The TikTok Ban Is Another Trojan Horse for Deep-State Tyranny. Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak

Published: March 20, 2024, 10 a.m.

b'The TikTok Ban Is Another Trojan Horse for Deep-State Tyranny. Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak.\\nBig Bad John Zmirak joins us to discuss his article on the recent TikTok legislation.\\n\\xa0\\nJohn Zmirak article mentioned-\\nThe TikTok Ban Is the Patriot Act, Part II: Another Trojan Horse for Deep-State Tyranny\\nhttps://stream.org/the-tiktok-ban-is-the-patriot-act-part-ii-another-trojan-horse-for-deep-state-tyranny/\\n\\xa0\\nThe Eric Metaxas Show\\nJohn Zmirak\\n\\xa0Mar 18 2024\\xa0\\xa0\\nOther Episodes\\n\\xa0\\nJohn Zmirak\\u2019s new book:\\nNo Second Amendment, No First\\xa0Hardcover by\\xa0John Zmirak\\xa0\\nAvailable March 19, 2024\\nToday\\u2019s Left endlessly preaches the evils of \\u201cgun violence." It is a message increasingly echoed from the nation\\u2019s pulpits, presented as common-sense decency and virtue. Calls for \\u201cradical non-violence\\u201d are routinely endowed with the imprimatur of religious doctrine.\\xa0\\xa0\\nBut what if such teachings were misguided, even damaging? What if the potential of a citizenry to exercise force against violent criminals and tyrannical governments is not just compatible with church teaching, but flows from the very heart of Biblical faith and reason? What if the freedoms we treasure are intimately tied to the power to resist violent coercion?\\xa0\\nThis is the long-overdue case John Zmirak makes with stunning clarity and conviction in\\xa0No Second Amendment, No First. A Yale-educated journalist and former college professor, Zmirak shows how the right of self-defense against authoritarian government was affirmed in both the Old and New Testaments, is implied in Natural Law, and has been part of Church tradition over the centuries.\\xa0\\xa0\\nZmirak further shows how today\\u2019s mounting threats to the gun rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment are inexorably linked to the\\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\xa0 \\nJohn Zmirak makes his weekly appearance and covers current events and shares recent articles available at-\\xa0\\xa0 https://stream.org/author/johnzmirak/ \\nWatch Eric Metaxas on Rumble-\\xa0 https://rumble.com/c/TheEricMetaxasRadioShow \\n\\xa0The Eric Metaxas Show- https://metaxastalk.com/podcasts/\\nEric Metaxas Show on Apple Podcasts-\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show/id991156680 \\nCheck out- Socrates in the City\\n\\xa0\\nFind All of John Zmirak Articles at- \\nhttps://stream.org/author/johnzmirak/ \\nJohn Zmirak\\xa0is a senior editor at\\xa0The Stream\\xa0and author or co-author of ten books, including\\xa0The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration\\xa0and\\xa0The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He is co-author with Jason Jones of \\u201cGod, Guns, & the Government.\\u201d'