Conservative Objection to Current Military/Industrial Complex

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Businessman and political writer Mike Fredenburg fills in for Bob. Mike hits all three aspects of this radio show’s stated theme; Christianity and its relationship to politics and pop culture.

PRIMARY TOPIC: Mike expresses concern about the state of today’s military /industrial complex. Although very pro-military, he still critiques some questionable business related decisions that affect the creation of military hardware. This discussion takes up roughly the second half of the program.

Other Topics:

Current Events

-The government shut-down

-Polling for the popularity of Obama and the Republicans: Mike talks about the most accurate way to read polls, especially polls in which the pollster had an agenda

Theology:

-Mike comments on debates that Bob has done recently with Muslims, most notably, the difference between what Muslims and Christians mean when they use the phrase “Word of God.”

Pop Culture

-Mike expresses his dislike of the new Star Trek movie franchise inasmuch as it does not honor the vision of creator Gene Roddenberry.