Day 1 of THE AGENDA: Introduction https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6421016/first-episode-of-the-agenda
Day 2 of THE AGENDA: Restoring justice and the rule of law https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6421020/second-episode-of-the-agenda
Day 3 of THE AGENDA: Investigations and Executive Agencies https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6427935/day-3-of-the-agenda-investigations-and-executive-agencies
Day 4 of THE AGENDA: Fighting crime, closing the border https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6427990/day-4-of-the-agenda-fighting-crime-closing-the-border
Day 5 of THE AGENDA: More on securing the border https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6431622/day-5-of-the-agenda-more-on-securing-the-border
Day 6 of THE AGENDA: Border security and immigration reform https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6435303/day-6-of-the-agenda-border-security-and-immigration-reform
Day 7 of THE AGENDA: Appropriately, moving to foreign policy https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6441913/day-7-of-the-agenda-appropriately-moving-to-foreign-policy
Day 8 of THE AGENDA: Foreign policy, from Ukraine to Israel https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6444649/day-8-of-the-agenda-foreign-policy-from-ukraine-to-israel
Day 9 of THE AGENDA: What to do about the United Nations https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6448331/day-9-of-the-agenda-what-to-do-about-the-united-nations
Day 10 of THE AGENDA: From confronting China to restoring faith https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6451642/day-10-of-the-agenda-from-confronting-china-to-restoring-faith
Day 11 of THE AGENDA: Faith, a culture of life, and religious liberty https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6454949/day-11-of-the-agenda-faith-a-culture-of-life-and-religious-liberty
Day 12 of THE AGENDA: Religious liberty and an envoy to protect Christians https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6458389/day-12-of-the-agenda-religious-liberty-and-an-envoy-to-protect-christians
Day 13 of THE AGENDA: From faith to identity politics https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6464632/day-13-of-the-agenda-from-faith-to-identity-politics
Day 14 of THE AGENDA: From transgenderism to real diversity https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6467436/day-14-of-the-agenda-from-transgenderism-to-real-diversity
Day 15 of THE AGENDA: Ending DEI and promoting patriotism https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6474548/day-15-of-the-agenda-ending-dei-and-promoting-patriotism
Day 16 of THE AGENDA: Fighting inflation and growing the economy https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6477898/day-16-of-the-agenda-fighting-inflation-and-growing-the-economy
Day 17 of THE AGENDA: Improving health and education https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6477927/day-17-of-the-agenda-improving-health-and-education
Day 18 of THE AGENDA: From raising children to lower energy costs https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6481709/day-18-of-the-agenda-from-raising-children-to-lower-energy-costs
Day 19 of THE AGENDA: From fossil fuels to renewable energy https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6488090/day-19-of-the-agenda-from-fossil-fuels-to-renewable-energy
Day 20 of THE AGENDA: From Energy to the Environment https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6490017/day-20-of-the-agenda-from-energy-to-the-environment
Day 21 of THE AGENDA: From environmental protection to the national debt https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6493034/day-21-of-the-agenda-from-environmental-protection-to-the-national-debt
Day 22 of THE AGENDA: Fixing the debt with assets in space https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6496075/day-22-of-the-agenda-fixing-the-debt-with-assets-in-space
Day 23 of THE AGENDA: Protecting the Constitution, and our elections https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6498555/day-23-of-the-agenda-protecting-the-constitution-and-our-elections
Day 24 of THE AGENDA: Conclusion -- What Trump should work on with Congress https://joelpollak.locals.com/post/6501109/day-24-of-the-agenda-conclusion-what-trump-should-work-on-with-congress
This portion, one of the shortest, repeats the terms of the covenant: do good, and receive reward; do evil, and receive punishment. The Torah makes clear that this applies to individuals: it cautions against rationalizing sin.
Deuteronomy 29:18 says: "When he hears the words of this oath, he may bless himself in his heart, saying, ‘I will enjoy peace of mind even if I follow my heart’s illusions.’ As a result, God will add the punishment for his 'drunk' (unintentional) sins to the punishment for his 'thirsty' (intentional) sins."
The punishment for sin is one thing; the punishment for excusing oneself from the moral rules is that you are punished even for inadvertent sins.
The lesson: don't try to make up an independent morality, separate from the one God provides to the people. If you could ever do such a thing, you'd be so great that you'd be worthy of being punished for even inadvertent sins.
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This week's show will be slightly different from the norm: we'll focus on clips and topics, rather than guests -- and that, hopefully, will mean more input from the callers (unless you are all watching football on opening weekend).
Topics:
- The state of the economy
- The fight against crime
- The midterm election fight
- The struggle for peace between Russia and Ukraine
- The airstrike on the Venezuelan drug cartel
- The attempt to sink Kennedy
- The war in Gaza
- The case against Harvard
- The Trump presidency
Tune in: SiriusXM Patriot 125, 7-10 p.m. ET / 4-7 p.m. PT
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