The TikTok Ban Is Another Trojan Horse for Deep-State Tyranny. Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak. Big Bad John Zmirak joins us to discuss his article on the recent TikTok legislation. John Zmirak article mentioned- The TikTok Ban Is the Patriot Act, Part II: Another Trojan Horse for Deep-State Tyranny https://stream.org/the-tiktok-ban-is-the-patriot-act-part-ii-another-trojan-horse-for-deep-state-tyranny/ The Eric Metaxas Show John Zmirak Mar 18 2024 Other Episodes John Zmirak’s new book: No Second Amendment, No First Hardcover by John Zmirak Available March 19, 2024 Today’s Left endlessly preaches the evils of “gun violence." It is a message increasingly echoed from the nation’s pulpits, presented as common-sense decency and virtue. Calls for “radical non-violence” are routinely endowed with the imprimatur of religious doctrine. But what if such teachings were misguided, even damaging? What if the potential of a citizenry to exercise force against violent criminals and tyrannical governments is not just compatible with church teaching, but flows from the very heart of Biblical faith and reason? What if the freedoms we treasure are intimately tied to the power to resist violent coercion? This is the long-overdue case John Zmirak makes with stunning clarity and conviction in No Second Amendment, No First. A Yale-educated journalist and former college professor, Zmirak shows how the right of self-defense against authoritarian government was affirmed in both the Old and New Testaments, is implied in Natural Law, and has been part of Church tradition over the centuries. Zmirak further shows how today’s mounting threats to the gun rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment are inexorably linked to the ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Zmirak makes his weekly appearance and covers current events and shares recent articles available at- https://stream.org/author/johnzmirak/ Watch Eric Metaxas on Rumble- https://rumble.com/c/TheEricMetaxasRadioShow The Eric Metaxas Show- https://metaxastalk.com/podcasts/ Eric Metaxas Show on Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show/id991156680 Check out- Socrates in the City Find All of John Zmirak Articles at- https://stream.org/author/johnzmirak/ John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He is co-author with Jason Jones of “God, Guns, & the Government.”

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