Playlist:

playlist Go to the Statism (topic) playlist

Mightier Than the Sword (Part Nine)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Rousseau's and Robespierre's philosophies encouraged abortion, the destruction of the family, and the ascendancy of the state.


Socialism's Inherent Contradiction

'WorldWatch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Socialist policies promise to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and provide for the poor, but these good things are not what socialism ultimately delivers.


Universal Basic Income

'WorldWatch' by Joseph B. Baity

Some politicians are proposing legislation to give cash handouts on a regular basis - a new, permanent entitlement program without regard to employment.


Humanism's Flooding Influence (Part Five)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Institutions which started out as Puritan theological schools (Harvard and Yale) are turning out a plethora of godless humanists.


Mightier Than The Sword (Part Sixteen)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

The last resistance to Marxist Communism is the family and the church, institutions under continuous attack by humanist, 'progressive' liberalism.


Do-Gooders in Charge

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The argument should not be over whether parents want their children to be safe, but whether parents are ultimately responsible for their own children's safety.


The Answer is in the Bucket (Part Six)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Americans once held high ethical standards. However, America has egenerated into a cultural cesspool, now providing a poor example for the rest of the world.


The False Morality of Compassion

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Just as love can be feigned to get a spouse's money or loyalty can be faked to attain a promotion, so can compassion be put on to gain sympathy, votes, and power.


Fiddling While America Burns

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Similar to the story of Nero's fiddling while Rome burned, the attitudes of our own citizenry are comparable, focusing on trivial distractions.


Mightier Than The Sword (Part Seven)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Rousseau's modern disciples, gaining ascendancy in today's political climate, have plans to dismantle the family, replacing it with the State.


Mightier Than the Sword (Part Six)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Rousseau's malignant ideas have metastasized into a virulent cancer of collectivism, socialism and Communism, the centralization of power.


What's in the Bucket? (Part Five)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Gullible people habitually accept Satanic concepts, proffered by progressive liberal forces without scientific proof, such as that people can change genders.


Patriotism, the Summer Soldier, and Our Times (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Jesus Christ was not a sunshine patriot, but sacrificed everything He had for the sake of God's people and the Kingdom of God—His holy nation.


I Versus We

'WorldWatch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Opposing worldviews, individualism and collectivism, fight for dominance in cultures worldwide. Their struggle may play a prominent role in the end time.


How Does God View Human Government?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

As obnoxious as tyrannical power may seem, we have the obligation to behave lawfully. Even the vilest of leaders has been allowed by God to rule.


Control and Self-Control

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Paradoxically, when we yield to God's sovereignty, He wants to cede control over to us, teaching us to develop self-control as an ingrained habit.


Philippians (Part Nine)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Godly righteousness demands humility, a readiness to admit shortcomings, a yieldedness to correction, and a willingness to be refashioned.