ALR Episode 281 – Pro-Gun = Pro-Life
Today we are talking about a rather touchy subject that has many tongues wagging this week: abortion. Why do we mention it so much? And why does being pro-gun mean being Pro-Life?
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ALR Episode 279 – Crime and the 10 Commandments, NY Style
We’ve made a lot of fun of “Florida Man” in previous episodes, but the truth is that “Florida Man” doesn’t hold a candle to “New York Man” when it comes to crime. While “Florida Man’s” exploits are bizarre and often hilarious, New York Man tends toward senseless violence. Today we…
ALR Episode 277 – Coronapalooza, Part 4…Here We Go Again
With the Super Double Bad Delta Variant spreading around the country, it’s time to look back at what (if anything) we have learned over the last 15 months. Did government make things worse or better in 2020? Are we headed for a repeat? Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are finally back…
ALR Episode 270 – Context is King
Context, context, context. Millions of Christians use proof texts to promote or defend preferred ideological positions, political movements, or worldviews. And most of those who do the proof-texting do it with little or no context. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett address a recent example from listener comments to help you recognize the…
ALR Episode 268 – Lessons from Florida Man
In this week’s “Clinging to God & Guns” show, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett catch up with the latest exploits of Florida Man to review two tragic stories with important lessons for privacy, personal protection, and self-defense. Segments [00:00] – Blooper [00:30] – Opening and welcome [03:14] – Thanks to our…
ALR Episode 265 – Wrapping Up Three Weeks of Stupid
In this week’s “Clinging to God & Guns” show, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett finally fisking an article from Patheos.com that is so chocked-full of stupid that it has taken three full weeks to dissect. The author, a United Methodist “pastor,” says we’re all going to hell for not supporting gun…
ALR Episode 264 – And You Thought Last Week Was the Dumbest
In this week’s “Clinging to God & Guns” show, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett continue fisking an article from Patheos.com that is so chocked-full of stupid that it’s going to require three full shows to dissect. The author, a United Methodist “pastor,” says we’re all going to hell for not supporting…
ALR Episode 263 – The Dumbest thing you will Read All Week
In this week’s “Clinging to God & Guns” show, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett get back to their roots by fisking an article from Patheos.com. The author, a United Methodist “pastor,” says we’re all going to hell for not supporting gun control. Lloyd and Pastor dissect this IQ-destroying article filled with…
ALR Episode 261 – The Gun Control Dog and Pony Show
In a longer-than-usual episode, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett review President Biden-Harris’ gun control executive orders and debunk a pile of misleading stats, obfuscations, and outright lies.
ALR Episode 259 – Background Checks And Why You Should Oppose Them
If the purpose of background checks is to keep guns out of the hands of the wrong people, why shouldn’t we support them? Lloyd and Pastor Bennett tackle the issue logically and theologically to help you better understand the consequences of new legislation and why they are bad ideas.
ALR Episode 254 – Why Do Churches Support Gun Control?
Turns out, the majority of American Christians may not actually be Christians. They like their religion with a strong dose of personal opinion, politics, and a heaping helping of heresy. Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the vexing question of why American Christian churches get involved in social justice issues like…
ALR Episode 252 – And End and a Beginning
Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden and the ignominious end of the Trump administration, and how, as Christians, we should think about the days to come.
ALR Episode 246 – It’s a Florida Man Christmas
It’s the penultimate edition of Armed Lutheran Radio for 2020 and our final Clinging to God and Guns show as Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dig into some Christmas-themed “Florida Man” stories to see what moral and self-defense lessons we can learn from Snoop Claus, Melvin the Vampire Slayer, and Jolly…
ALR Episode 239 – Pious and Prudent Rulers
In this week’s Clinging to God & Guns episode, Pastor Bennett is back from California and joins Lloyd to discuss the upcoming election and the last Presidential debate. We also turn to Martin Luther’s thoughts on pious and prudent rulers to respond to the notion that, as a Christian, we…
ALR Episode 237 – What Can We Learn?
In this week’s Clinging to God & Guns episode, Pastor Bennett returns to discuss some recent news stories about gun violence and the ineffectiveness of gun laws. The discussion takes an unexpected turn and goes much longer than expected as we dive into the importance of valuing life from conception…
ALR Episode 233 – The Kenosha Kid
In this week’s Clinging to God & Guns episode, Lloyd and Pastor Bennett discuss the adventures of Kyle Rittenhouse and the shooting of three mostly peaceful protesters during the looting in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.