Gavin Ashenden | The Nature and Importance of Freedom

John in a wide ranging conversation with the Rt. Rev'd Dr. Gavin Ashenden, a former Chaplain to the Queen. They discuss where our democratic freedoms come from, what the contemporary threats to them are, and what we can do to safeguard them.

#Freedom #Gender #HateSpeech
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0:00-0:55 Introduction
0:55-4:30 What is freedom?
4:30- What are the foundational freedoms?
11:18-14:55 How important is freedom of conscience?
14:55-21:02 What makes the Declaration of Independence so unique?
21:02-33:52 Gender, homosexuality, and the family
33:52-37:08 The increasing centralisation of state power
37:08-45:20 Hate speech in the west
45:20-52:10 Contemporary weaponisation of ‘equality’
52:10-1:03:24 Why do we keep succumbing to utopian narratives?
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