GRACE. Jesus didn't bring us religion; humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. His Gospel is an undeserved gift that overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others.
ARCHY. A suffering servant is the true king. His "government" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. Church and State don't govern that way, so you're "Done."
HOST. Jim Babka's career evolved from political campaigns to policy activism to principle-based philosophy. He discovered that politics corrupts character, the world hates being fixed, and debates disconnect persons. Chopping at the root requires us to address blame, envy, and scapegoating. The world needs Grace.
MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann
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GRACE. Jesus didn't bring us religion; humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. His Gospel is an undeserved gift that overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others.
ARCHY. A suffering servant is the true king. His "government" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. Church and State don't govern that way, so you're "Done."
HOST. Jim Babka's career evolved from political campaigns to policy activism to principle-based philosophy. He discovered that politics corrupts character, the world hates being fixed, and debates disconnect persons. Chopping at the root requires us to address blame, envy, and scapegoating. The world needs Grace.
MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann
EP142: Did MAGA Blow Up A Judge's House? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Gracearchy with Jim Babka
49 minutes
3 weeks ago
EP142: Did MAGA Blow Up A Judge's House? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Here, we hold up the mirror on the Collective Blame Game. Partisan actors are stoking violence. Jim covers the rules of the blame game, and then reveals the underlying scapegoat mechanism. The churches, alleged purveyors of the Gospel, are instead in the blame game, joined by their violent god. Before long, we may expect partisan paramilitaries too. The way out? First, personhood. Second, recognition of the actual persecutor. Discover the role of the "prophetic witness," and why, long term, we need more libertarians.
NOTES
South Carolina judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/judge-fire-diane-goodstein-south-carolina-b2839996.html
Nick Freitas clip - https://youtu.be/OloqfZLTBQA
Stephen Miller Tweet - https://x.com/StephenM/status/1974647432299327904
Our most important episode, EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778
Girard Episode Collection - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLop5COwTfeX727RXjBsStfIcnDcieZZzi
Also, EP7 (AHO) Rene Girard And Mimetic Desire
https://youtu.be/8yvv-3WYKIs
Other Episodes Referenced
EP139 Charlie Kirk https://youtu.be/932mIgimS-0
EP108 DUI https://youtu.be/OTjTWC1rrnE
CHAPTERS
0:00 Theme
0:25 Holding up a mirror
4:24 Rules of the blame
9:19 Party paramilitaries
12:05 Open eyes or bloodshed ratchet
13:57 9-11
16:53 The scapegoat mechanism
21:44 History, let us not repeat
24:40 Scapegoat not ultimately culpable
28:04 The errors of social media shunning
31:14 What The Cross reveals that churches don't
33:29 False religion and no-religion
36:32 Rushing to claim victimhood
37:47 The tongue, wounding the soul
41:17 Protest or lion lays down with the lamb?
44:33 Be the prophetic witness
47:42 Like Daryl Davis, undoing division from inside
CREDITS
Bill Protzmann is your moderator.
This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/
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Gracearchy with Jim Babka
GRACE. Jesus didn't bring us religion; humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. His Gospel is an undeserved gift that overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others.
ARCHY. A suffering servant is the true king. His "government" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. Church and State don't govern that way, so you're "Done."
HOST. Jim Babka's career evolved from political campaigns to policy activism to principle-based philosophy. He discovered that politics corrupts character, the world hates being fixed, and debates disconnect persons. Chopping at the root requires us to address blame, envy, and scapegoating. The world needs Grace.
MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann
