The Truth Quest Podcast

Ep. 22 - The Truth About Jesus Christ

This is the fourth episode focusing on a Christian apologetic topic. In Episode #5 we talked about The Truth About the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Episode #10, we covered The Truth About God and Evil and in Episode #15 we talked about The Truth About Prayer.
What I want to talk to you about today is the remarkable (and dare I say, miraculous) story of a carpenter named Jesus from a map dot in the middle of the Middle East who lived over 2,000 years ago and the truth about the impact He left on the world. 
I’ve heard Jesus Christ called a lot of things but the most accurate word is “radical”. Let me know if you agree after listening to this episode.
Show Notes:
Who Is This Man - John Ortberg
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek
CrossExamined.org
One Solitary Life
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Ep. 21 - The Truth About Thanksgiving

For those of you who are fans of Rush Limbaugh, you know that every year on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving he reads an excerpt from his 1993 best-seller, See I Told You So. It is his way of setting the record straight about the holiday we are about to celebrate. In this episode, I read this excerpt as my way of trying to get to the truth about Thanksgiving.
Show Notes
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See, I Told You So, Rush Limbaugh
Brion McClanahan Show Episode #189 - The First Thanksgiving
John Stossel: Happy Thanksgiving!
Reason TV: The Pilgrims and Property Rights
PragerU: America's Socialist Origins
Mises.org: Thanksgiving Celebration and Free Enterprise
Daniel J. Mitchell
Happy Free Market Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, Redistributionism, and Libertarianism
Thanksgiving Socialism and Free Enterprise
 

Ep. 20 - The Truth About Birthright Citizenship

President Trump recently stirred up a hornets nest when he mentioned that he was considering signing an executive order ending birthright citizenship. As you might expect progressives went crazy, while Democrats and establishment Republicans denounced and/or, in the case of Senator Tim Scott (SC) or outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, politely “disagreed” with the President. Either way, this provides us with an opportunity to examine the Constitution and, being the constitutional geek that I am, I cannot resist.
Show Notes:
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Birthright Citizenship: Game On
Birthright Citizenship Opponents Should Not Rely on 14th Amendment Congressional Debates
Does the 14th Amendment Grant Citizenship to Children of Foreigners
Birthright Citizenship What the Constitution and Common Sense Say - Tom Woods Episode #1273
An Objective Guide to Birthright Citizenship
Should Birthright Citizenship be Abolished?
The Question of Birthright Citizenship
Citizenship Without Consent: Illegal Aliens in the American Policy, Peter Schuck
The True History of Millstone Babies, Ann Coulter
Libertarian Critique Birthright Citizenship
Episode #183 - Brion McClanahan Podcast - Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
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Ep. 19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington D.C.

Do you ever question the amount of time and energy spent fretting about the politics coming out of Washington D.C.? The Founding Fathers never thought that the average American would spend much time pondering the goings-on in D.C. After all, the federal government's power was constitutionally restricted. In this brief episode, I suggest an alternative to our seemingly unending focus on all things D.C.
Show Notes:
Washington D.C. is Beyond Reform, Focus on Your State
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Ep. 18 - The Truth About Gun Control

Gun control is one of the most contentious issues in American politics. The pro-Second Amendment, pro-gun arguments are so much more persuasive and based on facts, common sense, and logic that gun control advocates should be embarrassed to even engage in an argument.  
Successfully arguing this issue really only requires you to repeat the words of gun control advocates back to them with a little commentary. The illogical nature of their arguments and the place of ignorance from which they often argue is quite easy to identify and dismantle for any intellectually honest person.
Show Notes:
More Guns, Less Crime – John Lott, Jr.
The Naked Constitution – Adam Freedman
Control - Glenn Beck
The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins.
www.wrongaboutguns.com
Prager University – Is Gun Ownership a Right?
Praesidium - Short Film
Cato Institute - Tough Targets When Criminals Face Armed Resistance
CrimeResearch.org - Sixty-Eight Defensive Gun Uses by People Carrying Guns in Public Over the Last Three Months
Daniel J. Mitchell
Gun Control Works in Europe, Where Do Terrorists Get their Weapons?
Now there Are Four: Another Honest Liberal Debunks Gun Control
The Bill of Rights, Gun Ownership, and the Constitution
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Ep. 17 - The Truth About Healthcare Reform

