The Bad Roman: Christian Politics for Modern Times

Craig is joined by the Rev. Dr. Dan Morrison, the Assistant Rector of All Saint Anglican Church in Springfield, Missouri. Dan brings his plethora of experience and knowledge of scripture to the show for a conversation on the original role of the Church and how modern Christianity is living up to the model Jesus set forth over 2,000 years ago.  Why do Christians seek solutions through political sys...

Ian Minielly has written several articles for the Bad Roman and most recently is the author of the book The Genetic God . He is passionate about the church worshiping Jesus without the state and encouraging people to seek first His Kingdom.  Who is our king? Many people would respond that we don’t have one in America. But Christians do. We have a global King. Our president is the furthest person o...

Three brilliant minds join us on this episode to talk about what made them decide Christian universalism makes the most sense compared to other theologies. They share their personal stories as well as Scriptures to explain why Hell cannot exist, everyone will be together with Jesus in the end, and what that means for our current life here on Earth. These three are Abby Cleckner , Scott Goldman , a...

Jordan Blake is the Executive Director and co-founder of The Reckless Saints of Nowhere . He finished his own rehab journey in 2015 and started Reckless Saints with his wife shortly after. They lead a team that destroys barriers for those ready to go through treatment for substance addiction. They go against the status quo to show the love of Jesus to those most of the world finds repugnant. And i...

Jonathan Cannone is a Jesus-follower, writer, homesteader, teacher, and Kingdom worker. He wrote an article for The Bad Roman blog , The Dream of the City to Come: Do You Not Trust God? , about the Kingdom coming, both now and in the unknown future.  As Christians, we have hope. We are called to live and act peacefully, and doing this in all of our pursuits may help bring about the Kingdom to our...

In this episode, Craig and his better podcast half, Abby Cleckner , are joined by Peter Rollo , founder of the website and blog project Rival Nations . Pete shares the history of Rival Nations, why he started it, why he was anonymous for so long, and where the project is headed.  If you’ve ever questioned if the world of politics, on any side, be it liberal, conservative, anarchist, or libertarian...

In this episode, Craig is joined by (sometimes) co-host Abby Cleckner for a conversation with fellow podcasters, Nathan Chavoya and his co-host Tony, to talk about the power of memes, their podcast Reality Czars, and, of course, Jesus. We covered a wide variety of topics in this episode, from why we use memes to Amish communities and the pros and cons of Trump supporters. As always, it comes back...

Keith Giles was once a pastor, but then he met Jesus. Now, he’s a theologian spreading the Gospel of love through several podcasts, including Heretic Happy Hour , Second Cup with Keith , and Threads , as well as numerous blog posts , and many books . In this episode of the Bad Roman podcast, Craig is once again joined by our beloved contributor , and Keith Giles fan, Abby Cleckner for a deep dive...

In this episode of The Bad Roman, we look at foster care and adoption. This topic comes by request from listener Darren Freidinger , who is a foster parent himself. Since Darren asked us to do an episode on this often discussed topic, we invited him to be the guest! Beyond being a father, Darren is passionate about the church stepping in and fulfilling its role to care for orphans. He shares his e...

Terrell Carter is a pastor and the president of a community development organization. At 16, he felt the call to ministry to do what he can to improve people’s lives and help different groups understand each other. At 23, he thought he could do that as a police officer, and they offered him benefits that would support his growing family. After 5 years, he had to quit because he wouldn’t stand for...

Have you ever wanted to take a Biblical journey through taxes? We are delighted to have Patrick Carroll back on the show today to talk us through an article he shared entitled: Taxation is Slavery: A Biblical Case . Patrick Carroll is a scholar, writer, and teacher of Biblical economic philosophy. He comments on current events from an anarchist perspective in his articles for Fee.org , where he's...

Author and self-proclaimed ‘aspiring peacemaker,’ Jason Porterfield , returns to the show to walk Bad Roman co-hosts, Craig Harguess and Abby Cleckner, through his new book , Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week.     Come Spring we tend to look straight to Easter, to the miracle of the resurrection, but just how much do we miss when we forget the why and how of what led up...

