Faith and Law

Medical abortion is increasing as a percentage of all abortions for reasons that benefit abortion providers but there are distinct disadvantages for women. Medical abortion is far more likely to fail than surgical abortion, resulting in frequent complications and requiring surgical completion in one out of twenty women. Abortion advocates are aggressively working to remove FDA and legislative rest...

The "American Project" at Pepperdine's School of Public Policy is a unique "pracademic" initiative that is exploring a variety of cultural factors impacting our politics and policymaking. One of the issues they're focused on is the growing crisis of loneliness. Long before the pandemic, economists, social psychologists and healthcare experts were raising serious conce...

Lisa Schultz , Chief of Staff to U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black, and Kerry Knott , Chief of Staff to Representative Robert Aderholt join us for a virtual panel discussion about serving Members and staff during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Although no one has the definitive perspective on how we will operate in this new era, Lisa and Kerry will help us in a preliminary look at how we will app...

At a time of dramatic turmoil and change on all fronts in society -- from the status of the nation state to identity politics to educations to the nature of morality -- the question arises: Is there any unifying narrative that allows us to make some sense of the chaos? The answer is yes, that the underlying notion of human identity, what it means to be a 'self' has been transformed over...

While much progress has been made toward poverty alleviation, many well-intentioned efforts have led Christians to actions that are not only ineffective, but leave the most vulnerable in a worse situation than before. Is there a better answer? Combining biblical exegesis with proven economic principles, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty equips Christians with both a solid biblic...

The world is more digital than it's ever been before; it’s more diverse than it’s ever been before, and it's more divided than it's ever been before. Christians have been given the ministry of reconciliation. In this lecture, David Bailey will be sharing five pillars of becoming a reconciling community so that Christian leaders and their communities can become the foretaste of the K...

As another term of the Supreme Court comes to a close, the justice’s rulings give Christians a lot to consider as we think about our engagement in the public square. The consequential decisions came on issues ranging from religious liberty to abortion jurisprudence to civil rights law. Russell Moore and the ERLC filed amicus briefs in a number of these cases as advocates before the high court. Joi...

As an ordinary high school student in the 1960s, Tom Tarrants became deeply unsettled by the social upheaval of the era. In response, he turned for answers to extremist ideology and was soon utterly radicalized. Before long, he became involved in the reign of terror spread by Mississippi's dreaded White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, described by the FBI as the most violent right-wing terrorist...

Can it ever get better? This is the question Benjamin Watson is asking. In a country aflame with the fallout from the racial divide, is there hope for honest and healing conversation? For finally coming to understand each other on issues that are ultimately about so much more than black and white? A former NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints and a widely read and followed commentator on socia...

What we have experienced during and in the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd has challenged us to think anew about racial reconciliation. This includes the workplace of Capitol Hill to which we have been called.  While this moment in our history has created pain and suffering, it also has the potential of being a catalyst for healing and reconciliation.  Capitol Hill, like other workpl...

Does prayer seem like the only thing you can do after all the handwashing? What if we not only followed the best medical advice but also looked to Almighty God? What if we set aside partisan differences and think theologically in this time of anxiety and fear. Dr. Chad Pecknold , Professor of Historical & Systematic Theology in the School of Theology at The Catholic University of America, Very...

Before his service in Congress, Senator James Lankford served students and families for more than 20 years in ministry, including 15 years as the Director of Student Ministry for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and Director of the Falls Creek Youth Camp, the largest youth camp in the United States, with more than 51,000 individuals attending each summer. James and his staff enjoy serving people...

Just three weeks after having their first baby, Rachel was diagnosed with a rare spinal cord tumor that threatened her life. The tumor and surgery to remove it left her as a quadriplegic. She and her husband, Taylor, survived months in hospitals, near death, and their return home accompanied by work to regain their family life and movement in Rachel’s body. They will share truths about how to view...

Dr. Charmaine Yoest is a Vice President of the Heritage Foundation, where she leads the Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity. This includes work on domestic policy issues including health care and welfare reform, education policy, family formation, women’s issues and religious liberty.  Dr. Yoest previously served in the Trump Administration in the White House and the Department of Heal...

A body of moral principles derived from God’s natural creation, the “natural law” sheds light on right and wrong in human conduct. What does the natural law teach us about virtue? To what extent does virtue require, by its very nature, such supports as faith and community? Listen as natural law expert, Robert P. George, for an investigation into these timely questions. Dr. Robert P. George is McCo...

What are the most important lessons to learn from the pandemic? Listen as Chen Guangcheng and William Saunders discuss this question in light of the latest information from sources in China. Click here to view a transcript of Mr. Chen's talk . Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights lawyer and activist who has been a persistent voice for freedom, human dignity, and the rule of law in his na...

On Friday, April 24th The Trinity Forum and Faith and Law hosted Senior Fellow and history professor Dr. Joseph Loconte to discuss the friendship and legacy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.  Loconte highlights how their refusal to become disillusioned and disenchanted in the aftermath of World War I allowed for some of the greatest works of literature in modern history. Their example of resilienc...

During this talk, Ms. Anderson will examine how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) specifically relate to paid family leave. She will discuss how this legislation is supporting families in the current COVID-19 crisis and building a foundation for a healthy post-pandemic society. Support the show

Dr. Os Guinness makes observations based on history and scriptures to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Christians around the world in our current time of crisis. Support the show

During the presentation, the panelists will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the Criminal Justice System. In preparation for Second Chance Month (April), Prison Fellowship’s Heather Rice-Minus will present 2019 Barna polling regarding Christian perceptions about crime, incarceration and second chances. A panel including will respond with theological and policy implications and action steps. Suppo...

Listen as Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk shares on the economic implications of the current crisis.  Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk is an assistant professor of economics at the Catholic University Busch School of Business and Economics . Her primary areas of research include economics of education and religion, family studies and demography, Catholic Social Thought and political economy. Dr. Pakaluk is t...

What does Christian witness look like in an age of such stark division? How do we wield the influence of the Church in the political space without becoming captive to it?  Dr Timothy Dalrymple is the President and CEO of Christianity Today , which recently published and responded to a provocative editorial regarding evangelicals and politics . He will offer lessons learned from the experience and...

Many Americans feel like their religious freedoms are under attack and their beliefs will soon be punished as a form of bigotry. Others say these fears are overblown and Christians should stop complaining about imaginary persecution. In Free to Believe , leading religious freedom attorney Luke Goodrich challenges both sides of this debate, offering surprising insights on the most controversial rel...

Many people say that America is as deeply divided as at any time since just before the civil war. But why? Is it the President? Is it is the social media? Is it the ‘coastals’ clashing with the ‘heartlanders’ or the ‘populists’ fighting the ‘globalists’? Guinness will argue that the real division is far deeper, and a crisis that goes to the heart of American freedom and to the heart of the relevan...

During the lecture, R.R. Reno will outline the changing cultural and political landscape. Concerns about oppression, discrimination, and over-consolidation are giving way to anxieties about deconsolidation, vulnerability, and disintegration. This foretells as the opening of a new chapter in American political life. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine. He was formerly a professor of theolog...