https://afr.net/podcasts/washington-watch/2021/en-usCopyright (c)2009-2026 AFA.net. All rights reserved.A publication of American Family Association / American Family RadioAmerican Family AssociationAmerican Family Associationafadeveloper@gmail.comno692112021Today we feature highlights from FRC's Pray Vote Stand Summit: Mike Pompeo, former United States Secretary of State, urges Christians to advocate for religious freedom at home and abroad. Al Robertson, host of the“Unashamed” podcast, shares how his faith compels him to pray for his country, vote in elections, and stand for the truths found in scripture.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211231.mp3Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:07692102021Today we feature highlights from FRC's Pray Vote Stand Summit: Gary Hamrick, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, VA, discusses the intersection of faith and politics and urges America to return to its biblical roots. James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, share how their faith motivated them to run for public office and how they see God working in Washington, D.C. and throughout America.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211230.mp3Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:06691542021On today's show: John Plake, Director of Ministry Intelligence at American Bible Society and co-author of the State of the Bible report, discusses how the pandemic has affected how American engage with the Bible. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, shares what data reveals about Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservatives(SAGECons). Kenyn Cureton, FRC’s Vice President for Christian Resources, invites viewers to pe into God’s word in 2022-2023 by joining FRC in a two-year journey through the Bible.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211229.mp3Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10691292021On today's show, Owen Strachan, Senior Fellow with FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, author, and provost and research professor at Grace Bible Theological Seminary, defines“wokeness,” details why it is an ungodly system, and shares biblical truths to counter the woke ideology.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211228.mp3Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10691122021On today's show, Os Guinness joins Tony Perkins to discuss his new book,“The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom,” in which Guinness details the two revolutions competing for the future of America and outlines seven principles upon which freedom must be founded.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211227.mp3Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690832021On this Christmas Eve edition of Washington Watch: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, joins us from the Holy Land to discuss how we can be praying for Israel and believers in the Middle East in this season. Dr. Ben Carson, Founder and Chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute, shares what the birth of Christ means to him. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211224.mp3Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690822021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, celebrates pro-life wins in 2021. Lela Gilbert, FRC's Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, shares the status of religious freedom around the world this Christmastime and how Christians can be praying for their persecuted brothers and sisters. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, talks about the encouraging election results in 2021 and looks towards what’s in store for 2022. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, highlights successes at the federal, state and local levels of government in 2021.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211223.mp3Thu, 23 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690812021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Rep. Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Texas and Member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, discusses the Biden administration’s handling of the omicron variant as well as the return of COVID restrictions throughout the country. James Lee, President, CEO and Founder of Susquehanna Polling and Research, breaks down President Biden’s approval ratings and how Americans view his handling of the key issues. Ryan Bomberger, Chief Creative Officer of the Radiance Foundation, shares about the Salvation Army's embrace of wokeness. Stephen Moore, economist and FreedomWorks’ Senior Economic Contributor, discusses rising inflation and the Biden economy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211222.mp3Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690742021Rep. Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas and Ranking Member of the House Way and Means Committee, talks about how Biden administration policies on COVID are adversely affecting the economy. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, highlights a new Pentagon policy meant to target extremism within the military and also reacts to the U.S. border patrol announcement that a potential terrorist was captured at the U.S. southern border. Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs – Family and Religious Liberty, shares about FRC’s success this year preventing woke policies from being included in the NDAA. Dr. Andrew Bostom, academic internist and epidemiologist, discusses President Biden’s speech today on the omicron variant of COVID.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211221.mp3Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690622021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Rep. Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, U.S. Army Ranger veteran, and member of the Financial Services Committee, commends Senator Manchin for announcing he will vote no on Biden’s massive spending bill, and discusses a brief he and other Republicans filed in support of Navy service members seeking religious accommodations for the COVID vaccine mandate. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about the Pentagon issuing rules aimed at stopping the rise of extremism and the U.S. Air Force memo authorizing the use of gender pronouns in signature blocks. Ryan Bangert, Senior Counsel and Vice President for Legal Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), shares about ADF filing for an emergency stay with the Supreme Court over Biden’s vaccine mandates. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, discusses internal emails showing how Fauci and the head of National Institute of Health worked to discredit the Great Barrington Declaration, how President Biden is responding to the Omicron variant, and Fauci’s proclamation that he doesn’t think we will ever get to a point where we won’t have to wear masks on airplanes.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211220.mp3Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690292021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, discusses President Biden and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer conceding that their spending bill will be delayed until next year, the Senate Parliamentarian taking the Democrats’ immigration proposal out of the spending bill, and the Department of Justice foregoing their plan to send $450,000 to illegal immigrants. Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, talks about his letter signed by 102 members of Congress to HHS urging protection for faith-based child welfare providers. Eleanor Gaetan, Vice President and Director of Public Policy at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, shares what’s happening in Wisconsin schools after a mom reported that her 5-year-old was able to access pornographic websites with a school iPad. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, highlights new resources, legislative wins, and other significant events from 2021.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211217.mp3Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10690102021 On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, unpacks Nancy Pelosi’s comments on the “attitude of lawlessness” in the U.S. and discusses Senate Democrats pivoting from the $4.9 trillion spending bill to the election takeover bill. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses FDA nominee Dr. Robert Califf coming before the Senate to answer on abortion, COVID, and the opioid crisis. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, shares about his investigation into pharmaceutical companies promoting puberty blockers for children. Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, shares what’s happening in Wake County after parents found over 100 books containing obscene content and filed criminal complaints against the Wake County School Board. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about how parents across the country are successfully engaging in public schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211216.mp3Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10689952021On today's show: Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina and Member of the House Judiciary Committee, discusses the House holding Mark Meadows in criminal contempt, the debt ceiling vote in Congress, and Biden’s massive spending bill. Sarah Perry, Legal Fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at Heritage Foundation, warns of LGBT indoctrination promoting “Two Spirit” sexuality and child mutation happening to 4-year-olds in L.A. schools. Virgil Walker, Executive Director of Operations for G3 Ministries and co-host of the Just Thinking Podcast, calls out a Denver elementary school for planning a racially segregated playground night in the name of “equity.” Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, talks about the House passing legislation banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region and shares what Christians can do to help persecuted religious minorities in China. Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," discusses the video summit between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211215.mp3Wed, 15 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10689852021On today's show: Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Kansas, discusses the Congressional Budget Office’s numbers showing the true cost of the Build back Better bill and shares his concerns about the hidden agendas in the bill. Ronnie Stinson, Senior Pastor of Trace Creek Baptist Church in Mayfield, Kentucky, talks about how the church is responding to the worst tornado destruction in the state’s history. Mike McClure, Senior Pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship in San Jose, California, shares about the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration serving a warrant and demanding information on COVID compliance. Dr. Andrew Bostom, Clinical Trialist and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University, questions why COVID policies are drifting further and further away from what clinical data shows about the virus.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211214.mp3Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10689772021On today's show: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kentucky, shares about the devastation from the recent tornadoes and relief efforts across Kentucky. Luther Harrison, Vice President of North American Ministries for Samaritan's Purse, discusses Samaritan’s Purse’s relief efforts in the states devastated by tornadoes. Paul Schmitt, Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, celebrates a ruling upholding the religious rights of a church school after Maryland officials revoked the school’s eligibility to participate in a voucher program based on the school’s beliefs on marriage and sexuality. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, warns of school districts across the U.S. screening teaching applicants about their political beliefs and commends parents for successfully persuading an Arizona school district to cancel a “Transgender Awareness Week.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211213.mp3Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10689662021On today's show: Katherine Johnson, FRC’s research fellow for legal and policy studies, talks about the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Texas heartbeat law case. Bryan Steil, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Wisconsin, discusses the Labor Department report showing inflation surging to a nearly 40-year high. Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid Association and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, calls for a boycott of the Olympics in Beijing as China commits a genocide against the Uyghurs and discusses the Uyghur Tribunal judgement. George Barna, FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, shares the third phase of his study, “New Insights into the Generation of Growing Influence: Millennials In America.