The reason the American healthcare system is in such a mess is because of decades of government intervention and the third-party payer system. If we reduce government involvement and bring back capitalistic, free market principles, conditions will improve; it’s almost guaranteed. In a nutshell, real healthcare reform can be accomplished by encouraging a patient-centered, market-based system that eliminates or, at least, minimizes government involvement in the system.
True to the title of this episode, I will walk you through some concrete examples of how the American healthcare system can be reformed.
Show Notes:
How to Reform Health Care in America
When Health Insurance Works: A Look Inside Switzerland's Healthcare System
Repealing Obamacare Won't Fix the Healthcare Mess
The Evil-Mongering of the American Medical Association
Fee.org
Healthcare Sharing Ministries
Three Ways Regulations Make Healthcare More Expensive
Why Doctors Should be Certified Like Airline Pilots
Mises.org
Stop Hating High Deductible Health Plans
The Problem with Government Licensing Schemes
Not Every Health Condition is Insurable
How to Rollback Bad Health Care Laws
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Ep. 16 - The Truth About the Supreme Court

Every year the country waits with bated breath over the latest Supreme Court opinions. If we were living true to the Constitution, this would never happen because the Supreme Court is not supreme when it comes to deciding the constitutionality of a law! Think you disagree? Listen to learn the truth about the Supreme Court.
Show Notes
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Tenth Amendment Center published Episode #16
Books:
Men in Black, Mark Levin
Origin Intent, David Barton
The Naked Constitution, Adam Freedman
The Tenth Amendment Center:
Who Made the Supreme Court King?
No, Enforcing Unconstitutional Acts Will Not Save the System
Vetting Kavanaugh According to the Constitution
The Supreme Court's Job is to Protect Americans from Democracy
Thomas Sowell Explains Wickard v. Filburn
Mises.org:
The Supreme Court is Much Too Powerful
The Supreme Court: Why the Stakes are So High
Why We're Losing Freedom - Prager University
Kris Anne Hall
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Ep. 15 - The Truth About Prayer

In this episode we explore what prayer is and how we are supposed to approach it. Tim Keller's book, Prayer and Oswald Chamber's daily devotional, My Utmost for His Highest serve as my primary sources. We cover St. Augustine, Martin Luther, and John Calvin's advice on prayer. We take a closer look at the model prayer given by Jesus, The Lord's Prayer. We also discuss intercessory prayer, the idea of "Thy Will Be Done", meditation, the Holy Spirit and praying in Jesus' name. Hope you enjoy.
Show Notes:
Prayer, Timothy Keller
My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
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Ep. 14 - The Truth About Obamacare

There are a lot of things wrong with the Obamacare law passed in 2010. Besides the fact that the law is unconstitutional, I outline four other things that are wrong with it:
#1 - The way the law was drafted
#2 - The way the law was passed
#3 - The way the law was upheld by the Supreme Court
#4 - The consequences of the law
Show Notes:
If Obamacare Is Constitutional, then Why Did the Founding Fathers Bother with a List of Enumerated Powers?
Healthcare is Not a Federal Power
Would You Prefer Privatization or a Death Panel?
Obamacare and the Odious Anti-Constitutionalism of Chief Justice John Roberts
Good Morning Liberty Podcast - Obamacare Back in Court: What's Happening and What Needs to be Done?
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Ep. 13 - The Truth About the Truth

In this episode I recount a conversation I had a few months ago with someone in my family. It was a short but wide-ranging discussion mostly about national politics but the actual content is less important than the lessons I drew from it.
Show Notes:
Americans Grapple Recognizing Facts In News Stories
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