https://afr.net/podcasts/washington-watch/2019/en-usCopyright (c)2009-2026 AFA.net. All rights reserved.A publication of American Family Association / American Family RadioAmerican Family AssociationAmerican Family Associationafadeveloper@gmail.comno449702019Today we feature conversations with members of the FRC team as they share how they have seen God at work this year and preview FRC's work in 2020. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President, on why he is devoting this season of his career to advancing faith, family, and freedom. Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, on why FRC works hard to protect religious freedom at home and abroad. Brent Keilen, Vice President for FRC Action, on how FRC Action is educating and mobilizing voters. David Closson, Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview and Marcus Harris, Director of Student Interns & Lectures, on the importance of training up the next generation of leaders with a biblical worldview.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191231.mp3Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10449242019Today we feature a special program dedicated to loving and studying God's word. Scott Lindsey, Executive Director of Faithlife, shares remarkable statistics about how the life of someone who engages with scripture four or more times a week looks radically different from the life of someone who does not. Steve Green, President of Hobby Lobby and Chairman of the Board for Museum of the Bible, discusses his new book, This Beautiful Book: An Exploration of the Bible's Incredible Story Line and Why It Matters Today. Harold Harper, FRC's Senior Vice President, previews Stand on the Word with FRC, an opportunity to join the FRC team in a two-year journey through the Bible.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191230.mp3Mon, 30 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10449132019Today we feature a special program highlighting both the challenges and reasons to hope for stability in Iraq & Northeast Syria. Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. Congressman for the 1st District of Nebraska, discusses his legislative efforts in Congress to protect Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities in Iraq. Brandon Wheeler, Executive Director of the Freedom Research Foundation, gives a first-hand report on the conditions and opportunities in Iraq and Northeast Syria. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, provides a historical perspective on the U.S. presence in Iraq and shares how we can create a path forward to re-establish the Christian and religious minority communities in the region.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191227.mp3Fri, 27 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10448692019Today’s show features: Tom Jipping, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, on what to expect after House Democrats’ partisan vote to impeach President Trump. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, to give an update on pro-life and pro-family provisions in appropriations bills. Nate Gephart, an Indiana parent, on why he and other parents are upset by a transgender bathroom policy in public schools. Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss why decades of federal intervention in education have failed to raise test scores.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191219.mp3Thu, 19 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10448382019Today’s show features: Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, on the Democrats’ double-standards in the impeachment inquiry. Monica Cole, Director of One Million Moms, on their call for a boycott of Hallmark for reinstating an ad with a lesbian kiss. Jonathan Larcomb, Senior Counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, on a Montana high school that unconstitutionally revoked the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ status as a school-sponsored club because they hold to a Biblical definition of marriage. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on how to give a Biblical response when popular culture attacks the Christian faith.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191217.mp3Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10448142019Today’s show features: Chris Farrell, Director of Investigations and Research at Judicial Watch, to give an update on impeachment and explain the failures of the FBI’s FISA process. Katherine Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, with an update on the status of pro-life laws in the courts. Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture, and Women’s Advocacy, on Los Angeles County inviting Planned Parenthood into 50 public high schools. David Black, Founder of 2nd Vote, on why Christians’ shopping habits should reflect Biblical stewardship.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191216.mp3Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10448012019Today’s show features: Jeremy Dys, Special Counsel for Litigation and Communications for First Liberty, on a high school that is refusing to recognize a Christian club but allows an LGBT club. Natassia Grover, Co-founder of Parent and Child Loudoun, on a flyer for a drag show fundraiser distributed in public high schools in Loudoun County, Virginia. Liz Berney, Director of Special Projects at Zionist Organization of America, on US Jewish groups applauding President Trump for his executive order addressing anti-Semitism on college campuses.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191213.mp3Fri, 13 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10447512019Today’s show features: Gordon Chang, foreign affairs reporter with a special focus on China, on the revelation that China attempted to get the World Bank to fund surveillance of Uyghurs. Jessica Ditto, Deputy Assistant to the President and the Deputy Director of White House Communications, to give a preview of the White House’s child care summit. Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor of PJ Media, to discuss the latest instance of the mainstream media burying the truth about the anti-Christian Southern Poverty Law Center. Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, on the disturbing news that a drag queen with a criminal record was allowed to stay all day at a school. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, on today's developments on Capitol Hill.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191211.mp3Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10447372019Today’s show features: Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative for the 11th District of Georgia, on the polls continuing to shift in President Trump’s favor as House Democrats officially announce two empty articles of impeachment. Addia Wuchner, former Kentucky State Representative on a Supreme Court victory for a pro-life ultrasound law in Kentucky. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, and Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Research Assistant for International Religious Freedom, on the report on apostasy, blasphemy, and hate speech laws by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Travis Weber will also discuss pro-life provisions in Congressional funding bills.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191210.mp3Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10447222019Today’s show features: Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, on the release of the Inspector General’s report on the FBI investigation into Russian interference. Clare Lopez, Vice President for Research and Analysis at the Center for Security Policy, on a shooting at a Florida naval base being investigated as an act of terrorism. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, on the problems with the Fairness for All Act.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191209.mp3Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10447102019Today’s show features: Chris Wilson, CEO of WPA Intelligence, on a new poll showing President Trump’s job approval rising to 52 percent in light of House Democrats’ impeachment obsession. Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant, on the fundamental problems of new anti-religious freedom legislation that is misnamed “Fairness for All.” JP Duffy, FRC’s Vice President of Communications, on Chick-fil-A’s ties to Covenant House and Drag Queen Story Hour. Doug Mainwaring, Columnist for LifeSiteNews, on how LGBT activists say their movement gained power and changed laws.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191206.mp3Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10446262019Today’s show features: Gordon Chang, foreign affairs analyst, on China retaliating after President Trump signing into law the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, on what comes next in Iraq after its prime minister resigns. Ryan Bomberger, Founder of the Radiance Foundation, on the agenda of the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the most extreme anti-Christian groups in America, and its connection to Chick-fil-A. Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief of CNS News, to discuss divisions on the Left over abortion and what it means for the 2020 election.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191202.mp3Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10446022019Today's show features: Luke Goodrich, Vice President and Senior Counsel at Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, on his book, "Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America." Mike Lindell, founder of MyPillow.com, on his incredible journey from crack addict to CEO. Kathy Hatem, Communications Director of Enough is Enough, with a warning to parents about fifteen apps online predators use to get access to kids.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191129.mp3Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10446012019On this special Thanksgiving Day edition of Washington Watch, we feature remarks delivered by U.S. Attorney General William Barr, which Tony considers "the strongest, most clearly articulated defense of religious freedom to come from a federal government figure in decades."https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191128.mp3Thu, 28 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10445992019On this special Thanksgiving Eve edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, Tony sits down for an in depth conversation with Dr. Os Guinness, author and social critic, to explore the state of freedom in America in a time of increased conflict, hostility, and incivility. Dr. Guinness shares how this divisive climate is rooted in competing understandings of freedom and how Americans must choose which freedom to follow.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191127.mp3Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10445672019Today’s show features: Liz Murrill, Louisiana Solicitor General, on the state’s litigation to hold an abortion clinic responsible for their “criminal and professional misconduct.” Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow in China Studies at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, on documents leaked from within the Chinese government that show their massive concentration camps are ruled by secrecy and spying. Jim DeMint, Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute, and Rachel Bovard, Senior Director of Policy for the Conservative Partnership Institute, on their new book, “Conservative: Knowing What to Keep.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191125.mp3Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10445432019Today's show features: Madeleine Kearns, William F. Buckley Fellow in Political Journalism at the National Review Institute, on the growing trend of children being subjected to experimental, life-altering, and irreversible gender reassignment "treatments." Pennsylvania State Rep. Kate Klunk, on her state's governor vetoing a bill that outlaws aborting unborn babies with Down Syndrome. Jeremy Dys, Special Counsel for Litigation and Communications for First Liberty Institute, on Colorado parents who are upset a high school teacher assigned sexually explicit material without their consent. Caleb Lyman, Director of Research at Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, on the Becket Fund's new Religious Freedom Index.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191122.mp3Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10445252019Today's show features: Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of New Jersey, on House passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act which sends the bill to the president's desk. Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, on Chick-fil-A's decision to drop donations to the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's twisting of Scripture to advance a far-Left agenda.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191121.mp3Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10445032019Today's show features: Dr. Ralph Abraham, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Louisiana, with reaction to the impeachment hearings and reports that ISIS is rebuilding in Syria. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, on Iran's plan to seek new fighter jets and tanks as the UN embargo expires. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, on the abortion litmus test set by the Democratic Attorneys General Association. Scott Hurley, FRC's Vice President for Development, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, responding to ACLU's claim that "there's no one way to be a man" and also discussing FRC's Stand Courageous men's conferences.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191120.mp3Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10444792019Today’s show features: Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Georgia, on the real issues which impeachment fever is distracting Congress from tackling. Gordon Chang, foreign affairs reporter with a special focus on China, to discuss the near end of China’s siege of a college campus in Hong Kong. Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas, on Chick-fil-A ending all donations to the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191119.mp3Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10444632019Today’s show features: Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, on the growing unrest in Iran, Hong Kong, Venezuela, and other countries with repressive regimes. Caroline Glick, Columnist at Israel Hayom, on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement reversing the Obama administration’s anti-settlement policy in Israel. Tim Graham, Executive Editor at News Busters, on FedEx CEO Fred Smith challenging the publisher of The New York Times to a debate on tax policy following Sunday’s front page article that FedEx believes to be a deliberate distortion of FedEx’s actions before and after tax reform. Louisa Greve, Director of Global Advocacy for the Uyghur Human Rights Project, on a rare cache of files leaked from the Chinese government exposing the mass detention of Uyghurs.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191118.mp3Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10444452019Today’s show features: Andi Buerger, sex trafficking survivor and CEO of Beulah’s Place, on her amazing testimony and mission to help at-risk homeless teens. Michael New, Associate Scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on his testimony against Planned Parenthood’s abortion statistics in David Daleiden’s trial and why their clinic in St. Louis lost its license. Adam Guillette, President of Accuracy in Media, on the mainstream media’s anti-Trump bias in their coverage of the impeachment proceedings.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191115.mp3Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10444322019Today’s show features: Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on intensifying violence in Hong Kong and China’s theft of American companies’ intellectual property. Gus Bilirakis, U.S. Representative for the 12th District of Florida, to discuss Turkish leader Erdogan’s meeting with President Trump. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on the Wisconsin legislature approving a “Bible Week” and an Ohio bill to allow religious expression in public schools. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Education Associate, on sex-ed materials saturating Virginia school libraries.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191114.mp3Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10444072019Today’s show features: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana, on today’s House Judiciary Committee markup of a resolution which would remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This comes as Democrats in Virginia wish to ratify the ERA when they take control in the next legislative session. Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture, and Women’s Advocacy, and Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Legislative Assistant, to explain the harms of the Equal Rights Amendment. Alex Swoyer, Legal Affairs Reporter for the Washington Times, and Hogan Gidley, Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary, on today’s impeachment hearing in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191113.mp3Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10443692019Today’s show features: Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative, and Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on the US response to Turkey’s abuses of human rights and religious freedom. Brent Keilen, FRC Action’s Vice President, to discuss last week’s election results and the upcoming election in Louisiana. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, for a special Veteran’s Day tribute.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191111.mp3Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10443012019Today’s show features: Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kentucky, to discuss the impact that pro-life issues will have on Kentucky’s elections. Jodey Arrington, U.S. Representative for the 19th District of Texas, on President Trump beginning to formally withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Accord, and the resolution he introduced in support of the president’s decision. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, to discuss today’s elections in Kentucky, Virginia, and other areas around the country. Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, to discuss the latest on the situation in Syria and the Israeli elections.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191105.mp3Tue, 05 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10442862019Today’s show features: Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, on upheaval in the Middle East that may point to a second Arab Spring. Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania, to discuss a new Trump administration rule that protects faith-based adoption providers who believe in the reality that children do best in a home with a married mom and dad. Jim Campbell, Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, on the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Christian t-shirt printer who declined to print pro-LGBT messages. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Biblical Principles for Political Engagement in tomorrow’s state and local elections.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191104.mp3Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10442682019On this special edition of Washington Watch to observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, we highlight persecution in several regions of the world and tell the stories of persecuted believers. Over 245 million Christians live in places where they experience high levels of persecution. In just the last year, over 4,000 Christians have been killed for their faith. What are we to do? For Christians it begins with a call to prayer on behalf of those who are being persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ. Our guests include: Josh Youssef, President and CEO of Help the Persecuted, and Badr Rhomri, a convert to Christianity from a Muslim background, to discuss how anti-conversion laws are antithetical to true religious freedom. Badr shares how American Christians can pray for the persecuted around the globe. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, on the increasing persecution Christians face around the world, particularly in China. Bassam Ishak, Co-Chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, to discuss the risk to religious minorities in Northeast Syria following Turkey’s invasion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191101.mp3Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10442092019Today’s show features: Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, to give a preview of the Democrats’ next steps on impeachment. Mike Davis, Founder and President of the Article III Project, on the American Bar Association’s misguided criticism of Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointment to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Janet Boynes, Founder of Janet Boynes Ministries, a former lesbian who met with members of Congress today to discuss the harms of the Equality Act. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, to discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill, including the dangerous Equality Act and a bipartisan resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide and impose sanctions on Turkey.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191030.mp3Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10441682019Today’s show features: Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, on House Speaker Pelosi caving to Republican demands for transparency and due process in the impeachment inquiry. Gary Palmer, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Alabama, on his resolution (H. Res. 640) condemning the global persecution of Christians. Jennifer Kratky, mother of a fifth grade and a first grader in Austin, Texas, who has been fighting against a radical new sex education curriculum that the school district adopted against parents’ wishes. Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative, to offer her thoughts on impeachment proceedings and the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191029.mp3Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10441692019Today’s show features: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, on the US strike that killed the ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted terrorist. Ethan Gutmann, investigative reporter and author of “The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem,” to discuss state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China. Matt Krause, State Representative for the 93rd District of Texas, to discuss a storm brewing over transgender issues in the next Texas legislative session. Jared Bridges, FRC’s Vice President of Brand Advancement, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, to provide analysis of Kanye West’s new album, “Jesus Is King.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191028.mp3Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10441092019Today’s show features: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana and Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, on the RSC’s plan for personalized, affordable healthcare. Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, on the threat that political correctness poses to our nation. David Fowler, President of Family Action Council of Tennessee, on how marriage is given by God, not government. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a UK judge ruling that the “Biblical view of male and female” violates “human dignity.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191024.mp3Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10440962019Today’s show features: Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on the importance of the principles of inalienable rights to U.S. foreign policy. Russ Fulcher, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Idaho, on what yesterday’s congressional hearing reveals about the Left’s obsession to impeach President Trump. Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Legislative Assistant for Pro-Life Issues, to discuss a report showing nearly 900 clinics have given up federal Title X funding rather than give up abortion after a Trump administration rule separated the two. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, on FRC’s new Stand Courageous conference series designed to rekindle biblical masculinity.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191023.mp3Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10440782019Today’s show features: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on the threat Turkey’s invasion poses to Syrian Christians and ongoing political gridlock in Israel. Victoria Coates, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs, on the negotiations behind the ceasefire deal with Turkey and the potential for US troops to remain on the ground to guard oil fields. Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on a Texas jury ruling against a father who is seeking to protect his seven-year-old son from a gender transition and chemical castration. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a Missouri church facing backlash for a sermon on biological sex and gender.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191022.mp3Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10440662019Today’s show features a special edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. You will hear the speech that is driving the Left into hysteria: U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr’s stirring address at Notre Dame. It’s a speech Tony Perkins calls “one of the most powerful given on religious liberty by a government figure in decades.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191021.mp3Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10440472019Today’s show features: Jessie Liu, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on how U.S. and South Korea governments cooperated to dismantle the largest online child pornography ring. Dr. Steve Grcevich, Founder and President of Key Ministry, to discuss the increased rate of teen suicides in America. Katherine Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, on yesterday’s hearing on a DC bill that would legalize the sex trafficking industry. Louisa Greve, Director of External Affairs for the Uyghur Human Rights Project, on new reports that have emerged on the conditions in China’s Uyghur prison camps.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191018.mp3Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10440012019It's Share-A-Thon Day 1.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//BHWW_20191015.mp3Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10439892019For the October 14, 2019 edition, we featured clips from President Trump's address at FRC's Faith, Family, and Freedom Gala honoring Pastor Andrew Brunson on the one-year anniversary of his release from Turkey.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191014.mp3Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10439812019Today’s show features: Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kansas, on the status of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act. Joanna Duka, artist and business owner, and her counsel Samuel Green, Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, on her recent victory for religious freedom before the Arizona Supreme Court. Dennis Prager, Founder of Prager University, on his movie, “No Safe Spaces.” Todd Starnes, Host of Starnes Country, on Beto O’Rourke’s call for stripping the tax exempt status of religious institutions including churches, colleges, and charities that decline to affirm same-sex marriage.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191011.mp3Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10439292019Today’s show features: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, and Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on Turkey’s invasion into northeastern Syria. Michelle Cretella, President of American College of Pediatricians, to discuss a report showing sexually transmitted diseases at a record high in the U.S. Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana, on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case over whether the state can require abortionists to have hospital-admitting privileges. James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Freedom at Family Research Council, on the Trump administration’s response to China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191009.mp3Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10439202019Today’s show features: Mike Farris, CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, on today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments regarding the religious freedom to opt out of affirming the transgender ideology. Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, on a state law to protect mothers and their unborn babies from abortion after 15 weeks, heard yesterday by the 5th Circuit. Don Bacon, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Nebraska, to discuss Turkey’s plan to invade northeast Syria after President Trump began withdrawing U.S. troops from a part of the region. Todd Starnes, Radio Host and Founder of Starnes Media Group, on the NBA’s craven groveling before China’s Communist regime.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191008.mp3Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10439092019Today’s show features: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on Turkish strongman Recep Erdogan’s vow to invade northeast Syria. Gordon Chang, foreign affairs correspondent and expert on China, on the possibility of further escalation in Hong Kong protests. Dennis Prager, Founder of Prager University, to discuss his upcoming appearance at Values Voters Summit 2019, where his new movie, “No Safe Spaces,” will be screened. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, and Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, to respond to the announcement that U.S. troops will withdraw from northeast Syria.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191007.mp3Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10438942019Today’s show features: Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, and David Closson, Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council, to discuss the radical Christian forgiveness offered in the courtroom to convicted policewoman Amber Guyger and a complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Mike Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, on his recent trip to Israel. Meg Kilgannon, Education Associate with Family Research Council, to discuss FRC’s latest publication, “The SPLC's Teaching Tolerance: What Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Need to Know.” Jesse Gill, Licensed Psychologist, on FRC’s latest resource for pastors, “Safeguard Your Ministry From Moral Failure.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191004.mp3Fri, 04 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10438502019Today’s show features: Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss the worldwide significance of the Hong Kong protests. Ryan Tucker, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian homeless shelter that won the right to prevent men from sleeping in an area safe for women. Mike Smith, President of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, to discuss the latest federal figures showing a doubling of homeschooling in America over the past 20 years. Joy Pullman, Executive Editor of The Federalist, to discuss the dangers of putting kids in public school.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191003.mp3Thu, 03 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10438452019Today’s show features: Pat Trueman, President and CEO of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, on the alarming crisis of internet child pornography. Daniel Blomberg, Senior Counsel for Becket Law, on a federal judge holding University of Iowa officials personally liable for their religious discrimination against a Christian student group. Caleb Dalton, Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, on a Virginia teacher who is suing after being wrongfully terminated for refusing to refer to students with pronouns that contradicted their biological gender. Michelle Malkin, conservative syndicated columnist and Fox News Contributor, on her book, “Open Borders Inc.: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction?”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191002.mp3Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10438232019Today’s show features: Jason Chaffetz, Former U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Utah and Former Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to discuss the State Department’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server. Christin Willis, a Louisiana parent, whose child was given a sexually explicit survey without her knowledge or consent. Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Indiana, to discuss a letter that House members sent to the FDA warning against de-regulating the abortion pill at Planned Parenthood’s request. David Curry, President of Open Doors USA, to discuss China’s crackdown on churches in the lead up to the 70th anniversary of the Communist takeover. David Closson, Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council, on his latest publication, “Biblical Principles for Religious Liberty: Evidence from Scripture and Church History.“https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191001.mp3Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10438052019Today’s show features: Ralph Abraham, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Louisiana, to discuss parents’ outrage over a state “health” survey asking sexually explicit questions to middle schoolers without notifying parents. Sylvia Allen, State Senator for the 6th District of Arizona, to discuss her own state’s explicit sex education program. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on the health risks of vaping. Travis Weber, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Family Research Council, to discuss Illinois legislation that discourages travel to pro-life states.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190930.mp3Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10437792019Today’s show features: Tim Graham, Executive Director of Media Research Center, on House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s decision to open a hearing on impeachment with made-up mobster dialogue to “parody” the actual transcript of President Trump’s call with Ukraine. Lori Windham, Senior Counsel for Becket Law, to discuss a win for foster families and foster children in Michigan, after a federal judge said the state Attorney General, formerly on the SPLC Board of Directors, discriminated against a faith-based placement agency based on their faith. Luke Dean Niforatos, Chief of Staff & Sr. Policy Advisor, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, on how a marijuana legalization bill pretending to be a “safe” banking bill is worming its way through Congress. Kent Ostrander, Executive Director of the Kentucky-based Family Foundation, on the ACLU asking the Supreme Court to strike down Kentucky’s ultrasound abortion law, which was upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190927.mp3Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10437492019Today’s show features: Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, to discuss Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s sudden decision to reverse course and initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump, in hopes of finding evidence of wrongdoing. Shawn Carney, President of 40 Days for Life, which today kicks off the annual prayer vigil to end abortion. Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council, to report on his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border. Matthew Swart, a Wheaton University student with the Chicago Evangelism Team, and John Mauck, partner at Mauck & Baker, who have sued Chicago for banning Wheaton students from evangelizing in public parks.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190925.mp3Wed, 25 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10437332019Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on the Trump administration’s pro-life efforts at the United Nations. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, on the U.N. climate action summit. Kim Wiggins, Wife of Pastor Garry Wiggins at Evangel Temple Assembly of God in Jacksonville, Florida, which has joined the campaign to End Birth Day Abortion. Jo Markham, Executive Director of Agape Pregnancy Resource Center, on the important role pregnancy resource centers play in supporting vulnerable women in their decision to choose life.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190924.mp3Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10437192019For the Monday, September 23, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Linda Smith, President of Shared Hope, on new legislation to combat child sex trafficking after a massive sting arrested more than 100 people. Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council and Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, to provide an on-the-ground report from the United Nations following President Trump’s remarks at today’s Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom event. Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, to further analyze the key policy takeaways from President Trump’s historic religious freedom speech. Curtis Hill, Attorney General of Indiana, to give an update on the remains of 2,246 aborted babies found at the home of the late abortionist Ulrich Klopfer.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190923.mp3Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10437002019For the Friday, September 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania, on House Democrats trying to strip tax-exempt status from 60 organizations the SPLC hates, including Family Research Council and American Family Association. Bill Marshall, Senior Investigator for Judicial Watch, on colleges admitting students based on social justice criteria instead of merit. Jon Scruggs, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Conscience Initiatives with Alliance Defending Freedom, to discuss a victory for Christian wedding vendors in the Arizona Supreme Court. Dr. Stephen Grcevich, President of Key Ministry and licensed psychiatrist, who recently reacted to the suicide of a prominent pastor.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190920.mp3Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10436702019For the Thursday, September 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on the tied result in Israel’s latest elections. Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Indiana, on South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s renewed support for the local abortion clinic, after its late abortionist Ulrich Klopfer was found to have stored thousands of aborted babies on his property. Andy Pollack, Father of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting Victim Meadow Pollack, on his book, “Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies that Created the Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students.” Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships at Family Research Council, on the disgraced SPLC’s role in erasing the disciplinary policies that could have stopped the Parkland shooter.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190919.mp3Thu, 19 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:09436692019For the Wednesday, September 18, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, on the Democrats’ continued failures to justify impeachment of President Trump. Michael New, Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on the new data from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute showing pro-life gains around the country and a decline in the abortion rate to the lowest levels since 1973. Jenny Beth Martin, Honorary Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action, who is hosting a press conference today on Capitol Hill with mass shooting survivors and families of mass shooting victims, to respond to attempts in Congress to restrict l 2nd Amendment rights. Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators for Fairfax County, on the double standard in schools that punish students for protesting abortion, but encourage them to protest climate change.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190918.mp3Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10436512019For the September 17, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Indiana, to discuss the need for urgent federal legislation to protect the remains of aborted babies after it was discovered that an abortionist kept the remains of 2,246 aborted babies in his house. Franklin Graham, Founder of Samaritan’s Purse, to give an update on the steps that Samaritan’s Purse has taken in response to Hurricane Dorian. Dr. Mike Chupp, CEO of Christian Medical and Dental Association, on the growing political correctness in American medical schools. Steve Bass, Youth Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church, who urged high schoolers at a football game to recite the Lord’s prayer in unison to defy a secularist lawsuit threat. Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs at Family Research Council, to describe how students can exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190917.mp3Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10436332019For the Monday, September 16, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, to discuss the attack on a Saudi oil field. Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network and co-author of Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court, on how the New York Times’ latest hit piece on Justice Kavanaugh completely backfired. Analysis of Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s gun confiscation rant from last week’s Democratic presidential debate. Richard Noyes, Research Director at Media Research Center and Senior Editor at NewsBusters.org, to discuss the top takeaways from the Democratic Presidential Debate.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190916.mp3Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10436202019For the Friday, September 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, who was elected this week as the new chair of the House Freedom Caucus, to give his reaction to last night’s third Democratic debate. Roger Brooks, Senior Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, on New York City’s moving to repeal their ban on sexual orientation change efforts. Dr. Ingrid Skop, Board Member of the American Associate of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on Facebook censoring as “fake news” a Live Action video insisting that abortion is never medically necessary. Max Eden, Education Expert at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss his book, “Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created the Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students,” which will be featured next week as part of the FRC Speaker Series.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190913.mp3Fri, 13 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10435882019It’s Thursday, September 12, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today’s show features: Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator for Missouri, whose letter to Facebook pressured them to discontinue their censorship of pro-life content. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana, to highlight the legislative priorities of the Republican Study Committee. Amado Huizar, Pastor of South Bay Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, California, whose church was vandalized with satanic graffiti after he petitioned the mayor to cancel a drag queen story hour. Todd Starnes, radio talk show and internet television host for Fox News, on his new book, “Culture Jihad: How to Stop the Left from Killing a Nation.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190912.mp3Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10435762019For the Wednesday, September 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we feature: Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant, and Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, to comment on the House Judiciary Committee approval of several gun control measures. Carter Conlon, Senior Pastor of Times Square Church, to reflect on the 9/11 anniversary and the need for spiritual awakening. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, to discuss America’s security situation since 9/11. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Ethics and Biblical Worldview, to discuss the connection between moral decay and declining patriotism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190911.mp3Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10435422019On the Monday, September 9, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kansas, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip, to give a preview of tomorrow’s minority-led hearing on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Gordon Chang, foreign affairs reporter with a special focus on China, to give an update on his recent visit to Hong Kong and the deteriorating situation there. Cissie Graham Lynch, daughter of Franklin Graham, to detail how Samaritan’s Purse has stepped in to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190909.mp3Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10435222019On the Friday, September 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for the 21st District of Texas, to discuss the priorities for Congress as their session resumes next week, including President Trump’s funding for the border wall and the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act. Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council, to comment on the Democratic National Committee passing a resolution celebrating “non-religious” voters and denouncing religious liberty. He will also address the criticism of NFL quarterback Drew Brees for promoting “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” Joe Kennedy, football coach at Bremerton High School, who was fired for praying at the 50-yard line, and Mike Berry, Chief of Staff for First Liberty, who is representing his case on appeal.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190906.mp3Fri, 06 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10434622019Today we’ll hear from: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, to preview what’s on the agenda as Congress goes back into session next week. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, to share his reaction to Former Defense Secretary Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James Mattis’s new book, “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.” Katrina Jackson, Democratic State Representative for the 16th District of Louisiana, to discuss a resolution passed by the Democratic National Committee that derided religious liberty in an attempt to woo “religiously unaffiliated” Americans. Robert Gagnon, Professor of New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University, to discuss his latest book, “The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics,” in light of a groundbreaking new study showing there is no “gay gene.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190904.mp3Wed, 04 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10434432019On the Tuesday, September 3, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Edward Graham, son of Franklin Graham, with an update on how Samaritan’s Purse is prepared to help victims of Hurricane Dorian. Roy Smith, Pastor of True Lite Christian Fellowship in Midland, Texas, on how West Texas churches are responding to Saturday’s mass shooting that killed 7 and injured 25. Phil Jensen, State Senator for the 33rd District of South Dakota, and sponsor of the bill that put “In God we Trust” displays in public schools. Nick Reaves, Counsel for Becket Law, which has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Catholic Social Services which was removed from the Philadelphia foster care system for not abandoning its religious beliefs about marriage.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190903.mp3Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10434192019On Monday, September 2, 2019, we had a special Labor Day edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. Tony sat down for an in depth conversation with Dr. Os Guinness, author and social critic, to explore the state of freedom in America in a time of increased conflict, hostility, and incivility. Dr. Guinness shared how this divisive climate is rooted in competing understandings of freedom and how Americans must choose which freedom to follow.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190902.mp3Mon, 02 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10433822019On the Wednesday, August 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Roger Severino, Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which today issued a “Notice of Violation to the University of Vermont Medical Center After It Unlawfully Forced a Nurse to Assist in Abortion.” Elizabeth Woning, Co-Founder of the ex-LGBT CHANGED movement, who spoke out at a public hearing against a California state resolution that would condemn sexual orientation change efforts. Michael New, Associate Scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, to discuss presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s support for abortion up to the day of birth. He also gives his reaction to a federal judge in Missouri temporarily blocking enforcement of a pro-life bill so that a Planned Parenthood clinic may continue to operate without a license. Charlie Copeland, President and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, to discuss where conservatives students should turn for help on college campuses.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190828.mp3Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10433502019On the Monday, August 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist and expert on China, to give an update on the U.S.-China trade war and the ongoing protests in Hong Kong against Chinese authoritarian rule. Dan Celia, CEO and President of Financial Issues Stewardship Ministries, who explains the difference between socially responsible investing and biblically responsible investing. Dave Brat, Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business, to discuss a new survey showing that patriotism, religion, and having children are notably less popular among younger Americans than they were twenty years earlier. Kyle Mann, Editor-in-Chief of the Babylon Bee, a conservative, Christian satire site so effective at depicting liberal hypocrisy that the liberal “fact-checker” Snopes has attempted to discredit and de-platform it as “fake news.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190826.mp3Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10433102019Today we’ll hear from: Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, on her visit to an Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement facility near the southern border. Jon Uhler, a licensed professional counselor, on his concerns about Drag Queen Story Hours and the discovery of readers with criminal records. Priscilla Shirer, who stars in the Kendrick brothers’ new film “Overcomer,” which opens in theaters today and asks the question: what do you allow to define you?https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190823.mp3Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432892019On the Thursday, August 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Bishop E. W. Jackson, President of S.T.A.N.D., to respond to the New York Times’ 1619 project, which claims that American history began when the first black slaves arrived in Virginia, and that therefore the country is fundamentally racist. Patrina Mosley, Director of Life, Health, and Women’s Advocacy at Family Research Council, to discuss the dangers of the abortion pill, which the FDA confirmed has killed at least 24 women who used it. Chris Abington, Senior Pastor at City Church in Russellville, Arkansas, whose church paid off $3 million in medical debt for people in their community. Gina Goh, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia at International Christian Concern, on the release of an elder at Early Rain Covenant Church, eight months after he was arrested in a crackdown on Christian worship by the Chinese government.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190822.mp3Thu, 22 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432792019On the Wednesday, August 21, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: David Thornton, Freelance writer for The Resurgent, on his analysis of Facebook’s changes to work towards regaining the trust of conservatives. Sally Burke, President of Moms in Prayer, on their vision to pray for students in every school. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, to respond to an LA Times editorial alleging that the Trump administration’s new rule on religious liberty looks like a “license to discriminate.” Cindy Collins, Director of Operation Outcry, to discuss the regret she experienced over her five abortions and the hope, healing, and forgiveness that can be found through Christ-centered, biblically-based abortion recovery programs.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190821.mp3Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432632019On the Tuesday, August 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kansas, on Planned Parenthood’s announcement that it will reject nearly $60 million in federal funding rather than stop referring for abortion. Mayra Rodriguez, whistleblower and former employee of the year and clinic director at Planned Parenthood Arizona, and who won $3 million in a wrongful termination suit after she was fired for reporting ethical violations, medical incidents, and cases of abuse. Justin Danhof, General Counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, on the Business Roundtable’s declaration that corporations have obligations to liberal social issues, not just shareholders. Afshin Yaghtin, Pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington, who was arrested for protesting a drag queen story hour at a public library, and Brad Dacus, President of the Pacific Justice Institute, which is providing him with legal counsel.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190820.mp3Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432462019On the Monday, August 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist focusing on China, on hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters who flooded the streets of Hong Kong again in protest of increasing Chinese repression. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, on his resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Mexico City Policy – a policy which prevents U.S. taxpayer dollars from being used to perform or promote abortions overseas. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on the efforts of Democratic presidential hopefuls to attract religious voters.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190819.mp3Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432342019On the Friday, August 16, 2019 edition of Washington Watch, we heard from: Mort Klein, President of Zionist Organization of America, on Israel denying entry to U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Matt Sharp, Alliance Defending Freedom’s Senior Counsel, on congressional Democrats using the scandal-plagued Southern Poverty Law Center to attack a former ADF staff member who now leads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Innovation. Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid, on China massing paramilitary forces on its border with Hong Kong.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190816.mp3Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432212019Today we'll hear from: Mary Beth Waddell, FRC's Senior Legislative Assistant, on a proposed rule by the Department of Labor that protects religious employers from government discrimination. Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, reacting to a USA Today opinion piece detailing how a public school undermined a parent's efforts to help their daughter who believes she is transgender. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President, on the 7 year anniversary of a gunman entering FRC's headquarters in Washington, D.C. with the intent to kill as many staff as possible. Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America, on how her son's freshman orientation at Virginia Tech was full of leftist propaganda.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190815.mp3Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10432022019Today we’ll hear from: John Cooper, lead singer from the Christian band Skillet, on his viral Facebook post reacting to recent church influencers who have renounced their faith. New Jersey Mayor Alfonso Cirulli, on his opposition to a new state law forcing schools to teach an LGBT curriculum. Angie Wallace, Founder of Truth for Our Children, on her upcoming A Call to Arms conference that will address the troubling state of public education, the dangers facing our children, and strategies to engage politically and equip the Church to take back our schools. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on how Christians should respond to church influencers who have renounced their faith in Jesus.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190814.mp3Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10431862019Today we’ll hear from: Henry Olsen, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on the massive protests that have shut down Hong Kong’s airport for two days. Tennessee State Senator Kerry Roberts, on his legislation that directly challenges Roe v. Wade by protecting unborn children from abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture and Women's Advocacy, on Teen Vogue using Snapchat to instruct teens on how to get an abortion. Emily Zinos, Project Coordinator for Ask Me First Minnesota, on public schools in various states adopting curricula that promote graphic sex ed and LGBT “history.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190813.mp3Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10431612019Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church and Chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, on the controversy over presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Cory Booker attending services last week at a Las Vegas, Nevada church that holds the biblical belief that homosexual behavior is a sin. Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant., on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepting comments on a rule that would protect the conscience rights of people of faith who have a moral objection to performing abortions and undo an Obama era regulation that could be used to sue doctors who don’t affirm a patient's self-identified gender. Pastor J.C. Rico, Lead Pastor of Immanuel Church El Paso, on the ways El Paso churches are coming together to help the victims and their families affected by the recent mass shooting. Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor of PJ Media, on a new Hollywood film about liberal elites hunting “deplorables.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190812.mp3Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10431522019James Hirsen, conservative watchdog on Hollywood and author of the weekly NewsMax.com column, “The Left Coast Report,” on disturbing developments in Hollywood, including a range of Disney programs promoting LGBT propaganda and a Universal Studios movie in which liberal elites hunt down and kill “deplorables” for sport. Richard Mast, Attorney with Liberty Counsel, to discuss an incident in an Ohio middle school, where school officials attempted to intimidate a 6th grader for referring to a male friend who identified as female by his friend’s biological pronouns. Diana Verm, Counsel for The Beckett Fund, to discuss a ruling by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, which cited the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Bladensburg peace cross in its decision to uphold the constitutionality of a cross in the city seal of Lehigh, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Berney, Director of Special Projects for the Zionist Organization of America, to discuss a judge’s order that Jesuit-affiliated Fordham University must recognize the anti-Israel group, Students for Justice in Palestine, as an official student organization.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190809.mp3Fri, 09 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10431342019On the Thursday, August 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ronnie Floyd, President of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, who outlined 3 responses Christians should have to living in a divided America. John-Henry Westen, Editor-in-Chief of LifeSiteNews.com, which has been reinstated to the Apple News platform. Jim Mischel, President of the Christian Employers Alliance, to discuss their court victory over an Obama-era regulation forcing them to provide abortifacient drugs in violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs. Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators of Fairfax County, on the Alliance Defending Freedom’s defense of a Christian school that was removed from a Maryland voucher program after state officials feigned surprise that it espoused Christian beliefs about marriage and sexuality, and a federal investigation launched into a Connecticut state policy that allows biological males to dominate girls’ sports and take their scholarships.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190808.mp3Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10431362019On the Wednesday, August 7, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: David Harsanyi, Senior Editor at The Federalist, to explain how Rep. Joaquin Castro’s doxxing of San Antonio voters who donated to President Trump’s re-election campaign is un-American. Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture, and Women’s Advocacy, on a federal judge who continues to block three pro-life laws from going into effect in Arkansas. Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy, who persuaded a library to cancel a drag queen event with one simple phone call. Warren Farrell, speaker and author on men’s and women’s issues, on his USA Today op-ed, “'Boy crisis' threatens America's future with economic, health and suicide risks.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190807.mp3Wed, 07 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10431102019On the Tuesday, August 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Bassam Ishak, Co-Chair of the Syrian Democratic Council Representation in the U.S. and President of the Syriac National Council, on reports that Turkey is poised to invade a U.S.-protected, autonomous region of Northeast Syria that guarantees religious freedom to all faiths. Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist focusing on China, on the latest salvo in the U.S.-China trade war and the importance of raising religious freedom as an item of concern amid trade talks. Greg Laurie, Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, responding to criticisms of prayer as a useless response to tragedy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190806.mp3Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10430942019On the Monday, August 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Georgia, as he guest hosts today’s edition of Washington Watch. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Tennessee, who recently visited the Southern Border, to set the record straight about what conditions are really like. Al New, Chaplain with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s Rapid Response Team, on how they are ministering to those affected by the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Bill Becker, Attorney with Freedom X, on the victory of “Bring Your Bible to School Day” against a California school district that tried to ban students from promoting it.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190805.mp3Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10430852019On the Friday, August 2, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council, who wrote on how President Trump has delivered for African Americans. Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council, to discuss a proposed Virginia resolution to silence faith-based counselors who try to help those with unwanted same-sex attractions. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert McGinnis, on a warning of an “order and discipline problem” among Navy SEALs from their commanding officer. Ron Coleman, attorney specializing in First Amendment cases, on the latest whistleblower at Google, who says he was bullied and ultimately fired for expressing his conservative views.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190802.mp3Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10410242019On the Tuesday, July 30, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, to respond to CNN’s John Berman, who claimed on air that Huntsville, Alabama is worse off than Baltimore, Maryland. Pat Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, to explain how the problems in Baltimore have more to do with the absence of fathers than with the presence of rats. David Barton, Founder of WallBuilders, to respond to a group of liberal Christians who have planted their flag against what they call “Christian nationalism.” David Closson, Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council, to discuss a new Gallup poll showing that 40 percent of Americans still believe in a young-earth, Biblical account of Creation.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190730.mp3Tue, 30 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10410042019On the Monday, July 29, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, to give a live update from the U.S.-Mexico border and discuss the border wall’s latest win at the Supreme Court. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, on Iran’s continued belligerence and NATO allies’ refusal to assent to their unreasonable demands. Phil Jensen, State Senator for the 33rd District of South Dakota, and sponsor of a bill to prominently display the national motto, “In God We Trust,” in South Dakota’s public schools. Bill Simon, Former President and CEO of Wal-Mart, on the Department of Justice opening an anti-trust review against technology giants for behaving like monopolies.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190729.mp3Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10409662019On the Friday, July 26 2019, edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Brandon Showalter, Reporter for the Christian Post, on reports from the U.K. warning parents against the lies and surgical horrors awaiting children who seek gender transitions. Jarrett Stepman, Author at the Daily Signal, on how the Left’s attacks on the Electoral College are motivated by a desire for political power. Max Eden, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss his book, “Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America's Students.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190726.mp3Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10409502019On the Thursday, July 25, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, to discuss a new whistleblower at Google and the Department of Justice’s new anti-trust investigation against big tech companies. Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon, Directors of “Unplanned,” on Hollywood’s attempts to normalize abortion by repeatedly showing it on screen. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, on the ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria, while their government continues to deny the genocide.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190725.mp3Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10409402019On the Wednesday, July 24, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana and member of the House Judiciary Committee, to analyze Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony today before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees. Chris Wilson, Partner and CEO of WPA Intelligence, on a new poll released by Pew Research Center which shows rising distrust among Americans, especially for business leaders and elected officials. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signing a bill that would ban veterinarians from declawing cats (because that’s just too cruel), after signing a bill earlier this year that permits abortion until birth and repeals legal protections for infants who survive abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190724.mp3Wed, 24 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:01:00409142019On the Tuesday, July 23, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: David Brat, Former U.S. Congressman and Dean of Liberty’s School of Business, on the economic and biblical arguments for the U.S. to exercise fiscal restraint and accountability. Jim Bridenstine, Administrator of NASA, on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana and member of the House Judiciary Committee, to give a preview of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony tomorrow on the baseless Russian collusion conspiracy theory that still refuses to die. Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the America College of Pediatricians, who authored a letter to the U.S. Surgeon General, asking him to investigate the “toxic” practice of performing sex-changes on children.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190723.mp3Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10408932019On the Monday, July 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Congresswoman for the 4th Congressional District of Missouri, on Amazon.com caving to a Change.org petition and banning books that offer counseling and hope to people struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions. Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist focusing on China, North Korea, and Iran, on Iran’s claim that it has captured 17 CIA operatives. Matt Philbin, Managing Editor for Media Research Center, on how the new “Top Gun” movie kowtowed to Communist China by replacing the flags of Japan and Taiwan on the star character’s jacket and how catering to Chinese audiences is becoming a trend in Hollywood. Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, to continue the conversation about Amazon’s book ban and to highlight critics’ mischaracterizations about change therapies and books promoting them.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190722.mp3Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10408812019On the Friday, July 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Lathan Watts, Director of Legal Communications for First Liberty, on a court case in South Carolina, where the federal district judge banned school officials from allowing students to pray or sing religious songs at graduation. Kristen Eastlick, Editor-in-Chief of InfluenceWatch.org and Senior Vice President of Capital Research Center, on the ties between billionaire financier George Soros and leftwing groups that seek to replace the Biblical gospel with progressive social activism. Ryan Bomberger, Founder of TooManyAborted.com, on the new interim president of Planned Parenthood, chosen for her background in political activism, not in healthcare. Walter Williams, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and syndicated libertarian columnist, on his piece in the Daily Signal arguing that rising school shootings and other crime is caused in large part by moral erosion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190719.mp3Fri, 19 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10408302019It’s Tuesday, July 16, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we’ll hear from: Mark Green, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on how USAID promotes religious freedom as a means to achieve economic development. Kristina Arriaga, Vice Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, to highlight Cuba’s ongoing religious suppression, including their prohibiting key religious leaders from leaving the country to attend the U.S. State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Tristan Azbej, Hungarian State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians, on Hungary’s effort to provide aid to persecuted Christians. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, to reflect on the first day of the 2nd annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190716.mp3Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10408182019On the Monday, July 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Gus Bilirakis, U.S. Representative for the 12th District of Florida and Co-chair of the Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus, to discuss what Congress can do, and is doing, to advance religious freedom around the world. Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, to continue the discussion on the U.S. State Department Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom and to highlight the newly formed Commission on Unalienable Rights, which will advise Secretary Pompeo on how to advocate for the most fundamental rights in diplomatic discussions. Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and Retired Lieutenant General, on efforts to combat the persecution of Christians around the globe.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190715.mp3Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10406792019On the Tuesday, July 2, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania, responding to Senator Chuck Schumer’s criticism of President Trump’s recent impromptu meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, where he became the first U.S. President to step onto North Korean territory. Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy, on the hostile reaction to her successful campaigns to stop drag queen story hours at public libraries. Calvin Beisner, Founder and National Spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance, which recently published an open letter urging policymakers to reject alarmist climate policies that would trap people in poverty.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190702.mp3Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10406262019On the Monday, July 1, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we were heard from: Mark Meadows, U.S. Representative for the 11th District of North Carolina and Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, on President Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un, where he became the first sitting U.S. president to step into North Korea. Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, a cosponsor of the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019, which would require states to provide data on abortions in their state to the federal government, correcting the egregious underreporting of abortions in the U.S.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190701.mp3Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10387452019On the Friday, June 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief of CNS News, to analyze the second night of the Democratic presidential debate. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Co-Chairman of the Census Monitoring Board, on yesterday’s decisions handed down from the Supreme Court on gerrymandering and the census citizenship question. Kristina Arriaga, Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, on USCIRF’s congressional hearing concerning Turkey’s religious communities and their ability to practice their faith without government interference. Todd Nettleton, Host of Voice of the Martyrs, in commemoration of the Day of the Christian Martyr, June 29.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190628.mp3Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10303452019On the Thursday, June 27, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, on how House Democrats have only themselves to blame for the crisis at the border for continually blocking President Trump from obtaining the funds needed to deal with the problem. David Brat, Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business and Former U.S. Representative for the 7th District of Virginia, to analyze the first Democratic presidential debate that was held last night. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, to further discuss the first Democratic presidential debate.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190627.mp3Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:15303312019On the Wednesday, June 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Louisiana, on the so-called “Do No Harm Act,” a bill that would roll back the religious freedom protections in the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and its hearing yesterday in the House Committee on Education and Labor. Sam Brownback, U.S. Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, on the U.S. State Department’s annual religious freedom report, which found a “chilling array” of religious suppression around the world. Mercedes Schlapp, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, on the crisis at the southern border and House Democrats’ reluctance to provide adequate funding to address the issue.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190626.mp3Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10303132019On the Tuesday, June 25, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on an undercover video from a whistleblower in which the Head of Responsible Innovation at Google claims the tech giant will decide what is “fair and equitable” to prevent another person like President Trump from ever being elected. Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, on the Trump administration’s policy statement opposing half-measures pushed by House Democrats to put a band-aid on the immigration crisis without fulling addressing the humanitarian and security problems at the border. Doug Lamborn, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Colorado, on his bill to defund PBS for indoctrinating children with progressive content.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190625.mp3Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10302942019On the Monday, June 24, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council and former commander of Delta Force, on Iran’s threat to shoot more U.S. drones out of the sky. Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life, on the Planned Parenthood forum where twenty Democratic presidential candidates promoted the group’s abortion agenda. Larry Obhof, President of the Ohio Senate, on the Ohio Senate passing a budget that would fund pregnancy care centers.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190624.mp3Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10302652019On the Friday, June 21, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Bob Fu, President of China Aid, on the mass protests in Hong Kong and the Christian hymn that has become the “anthem” of the protestors. John Merrill, Secretary of State for Alabama, who is calling out the Southern Poverty Law Center for “inaccurate reporting” on voting numbers and other facts. Alvin Dupree, a Wisconsin Pastor and a Member of the Appleton Area School District’s Board of Education, who came under fire after praying in Jesus’ name at graduation. Geoff Rogers, co-founder of the U.S. Institute against Human Trafficking, on how sex-trafficking across the U.S., while primarily targeting girls, also targets boys as young as 10-years-old and dresses them as girls.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190621.mp3Fri, 21 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10302322019On the Wednesday, June 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Gus Bilirakis, U.S. Representative for the 12th District of Florida, on House Democrats piling on pressure to divert federal family planning dollars (Title X) to fund abortion in this morning’s hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Jennifer Bryson, Founder of Let All Play, on the firm decision from USA Women’s Powerlifting to not allow biological males to compete against women, and on a widely cited study to promote transgender athletes that has been thoroughly discredited. Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators of Fairfax County, on the American Library Association encouraging rural libraries to deceptively perform transgender story hours under parents’ noses. Dede Laugesen, Executive Director of Save the Persecuted Christians, and Rebecca Sharibu, mother of Leah Sharibu, on the plight of the Nigerian schoolgirl who was kidnapped by the Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram in February 2018, and has not been released because she refuses to renounce Christ.