Is Agorism an ideal that meshes with the teachings of Christ? Are agorism and anarchism similar or are they distinct ideals?
In this episode, Craig talks with Joshua, founder of Our Foundations, a podcast focused on agorism and how it overlaps with Anarchism and true Christianity. Joshua explains how agorism looks in everyday life and how we might implement these principles within society. Joshua draws out the stark contrast in how the first Church, the Church of Jesus, functioned in comparison to how the Church, as a whole, functions today. What is a Freedom Cell and how might you utilize one in your everyday life? Not only does Joshua give us a lot to think about, here provides real-world examples of how he has overcome the challenges of living out Agorism...one of which is the Freedom Cell.
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1:29 Joshua’s Background
Started digging into economics, political theory, and Bible studies
learned about agorism and related it to political philosophy
started podcast
anarchism: political philosophy
agorism: a way of life or applied radical libertarianism
Samuel Edward Konkin 3rd, SEK3
red markets: anything involving violence, theft, war
11:00 In the kingdom of God this is our system within the system
impacting the state starts on a personal level
personal responsibility is both anarchism and Christianity
applying these principles in our own life so it can have a personal impact
12:50. Examples from the early church
settle disputes outside of court
Bible gives guidelines for settling disputes outside of the state
welfare is a personal and church responsibility
if modern Christians viewed the church the way they view the state things would be completely different
the church, as a whole, doesn’t exist the way Jesus intended
20:20 Christians want to outsource responsibility to the state
it is a church on individual responsibility
society has been taught to obey and respect and authority without question: teacher, textbooks, experts
31:20 Historical Patterns/Cycles
leaving material age, entering mystical age
spiritual focus
disregards fact of Bible or science
technology: cell phones, artificial intelligence, genetic therapy, MRNA vaccine
The Church is awakening a new religion.
going against it will and you will be ridiculed, fired, blacklisted
people are searching for spirituality
true Christianity is something that will fill the void
51:43 Agorism group and Freedom Cells
online platform for like-minded people to organize
a way to develop real local connections
58:05 Joshua’s Plugs
Freedom Cells Facebook: a decentralized system
Our Foundations podcast