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Recently a baptist pastor came out as a trans woman during an online sermon. Darnell & Joel invited Paul Carter of Cornerstone Baptist Church Orillia to discuss this recent event as well as the following:

Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ) values & polity
Purpose & value of church denominations
2020 CBOQ assembly failed renewal attempt
Importance of ecclesiology
Critical Race Theory & BLM in the church
Being salt & light
Pastoring in a pandemic

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

related episode: 6CR #71

References:

What in the World Is Going on with the CBOQ?

Transgender Pastor Fired After Coming Out To Her Mississauga Church

About CLRA

CBOQ

Defining Choices: The CBOQ Finally Decides

2012 sermon referenced: Ground Zero for Sexuality and Gender

Pastoring In A Pandemic: Part 1 & Part 2

Contact info:

Into The Word: FB & Website

Paul Carter: The Gospel Coalition

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Sacred Words In Academia: YHWH, NGGR - 6CR #95

October 30, 2020

After multiple occurrences of a racial slur being uttered in Canadian academia recently, Darnell & Joel discuss the following:

The N-word used in a linguistics class
Sacred YHWH
Sacred NGGR
Pros and Cons for the N-word: Those brothas vs The other brothas

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

Related episode: 6CR #34

References:

Professor's use of racial slur ignites uOttawa debate

Calgary students suspended for recording teacher using racial slur

Yahweh - LORD

Taking God’s Name in Vain?

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A Tribe Called … - 6CR #94

October 23, 2020

TYPBST: The Three Languages of Politics by Arnold Kling

Originally released in 2013, the book has recently published the 3rd edition to account for the ever changing political atmosphere. Darnell & Joel discuss the following ideas derived from this book:

Tribalism
Tribal sacrifices
Native Tongues
Tribal religion

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

Outro: A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

References:

The Three Languages of Politics

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Social Justice League - 6CR #93

October 16, 2020

Social justice has taken pro sports by storm in 2020. Darnell & Joel discuss the four major north american sports leagues social justice activism:

NHL: Hockey Diversity Alliance
NFL: black national anthem & Antwon Rose
MLB: former leader of social justice
NBA: leading the social justice charge

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

References:

NHL

HDA cuts ties with NHL, calls league's equality work 'performative'

NHL Announces Initiatives to Combat Racism and Accelerate Its Inclusion Efforts

NHL players group demands league pay $100 million and change blue line to 'black line' for racial equality

EXCLUSIVE: NHL players express frustration over league's decision to postpone games for BLM protest

NFL

NFL to Play Black National Anthem Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' During All Week 1 Games: Report

Only one Steelers player covered up the name of a police shooting victim on his helmet

Former officer Michael Rosfeld found not guilty in death of Antwon Rose

MLB

Once a Leader of Social Justice, MLB Is Now Embarrassingly Behind the Times

Baseball is making Black Lives Matter center stage on Opening Day

MLB Player Who Declined To Kneel For BLM Opted ‘Out Of Humanity,’ NBC Sports Writer Says

NBA

Adam Silver: NBA Social Justice Messaging Will Be Largely Left Off The Court Next Season

NBA Player’s Economic Social Justice Message Fails to Get League Approval

Magic's Jonathan Isaac Explains Not Kneeling for Anthem or Wearing BLM Shirt

TV Ratings: NBA Finals Rise, Hit Audience High With Game 5

Lakers and Heat’s NBA Finals TV ratings are recent winners but historic losers

Other

Unconscious bias training is no way to solve ethnic disparities

Why unconscious bias training does not work

Diversity Training Doesn’t Work

It’s Not Justice To Justify Criminals

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One Planet, One Child - 6CR #92

October 9, 2020

Controversial billboards claiming the world is overpopulated and advocating one child families have appeared at bus stops in Vancouver, BC. Darnell & Joel engage in a conversation about:

One Planet, One Child's billboard campaign
Canada’s all time low fertility rate
Thanosian economics
The goal of marriage

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

References:

New billboard campaign in Vancouver targets global overpopulation

One Planet One Child - About Us

Malthusianism

Too Many Men

How China's One-Child Policy Led To Forced Abortions, 30 Million Bachelors

The Population Bomb? | Retro Report | The New York Times

Only child benefits – show me the research!

The Economic Reason for Having Just One Child

Canada’s fertility rate hits all-time low: Statistics Canada

At NYC's Density, the World's Population Could Live in Texas

Elon Musk and Jack Ma agree: The biggest problem the world will face is population collapse

I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read

Thanos, Like Malthus, Is Wrong about Population Control

In "Endgame," Thanos Pivots from Malthusian to Revolutionary

With Some Help from a Great Economist, Would Thanos Have Had a Different Endgame?

Ep. 5 | Barbara Kay | The Woke Left, Cancel Culture and Radical Trans Activism

Genesis 1 - NASB

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Watch the Throne with Candice Malcolm - 6CR #91

October 2, 2020

Candice Malcolm founder of True North Centre joined Darnell & Joel to discuss Justin Trudeau's 2020 throne speech. In our conversation we cover:

Candice's background and what is True North Centre?
State of news media & journalism in Canada
Justin Trudeau's 2020 throne speech
The #Wexit movement
CBC coverage of black female politicians: Kamala Harris vs Leslyn Lewis
Racism and personal experiences with police
Libertarian or conservative
COVID & the government response

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

References:

https://tnc.news/about-us/

About the Speech from the Throne

Canada's 2020 throne speech in under five minutes

Andrew Lawton: Breach from the Throne

CBC News: Throne Speech 2020 (Full coverage - 3.5 hrs)

500% more CBC headlines about Kamala Harris than Leslyn Lewis

Kazingram Dialogue: Candice Malcolm On Trudeau’s We Charity Scandal

Kazingram Dialogue: Black Conservatism With Darnell Samuels

Contact info:

True North Centre: FB, Twitter, IG, YouTube & https://tnc.news/

Candice Malcolm: FB & Twitter

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Canadian Foreign Aid and the Malian Coup - 6CR #90

September 25, 2020

The recent coup in the country of Mali has lead to scrutiny of Canada's foreign aid of Mali. Darnell & Joel engage in a conversation about this controversy

History of Canadian's tax dollars in Mali
Foreign aid & corrupt governments
Arguments for foreign aid
Alternatives to foreign aid

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Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic

References:

Definition: Rent Seeking

Canada should rethink aid to Mali after two coups, analysts say

A coup in Mali is unlikely to make matters better

Some agreement, but issues remain as West African mediators meet Mali coup leaders

Economist: Dambisa Moyo

Twitter: @DambisaMoyo

https://scotthorton.org/

Twitter: @ScottHortonShow

1970: Foreign Investment vs. Foreign Aid

1991: The Failures and Fallacies of Foreign Aid

2001: The Sorry Record of Foreign Aid in Africa

2005: A Foreign Aid Disaster in the Making

2019: Can Local Solutions Succeed Where Foreign Aid Has Failed?

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Gentrifiers & N.I.M.B.Y.’s - 6CR #89

September 18, 2020

In the last 6 months, due to Covid 19 and social distancing requirements the Greater Toronto Area opened 30 new homeless shelters. Some GTA residents are raising concerns about the changes to their neighbourhood and decreased safety. Darnell & Joel engage in a conversation about NIMBYism and Gentrification.