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190619.mp3Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10302142019On the Tuesday, June 18, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Denise Harle, Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, the Christian legal firm representing a student athlete in Connecticut who lost her chance at a scholarship when she was forced to compete against biological males who identified as female. Kelly Shackelford, President and Chief Counsel of First Liberty Institute, on the Supreme Court tossing out the Oregon Court of Appeals’ ruling against Aaron and Melissa Klein, Christian bakers who declined to create a cake for a same-sex “wedding,” and ordering the lower court to re-hear the case from the beginning, specifically in light of the 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling. Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council, on California legislation banning professional counselors from helping minors struggling against same-sex attractions. Rebecca Friedrichs, Author of “Standing up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers’ Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country,” on the California Teachers’ Association trying to pass off SPLC propaganda as “anti-bullying” curriculum.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190618.mp3Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10302052019On the Monday, June 17, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, on the torpedo attacks on two civilian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, on Bernie Sanders’s speech at George Washington University trying to defend “democratic socialism.” Brad Dacus, President of Pacific Justice Institute, who is defending a Christian school raided by the state of California, which is harassing it to force it to either renounce Biblical teachings on sexuality or shut down entirely. Michael McAfee, Director of Community Initiatives at Museum of the Bible and a teaching pastor at Council Road Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, and his wife Lauren McAfee, Corporate Ambassador for Hobby Lobby, on their new book, “Not What You Think: Why the Bible Might Be Nothing We Expected Yet Everything We Need.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190617.mp3Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10301592019On the Thursday, June 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Eric Cochran, former engineer at Pinterest, who was fired for blowing the whistle on Pinterest’s censorship of pro-life site Live Action. Ivy Shelton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Waskom, Texas, on the Waskom City Council unanimously declaring themselves a “sanctuary city of the unborn.” Mercedes Schlapp, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, on the oil tankers reportedly torpedoed in the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump’s Statement of Administration Policy, promising to veto appropriations bills if House Democrats weigh them down with liberal amendments. Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Louisiana and House Minority Whip, on House Democrats blocking an amendment during the appropriations process to prohibit federal funds from going to entities that do not protect babies born alive during an abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190613.mp3Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10301282019On the Wednesday, June 12, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on Michael Bogren’s withdrawing his nomination to fill a federal court vacancy, and on Pinterest’s absurd and outrageous new strategy to censor the phrase “Bible verses” and block a top pro-life site, Live Action. Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief of CNS News.com, on the White House’s Statement of Administration Policy, threatening to veto appropriations bills if House Democrats weigh them down with various liberal amendments. David Stevens, President of the Christian Medical and Dental Association, on the American Medical Association’s call for state laws that allow minors to override their parents’ objections to vaccinations.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190612.mp3Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10301182019On the Tuesday, June 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, on how President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico turned into a win for the border. Bob Onder, State Senator for the 2nd District of Missouri, on a judge’s injunction to keep open the state’s last abortion clinic. Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, on the hypocrisy of Hollywood in threatening to boycott Georgia while bending over backward for China.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190611.mp3Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10301092019On the Monday, June 10, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Indiana, on how radical pro-abortion positions are becoming a requirement in the Democratic party, as evidenced by Democrats seeking to remove longstanding pro-life riders from appropriations bills and by former Vice President Joe Biden’s “flip-flop-flip” on the Hyde Amendment. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, on the Trump administration’s directive to U.S. embassies overseas not to fly the LGBT-pride flag. Justin Danhof, Director of the Free Enterprise Project and General Counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, on a letter by CEOs calling abortion bans “bad for business.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190610.mp3Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10300922019On the Friday, June 7, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, on H.R. 6, a bill that would codify Speaker Pelosi’s immigration policies by rewarding lawbreakers and punishing law-abiding immigrants. A Madison, Wisconsin Parent, who objected to a science teacher’s transgender “coming out” video instructing students to call him “Mix” instead of “Mr.” and to refer to him using invented pronouns, which was shown to his elementary-age son at school without any prior notice to parents. Charlie Kirk, Founder and President of Turning Point USA, on why he warns against Americans’ embrace of socialism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190607.mp3Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10300772019On the Thursday, June 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio, on his bill that established a plaque at the World War II Memorial featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, on his own father’s involvement in D-Day and the importance of remembering those who fought and died.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190606.mp3Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10300462019On the Wednesday, June 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mark Meadows, U.S. Representative for the 11th District of North Carolina, on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announcing an end to fetal tissue research contracts through the National Institutes of Health. Emily Birnbaum, Reporter at The Hill, on bipartisan Congressional concerns over the FBI’s database of more than 640 million photographs and their use of facial recognition technology. Aaron Baer, President of Citizens for Community Values, on two publicly-funded libraries in Ohio that were forced to cancel drag queen shows after public outcry.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190605.mp3Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10290412019On the Tuesday, June 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, on his trip to the Southern Border. Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Government at Family Research Council, who recently wrote about the manufacturing of fake news. Cory Musgrave, Pastor of New Beginnings Church in Fairfield, Illinois, who opened the Illinois legislature on May 31 with a prayer of repentance for the passage of an extreme abortion bill. Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticism of China on the 30th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190604.mp3Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10280332019On the Friday, May 31, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we were heard from: George Grant, author of Killer Angel: A Short Biography of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger, on the opinion by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that lays out the history of the eugenics movement. Travis Weber, Family Research Council's Vice President of Policy, on his address before Taiwan's International Religious Freedom Conference. Garlan Gudger, member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 4, on the threats his family received after he voted for legislation banning abortion in the state. Elizabeth Woning, Co-Founder of Equipped to Love, on last weekend's Freedom March, attended by hundreds who once identified as homosexual or transgender but now follow Christ.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190531.mp3Fri, 31 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10279422019On the Tuesday, May 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Franklin Graham, President and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, on his call for a national day of prayer for President Donald Trump on Sunday, June 2. Dave Brat, Former Congressman and Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business, on a Gallup poll reporting that 43 percent of Americans embrace socialism. Quena Gonzalez, Family Research Council’s Director of State and Local Affairs, to give an overview of the pro-life and pro-abortion bills proposed this session in state legislatures around the country.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190528.mp3Tue, 28 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10279302019On this special Memorial Day program, Tony and FRC’s Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force Lt. Gen. (Ret) Jerry Boykin discussed a new survey showing that only 55% of Americans know why the nation marks Memorial Day. They also looked back and heard from Duck Dynasty’s Al Robertson and Dr. Pat Fagan of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, who joined Tony and General Boykin for a discussion entitled, What’s America’s Condition? Manhood, The Family, The Church, at FRC’s 2019 Watchmen on the Wall pastors’ briefing last week in Washington, D.C.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190527.mp3Mon, 27 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10278832019On the Wednesday, May 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Brad Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project, on a new report finding that religious couples have happier marriages. Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas, on his demand that Yale Law School hand over documents that explain the school’s alleged discrimination against Christian students. The senator will also discuss his remarks today calling out Iran’s religious persecution. Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, on a pro-abortion lower court judge who said the state’s latest pro-life law “smacks of defiance” for enacting the will of the people through their duly elected representatives over and against his unilateral decision to block down a similar pro-life law passed last year.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190522.mp3Wed, 22 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10268662019On the Monday, May 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Arizona, on a DNA testing program that showed 30 percent of immigrant adults who were suspected of arriving at the southern border with children who weren't theirs revealed the adults were not related to the children. Jerry Boykin, Retired Lieutenant General and Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, on President Trump’s promise to end Iran if they start a war. Naim Khoury, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Bethlehem, Israel, in the West Bank, on Christian leaders calling on the Palestinian Authority to investigate attacks on churches. David Muselman, Student at Taylor University, on dozens of students and faculty who walked out of commencement to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s address.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190520.mp3Mon, 20 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10258492019On the Friday, May 17, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Brian Babin, U.S. Representative for the 36th District of Texas, on the House of Representatives voting 236-173 today in favor of an anti-life, anti-woman, anti-religious freedom, anti-parental rights bill titled the “Equality Act.” Bob Onder, State Senator for the 2nd District of Missouri, on state legislatures around the country passing an unprecedented wave of pro-life legislation in the 2019 session. Jerry Boykin, Retired Lieutenant General and Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, on relations between the United States and Iran as U.S. warships enter the Persian Gulf. Wayne Pederson, Executive Liaison of Far East Broadcasting Company, who is building a radio station in South Korea powerful enough to reach all of North Korea with the gospel of Christ.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190517.mp3Fri, 17 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10258222019On the Wednesday, May 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, on his bill to prevent abortion from being deducted as a medical expense. Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, on his opposition to the Equality Act, which is coming up for a vote on Friday in the House of Representatives. Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators of Fairfax County, on PBS targeting young kids with the LGBT agenda by featuring a same-sex wedding in the “Arthur” cartoon series. Eric Johnston, Alabama Attorney and Founder of the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition, on the Alabama legislature passing a bill that would ban all abortions except in cases that threaten the life and health (narrowly defined) of the mother.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190515.mp3Wed, 15 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10258052019On the Tuesday, May 14, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Jeff Mordock, Government Reporter for the Washington Times, on Attorney General Barr opening an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida, on his opposition to the Equality Act, which is coming up for a vote on Friday in the House of Representatives.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190514.mp3Tue, 14 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10257982019On the Monday, May 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Indiana, on Iran’s saber-rattling in the Persian Gulf, calling the U.S. aircraft carrier a “target,” not a “threat.” Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist and expert on North Korea & China, on China’s decision to raise tariffs on U.S. goods. Gary Bauer, Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), who briefed Vice President Mike Pence on the USCIRF annual report. Jennifer Chavez, Board Member of the Women’s Liberation Front, on how the Equality Act will undermine parental rights.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190513.mp3Mon, 13 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10257852019On the Friday, May 10, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, on how the so-called Equality Act would force doctors to do harm. Rebecca Friedrichs, Author of “Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country,” on California’s new sex-ed guidelines which expose elementary school students to transgender sexual material. Robert Kuykendall, Executive Director of 2ndVote.com, on Converse announcing a new LGBT shoe line and featuring as spokesperson an 11-year-old in Drag. Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators of Fairfax County, on juggling work and motherhood.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190510.mp3Fri, 10 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10257552019On the Thursday, May 9, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Steven Palazzo, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Mississippi, on House Republicans’ attempt to add pro-life, pro-family amendments to the Labor-Education-HHS funding bill. FRC’s Connor Semelsberger, who monitored yesterday’s Appropriations Committee meeting, will also weigh in on the mark up. Scott Tipton, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Colorado, on the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. Ken Klukowski, Legal Editor for Breitbart News and Senior Fellow at American Civil Rights Union, on a Pennsylvania school’s decision to drop the practice of saying “God bless America” after the Pledge of Allegiance following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190509.mp3Thu, 09 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10257432019On the Wednesday, May 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on the Democrats’ treatment of Attorney General William Barr, and his thoughts on the censorship of conservatives by big tech companies. Terry Jeffrey, Editor of CNS News, who wrote on comments by a CNN panelist who said that a pregnant woman does not have a baby inside of her. Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on the ceasefire reached between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas that runs Gaza. Travis Weber, Family Research Council’s Vice President for Policy and Director of the Center for Religious Freedom, on news that Asia Bibi has safely arrived in Canada, and on an interim report from the British government which found 80% of religious persecution in the world is against Christians.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190508.mp3Wed, 08 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10257282019On the Tuesday, May 7, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, on House Democrats’ attempt to funnel money to Planned Parenthood in a supplemental disaster relief bill. Mary Beth Waddell, Family Research Council’s Senior Legislative Assistant, on the pro-abortion provisions in the Equality Act. Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist and expert on North Korea & China, on President Trump’s trade negotiations with China. Mark Harris, Family Research Council’s Community Impact Team Coordinator, on tonight’s prayer vigil at the North Carolina State House, where legislators are considering overriding the governor’s veto to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Harry Jackson, Presiding Bishop of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches, to continue the discussion on a high school in San Francisco that may remove a mural of George Washington because of its “traumatizing” effect on students.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190507.mp3Tue, 07 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10257142019On the Monday, May 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, on Hamas and Islamic Jihad insisting they are ready for “open war” with Israel after launching rockets this weekend. Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on the Pentagon’s new survey on rising sexual assault in the military. Peter Kuo, Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party, on a high school in San Francisco that may remove a mural of George Washington because of its “traumatizing” effect on students.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190506.mp3Mon, 06 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10256652019It’s Thursday, May 2, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we’ll hear from: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, on yesterday’s testimony by Attorney General William Barr before the Senate and his refusal to testify before the House. Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on new regulations aimed at protecting the conscience rights of health care workers and organizations. Ronnie Floyd, President of the National Day of Prayer, previews the National Day of Prayer service at the U.S. Capitol tonight. Mercedes Schlapp, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, on the White House’s observance of the National Day of Prayer.