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Faith on Trial

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Our freedom of conscience and religion is being challenged by laws and regulations being imposed by secular society. Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll talk to the top Christian litigators in the nation who have come forward to tell the truth and help defend our faith.

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Dec 20, 2024

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Episode 226 Faith on Trial - 4/8/21 08.04.2021

Guest #1: Georgia Howe, the Daily Wire and host of Office Hours podcast, part of PragerU www.dailywire.com  Topic: Graphic sexual content in Leander Independent School District in Austin, Texas school curriculum    Guest #2: Mark McDougal, Executive Director Ruth Harbor Ministries with Hannah, former client now staff working with new clients  Topic: Christ-centered homes, programs and services for...

Episode 225 Faith On Trial - 4/1/21 01.04.2021

Guest #1 : Mike Berry, attorney First Liberty Topic: DOD characterizes Christians and Catholics as Religious Extremists - his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.  Guest #2: Dr. Anne Hendershott, professor of sociology, Franciscan University, author The Politics of Env y  Topic: Resentment and discrimination against Asians - how envy figures into the mix.  Iowa Catholic Radio Netwo...

Episode 224 Faith on Trial - 3/25/21 25.03.2021

Guest #1: Chris Schandevel, attorney, Alliance Defending Freedom Topic: Student free speech issues: SCOTUS in Uzuegbunam v Preczewski held that school officials must be held accountable when they violate constitutionally protected freedoms (here, religious speech). SCOTUS asked to block immunity for Arkansas State officials who censored student wanting to establish a conservative club.  Guest #2:...

Episode 223 Faith on Trial - 3/18/21 18.03.2021

Guest #1: Kevin Miller, Ph. D Professor of Moral Theology at Franciscan University, Stubenville Topic: Reaction to this week's decree by the Vatican that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God "cannot bless sin." Statement issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and approved by Pope Francis and reaffirms longstanding Church teaching that such acts are intrinsic...

HR1 "For the People Act" - 3/11/21 11.03.2021

Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll discuss HR1 "For the People Act" - the Democratic plan for election "integrity," with Zack Smith, Legal Fellow at Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies with the Heritage Foundation Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - M...

Episode 221 - Brad Dacus/Alenandra Snyder - 3/4/21 04.03.2021

Guest #1: Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute  Topic: California SB 380 which will require physicians who do not wish to participate in assisted suicide to find someone who will for their patients who request it. Emergency injunction from SCOTUS against Santa Clara County's public health orders which banned indoor church services. https ://www. pacificjustice.org /  Guest #2: Alexan...

Care-A-Thon/Lisa Haba/Peter Gentala/Greg Baylor - 2/25/21 25.02.2021

Guest #1: Attorney Lisa Haba, represents survivors of human trafacking  and Attorney Peter Gentala Nat'l Center on Sexual Exploitation  Topic: Suit against Twitter over allegations it allowed sexually-explicit videos to be posted and maintained despite the pleas of the underage victim to remove them; sexual exploitation of children.    Guest #2: Greg Baylor, Senior Counsel Alliance Defending Freed...

John Horvat, Matt Willkom, and Dr Alveda King - 2/18/21 18.02.2021

Guest #1 John Horvat, vice president American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property; Author of Return to Order.  Topic: Activities of Satanist: church desecrations, black masses, pro-abortion billboards. What is going on and how do we combat it and how do we report it. How w e can get the book Return to Order free. (w ww.tfp.org)    Guest #2 : Matt Willkom, Executive Director o...

Lea Patterson/Dr Anne Hendershott - 2/11/21 11.02.2021

Guest #1 - Lea Patterson, attorney at First Liberty Institute Topic: Maine school choice case - state prohibits religious schools from participation; Disqualification of a juror for expressing belief in the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  Guest #2 - Dr. Anne Hendershott, Franciscan University Topic: Author, The Politics of En vy. The practice of mobbing in academia and elsewhere. "It often emerges f...

Alex Schandenberg/Ashley McGuire - 2/4/21 04.02.2021

Guest #1 Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Topic: Updates on the movement for assisted suicide and euthanasia - US & Canada    Guest #2 Ashley McGuire, Senior Fellow the Catholic Association and Author Topic: Ashley's book Sex Sc andal: Drive to A bolish Male and Female  Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus Be Not Afraid in...

Christopher Dodson - Dr Matthew Bunson - 1/28/21 28.01.2021

Guest #1 Christopher Dodson, Executive Director and General Counsel for the North Dakota Catholic Conference Topic: North Dakota lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require priests to violate the seal of confession or face jail time in the state. The measure would remove the ministerial exception from mandatory reporting laws related to child abuse, requiring priests to report knowledge or...

John Bursch_Douglas Blair - 1/21/21 21.01.2021

Guest #1 John Bursch - Alliance Defending Freedom, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy and Senior Counsel defending the Thomas More Law Center over California's Donor Disclosure law.  Guest #2 Douglas Blair, works at the Heritage Foundation, and is a graduate of Heritage's Young Leadership program. His articles have appeared in The Daily Signal.   They are discussing  the use of cartoons to targe...

Robert Marshall - 1/14/21 14.01.2021

Guest: Robert (Bob) Marshall, Bob served in the Virginia legislature for 26 years and also served as a congressional aid assisting in the creation of the Hyde Amendment; author of Reclaiming the Republic and co-author of Blessed are the Barron about PP. Contributor to Life Site and Lepanto and other conservative and Catholic sites and worked with the Diocese of Arlington on pro-life issues.  Topic...

Denise Harle and Myrna Maloney Flynn - 1/7/21 07.01.2021

Guest #1 Denise Harle, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defence Fund Topic: Two churches, three schools, and a pregnancy center network filed suit in state court to challenge the Virginia Values Act, a law that forces the nonprofit ministries to abandon their core convictions in hiring and other polices or face fines up to $100,000 for each violation. The law, enacted July 1, 2020, compels churches, relig...

Ashley McGuire and Benjamin Zeisloft - 12/17/20 17.12.2020

Guest #1 Ashley McGuire, Senior Fellow with The Catholic Association Discussion: Biden's appointment of the California attorney general as the head of Health and Human Services: Xavier Becerra, his background, his ex policy positions; and have a discussion on how his appointment will affect people of faith.  Guest #2 Benjamin Zeisloff from Campus Reform Discussion: U of lowa dental student represe...

Laura Belts - 12/10/20 10.12.2020

Mike and Gina talk with Laura Belts, Attorney from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and Author of the report: Status of Free Speech on Campus. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! w...

Michael Ross and Myrna Maloney Flynn - 11/19/20 19.11.2020

Guests: Michael Ross, counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom regarding Booth v. Simpson County School District (Mississippi) 3rd grade student cannot wear "Jesus Loves Me" mask at school while BLM and other masks were allowed http://www.adfmedia.org/ Myrna Maloney Flynn, president Massachusetts Citizens for Life regarding proposed abortion legislation that would significantly expand abortion...

Dexter Duggan and Fr Frank Pavone - 11/12/20 12.11.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

Mike Mahaffey and Ashley McGuire - 11/5/20 05.11.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

Daniel Schmidt, Dr Matthew Bunson - 10/29/20 29.10.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

Brenna Bird, Richard and Stephen Payne - 10/22/20 22.10.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

Nick Reaves and Logan Spena - 10/15/20 15.10.2020

Guest #1 Nick Reaves, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty - Arguments for SCOTUS on Philadelphia adoption case; city issuing rules for adoption and foster care agencies that conflict with Catholic teaching  Guest #2 Logan Spena, Alliance Defending Freedom - Jack Denton, Florida State University student body president removed for his defense of Catholic doctrine in a Catholic chat-room - recent feder...

Jozef Zalot - 10/8/20 09.10.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

Ian Prior and Johannes Wilmalm Delphonse - 10/1/20 01.10.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

Martin Cannon and Mike Gonzalez - 9/24/20 24.09.2020

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncomm...

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