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| All classes taught by Dr.
Wayne Grudem, class teacher, except when guest
teacher is indicated. |
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Schedule Outline:
Politics: According to the Bible
Wayne Grudem
PART ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1: Five wrong views about Christians and politics
(1) Compel religion
(2) Exclude religion
(3) All government is evil and demonic
(4) Do evangelism, not politics
(5) Do politics, not evangelism
Chapter 2: A better solution: significant Christian influence on government
Chapter 3: Biblical principles concerning government
Chapter 4: Basic components of a biblical worldview
Chapter 5: The courts and the question of ultimate power in a nation
PART TWO: SPECIFIC ISSUES
Chapter 6: The protection of life
(1) Abortion
(2) Euthanasia
(3) Capital punishment
(4) Self defense and ownership of guns
Chapter 7: Marriage
(1) Definition and encouragement
(2) Homosexuality and same-sex “marriage”
(3) Pornography
Chapter 8: The family
(1) Encouraging the bearing of children
(2) Education and parental rights
(3) Discipline of children
(4) School vouchers
(5) Education and moral standards
Chapter 9: Economics
(1) Private property
(2) Promoting economic development
(3) Free market vs. government regulation
(4) Government and the rich
(5) Government and poverty
(6) Government and economic equality
(7) Government and business
(8) Helpful and harmful solutions to the economic crisis of 2008-2009
(9) Taxes
(10) Tax rates
(11) Specific taxes
(12) Estate tax (“death tax”)
(13) Social Security
(14) Health care
Chapter 10: The environment
(1) The current state of the earth, and the earth’s resources
(2) Energy resources
(3) “Global warming”
(4) CAFE standards for automobile mileage
Chapter 11: National defense
(1) Just war
(2) The U.S. military and defense policy
(3) Islamic Jihadism (terrorism)
(4) Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
(5) Nuclear weapons
(6) Missile defense systems
(7) CIA
(8) Coercive interrogation of prisoners
(9) Homosexuals in the military
(10) Women in combat
Chapter 12: Other nations
(1) Encouraging democracy and freedom in other countries
(2) The UN
(3) Foreign aid
(4) Israel
(4) Immigration
Chapter 13: Freedom of speech
(1) Campaign finance restrictions
(2) “Hate speech” codes
(3) The Fairness Doctrine
Chapter 14: Freedom of religion
(1) Religious expression in the public square
(2) Faith-based programs
(3) Political advocacy, the IRS, and the tax-exempt status of churches
Chapter 15: Special groups
(1) Government regulators and bureaucrats
(2) Earmarks
(3) Affirmative action
(4) Gender-based quotas
(5) Farm subsidies
(6) Tariffs
(7) Trial lawyers, medical malpractice awards, and reform of tort law
(8) National Education Association
(9) American Indians (Native Americans)
(10) Gambling
PART THREE: CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
Chapter 16: The problem of media bias: when the watchdogs fall asleep
Chapter 17: Application to Democratic and Republican policies today
Chapter 18: Faith and works, and trusting God for the future
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