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190502.mp3Thu, 02 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10256602019It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we’ll hear from: Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Nebraska, on the U.S. relationship with Egypt as well as his security resolution to protect religious minorities in Northern Iraq. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida, on the Equality Act and its markup today in the House Judiciary Committee. Joyce Krawiec, State Senator for the 31st Senate District of North Carolina, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, which the North Carolina Senate passed this week overriding Governor Cooper’s veto.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190501.mp3Wed, 01 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10256052019On the Tuesday, April 30, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, on military developments in Venezuela. Gayle Manchin, Commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), on the release of USCIRF’s annual report. Travis Weber, Family Research Council’s (FRC) Vice President for Policy, on the release of FRC’s new publication, “Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Anti-Conversion Laws.” Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on his op-ed published today in the Washington Examiner, debunking the groundless claims from big business lobbyist that the poorly named “Equality Act” will help the economy in any way.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190430.mp3Tue, 30 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10256032019On the Monday, April 29, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Frank Wolf, Former U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Virginia, on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2019 Annual Report released today, highlighting the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. Sid Gautreaux, Sheriff of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the increasing need for security in houses of worship.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190429.mp3Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10255752019On the Friday, April 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, on the dangerous provisions in the Equality Act. Ana Samuel, Research Scholar at the Witherspoon Institute, who recently wrote “A Message to Mayor Pete from a Latina Mama: ‘Don’t Force Your Sexual Ideology on Me and My Children.’” James Dobson, Host of the Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, on the National Day of Prayer (May 2). Ryszard Legutko, author of “The Demon of Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies,” who was recently disinvited from Middlebury College when administrators sided with student protestors.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190426.mp3Fri, 26 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10255302019It's Share-A-Thon Day 2 on Exploring The Word with Bert Harper and Dr. Alex McFarland.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//BHWW_20190424.mp3Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:11255172019It's day 1 of Share-A-Thon with Bert Harper and Dr. Alex McFarland.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//BHWW_20190423.mp3Tue, 23 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12255152019On the Monday, April 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, on what the Mueller report reveals about President Obama’s leadership. Ben Weingarten, Senior Contributor at The Federalist, on Attorney General William Barr’s testimony that “spying did occur” against the 2016 Trump campaign. Jeff King, President of International Christian Concern, on the suicide bombings by members of National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a radical Islamist group in Sri Lanka, that devastated churches and Western hotels on Easter morning, killing over 290 people and wounding over 500. Alyssa Ahlgren, Author at Alpha News, who recently criticized her fellow millennials for endorsing socialism while enjoying the fruits of capitalism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190422.mp3Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10255012019On the Friday, April 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on the growth of Christianity in a Syrian town once besieged by ISIS. Dr. Ronnie Floyd, newly-elected President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, to preview the upcoming National Day of Prayer on May 2. Ryan Mauro, Producer of SinaiInArabia.com and Director of the Clarion Project, on his new documentary on evidence for the historicity of Exodus that points to a possible location for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190419.mp3Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10254602019It’s Wednesday, April 17, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we’ll hear from: Duncan Hunter, U.S. Representative for the 50th District of California, and Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, on the emergency declaration of border-town Yuma, Arizona, in response to the overwhelming numbers of migrants the government is forced to release onto the streets. Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor at PJ Media, on the Wall Street Journal ad sponsored by Family Research Council and the American Family Association that calls on big tech and media companies to immediately stop using the wealthy, scandal-ridden Southern Poverty Law Center as a credible arbiter of “hate.” Joyce Krawiec, State Senator for the 31st Senate District of North Carolina, on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act that sailed through the North Carolina House and Senate this week and has now landed on the desk of Governor Roy Cooper.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190416.mp3Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10254442019On the Monday, April 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Brian Babin, U.S. Representative for the 36th District of Texas and co-chair of the Border Security Caucus, on President Trump’s proposal to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Family Research Council’s Executive Vice President, on the State Department’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization. David Closson, Family Research Council’s Research Fellow for Religious Freedom and Biblical Worldview, on Kamala Harris’ bill opposing cruelty to animals, while she refuses to sign on to the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190415.mp3Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10254282019On the Friday, April 12, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Chris Gacek, Senior Fellow for Regulatory Policy at the Family Research Council, on Senate Republicans’ renewed condemnation of Facebook, Twitter, and Google for censoring conservatives’ free speech on their platforms. John Bursch, Senior Counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, on East Lansing’s attempt to force the owners of County Mill Farm to participate in same-sex weddings, in violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs. Maria Teffler, former teacher and parent of middle- and high-schooled children in Arlington County, Virginia, who wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing that parents have a right to determine what their children learn with regard to sexuality and gender. David Horowitz, writer for FrontPage Magazine, on his new book, “DARK AGENDA: The War to Destroy Christian America.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190412.mp3Fri, 12 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10253942019On the Wednesday, April 10, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kentucky, on how the so-called Equality Act will override the religious freedom protections of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Joel Rosenberg, New York Times bestselling author, on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent electoral victory. Donna Harrison, Executive Director of the American Association of Prolife Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), on why women’s health facilities that receive federal funds should be physically separated from abortion facilities. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy, and Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on the events of the week, including the hearings on the so-called Equality Act in the U.S. House and California Senator Kamala Harris’ apparent double standard in promoting a bill to combat animal cruelty but blocking a bill to save the lives of babies who survive abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190410.mp3Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10253772019On the Tuesday, April 9, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ben Cline, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Virginia, on former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as a possible replacement for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Brad Wenstrup, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Ohio, on the progress made by the discharge petition for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and what still needs to be done. Patrina Mosley, Director of Life, Culture, and Women’s Advocacy at the Family Research Council, who spoke today on Capitol Hill at a news conference in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190409.mp3Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10253152019On the Friday, April 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rep. Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, on her opposition to the incorrectly-named “Violence Against Women Act.” Ira Mehlman, Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, on their new report, “A Journalist's Guide to Understanding the Tactics of the SPLC.” Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council, who recently attended the World Congress of Families in Verona, Italy, where he showcased his latest publication, “Evidence Shows Sexual Orientation Can Change: Debunking the Myth of ‘Immutability.’” James Hirsen, conservative watchdog on goings-on in Hollywood and author of the weekly NewsMax.com column, “The Left Coast Report,” on actress Alyssa Milano’s attempts to intimidate Georgia Governor Brian Kemp out of signing a pro-life bill.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190405.mp3Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10253532019On the Monday, April 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rep. Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, on the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. Gordon Chang, Fox News contributor and columnist at The Daily Beast, on why President Trump’s trade restrictions against China are warranted. Alice Lin, daughter of American Pastor David Lin, who has been imprisoned in China since 2009. Kristina Arriaga, Vice Chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, on the languishing condition of Pastor Lin.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20190408.mp3Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10252912019On the Thursday, April 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Sen. Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on the Senate rules change to fast-track presidential nominees. Rep. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s directive preventing subcontractors from using American taxpayer dollars to perform or promote abortions overseas. Terry Jeffrey, editor-in-chief of CNS News, on how securing the border would help reduce crime. A panel of Family Research Council experts, including Chris Gacek, Senior Fellow for Regulatory Policy, David Closson, Research Fellow for Religious Freedom and Biblical Worldview, and Mary Beth Waddell, Senior Legislative Assistant, on the news highlights of the week.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190404.mp3Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10252762019On the Wednesday, April 3, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Tim Walberg, U.S. Representative for the 7th District of Michigan, on reports of Yale Law School refusing to give stipends to students who seek internships with Christian law firms. Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council, whose recent publication showing how sexual orientation can change debunks the rationale for The Equality Act. Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships for Family Research Council Action, on the unraveling of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator for Arkansas, who has called for the SPLC to lose their tax-exempt status.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190403.mp3Wed, 03 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10252682019On the Tuesday, April 2, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip and U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Louisiana, and Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Missouri, on the discharge petition for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which went live today. Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kansas, continuing the discussion on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Stephanie Borowicz, State Representative for the 76th District of Pennsylvania, who has come under fire for repeatedly using the name of Jesus in a prayer before the legislature.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190402.mp3Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10252422019On the Monday, April 1, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Keisha Russell, attorney with First Liberty, on the San Antonio airport engaging in religious discrimination by excluding Chick-fil-a because its owners hold to a biblical definition of marriage. Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzleman, co-producers of the “Unplanned” movie, on the film’s mysterious Twitter controversy and its expectation-shattering 5th place performance at the box office. Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy, on the Day of Mourning to be held in Richmond, Virginia on April 6 in response to Governor Northam’s comments in support of infanticide.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190401.mp3Mon, 01 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10252232019On the Friday, March 29, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, who just unveiled his new publication, “Evidence Shows Sexual Orientation Can Change: Debunking the Myth of ‘Immutability,’” at the World Council of Families XIII in Verona, Italy. Jannique Stewart, a pro-life Christian speaker with the Life Training Institute, who was disinvited from an abortion debate at Cornell when organizers discovered she held to a biblical definition of marriage. Michael Loftus, Fox News contributor and stand-up comedian, on his comedy tour, “The Deplorables.” Shawn Carney, President and CEO of 40 Days for Life, on the beating of an 85-year-old man praying outside of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in San Francisco, and tonight’s debut of the Unplanned movie.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190329.mp3Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10251722019On the Thursday, March 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative from the 1st District of Maryland, to give an update on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative from the 6th District of Minnesota, on Republican House Members calling on Rep. Adam Schiff to resign as the Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Phil Robertson, Commander of Duck Dynasty, on his new book, The Theft of the American Soul. Brooke Hempell, Senior Vice President of Research of Barna Group, on their latest survey release, titled “Faith Leadership in a Divided Culture.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190328.mp3Thu, 28 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10251552019On the Wednesday, March 27, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah, on Senate Democrats’ hypocrisy in cosponsoring the Green New Deal but refusing to vote for it. Valerie Richardson, reporter for the Washington Times, on the backlash and questions surrounding the dismissal of all charges against “hate hoax” engineer Jussie Smollett. Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships with FRC Action, and Chris Gacek, Senior Fellow for Regulatory Policy, on the common denominators between Smollett’s case and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190327.mp3Wed, 27 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10251422019On the Tuesday, March 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on the expansion of the pro-life Mexico City Policy to apply to international subcontractors. Rich Noyes, Research Director at the Media Research Center, on the media’s brazen unrepentance for their biased coverage of the Mueller probe. Tyler O’Neil, assistant editor for PJ Media, on the growing scandal that is engulfing the Southern Poverty Law Center.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190326.mp3Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10251352019On the Monday, March 25, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, on the end of the Mueller investigation and the ongoing political furor. Brooke Hempell, Senior Vice President of Research at Barna Group, whose recent survey indicated that a majority of Protestant pastors view school as a “negative influence” on spiritual formation. Ashley Bratcher, actress who portrays Abby Johnson in the Unplanned movie, which debuts this Friday, March 29, on her hope that the film will change lives.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190325.mp3Mon, 25 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10251212019On the Friday, March 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Tyler O’Neil, assistant editor for PJ Media, on an op-ed in the New Yorker in which a former SPLC employee said the SPLC was “ripping off donors” in a “highly profitable scam.” Alexandra McPhee, Director of Religious Freedom Advocacy at the Family Research Council, on her recent commentary in The Federalist Society, urging the Supreme Court to protect religious minorities by reforming its Establishment Clause jurisprudence. Eric Scheidler, Director of Pro-Life Action League, on how Illinois pro-lifers peacefully protesting a radical abortion bill shut down the state capitol through sheer numbers. Tom Doyle, author of “Killing Christians: Living the Faith Where It’s Not Safe to Believe,” on how an ISIS prince accepted Christ after a prophetic dream, and on the downfall of the last ISIS stronghold.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190322.mp3Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10250622019On the Thursday, March 21, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana, on tech giants’ censorship of conservatives, including alleged cases of “shadow-banning.” Adam Kennedy, Deputy Director of Communications and Deputy Assistant to the President, on the administration’s efforts to promote free speech on college campuses. Yoram Ettinger, Former Ambassador in charge of Israeli relations with Congress, on President Trump’s tweet that it’s time for Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190321.mp3Thu, 21 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10250572019On the Wednesday, March 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor at San Diego State University, who wrote a book on the mental health epidemic among young people who have grown up on social media. Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania, on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to Israel.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190320.mp3Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10250462019On the Tuesday, March 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky, on a Kentucky law banning abortion based on race, sex, or disability status, which the ACLU is suing to block. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former Commander of the Army’s Green Berets, on the SPLC’s recent firing of their co-founder amid allegations of racism and sexual harassment. Charles Camosy, Professor of Ethics at Fordham University, who yesterday wrote an op-ed in The Federalist arguing there is room in the field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders for a pro-life candidate to enter the race.