David Hathaway is the sheriff in a county of Arizona that borders Mexico. He does not believe the government is the way to solve our problems, but he's in office for now so no tyrannical person will be. He's doing what he can to protect everyone in his large family as well as his ranch and personal freedom. He has refused his governor’s offer of troops to patrol his portion of the border. He works...

Scott Horton provides the truth about current events with historical context. He has a way of weaving together seemingly unconnected events to paint a big picture most people cannot see for themselves. He is the director of The Libertarian Institute , editor of antiwar.com , and runs a popular podcast called The Scott Horton Show. Scott returns to The Bad Roman once again, in the midst of a media...

In this episode, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, author of Christian Anarchism , Tolstoy's Political Thought , and Essays in Anarchism and Religion , joins your host Craig Harguess alongside our beloved Bad Roman contributor, Nicholas Harrelson, from across the pond. He literally wrote the book on Christian anarchism. Alex is French and Greek, he is from Belgium and has lived in the UK since 1997. H...

In this episode, David shares his strategy for changing the direction of the world. If we want to see political change, we must change the hearts of the citizens. In order to do this, we must imitate Jesus. On his radio show, A Neighbor’s Choice, and also on his online exclusive podcast and film series, THINGS HIDDEN , David has interviewed personalities like Ron Paul, Jordan Peterson, and Slavoj...

In this episode, we are joined by long-time Bad Roman contributor, Abby Cleckner, to discuss her article from July 2020, Never Follow Orders . We are all capable of horrible things. With this knowledge in mind, It is important that each of us take responsibility for our actions, consider carefully why we are doing what we do, and don’t blame those in authority over us for our actions.   Studies ha...

In this episode, we take the podcast in a bit of a different direction. We are anarchists, but we've brought in someone who works within the state to improve citizens’ lives through the legislature. Justin Cornett started For All Tennessee so he can act as a go-between from citizens to their representatives.   For All TN listens to citizens’ needs and works to get them taken care of them by passin...

For this year’s year-end roundtable (YERT), we have six guests and friends of the podcast, each with a different view on education to have a discussion on homeschooling in 2021. Our guests are Abbey Cleckner, Kerry Baldwin, Jordan, Nathan Moon, and Chris and Karin Polk, most of who grew up attending public schools. A few of the pannel are, or have been, teachers both within and outside of the publ...

Former Green Beret Ian Minelly joins us in this episode to talk about Christians and the military. Ian joined the army after college because he didn’t have a better direction for his life. After many years, he became a Christian and chose not to reenlist. Ian now serves as a pastor at a Southern Baptist Church, has written several books about different issues, and encourages young Southern Baptist...

In this episode, Shane Claiborne joins us to talk about living like Jesus, abortion, gun violence, Christian nationalism, and whether we should get involved in politics as a way to help others live in freedom.    We know the teachings of Jesus, but what does it look like to actually follow them? How can we care for other humans as God instructed, and how can we do that when we live amidst a corrup...

Bruxy Cavey is a Canadian pastor working with The Meeting House , a church with roots in the Anabaptist movement. He has written a book about having a relationship with Jesus called The End of Religion . You can find him on Twitter, Facebook , Instagram , and bruxy.com .      Satan has always been after Christians and works to seduce them with power, he convinces people they can make their country...

In this episode, Craig speaks with Caleb Kesterson about his journey to Christian-Anarchy, what the Anabaptist can teach us about Christianity, and his articles, Tolkien and the Night Watchmen State and Tolkein and Power .  Caleb is passionate about peace and was raised in Assemblies of God tradition before finding alignment with the anti-war and Jesus-centric approach of the Anabaptist. He now ru...

In this episode, Craig speaks with author Mark West about his article, Is Political Power Devilish , and his book, What He Said: Living the Sermon on the Mount Transforming American Culture.   As a self-proclaimed Xvangelical(a term for a former Evangelical who now centers all scripture interpretation on the words and actions of Christ, with a focus on living out His kingdom right now), Mark helps...

“We the People..” have you ever stopped to consider who was included in that “we”?    This week Mike Gaddy returns to discuss the question: Is the Constitution a Christian document? Join us for a trip to 1785 Philadelphia where we look inside “the room where it happened” and uncover the possible motives and supposed religiosity of the 55 white men who devised the system that we, two centuries late...