In this discussion, Walker and Professor Dungey discuss three flash points between Religion and Politics that sparked this week. First, Kim Davis is back in the news. Second, we discuss Ben Carson's controversial observation that he would not be comfortable with a Muslim President, and we finish with a discussion of Ted Cruz's extraordinary desire to return the question of the legality of gay and lesbian marriage back to the states.  Our discussion unfolds against the backdrop of Boehner's decision on Friday to resign as Speaker of the House. Let the hunger games begin

In this episode, Walker and Professor Dungey discuss the current religious, philosophical, and political drama surrounding Kim Davis' assertion that she will obey "God's authority," and resist Federal law and authority. We will examine Davis' view from the perspective of the Theologico-political crisis, Liberal Political theory as a response to the potential social and political conflict that derives from debates about "what God wants," and why this is potentially so dangerous.

This podcast was recorded April 12th 2015, when Rand Paul announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President. At the time we at DSU were interested in exploring Paul's claim that the purpose of his candidacy was to "take back our country," as he put it.  As usual, we approached Paul's claim about "our country" from the political-philosophical point of view and tried to put the claim in a deeper, broader philosophical perspective.  Now, 5 months later, in the eye of the political/legal/philosophical storm unleashed by Donald Trump, we are amazed how relevant the discussion really is! Enjoy.