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Exclusion for Personal Beliefs– Where do personal free speech rights end and professional conduct standards begin? Penn Yan Attorney Carl Schwartz talks with us about this issue and the case of a SUNY education major. Based on posts on his personal social media account, the school has suspended the student from field experiences required to … Read More Read More

Walt Heyer identified as a transgender woman for eight years. He shares his own story, the trauma behind gender dysphoria, and his view on the executive order by President Biden to allow new transgender recruits into the military, and more. Details are available on his outreach website.

Your thoughts of God’s creation account in Genesis serve as a foundation for how you view and value life. Bodie Hodge with Answers in Genesis unpacks what happens when other worldviews dominate and how to address them in a way that comes back to a good, caring, and redemptive Creator.

Katie Glenn with Americans United for Life updates us on the group’s “Life List” for 2021. What’s the top state when it comes to laws that protect life at an array of stages? Tune it to hear how Pennsylvania and New York stack up. Katie also talks about the new HHS secretary and how each … Read More Read More

How do you go on when your heart is broken from loss, a damaged relationship, or broken dreams? Ron Hutchcraft, founder of On Eagles’ Wings, shares his own pain from the loss of his wife Karen and points us toward healing in Jesus, along with ways we can empathize with others who are hurting.

How do you replace perpetual anger with gratitude and forgiveness? Radio host and author Brant Hansen walks us through what’s behind that sort of transformation. He says having the proper perspective on what Christ has done for us also relieves stress and draws others.

Faith Lessons for Kids amid COVID– How do we show faith during challenges like COVID? Christian mom and parenting podcaster Cynthia Yanof shares ways to address the feelings of your kids, teach them about purpose amid hardships, while modeling healthy routines and laughter.

To participate or to “not” engage on Halloween? Many Christians face that dilemma. Focus on the Family’s Glenn Stanton explains how to talk to your kids about this October day and the history behind it. He also offers another way of thinking about how to be “salt and light” in your neighborhood.

Have you paid attention to your thoughts and words lately? What we dwell on comes with consequences. The good news is we can switch course at any time. We get insights from Pastors Chris Durham and Nate Hackett, along with professors Joel Wong and Allison Ledgerwood.

Is it possible that protection rights do not apply to students on public college campuses in the U.S.? ADF’s Kate Anderson unpacks constitutional speech protections and the case of a student who was expelled from his college for sharing his faith.

Fighting for Life with Compassion. She was in high school when she had an abortion. Later, as a Christian in college, Kama Tate Gregory was challenged with her conflicting views. She also discovered pregnancy care centers –places that offer options without shame or judgement.

Discrimination against pro-lifers? Kristi Hambrick tells us Students for Life was recently granted verbal permission to write “Black Preborn Lives Matter” outside a D.C. Planned Parenthood.  However, police were at the spot when the group arrived.  Two were arrested for using “chalk” outside the clinic.

ADF’s Kate Anderson unpacks the recent win for a faith-based adoption agency in Syracuse.  While NY officials have tried to shut down adoptions at New Hope, because of the agency’s stance of Biblical marriage, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by New … Read More Read More

New York City recently paid attorney fees for a Jewish psychotherapist following the reversal on its prior ban of “conversion therapy” for adults. Alliance Defending Freedom’s Roger Brooks shares about the “unconstitutionality” of banning therapy for people of all ages.

Bishop on Trial for Traditional Marriage Stance: The Episcopal Church has restricted Bishop William Love from punishing others who choose to conduct same-sex marriages.  The Albany church leader is under scrutiny for not going along with a conference-wide measure put forward in 2018 to allow for same-sex unions within the denomination.

Two Supreme Court rulings affirm protections for religious employers.  Under one, employers are exempted from providing contraceptives, including those leading to abortion, to employees.  The second ruling safeguards churches and religious schools from employees filing discrimination lawsuits pertaining to the entity’s mission/values.  Randall Wenger, chief counsel for Independence Law Center, unp...

Are public places safe for sharing your faith?  Gail Blair is blind, and she enjoyed talking with people and handing them Gospel tracks.  So why have authorities threatened her with arrest?  First Liberty’s Jeremy Dys details the case.

This coming Monday, June 29, marks the “Day of the Christian Martyr” around the globe. Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs highlights the faithful example of an African pastor and qualities each of us can possess as we point others to Jesus.

This week, the nation’s high court moved to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” under Title VII of Civil Rights Law. Alliance Defending Freedom’s Kate Anderson breaks down the ruling, including the likely domino effect on religious employers.

Can you think of someone you know who has chosen to step away from faith in Christ? The president of Vision for Youth Mel Walker says this is a time for Christians to show the love of Christ without being judgmental. Walker also insists that a reliance on God’s Word is foundational to personally trusting … Read More Read More

Does the government have the right to infringe on the basic religious freedoms of Americans? Lea Patterson with First Liberty Institute explains one group’s religious objection to mandatory contraceptives in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania.

Pastor Kevin Pestke and Democratic Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren are among those voicing opposition to recent New York legislation–including sex-ed in kindergarten and mandated STD vaccines for children.

We’ve all experienced broken trust of some form. Ministry leader and author Phil Waldrep reminds us of God’s design for healthy relationships and consequences of our response to betrayal.

The Supreme Court will hear hear the case of foster moms standing up for Catholic Social Services against the city of Philadelphia.

Biological men who identify as “female” can race alongside biological girls in Connecticut. Christiana Holcomb with Alliance Defending Freedom updates us on the case filed by three high school girls over the state’s interscholastic athletic policy.