Dr. J talks with Sean Luke of ‪@anglicanaesthetics‬ on the recent political news, and they discuss how Christians should think about these contemporary issues.

0:04:45 Intro Music

0:05:20 Welcome and Introduction

0:09:15 Guest Introduction: Sean Luke

0:13:16 Tribalism Caveat

0:16:20 Christians Not Wanting to Think About Politics

0:17:32 Aristotle on Politics

0:19:54 Social Order, Natural Law, and Human Law

0:23:00 An Analogy for Thinking About Venezuela

0:27:52 Dr. J Responds to the Analogy

0:30:12 A Larger Mechanism of Authority and Discerning the Good

0:35:51 Challenges with the United Nations

0:43:31 Pathway to a Plausible Justification of US Actions in Venezuela

0:45:42 No Overarching Community

0:48:41 Proportionality

0:49:35 Complicating the Analogy

0:52:04 State Actions and Church Actions

0:53:24 The Analogy Taken to the International Level

0:54:52 Has the UN Been Compromised?

0:57:27 Evil Dictator

0:58:40 How to Frame the Venezuelan Situation

1:01:00 Wrap Up

Mark Lester

Mark Lester is a Media Associate at Defenders Media, 501c3 and contributes to the work of Dr. J through Veracity Hill.

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