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Conspiracy theory has played a role in the margins of American society for more than two centuries, but it is now mainstream with the help of the internet and social media and myriads of self-appointed experts. But does the Bible discuss conspiracies? And if so, what should Christians do about it?
R. J. Rushdoony had an extensive collection of books on conspiracies and addressed the subject several times throughout his works. To this day, his position is a unique one, and one that we feel is the Biblical approach to this subject.
This is the subject of Episode 34 of the Chalcedon Podcast.
Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz
🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​

In the modern era, every decade brings a new public struggle over some aspect of the Bill of Rights. Still, the average citizen is not only unfamiliar with the contents of the Bill of Rights, they are equally unfamiliar with its origin, purpose, and the history that preceded it. Added to this is how we are to view these rights Biblically.
Join us on this podcast as we dive deep into the Bill of Rights and explore the Bible’s primacy over all of man and his social contracts.
This is the subject of Episode 33 of the Chalcedon Podcast.
Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz
🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​

Socialism is basically and essentially humanism applied to economics. Socialism denies economic laws; it plans to remake the world in terms of man’s welfare as seen by the planners. It is a government of men, not of laws, by men, not by law, and society is placed under man, not under God.
A generation reared in humanism is bent on sacrificing law to suit the criminal, giving food to subsidize socialism; paying men not to work, appeasing criminals and Communists, and on pouring out its pity on the degenerates.
This is the subject of Episode 32 of the Chalcedon Podcast.
Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz
🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​

The faith of modern man is Pelagianism, and Pelagianism believes in the natural goodness of man; it is not man who is evil but his environment. The state also is naturally good and is therefore to be trusted with all the powers necessary in order to cope with an evil environment.
This is the subject of Episode 31 of the Chalcedon Podcast.
Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz
🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​

Syncretism is the “reconciliation or union of conflicting beliefs,” with a secondary definition being an “egregious compromise in religion or philosophy.”
Biblically stated, man can have no other gods before Him; there can be no syncretism. Biblical revelation cannot be mixed with anything else. Yet, we live in an era of syncretism within the church.
This is the subject of Episode 30 of the Chalcedon Podcast.
Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz
🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​

“The rights of man” is a political doctrine, and this is basic to its error. The assumption is that man’s freedom depends on and must come from the state. Now, certainly, the state can be a major enemy to man’s freedom, but it cannot be seen as the source of liberty.
A “duty” is an obligation we owe to God or man, or to both. A “right” is a claim we make on the world, on men, and even on God, as in Adam’s case, who claimed with Eve the “right” to be as God (Gen. 3:5). The two are seriously at odds in our culture because we are at odds with God. A duty can be a legal obligation, but it is also always a moral obligation.
This is the subject of Episode 29 of the Chalcedon Podcast.
Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz
🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​