States Fight to Stop Medicaid Payments for Abortion, Designer Babies, and the Sports Gambling Crisis
Release Date: 04/04/2025
New Task Force on Anti- Christian Bias, Parents vs Maryland School District, the Demographic Winter, and Listener Questions
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A meeting at the White House this week looked at several examples of anti-Christian bias in bureaucracy and beyond. The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case originating in Maryland that puts school officials over parents. And John and Maria discuss the legacy of Pope Francis. Segment 1 - Anti Christian Bias, SCOTUS Hearing on Parental Rights Segment 2 - Death and Legacy of the Pope Segment 3 - Falling Birth Rate Segment 4 - Answering Listener Questions __________ Download the free e-book: Being the Church in a Post-Christian Culture by S. Michael Craven at . Get...
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Why the Anglo World Is Rejecting Liberty
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Taking the eye off the prize. Related Resource _____________ Register for an upcoming Colson Fellows Informational Webinar at .
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The Manufactured Consensus Around Trans ‘Medicine’
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Radical gender ideologues, not physicians, lead the medical movement to trans American children. Related Resource __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment visit .
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Turning the World Upside Down
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God’s divinity, humanity’s frailty, and the way forward for America. ___________ Join the Colson Center as a Cornerstone Monthly Partner at .
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The Passing of Pope Francis and the Future of the Roman Church
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The impact of the Pope’s legacy. __________ Register for the upcoming Identity Project Webinar: Saying 'I Do' is Good for You at .
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The Cornerstone of a Legacy
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Chuck Colson and his passion for worldview training. Learn more about becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner at . ___________ Access the free video series “Why Life? Courageous Faith in a Culture of Death” at .
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Holy Week, the UK Supreme Court Rules on Gender, and Helping the Poor
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John and Maria look ahead to Easter Sunday and remember the anniversary of the passing of Charles Colson. The highest court in the UK rules there are only two genders. And are there biblical guidelines for when we should we help the poor? Recommendations Segment 1 - Holy Week and Remembering Chuck Colson Segment 2 - UK Supreme Court on Gender Segment 3 - Helping the Poor __________ Learn more about how ADF helps the Church be the Church at . Register for the upcoming Identity Project webinar: Saying 'I Do' is Good for You at .
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“I Thirst” Points Us to God’s Scars
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Good Friday—Jesus’ last words on the cross fulfill Scripture. ___________ What does it look like for the Church to be the Church in a post-Christian world? Download the free e-book: Being the Church in a Post-Christian Culture by S. Michael Craven at .
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Jesus, the Last Adam
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Maundy Thursday—Jesus' Last Supper and His new command to “love one another.” _____________ Learn more about how ADF helps the Church be the Church at .
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The Uncommon Courage of a Common Grocer
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When four Jewish girls needed to be protected from the Nazis, Fritz Niermann leaned into his faith. __________ Join the Colson Center as a Cornerstone Partner at .
info_outlineThe US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday on South Carolina’s attempt to stop Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. Geneticists are promoting frightening plans to create babies to specifications. And gambling on sports continues to grow, leaving problems in its wake.
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NYT: This baby was carefully selected as an embryo.
ADF: Supreme Court to Hear Case About States’ Funding of Abortion Facilities
Segment 1 - States Try to Stop Medicaid Payments for Abortion
ADF: Planned Parenthood Does Not Deserve Your Tax Dollars
Segment 2 - Designer Babies
NYT: This baby was carefully selected as an embryo.
First Things: Who Owns the Embryos?
CNN: Gosnell horror fuels fight for abortion laws
Breakpoint: Inventors of CRISPR Win Nobel Prize, but Should We “Rewrite the Code of Life?”
Segment 3 - The Sports Gambling Crisis
WORLD: Gambling scandals hover over college and pro basketball
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