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190319.mp3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10250262019On the Monday, March 18, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Nicole Neily, President of Speech First, on repression of free speech on university campuses. Luke Goodrich, Attorney for the Becket Fund, on the 7th Circuit’s unanimous ruling that tax-free clergy housing allowances are constitutional. Joel Rosenberg, New York Times bestselling author, on the half-steps Democrats have taken to avoid punishing Rep. Ilhan Omar for her anti-Semitic comments. Kristie Cross, General Counsel for the Louisiana Family Forum, on a public library that exposed children to a sex offender at a drag queen story hour. Dr. Jennifer Bryson, Founder of Let All Play, on why the world soccer organization, FIFA, has a responsibility to assure players are judged by their soccer skills, not by their political or religious views.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190318.mp3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10240222019On the Friday, March 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Kira Davis, Townhall.com columnist, who reported on Hispanic parents in Santa Ana, California showing up in force to oppose California’s new sex ed curriculum. We will also hear from Shanda Lobatos, one of the California parents who spoke out against the sex ed curriculum. Chuck Holton, CBN reporter who was attacked and nearly kidnapped by Maduro’s thugs on the Venezuela border. Jay McCollum, New Mexico pastor who rallied pro-lifers to defeat a pro-abortion bill in the Democrat-controlled New Mexico State Senate. Jamie Schupe, the first American to obtain “non-binary” gender status under law, who now says it was all a sham and embraces his God-given masculinity.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190315.mp3Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10240012019It’s Thursday, March 14, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. Today we’ll hear from: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, on his support for President Trump’s emergency declaration. Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, on how the newly-reintroduced Equality Act before the House will subjugate parental rights to the transgender agenda. Melissa Cifuentes, who testified against Rhode Island’s radical, late-term abortion law. Dr. Lee Edwards, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at the Heritage Foundation, on what Americans must know about socialism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190314.mp3Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10239922019On the Wednesday, March 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, on steps the Pentagon is taking to implement its transgender policy and to investigate the General who targeted an Army chaplain. Cathy Ruse, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on a kindergarten transgender reading time in Arlington, Virginia. Lawrence Bishop, pastor at Solid Rock Church, the church of the high school student in Ohio who was suspended for posting Bible verses on her locker.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190313.mp3Wed, 13 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10239682019On the Tuesday, March 12, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Today we’ll hear from: Kristina Wong, who has reported for Breitbart.com, on the Pentagon investigation into the commander of the Green Beret training center for allegedly retaliating against whistleblowers who drew attention to his lax ethical, disciplinary, and performance standards. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. "Jerry" Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former Commander of the Army’s Green Berets, continues the conversation about the Pentagon’s investigation of Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag. Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative for the 26th District of Texas, on how President Trump’s budget relates to the national debt.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190312.mp3Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10239592019On the Monday, March 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, on the current situation in Venezuela, and on the news that the U.S. now exports more oil than Saudi Arabia. Andy Pudzer, author of The Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and the Left’s Plot to Stop It, on a recent poll showing young Americans are embracing socialism as well as his new PragerU video on Capitalism vs. Socialism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190311.mp3Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10239442019On the Friday, March 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mort Klein, President of Zionist Organization of America, on the watered-down resolution the U.S. House passed to condemn hate instead of the anti-Semitic remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Brent Helms, attorney in the case where an Alabama judge allowed the father to sue an abortion clinic on behalf of his aborted baby. Brad Dacus, President of the Pacific Justice Institute, on California’s attempt to expel an elderly woman from a veterans’ home over holding Bible studies. Rebecca Friedrichs, Founder of For Kids and Country and author of Standing up to Goliath, on California parents opposing Planned Parenthood’s graphic new sex-ed program targeting children as young as 4 years old.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190308.mp3Fri, 08 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10239232019On the Thursday, March 7, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from: Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 11th District, on his concerns about H.R. 1, the sweeping ethics overhaul bill that Democrats have brought to the floor this week, as well as his reaction to anti-Semitic remarks made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. "Jerry" Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President, on President Trump’s decision to keep 400 U.S. troops in Syria, as well as his thoughts on former service secretaries criticizing the president’s transgender military policy. Fran Coombs, Managing Editor, Rasmussen Reports, on the latest Rasmussen survey showing only 29 percent of Americans “think congressional Democrats should do their own investigation if the Mueller probe fails to find proof that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government.” Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President of Policy, on how President Trump’s decision to keep some troops in Syria will affect religious freedom in the region.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190307.mp3Thu, 07 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10239132019It’s Wednesday, March 6, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. Today we’ll hear from: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4th District, on his concerns about H.R. 1, the sweeping ethics overhaul bill that Democrats will bring to a vote later this week, as well as his meeting yesterday with President Trump to discuss pertinent issues before the Congress and the conservative agenda moving forward. Gary Bauer, President of American Values, on the growing anti-Semitism in Congress. Edward Graham, son of Franklin Graham, with an update on how Samaritan’s Purse is bringing relief to those affected by the deadly tornadoes in Alabama. Roxanne Stone, editor-in-chief of Barna Group, on the results of their latest study on the characteristics of spiritually vibrant households.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190306.mp3Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10238992019On the Tuesday, March 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Dr. David Black, Founder & Chairman of 2ndVote, on the latest incidents of corporate activism. Tyler O’Neil, assistant editor of PJ Media, on the SPLC’s exaggerated claims about “hate groups” in America.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190305.mp3Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10228882019On the Monday, March 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 1st District, on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee probe into possible obstruction of justice charges against President Trump. Scott Rasmussen, editor-at-large of Ballotpedia, on the lack of understanding of socialism among millennials who claim to support it. Terry Jeffrey, editor-in-chief of CNS News, on the overwhelming percentage of Christian refugees admitted to the U.S. in fiscal year 2019. Edward Graham, son of Franklin Graham, on how Samaritan’s Purse is responding to the deadly tornadoes that ripped across Alabama and the South.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190304.mp3Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10228712019On the Friday, March 1, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: James O’Keefe, Founder and President of Project Veritas, on Facebook’s policing of political speech. Miriam ben Shalom, Co-founder of Hands across the Aisle Women’s Coalition, analyzing the military’s spending of $8 million for transgender counseling and elective surgeries.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190301.mp3Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10228392019On the Thursday, February 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Dr. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 1st district, on President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the strong economic growth under President Trump. Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, on the vote to uphold marriage as being between a man and woman at a special session of the United Methodist Church General Conference. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. “Jerry” Boykin, Executive Vice President for the Family Research Council, on the recent lower court decision that found an all-male draft to be unconstitutional.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190228.mp3Thu, 28 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10228272019On the Wednesday, February 27, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Dr. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7th district, on the testimony today of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. “Jerry” Boykin, Executive Vice President for the Family Research Council, on the astronomical cost to the U.S. military for transgender surgeries and the recent lower court decision that found an all-male draft to be unconstitutional. Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs at First Liberty Institute, on today’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the Bladensburg Cross Case.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190227.mp3Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10227842019On the Tuesday, February 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Dr. Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for Kansas’s 1st district, on the press conference on Capitol Hill earlier today responding to the Senate’s failure to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina, on his reaction to 44 Senate Democrats voting to allow for the brutal killing of infants born alive after surviving an abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190226.mp3Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10227712019On the Monday, February 25, 2019, edition of Washington Watch, we heard from: Josh Hawley, Senator from Missouri, on today’s vote on the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act. Andrew Walther, vice president of communications for the Knights of Columbus, on the latest poll showing a “dramatic shift” in Americans’ attitudes on abortion. Shawn Carney, president and CEO of 40 Days for Life, on the “Unplanned” film’s “R” rating.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190225.mp3Mon, 25 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10227482019On the Friday, February 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood employee and CEO of And Then There Were None, on her pro-life testimony in the upcoming film “Unplanned.” Katie Shaw, a pro-life advocate with Down Syndrome, on her recent visit to the White House and President Trump’s call with over 4,500 pro-life activists. Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, on why he believes Christians should call their Senators to vote for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190222.mp3Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10227212019It’s Thursday, February 21, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today, we'll hear from: Sen. Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, on the upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate on Monday for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Rep. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 3rd district, on the Venezuelan dictator's movement of troops to the border to block the entry of humanitarian aid. Rich Noyes, research director at the Media Research Center, on the waning credibility of the media in light of the Covington high schoolers' defamation suit against the Washington Post and the Jussie Smollett hoax.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190221.mp3Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10227102019On the Wednesday, February 20, 2019, edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4th district, on DOJ preparing for Special Counsel Mueller’s Russia investigation report as well as a push by atheists to urge the democrats to drop “so help me God” from oaths. Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy, on the overwhelming response to the Day of Mourning she declared in response to New York's late-term abortion law.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190220.mp3Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10226892019On the Tuesday, February 19, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rep. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for Texas’s 1st district, on the allegations that top FBI and Justice Department officials discussed ways to remove President Trump from office. Daniel Beasley, Attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, on the growing number of parents choosing to homeschool for non-religious reasons, and the growing pressure to strictly regulate homeschooling.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190219.mp3Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10226622019On Monday, February 18, 2019, we heard from: Dr. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7th district, on why he voted against the spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump last week. Larry Solov, President & CEO of Breitbart News, on attempts by big tech companies and social media giants to silence conservatives in the virtual public square. Ken Blackwell, former Treasurer & Secretary of State of Ohio and FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on the radical “Green New Deal,” and how this would cost the U.S. trillions of dollars more than the present level of spending per year. Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor for Breitbart News and Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute and the American Civil Rights Union, on the president’s emergency declaration to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and what challenges he may face.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190218.mp3Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10226412019On the Friday, February 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch, we heard from: Today we’ll hear from: Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, on the National Emergency Declaration. Melissa Ohden, author of “You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir" and an abortion survivor, on President Trump's conference call with 4,500 pro-life activists. Tim Graham, Executive Editor at Newsbusters.org, on the media blackout about the investigation that found no evidence of wrongdoing by the Covington high schoolers. Kaeley Triller Haver, co-founder of the Hands Across the Aisle Women's Coalition, on the transgender ban on free speech and science, and the unlikely partnerships among the women who are suffering as a result.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190215.mp3Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10226112019On the Wednesday, February 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rep. Liz Cheney, U.S. Representative for Wyoming, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on his latest report explaining why those with “gender dysphoria” are disqualified from military service. Monica Cline, former Planned Parenthood sex educator, on Planned Parenthood’s sex education video series created for children ages four to nine. Rep. Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for Arizona, on Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’ Green New Deal.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190213.mp3Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10225992019On the Tuesday, February 12, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Sen. Mike Lee on his push back against Senate Democrats' interrogation of judicial nominees over their religious convictions. Rep. Mike Kelly on his new bill that will protect faith-based foster care and adoption agencies from religious discrimination. Alexandra McPhee on her latest publication, "Rebels Without A Clause: When Senators Run Roughshod Over the No Religious Test Clause of the U.S. Constitution.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190212.mp3Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:15225882019On the Monday, February 11, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Sen. Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator for Missouri, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. AG Jeff Landry, Attorney General for Louisiana, on the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocking a Louisiana pro-life law that would require abortionists to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Fran Coombs, Managing Editor for Rasmussen Reports, on a new survey revealing that 44 percent of pro-choice voters oppose their state adopting New York's abortion until birth law. Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, Bristol County, Mass. Sheriff, on the dozens of sheriffs who stormed Capitol Hill to demand funding for ICE and President Trump's proposed border wall.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190211.mp3Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02225752019On the Friday, February 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Dr. Susan Berry, Breitbart News author, on Planned Parenthood falsely claiming that most late-term abortions are only performed in cases of severe fetal abnormalities and where there are serious risks to the mother. Nick Reaves, Becket Fund attorney, on the foster care crisis addressed at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, and what adoptive parents like Melissa and Chad Buck are doing to fight back. Melissa and Chad Buck, adoptive parents of five, on the ACLU's lawsuit against the state of Michigan for partnering with the very faith-based adoption agency the Buck's worked with to adopt five of their children with special needs. Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor at Breitbart News, on the Supreme Court 's 5-4 decision to temporarily block a Louisiana pro-life law which requires that abortionists have hospital-admitting privileges nearby.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190208.mp3Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10225532019It's Thursday, February 7, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we'll hear from: Rep. Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 2nd District, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act she introduced in the House this week. Chris Mitchell, CBN Middle East Bureau Chief, on the latest in Syria and America’s commitment to retain troops.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190207.mp3Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10225422019On the Wednesday, February 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Sen. Steve Daines, U.S. Senator for Montana, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, on the top foreign policy takeaways from the State of the Union address.