Episode 15: On Idolatry and Civil Disobedience

Ellen analyzes two concurrent events of the past week: the throwing of the “Pachamama" statues into the Tiber River in Rome, and the trial of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 in Brunswick, Georgia. What do these two events have in common? How are they different? And why are most Catholics likely to be interested in (or informed about) only one or the other?0:00 Background of the two events4:21 Similarities25:44 Differences45:08 A few thought experiments---the demonic---Maccabees---theft---occasions of sin52:30 Saint Boniface57:33 Saint Martin of Tours1:03:07 Tertullian's "On Idols"1:08:54 Extortion, Modernism, SalvationFind us at: www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comPodcast/RSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Also mentioned on the podcast: Kings Bay Plowshares 7www.kingsbayplowshares7.org"Pachamama" videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoB_gjuZgf8&t=2sThe Catholic Peace Tradition by Ronald Mustohttps://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Peace-Tradition-Ronald-Musto/dp/0934977135The Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberghttps://www.amazon.com/The-Doomsday-Machine/dp/B077NPHRKR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+doomsday+machine&qid=1572365645&s=books&sr=1-1"On Idols," by Tertullianhttp://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0302.htmSupport the showFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast