastor of Chalcedon Presbyterian Church in Cumming, GA. Pastor Morecraft holds a B.A. in history from King College in Bristol, Tennessee, a M.Div from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and a M.Th. and Th.D. from Whitefield Theological Seminary in Lakeland, Florida.  He is an accomplished author and researcher.
The conference will also feature sessions by other noted speakers, as well as networking opportunities and resources for your work:Â Additional speakers include:
Dr. Sacha Walicord, Pastor, Knox Presbyterian (OPC) Church, Mt. Vernon, Ohio “Biblical Economics: An Imperativeâ€
Charles Michaelis, President, Rocky Fork Formulas and Director, Camp American “Inseperable: the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutionâ€
 Barry Sheets, Senior Consultant, Principled Policy Consulting, LLC “When Church and State Interact: Keys for Effective Advocacyâ€
Ricki Pepin, lecturer and author, “God’s Health Plan†A roadmap for Christian Patriots:  “Where Do We Go From Here?â€Â
Location: Grace Presbyterian Church OPCÂ 5099 Postlewaite Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235
Times: Friday April 26, 2013 Morning Session 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM, Lunch 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (on your own or with a friend), Afternoon Session 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM, Networking and Mingle With Speakers 4:45PM – 6:00 PM, Dinner (on own) 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, Evening Session 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday April 27, 2013 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Close)
There will be several opportunities to network with speakers, visit vendor tables, engage in question and answer roundtables, etc. during both Friday and Saturday sessions.
There are a large number of restaurants, shopping, hotels, motels and other amenities within a short drive of Grace Presbyterian Church OPC. Â The Institute will provide a listing of some of the choices available.
A donation of $20/person is asked for this conference. Registration is open now through April 19th. Register here
There will be a dinner with Dr. Morecraft for underwriters, host church staff and Institute For Principled Policy board members on Thursday April 25, 2013. If you wish to contribute to help underwrite the costs of this conference you may contact Institute For Principled Policy Director Barry Sheets at [email protected] or call him at 614-989-5293 to obtain details.
ALL inquiries should be made to the addresses and phone numbers listed above and should NOT be made to Grace Presbyterian Church OPC
If you’re looking for a hotel we have arranged for a block of rooms at a discount at La Quinta Inn in Dublin Ohio.
·   6145 Park Center Circle, Dublin,OH  / phone: (614) 792-8300 / fax: (614) 792-3333
·    Start Date: 4/25/2013 / End Date: 4/27/2013
·    Number of Rooms: 15 / Room Type: King beds
Rate: April 25, 2013 – $69.00 per room plus tax
April 26, 2013 – $85.00 per room plus tax
·    Tax rate: 16.75 %
·     Amenities:
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 2, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about how unconstitutional government meddling in free-market situations create wide-ranging consequences that were obviously unforeseen by the meddling politicians who thought their “program” was the path to the “promised land.” We end with a discussion about how it really is possible to live VERY inexpensively- if you try to, that is.
Article links-Â http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cars-increasingly-reach-many-americans-145957880.html
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday March 1, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue a review of an article by Dr. Joel McDurmon of American Vision which seeks to educate people about what happens when smiling politicians bait a trap and we take the bait. We discuss what some of the traps are and what kind of bait is used.
Article link-Â http://americanvision.org/7138/the-smiling-politician/
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday February 28, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue a review of an article by Dr. Joel McDurmon of American Vision which seeks to educate people about what happens when smiling politicians bait a trap and we take the bait. We discuss an Ohio example in some detail.
Article links- http://americanvision.org/7138/the-smiling-politician/
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday February 22, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin a look at the fundamental issues involved in the sequestration. We planned to play an audio but bloviated ourselves instead.