The Bad Roman: Christian Politics for Modern Times

This week Craig speaks with Kevin Craig about his websites including, Would Jesus Celebrate Independence Day? Spoiler alert: Jesus would not be waving a star and stripe flag at your local firework show. In this episode, we invite you to examine why and what exactly we celebrate on the 4th of July through Jesus’s eyes, and this can help us untangle from an Archist mindset. If you want to dig deeper, don’t worry, Kevin has a (few) website(s) for that, you can find them all as well as full show notes at https://www.thebadroman.com/episodes.    For more ways to connect with The Bad Roman Project Visit our Facebook page!   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

Craig speaks with Aree Spivey and Brian Grant from the music group Failed Kingdoms about becoming Christian-Anarchists and their perspectives on the current state of American society following the events of George Floyd’s death.  Connect with Failed Kingdoms: Facebook, SoundCloud, Instagram For full shows and to learn more about The Bad Roman project please visit thebadroman.com.   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

Craig talks with Michael Maharrey to discuss his article The Trump Administration Wants to Resume Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users in States Where It’s Legal. Mike serves as the national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center and founder/host of the GodArchy website and podcast. Mike has spent most of his adult life studying constitutional history, political philosophy, and economics, and this conversation touches on all of those elements! For full shows and to learn more about this week's guest and The Bad Roman project please visit thebadroman.com. No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

In this episode Craig is joined by Keith Giles, author of Jesus Untangled, and our contributor Abby Cleckner. The conversation centers on Keith’s book and his entire Jeus-un series. Keith helps us reframe our perspective of Christianity from that of worshipping a book about Jesus to moving into a growing and personal relationship with Christ Himself, or what Keith refers to as being Jesus-centered instead of Bible-centric. Jesus is who we have been called to follow out of fear and into love— not the state, not the pastor, but Jesus. For full show notes and to learn more about Keith Giles, his work, or The Bad Roman Project, please visit thebadroman.com.   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

Abby Cleckner, John Dangelo, Scott Goldman, and Jessica Green join Craig to discuss the topic: how would you respond to a Christian who believes the state is necessary to protect our liberties? The conversation explores the relationship of the Christian in Jesus’s time and how today's Christians and atheists alike can benefit from taking a refreshed look at what the past may be able to teach us. For full show notes, ways to support the show, or to record a question for us to discuss on the next Bad Roman Round Table please visit:https://www.thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-4   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

Bivocational minister and former gubernatorial candidate for Arkansas, Mark West, sits down with Craig to talk about his article Jesus Is Why #ILeftTheGOP, published on GodArchy. Mark reminds us that to spread the gospel we must be witness to it with every person we meet. When we become blinded by our religiosity we tend to forget we do not get to choose our neighbors, but every one of God’s creations is our neighbor that we are called to love. No matter what group someone may appear to be a member of, Christians are called to show them the love of Christ rather than to force our Faith. Real change can begin in conversation, a human to human invitation to listen be witness to another can bring about change in the heart. To follow Mark’s tracking the Coronavirus and explore his blog please visit his website. You can also learn more about and connect with Mark on Twitter & Instagram. For full show notes and for ways to connect with the Bad Roman Project please visit thebadroman.com.   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

In this episode, Craig speaks with independent researcher, writer, and fellow podcaster Kerry Baldwin to discuss her article The Virulence of Moral Panic, published by the Libertarian Christain Institute. The conversation centers on how the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic can be understood as Moral Panic, a term borrowed from criminal psychology, that sheds light on the factors that push societies to act in certain ways. To learn more about Kerry Baldwin and for full show notes please visit: https://www.thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-2   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

What does economics have to do with the Kingdom of Heaven? In our first episode Craig sits down with our blog contributor, Abby Cleckner, to discuss her article Austrian Economics and The Kingdom of Heaven, the weirdness of war, and so much more. You can read Abby's latest blog post and learn more about the Bad Roman Project by visiting thebadroman.com.   For full show notes please visit:www.thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-1   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com

Lay down your flag and pick up your cross this Spring 2020. Join your host Craig Harguess, as he explores the entanglement of Christians and the state. And remember, sometimes being a good Christian meant being a bad Roman.  To learn more about The Bad Roman Project please visit: www.thebadroman.com