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190206.mp3Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10225322019On the Tuesday, February 5, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Nina Shea, Director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, on how Pope Francis’s visit to the UAE is a breakthrough for religious tolerance in the heart of the Muslim world, but severe problems there persist.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190205.mp3Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10225072019On the Monday, February 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Clare Lopez, Center for Security Policy’s Vice President for Research and Analysis, on keeping U.S. troops in Syria to protect Israel Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy, on how life under ISIS has led Syrian Muslims to Christianity Rep. Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 1st District, on the Free Speech Fairness Act Erik Stanley, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries at Alliance Defending Freedom, on the Fairness for All Act Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4th District, on President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union addresshttps://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190204.mp3Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10225012019On the Friday, February 1, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Margot Cleveland, Contributor to The Federalist, on Texas AG Ken Paxton's recent announcement that nearly 58,000 non-citizens voted in one or more Texas elections. Ismail Royer, Religious Freedom Institute's Director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, on Asia Bibi finally being reunited with her family in Canada, and the hundreds of other Pakistani Christians who are still facing trumped up “blasphemy charges.” Mary Hahn Beerworth, Executive Director of Vermont Right to Life, on Vermont’s extreme abortion bill that removes all limitations on abortion, and would allow an abortion at any point in the pregnancy for any reason. Cathy Ruse, FRC's Senior Fellow and Director of Human Dignity, on a panel at The Heritage Foundation that drew a lot of attention, demonstrating that Americans on both the Right and the Left are concerned about the embracing of the Transgender agenda as the next civil rights cause.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190201.mp3Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10224712019On the Thursday, January 31, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Rep. Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for Kansas’s 1st district and an OB/GYN, on why terminating a pregnancy up until the moment before birth is not only morally abhorrent, but very unsafe and life-threatening to the mother. Debbie Chaves, Executive Director of Colorado Family Action, on the dangers of a state bill expanding Colorado’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CES) in public and charter schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190131.mp3Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10224482019On the Wednesday, January 30, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Sarah Perry, FRC Action's Director of Partnerships, on how the radical abortion laws in NY and other states demonstrate that elections have consequences. Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, on how the Middle East has been thrown into a geo-political "Tug of War" following the U.S. withdrawal from Syria. Rep. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th district, on the Democrats' attempt to eliminate "so help you God" from the witness oaths in a key House committee.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190130.mp3Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10224392019It's Tuesday, January 29, 2019, and we're getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we're joined by America's leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we'll hear from: Rep. Garret Graves, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th district, on the Democrats' attempt to eliminate the words "so help you God" from oaths in a key House committee. Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President for Policy, on the good news that Asia Bibi's acquittal has been upheld by the Pakistan Supreme Court. Ken Klukowski, Senior Legal Editor at Breitbart News, on how President Trump can build a wall if the Democrats don't negotiate in good faith. Patrina Mosley, FRC's Director of Life, Culture and Women's Advocacy, on FRC's analysis of Planned Parenthood's most recent annual report.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190129.mp3Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10223942019It's Monday, January 28, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET. Today we’ll hear from: Rep. Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 3rd District, on the Trump administration recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president. Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture and Women’s Advocacy, on New York’s new abortion law, which allows a baby to be aborted up until the day of birth. John Stemberger, President of the Florida Family Policy Council, on the dangers of a recently introduced Sexual Orientation and Gender Identify (SOGI) bill in Florida. Dr. Ingrid Skop, a pro-life OB/GYN, on FRC’s new resource, Top 10 Myths About Abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190128.mp3Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10223872019On the Friday, January 25, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from: Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, on the case against a male athletic coach in Florida who declined to follow a transgender school policy that required him to supervise a 14-year-old girl undressing in the boys’ locker room, without informing the boys’ parents. Jon Speed, owner of The Book Scout bookstore in New York, on his decision to shut down his store the day after NY passed an extreme abortion bill to demonstrate his mourning. Robert Barnes, attorney for Covington High School students, on his plan to sue media outlets who misreported the Covington teen controversy and have refused to issue a correction.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190125.mp3Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10223432019On Wednesday’s edition of “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins” Washington Watch producer, Adam McManus, guest hosts for Tony on the first half of the program. Stephen Dinan, a national correspondent at the Washington Times, joins our guest host to highlight tomorrow’s Senate vote that will decide whether an end is in sight for the nation’s longest government shutdown. Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, is on the ground in Syria and will give an overview of the situation in light of President Trump’s recent decision to withdraw U.S. troops. Seasoned radio host, Bill Cunningham, joins Adam to weigh in on the controversy over the Covington High School teens. Then, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joins Tony to further discuss efforts to end the shutdown, including President Trump’s compromise on immigration.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190123.mp3Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10223192019On Tuesday’s edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is here to share the decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court decision that prevented Texas from removing Planned Parenthood's abortion services from its Medicaid program. FRC's Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin, joins Tony to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement earlier today that the Trump administration’s ban on enlisting individuals who identify as transgender will be upheld. Also, Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President of Policy, joins Tony to highlight several Supreme Court decisions, including updates on the Peace Cross case in Maryland and the case of Washington state football coach, Joe Kennedy, who lost his job after praying on the field after the game.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190122.mp3Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10223052019On Monday’s edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Former Housing and Urban Development Undersecretary and US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission under President George H.W. Bush, and FRC's Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, Ken Blackwell joins Tony to discuss President Trump's proposal on border security and his pledge on Friday to veto any bill that threatens Hyde Amendment restrictions. Rev. Dean Nelson, senior fellow for African American Affairs at Family Research Council’s Watchmen on the Wall and national outreach director at Human Coalition, is here on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to highlight the biblical principles woven through MLK's message and legacy. Also, Dr. Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, is here to share what the backlash on Karen Pence for teaching in a Christian school is revealing about the Left.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190121.mp3Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10222912019On Friday’s edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" we’ll hear an interview between Tony and HHS Secretary Alex Azar from FRC’s 14th annual ProLifeCon this morning where they discussed the sanctity of life and what the Trump administration is doing to promote a culture that values life at every stage. Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships at Family Research Council Action, will pick up the middle of the program to guest host for Tony. She’ll be joined by Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) who will share his history as a physician and how caring for mothers and their babies from the first doctors visit to the delivery has impacted his advocacy for the pro-life movement. Co-Founder of the Radiance Foundation, Ryan Bomberger, joins Sarah to highlight the concerns of minority mothers and crisis pregnancies, and how people can get involved to help. Then, we’ll take a look back at another interview from this morning’s ProLifeCon – “Unplanned” movie producers Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, and the lead actress Ashley Bratcher, give the details behind the scenes of the movie project.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190118.mp3Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10212572019On this special Religious Freedom Day edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Tony is joined by three religious freedom experts. First we'll hear from Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and a religious liberty attorney. Rep. Chris Smith (N.J.) is here to provide an update on the state of religious liberty internationally. Also, Os Guinness, author and social critic, joins the program to share the connection between religious freedom and our policies here in America and across the globe.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190116.mp3Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10222692019On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Vice President Mike Pence joins Tony to preview the 46th annual March for Life tomorrow, and to discuss his long history as a pro-life advocate and how the Trump administration is advancing a culture of life. He will also give an update on the humanitarian crisis at our southern border and give a response to the attacks on Second Lady Karen Pence for returning to the classroom to teach art at a Christian school. President and CEO of Open Doors USA Dr. David Curry is here to highlight Open Doors’ 2019 Watch List which shows a ranking of countries with the most severe persecution toward Christians. Then, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) joins Tony to share a bill he and fellow senators introduced this week that would end taxpayer funding for abortion and require insurance providers to disclose whether a plan includes coverage for abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190117.mp3Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10212372019On Tuesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) joins Tony to discuss a bill he and 34 other senators introduced that would end taxpayer funding for abortion. Founder and president of China Aid Bob Fu is here to highlight the Chinese government's growing persecution of Christians. Also, Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, joins Tony with his response to an atheist group that is threatening lawsuits against schools that take students to the Ark Encounter theme park which features a life-sized replica of Noah's ark.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190115.mp3Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10202322019On Monday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) joins Tony to highlight a recent survey revealing that only seven percent of millennials support the Democratic Party's position on abortion. Ramiro Pena, pastor of Christ the King Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, is here to share about his trip to the southern border with President Trump last week. Also, Blair Nelson, a student at the University of Illinois and a campus correspondent for Campus Reform, joins Tony to discuss the University's call for students to report other students for "Acts of Intolerance."https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190114.mp3Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10202092019On Friday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Eben Fowler, Director of Operations for Bott Radio Network, guest hosts for Tony. Patrina Mosley, FRC’s Director of Life, Culture and Women’s Advocacy, joins our guest host after her remarks yesterday at the Family Foundation’s press conference opposing the Equal Rights Amendment for its abortion language. Then, we’ll hear part of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech in Cairo yesterday. NY Family Research Foundation Executive Director Jason McGuire joins Eben to highlight New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s push for extreme abortion laws. Also, Ira Mehlman from the Federation for Immigration Reform is here to weigh in on President Trump’s recent visit to the border where he called for a wall and greater border security.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190111.mp3Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10201912019On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Best-selling author, Senior Counsel and Director of Strategic Affairs for First Liberty Institute, and Fellow and Senior Legal Analyst with the American Civil Rights Union, Ken Klukowski, joins Tony to discuss President Trump’s remarks yesterday that he may declare a national emergency to move forward with building a border wall without Congress passing a spending bill. Licensed psychologist Dr. Jesse Gill is here to highlight the American Psychological Association’s new guidelines for men and boys in response to their claim that traditional masculinity is “harmful.” Also, FRC's Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin, and FRC’s Chief of Staff Harold Harper, join Tony to weigh in on the war on men and masculinity.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190110.mp3Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10201762019On Wednesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Chuck Holton, Former Army Ranger, NRATV War Correspondent, and author, joins Tony to highlight President Trump's national address last night calling for Democrats to end the government shutdown and agree to funding for a barrier wall at the U.S. southern border. Then, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), co-chair of the Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East, is here after Tony's trip to Egypt to discuss the House Democrats' move to cut military aid funding to Egypt and Egyptian President el-Sisi's strides toward greater religious tolerance.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190109.mp3Wed, 09 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10201542019On Tuesday’s edition of “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins” Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships at Family Research Council Action, guest hosts for Tony. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) joins the program to talk about President Trump’s national address scheduled for tonight where he'll discuss the government shutdown and preview his trip to the southern border tomorrow. Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jim Campbell is here to share the latest on the case of his client, Jack Phillips, who filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado for its hostility toward him and his religious beliefs. Dr. Michelle Cretella, president of the American College of Pediatricians, will shed light on the wave of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria and how psychiatrists and other clinicians actually create psychological epidemics. Also, Marion Smith, Executive Director of Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins Sarah with a new Gallup poll revealing that Democrats favor socialism over capitalism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190108.mp3Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10201372019On Monday’s edition of “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins” Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships at Family Research Council Action, guest hosts for Tony. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is here with an update on the government shutdown. Judicial Watch Senior Investigator, Bill Marshall, joins Sarah to highlight why President Trump’s decision to rescind Obama-era school disciplinary policy is in the best interest of students. Dr. Ingrid Skop authored FRC’s latest publication “Top 10 Myths About Abortion” – she’s here to share a preview of the publication, which will be accompanied by videos that give an in-depth look into each abortion myth. Also, Tony Perkins, FRC’s President and the host of Washington Watch, joined fellow commissioners of the U.S. Commission for Religious Freedom on a trip to Egypt where they met with religious and government leaders – he’ll discuss the details with Sarah later in the program.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190107.mp3Mon, 07 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10201062019On Thursday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) joins Tony with his thoughts on what the future looks like for Republicans in the new 116th Congress under House Leader Nancy Pelosi and a Democrat majority. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) joins Tony to weigh in on the renomination of a radical leftist Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Sarah Perry, Director of Partnerships at Family Research Council Action, is here to discuss the censorship of Christians like Franklin Graham by Big Tech companies. Also, Travis Weber, FRC's Vice President of Policy, joins Tony to highlight the case of the Bladensburg Peace Cross and why the Supreme Court should rule that the cross be allowed to remain on display.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190103.mp3Thu, 03 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10200822019On Wednesday's edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retired Air Force veteran, joins Tony from the Hill to weigh in on the partial government shutdown. FRC's Executive Vice President and founding member of the Army's Delta Force, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin is here with his thoughts on President Trump’s call to withdraw 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria. Also, as newly elected members of Congress are set to be sworn in this week, Republican Mark Harris joins Tony with an update on his race in North Carolina, as he's still battling it out with Democrat Dan McCready over alleged ballot fraud.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20190102.mp3Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10