Episode 88: Trump's win, abortion, and the laws of nature and nature's God

In the aftermath of Trump’s win, it remains to be seen which policies his second administration will carry to fruition. Trump’s compromises on abortion have reignited old debates on how best to apply God’s Word to the political situation at hand, with some thinkers emphasizing God’s revealed law, and others emphasizing natural revelation.</p><br /> </p>God's revealed law is the source of our ethics, yet faithful application of those ethics depends on accurate observations of the world God made. For example, God’s word prohibits taking an innocent life and affirms a right to life, and the laws of his creation show us that conception is the beginning of that human life. Join Zach and Dennis as they discuss Trump's victory and the importance of applying God’s word to political policy.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 87: The Christian duty to defend liberty and oppose tyranny

Past civilizations differed in their views of what constitutes liberty and freedom. The American founding was unique in that its ultimate understanding of these things was based on the word of God. What does the Bible say about political freedom, and what is the Christian’s responsibility in upholding it?</p><br /> </p>Join Zach as he explains the biblical requirement to defend liberty and oppose tyranny in this tenth and final part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about how to solve modern political problems.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 86: Political action in a Christian nation

Should Christians be involved in politics? What has been the historic American perspective on this issue, and what did the Founders think? What can the average Christian on the street do about our nation’s problems? These questions loom large as another election approaches.</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores the American experience with Christian political action in this ninth part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 85: Texicans, Santa Anna, and the Mexican-American War

American history, as it is popularly taught, is one long story of colonization and conquest, motivated by a belief in manifest destiny. This narrative forms the supposed justification for all manner of Marxist political policies. Is this narrative true, and is it the whole story?</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores the realities of American expansion and considers the popular claims about manifest destiny in this seventh part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 84: Colonization, conquest, and manifest destiny

American history, as it is popularly taught, is one long story of colonization and conquest, motivated by a belief in manifest destiny. This narrative forms the supposed justification for all manner of Marxist political policies. Is this narrative true, and is it the whole story?</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores the realities of American expansion and considers the popular claims about manifest destiny in this seventh part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 83: How (and how not to) keep a country together: Lessons from the victories and foibles of Abraham Lincoln

Widely attributed with ending slavery and holding a war-torn nation together, Abraham Lincoln is often ranked among the best American presidents. What were some of Lincon’s lesser-known merits, and what effects, good or ill, did he have on our nation? What lessons can we take from his shrewd electioneering? What should he not have done in his efforts to keep the States together?</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores Lincoln’s mixed legacy in this sixth part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 82: The ends don’t justify the means: Lessons from Teddy Roosevelt’s life

There’s a call in some conservative circles for a strong, national leader who will be willing to subvert the red tape of the law to mete out judgment on political enemies and end the leftist stranglehold on American institutions. In desperate times, the temptation to let the ends justify the means grows more powerful. However, American history reveals that there is much folly at stake in bullying one’s way to political victories. Teddy Roosevelt offers a poignant example of a man with great character and beliefs, but whose way of making compromises for short-term wins has had perverse long-term impacts on our nation.</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores Teddy Roosevelt's many talents and blunders in this fifth part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 81: How conservatives can win: Lessons from Grover Cleveland

There is much pessimism in conservative circles about whether conservatives can win elections in the face of demographic change and election fraud. Is this pessimism warranted? Have conservatives ever faced similar challenges in American history? The story of Grover Cleveland, the only American president to serve two nonconsecutive terms, provides some answers.</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores Grover Cleveland’s political challenges and triumphs as a conservative in this fourth part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 80: What the Monroe Doctrine can teach us about immigration policy

Americans are deeply divided on the issues of who should be allowed into our country, how many, and from where. Which principles should guide our sordid immigration debate? One longstanding American foreign policy tradition gives us an answer: the Monroe Doctrine. Authored by John Quincy Adams and articulated to Congress by James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine is the position that opposes further European-style governance and colonization in the Western Hemisphere.</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores the history and meaning of the Monroe doctrine and how it relates to immigration in this third part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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Episode 79: Preventing the endless wars: Lessons from the Barbary Wars

Many Americans lament US involvement in Ukraine, Afghanistan, and other foreign conflicts. How can we avoid these distant entanglements? What does the Constitution say about going to war? What can citizens do to prevent fruitless spending of time, lives, and treasure at the hands of our politicians?</p> </p>Join Zach as he explores possible answers to these questions from the Barbary Wars in this second part of a multi-part series on lessons we can learn from American history about our modern political troubles.</p> </p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p>» The Green Dragon Tavern Show is a project of The Sentinel: <a href="http://www.republicsentinel.com">www.republicsentinel.com</a></p><strong>About the Green Dragon Tavern Show</strong></p>“Talking a little treason.” Veteran political operative Zach Lautenschlager and retired MLB pitcher Dennis Sarfate bring breaking news and inside commentary on American culture, politics and business. </p> </p>The Green Dragon Tavern is where Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston during the American Revolution. “Let us go to the Green Dragon and talk a little treason,” Founding Father Samuel Adams would say, tongue in cheek, according to legend. </p> </p>Today, the Green Dragon Tavern Show is where free men and women gather in defense of freedom.</p>

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