Welcome to episode 32 of the Knight and Rose podcast! In this episode, Wintery Knight and Desert Rose conclude our discussion about Christianity and economics. We discuss whether socialism or free enterprise is better for Christian liberties and life plans. If you like this episode, please subscribe to the podcast, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. We would appreciate it if you left us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
PLEASE NOTE: During this episode, Rose was still stick and coughing a lot. After an air duct cleaning and removing all the very old carpet in her house, she is now completely cured. She has a couple of conference talks next week, (a keynote and a breakout) that she needs to work on. We will try to fit a recording in this week so you have one for next week.
Podcast description:
Christian apologists Wintery Knight and Desert Rose discuss apologetics, policy, culture, relationships, and more. Each episode equips you with evidence you can use to boldly engage anyone, anywhere. We train our listeners to become Christian secret agents. Action and adventure guaranteed. 30-45 minutes per episode. New episode every week.
Episode 32:
Episode Summary:
Wintery Knight and Desert Rose look at history and discuss whether socialism has been good for Christians. We discuss whether successful European countries are good examples of socialism. We discuss whether high tax rates and government ownership of businesses has been good for Christians in Canada. We then turn to the free market system, and discuss whether it is any better for Christians. Finally, we answer objections to the free market system. This is the third episode of a three-part series.
Speaker biographies
Wintery Knight is a black legal immigrant. He is a senior software engineer by day, and an amateur Christian apologist by night. He has been blogging at winteryknight.com since January of 2009, covering news, policy and Christian worldview issues.
Desert Rose did her undergraduate degree in public policy, and then worked for a conservative Washington lobbyist organization. She also has a graduate degree from a prestigious evangelical seminary. She is active in Christian apologetics as a speaker, author, and teacher.
References:
- Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell
- Money, Greed, and God 10th Anniversary Edition: The Christian Case for Free Enterprise by Jay Richards
- Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity by James Gwartney, Richard Stroup,Dwight Lee, Tawni Ferrarini, and Joseph Calhoun
- The Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics by Jerry Bowyer
- The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution by Wayne Grudem and Barry Asmus
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Music attribution:
Strength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titans
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WINTERY KNIGHT 
Hello,
Just a comment about the Canada Sales Tax: GST (the federal component) is actually 5%, and on top of that is the provincial portion, which in Saskatchewan e.g. is 6%, but could be different in other provinces. And some provinces such as Ontario have a combined tax (Harmonized sales tax – HST) of 13%, which hides an 8% provincial portion.
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