What happens when the United States conducts a high-risk special operations mission to capture a sitting head of state?

In this episode of Uncommon Sense in Current Times, I speak with a military legal expert to break down the reported U.S. operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—examining the legal justifications, military strategy and global implications behind one of the most extraordinary actions in modern Western Hemisphere politics.

This is not just a story about drugs or Venezuela. It's about sovereignty, self-defense, foreign adversaries operating in America's backyard, and a dramatic shift in U.S. posture toward cartel states and hostile regimes.

From UN Charter law and historical precedents like Noriega and Eichmann, to oil money funding terror groups, to what this signals for Mexico, Colombia, Iran, Russia and China—this episode connects the dots the headlines won't.

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💭 A different way to reflect this week:

· When does law enforcement become national self-defense?

· What happens when sovereignty is used as cover for global harm?

📌 In this episode, we unpack:

✅ Why the operation is framed as a capture mission, not a kill mission

✅ The 2020 U.S. narco-terrorism indictment against Maduro

✅ How Article 51 of the UN Charter is being used to justify action

✅ The connection between Venezuelan oil money, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas

✅ Why this signals a revived Monroe Doctrine / "Trump Doctrine"

✅ What this means for Mexico, Colombia and cartel-controlled states

✅ Lessons learned from Iraq, Panama and past regime removals

✅ Why targeting kingpins rarely stops drugs—but still matters geopolitically

✅ The risks of power vacuums, insurgency and regional instability

📢 TAKE ACTION:

📖 Learn how international law actually works—not how it's portrayed

🧠 Think critically about sovereignty, security and moral responsibility

🙏 Pray for peace, restraint and wisdom among global leaders

🗣 Talk about hard truths without partisan blinders

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Is the shift from saying, "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holidays" really harmless—or is it a warning sign of something much bigger?

In this special episode of Uncommon Sense in Current Times, I break down why the so-called "War on Christmas" isn't about outrage or nostalgia, but about how cultures change—slowly, subtly and often without resistance.

Using history, data and real institutional examples, I share how small language shifts are often the first step in much larger cultural transformations. What begins as "inclusivity" or "neutrality" can quietly become exclusion of Christian worldview from public life altogether.

This episode isn't about being angry—it's about being aware.

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💭 A different way to reflect this week:

· When cultural change feels "small," how do we discern whether it's actually significant?

· What responsibility do believers have when truth is softened in the name of comfort?

📌 In this episode, we unpack:

✅ Why Christmas—unlike other Christian holidays—is uniquely targeted

✅ The real reason "Happy Holidays" only appears in December

✅ Institutional examples where "Merry Christmas" was discouraged

✅ Why the "Jesus wasn't born on December 25th" argument misses the point

✅ A 5-step pattern every major cultural revolution follows

✅ How language shapes morality before laws ever change

✅ Why persuasion always comes before persecution

✅ What history teaches us about ignoring "small" cultural shifts

📢 TAKE ACTION:

🎄 Speak truth without fear or hostility

📖 Understand how language shapes worldview

🕯 Be alert to cultural drift—not reactionary, but intentional

🙏 Celebrate Christmas boldly, with clarity and conviction

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What happens when faith collides with geopolitics, trauma, abortion policy, philosophy, and the hard questions Christians often avoid?

In this Best of 2025 episode of Uncommon Sense in Current Times, Peter Demos brings together some of the most compelling conversations of the year—spanning theology, international affairs, trauma recovery, pro-life advocacy, and civil dialogue with ideological opponents.

From redefining what Christians mean by faith, to confronting Iran's regime, to exposing new abortion tactics, to debating morality with an atheist philosopher—this episode is a snapshot of why uncommon sense matters now more than ever.

Each segment challenges cultural assumptions and calls believers back to grounded, courageous, biblically rooted thinking in an age of confusion.

💭 A different way to reflect this week:

• What beliefs do I hold because they're true—and which ones do I hold because they're comfortable?
  
  
  
• Am I willing to examine my own biases as honestly as I examine others'?
  
  
  

📌 Featured conversations include:

✅ Greg Koukl on redefining "faith" as justified trust grounded in reality

✅ Robert Jeffress on why the Second Coming is often neglected—and why it matters

✅ Lana Silk on the underground Christian movement in Iran

✅ Evan Owens on dignity, community, and real trauma recovery

✅ Dr. Ingram Scott on abortion pills, abuse, and post-Roe realities

✅ Steven Law (atheist philosopher) on humanism, bias, belief, and secular morality

✅ Why civil discourse still matters in a polarized world

✅ How Christians can think clearly without surrendering conviction

📢 TAKE ACTION:

📖 Re-examine what you believe—and why

🧠 Practice intellectual humility alongside biblical confidence

🙏 Pray for persecuted believers around the world

🗣 Engage culture with truth, courage, and clarity—not fear

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