Branches of Government

3.3 – The Waitress Will Take Your (Executive) Order

May 11, 2017 by Phil Leave a Comment

What are ‘executive orders’? What can and can’t they do, and why are we hearing so much about them? Plus, what does President Trump’s most recent executive order mean to churches and non-profits?

Kevon and Phil talk about this and a whole lot more in this super-sized episode.

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Episode Resources
The American Presidency Project – Executive Orders by President
Executive Order – Wiki
Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless – National Review
Trump signs executive order to ‘vigorously promote religious liberty’ – CNN
Here’s the Full List of Donald Trump’s Executive Orders – NBC News
Critics Say Obama Overusing Executive Powers – US News
Obama’s Executive Orders; A Reality Check – Brookings
Republicans Alarmed Over Obama’s Executive Orders, Cheer Trump’s On – NBC News
White House Incorrectly Refers to Fence – CNN
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption
Trump asked for a ‘Muslim ban,’ Giuliani says — and ordered a commission to do it ‘legally – Washington Post

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2.2 – Anti-Federalism Dies Hard

October 21, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

Who’s tired of all the bickering and mudslinging going on between the two parties? How about we spend some time away from the political fray and go back in time…to talking about two different parties and their bickering?! Join Kevon and Phil for 20 minutes of Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists in the fight over the nature of power and governance in our nation.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

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2.1 – European Philosophy in US History

October 14, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

It’s here! Season 2 has arrived, and we’re going to go back to our roots and look at the basics of the US Constitution by actually using the curriculum that Phil and Kevon use in their classrooms. This week, we cover European philosophy of the Enlightenment era while also touching on the governing structures of ancient Rome and ancient Greece.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes (Of “Calvin and” fame)

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1.25 – Basic Civics

September 30, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

Phil and Kevon are so sorry that they have been gone for so long. They will be back in the studio soon. Until they do, here’s some audio from a class Phil taught at his church. The class was based upon Tony Evan’s book How Should Christians Votes?, which we’ve mentioned several times before.

We hope you enjoy this “substitute” episode and will help us by spreading the word as The Ignorance of Church and State gears up for Season 2.

We’re also sorry about the audio from this episode. There was an error with the microphone. It was a user error. Phil was the user.

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Mentioned in the Episode
How Should Christians Vote? by Tony Evans