Bill Maher

The first Congregationalist church in America founded Hartford, Connecticut. Everybody's involved in church. Everybody's involved in city government because it's the church founding the city. There's like no non-church members there to be lazy and let them run stuff, right? And they had one building in town called the Meeting House.

That's where the pastor would teach the Bible, and that's where they'd do their city business. The word synagogue means meeting house. That's where the rabbi would teach the law, and that's where they'd do their city business. And so this...

That's where the pastor would teach the Bible, and that's where they'd do their city business. The word synagogue means meeting house. That's where the rabbi would teach the law, and that's where they'd do their city business. And so this...

was a covenant form of government where you get rights from god you're fair to your neighbor because you're accountable to god you get blessings from god and you voluntarily share them with your neighbor as charity because you're doing it as unto god it's not socialism where the government takes away your stuff without your permission and gives it to somebody you'll never meet and they don't care where the money came from no this is your money and you're moved upon by the holy spirit to be generous and and this system worked

was a covenant form of government where you get rights from god you're fair to your neighbor because you're accountable to god you get blessings from god and you voluntarily share them with your neighbor as charity because you're doing it as unto god it's not socialism where the government takes away your stuff without your permission and gives it to somebody you'll never meet and they don't care where the money came from no this is your money and you're moved upon by the holy spirit to be generous and and this system worked

for a century until it got a little dry. And the pilgrims and Puritans taught it academically at Yale and Harvard. And so they got nicknamed old lights. And so David Brainerd was expelled from Yale because he said his professor was as spiritual as a chair. And so in the 1700s, you have the new lights. And these are people that said, look, it's more than a plan.

for a century until it got a little dry. And the pilgrims and Puritans taught it academically at Yale and Harvard. And so they got nicknamed old lights. And so David Brainerd was expelled from Yale because he said his professor was as spiritual as a chair. And so in the 1700s, you have the new lights. And these are people that said, look, it's more than a plan.

Even if it's a good plan, you have to have an experience with Jesus. When you do, your life will change. You won't do worldly things anymore like bars and brothels and government. It's like, wait, what was that last thing? Yeah, government, it's worldly. If you're really a Christian, you're not going to be involved in worldly things like government.

Even if it's a good plan, you have to have an experience with Jesus. When you do, your life will change. You won't do worldly things anymore like bars and brothels and government. It's like, wait, what was that last thing? Yeah, government, it's worldly. If you're really a Christian, you're not going to be involved in worldly things like government.

It's like, huh, that's sort of different than an entire century where Christians are involved in government because it's Christian founding the city. They're like, yeah, we're not going to do that anymore. If you're really spiritual, you're going to withdraw.

It's like, huh, that's sort of different than an entire century where Christians are involved in government because it's Christian founding the city. They're like, yeah, we're not going to do that anymore. If you're really spiritual, you're going to withdraw.

Well, that brings up an interesting scenario, because if all the spiritual people withdraw from government, who's left to be involved but the less spiritual? It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Don't get involved in government because it's worldly. Well, why is it worldly? We're not involved. All the Christians have left and there's a vacuum, right?

Well, that brings up an interesting scenario, because if all the spiritual people withdraw from government, who's left to be involved but the less spiritual? It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Don't get involved in government because it's worldly. Well, why is it worldly? We're not involved. All the Christians have left and there's a vacuum, right?

And so, you know, I thought people say, well, I'm spiritual. I'm not going to get involved in politics. By the way, politics comes from the word polis, which means city. And politics is simply the business of the city. And the policy is what the citizens all agree upon. And polite is how they're supposed to treat each other. And police is what happens when they don't treat each other polite.

And so, you know, I thought people say, well, I'm spiritual. I'm not going to get involved in politics. By the way, politics comes from the word polis, which means city. And politics is simply the business of the city. And the policy is what the citizens all agree upon. And polite is how they're supposed to treat each other. And police is what happens when they don't treat each other polite.

Right. But but everybody's involved in the city. And so in New England, you had churches founding cities. But when this revival happened, they're like, no, if you're really spiritual, don't be involved. So if people are Christians are not involved, they're letting non Christians.

Right. But but everybody's involved in the city. And so in New England, you had churches founding cities. But when this revival happened, they're like, no, if you're really spiritual, don't be involved. So if people are Christians are not involved, they're letting non Christians.

godly people teach kids there's no god and there's no sin right these little library books try this kind of sex try that kind of sex if sex outside of marriage is not a sin arguably there are no sins and if there's no sins you don't need a savior they're undermining the entire gospel you have to admit it's a pretty clever trick the devil's pulled to get christians who believe the gospel of christ let their children be taught the gospel of antichrist

godly people teach kids there's no god and there's no sin right these little library books try this kind of sex try that kind of sex if sex outside of marriage is not a sin arguably there are no sins and if there's no sins you don't need a savior they're undermining the entire gospel you have to admit it's a pretty clever trick the devil's pulled to get christians who believe the gospel of christ let their children be taught the gospel of antichrist

Oh, we're really spiritual. We don't want to get involved in politics. We're going to let our kids be taught there's no God, there's no sin, there's no need for a Savior. It's like, oh, you're really spiritual, aren't you?