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211210.mp3Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10689432021On today's show: Haris Alic, reporter for the Washington Times, discusses the Senate passing a bill to nullify Biden’s vaccine mandate for employers. Kevin Cramer, U.S. Senator from North Dakota, gives an update on the bill nullifying Biden’s vaccine mandates and the debt ceiling debate. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for the 7th District of, details how the Congressional Review Act helped revoke the Biden Vaccine mandates and gives the latest on the National Defense Authorization Act. Joseph Backholm, FRC's Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments in key school choice case. Luther Harrison, Vice President of North American Ministries for Samaritan's Purse, and Dr. Dave Brat, dean of the School of Business at Liberty University, share the need for volunteers in Louisiana to continue the cleanup after Hurricane Ida.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211209.mp3Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10689302021On today's show: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses President Biden’s call with Vladimir Putin. Lela Gilbert, FRC's Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, talks about the letter signed by religious freedom advocates calling for the Biden administration to put Nigeria back on the list of Countries of Particular Concern. Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for the 21st District, gives an update on what’s happening in Congress after the NDAA provision forcing women to register for the military draft as removed and efforts to block the Biden vaccine mandates. Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator from Iowa, discusses the status of Biden’s vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court Commission offering no recommendation on court packing, and the Senate Judiciary Committee letter calling on AG Garland to rescind his memo labeling parents as “domestic terrorists.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211208.mp3Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10688792021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, celebrate the provision mandating women to register for the military draft being dropped from the National Defense Authorization Act. Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, remembers former U.S. Senator Bob Dole. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow in China Studies at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, talks about his investigation into China’s crackdown on Uyghurs.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211207.mp3Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:06688642021On today's show: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, discusses the Biden administration announcing a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the NDAA amendment banning imports made with forced Uyghur labor from China, and China’s plan to establish a military base off the coast of Africa. Dr. Jeff Barrows, Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy at Christian Medical & Dental Associations, details what is known about and the proper response to the Omicron variant. J. Marie Griffin-Taylor, Dean and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Truett McConnell University and a former law enforcement officer, talks about the crime wave sweeping California and the policies that led to the lawlessness. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about the push back by state chapters against the National School Board Association (NSBA) after the NSBA sent a letter sent a letter to the Biden administration accusing parents who speak out against radical curricula of “domestic terrorism.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211206.mp3Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10688382021On today's show: Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, discusses Congress approving a continuing resolution and efforts to use the Congressional Review Act to nullify the Biden vaccine mandates. Erin Hawley, senior counsel to the appellate team at Alliance Defending Freedom, explains the possible outcomes of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court case. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares how Christians can be praying for the Dobbs case.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211203.mp3Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10688232021On today's show: Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, shares his efforts to stop President Biden’s vaccine mandate in the upcoming spending measures being considered by the U.S. Senate. Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of New Jersey and Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, responds to the Biden administration’s removal of Nigeria from the Countries of Particular Concern list. Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," talks about the Women’s Tennis Association suspending all of its events in China. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana, analyzes Justice Sotomayor’s comments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization oral arguments and shares his thoughts on the possible outcomes of the Dobbs case.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211202.mp3Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10688152021On today's show: Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, discusses the rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as oral arguments were heard in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Sherif Girgis, Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, analyzes the oral arguments in the Dobbs case. Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, talks about the oral arguments in the Dobbs case and gives an update on the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, reflects on the advancements of the pro-life movement. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the Fairfax County School District putting sexually explicit books back in the school library, the Detroit superintendent boasting that critical race theory is “deeply used” by the school district, and parents suing a Wisconsin school district over its pronoun policy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211201.mp3Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10687932021On today's show: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, talks about the status of negotiations with Iran and the latest on the killing of Christians in Nigeria. Russell Gombosi, MD, member of the American College of Pediatricians’ Board of Directors, discusses the American College of Pediatricians’ opposition to mandating COVID vaccines for children. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, compares the United States’ abortion laws to those around globe and previews the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Dobbs case. John Bennett, Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party, calls for RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to either change course or resign. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, discusses the liberal policy agenda of the Log Cabin Republicans.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211130.mp3Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10687732021On today's show: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, discusses Fauci saying that we should be “prepared to do anything and everything” in response to the Omicron COVID variant, President Biden enacting a travel ban on African countries, and a Missouri federal court halting the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," talks about China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Owen Strachan, Senior Fellow with FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, author, and provost and research professor at Grace Bible Theological Seminary, unpacks the woke agenda in the Salvation Army’s curriculum.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211129.mp3Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10687462021On today's show are highlights from FRC’s Pray Vote Stand Summit: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, talks about the impact of the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and shares what Americans can do to push back on China’s global ambitions. Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, encourages Christians to stand up to the radical agendas being pushed on America’s families.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211126.mp3Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:04687452021On today's show: Pastor Carter Conlon, General Overseer of Times Square Church, reflects on the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving. Dr. Jeffrey Froh, author of “Making Grateful Kids: The Science of Building Character” and Professor of Psychology at Hofstra University, shares the scientific and psychological benefits of practicing gratitude. Rep. Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, gives thanks for faith, family, and freedom this Thanksgiving.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211125.mp3Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:05687432021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: George Barna, FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, discusses the findings of his study, "New Insights into the Generation of Growing Influence: Millennials In America.” John Basie, Director of Impact 360 Masters and author of “Know. Be. Live. A 360 Degree Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era,” shares a 360-degree approach to discipleship in a post-Christian era. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, talks about how to share the gospel with friends and family over the holidays.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211124.mp3Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:06687322021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Sean Timmons, Managing Partner at Tully Rinckey law firm, discusses the lawsuit against Biden’s vaccine mandate on military servicemembers and how the Pentagon is abusing the role of chaplains to enforce the mandate. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, shares what you can do to defend the unborn ahead of the Dobbs Supreme Court oral arguments and previews the Pray Together for Life event. Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, talks about FRC’s amicus brief in the SAFE Act court case. Dr. Melanie Conway, President of Little Rock Psychiatry, discusses a Texas transgender clinic closing and the science behind prohibiting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and other gender transition procedures for minors.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211123.mp3Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10687182021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, discusses the House passing the Democrats' massive spending bill, the NDAA provision forcing women into the military draft, and a Chinese tennis star goes missing after making a sexual assault allegation against a former Chinese communist party official. Cissie Graham Lynch, host of the “Fearless” podcast, talks about this year’s Operation Christmas Child. Bob Maginnis, author and retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, unpacks what China’s second hypersonic missile test could mean for the United States. Dr. Robert Malone, Chief Medical and Regulatory Officer for The Unity Project and virologist whose work has focused on mRNA technology, shares why he is opposed to COVID vaccine mandates, especially for children, and predicts the future of COVID.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211122.mp3Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10687002021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the House passing a $ 2 trillion spending bill and reveals hidden agendas inside the bill, and gives an update on the NDAA provision forcing women into the military draft. Kristen Waggoner, General Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, recaps Barronelle Stutzman’s stand for religious freedom after the settlement of her case. Matt Rinaldi, Chairman of the Texas Republican Party, talks about the Republican National Committee (RNC) forming a “Pride Coalition.” David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses the RNC’s “Pride Coalition,” the findings of a new study, Millennials in America: New Insight into the Generation of Growing Influence, and how believers can be praying for the upcoming Dobbs Supreme Court case.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211119.mp3Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:05686812021On today's show: Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, gives an update on the Biden Administration’s OSHA vaccine mandate and the border crisis. Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas, unpacks the Democrats’ Toddler Tax and describes how inflation will only continue to worsen if the Democrats push Biden’s spending plan. Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," discusses President Biden’s virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the former Interpol president vanishing in China's prison system, and the fumbled messaging from Biden on the U.S. defending Taiwan from an attack by China. George Barna, FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, shares the findings of his study, "Millennials in America: New Insight into the Generation of Growing Influence.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211118.mp3Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:05686692021On today's show: Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, discusses the NDAA provision forcing women into the military draft and also Senate Republicans moving to formally disapprove of the Biden/OSHA vaccine mandate. Andrea Lucas, Commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), comments on the Biden administration's intrusive questionnaire for evaluating requests for religious exemptions to vaccine mandates. Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, laments a memo showing that HHS is expected to roll back Trump-era religious liberty protections. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, shares what an internal email provided by an FBI whistleblower reveals about the DOJ using counterterrorism tools against parents. Lela Gilbert, FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, discusses the Biden State Department removing Nigeria from its Countries of Particular Concern lishttps://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211117.mp3Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:04686532021On today's show: Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, recaps what happened during President Biden’s virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Rob Standridge, Oklahoma State Senator, discusses Oklahoma’s Senate bill that would allow employees to sue for $1 Million over harms due to mandated vaccines. Chad Connelly, Founder of Faith Wins, former GOP National Director of Faith Engagement, and former Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, talks about the Republican National Committee forming a “Pride Coalition.” Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Academic Freedom at Alliance Defending Freedom, and Monica Gill, teacher at Loudoun County Public Schools, give an update on what is happening in the Loudoun County school district, including the reversal of teacher Tanner Cross’ suspension and an ongoing lawsuit against the school district’s transgender policy. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, shares recent news in education, including a New Hampshire student being suspended for saying there are only two genders, a Connecticut school forcing transgender indoctrination on kindergartners with no opt out provision, the role of education in the recent Virginia election, and FRC Action’s upcoming school board webinar.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211116.mp3Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10686372021On today's show: Rep. Garret Graves, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th District, discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit extending the injunction against President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employers, Biden signing the infrastructure bill, and the letter sent by congressional Democrats to Biden demanding a vaccine requirement or a negative test prior to boarding an airline flight. Phil Robertson and Al Robertson, co-hosts of the “Unashamed” podcast, share their thoughts on current issues, including the vaccine mandates, indoctrination in schools, and the Republican National Committee announcing its first-ever “RNC Pride Coalition.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211115.mp3Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10686182021On today's show: Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Texas, gives an update on how the Biden administration is handling China and Taiwan, the climate change issue, and social spending. Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, anticipates the last-minute debt ceiling hysteria ahead of the looming Dec. 3 deadline, and talks about the DOJ memo on parents in light of recently revealed internal correspondence between the White House and the National School Boards Association. Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, FRC’s Director of the Center for Family Studies, talks about gender dysphoria (GD) and significance of the new position statement on GD treatment by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, offers a biblical response to cancel culture, and unpacks new research on “progressive” Christians and “conservative” Christians.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211112.mp3Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10686172021On today's show: Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, discusses the infrastructure bill and Build Back Better plan, the vaccine mandates, and recognizes military veterans. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, shares why we must exercise the freedoms that our nation’s veterans have fought for. Bishop Ronnie C. Crudup Sr., founder of New Horizon Church in Jackson, Mississippi, previews the Pray Together for Life event on November 28. Dr. Owen Strachan, author and provost and research professor at Grace Bible Theological Seminary, provides a biblical framework for thinking through the COVID vaccine mandates.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211111.mp3Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10686162021On today's show: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, gives an update on China and discusses the Navy SEALs lawsuit against the Biden administration for refusing religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate and Biden’s effort to shut down a second oil pipeline. Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, talks about the COVID vaccine mandates. Mike Berry, General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, discusses the Navy SEALs lawsuit against the Biden administration for refusing religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate. Dan Celia, President and CEO of Financial Stewardship Ministries and host of “Financial Issues,” shares the current state of the economy, inflation, and joblessness.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211110.mp3Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02686152021On today's show: Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, gives his thoughts on the Biden administration’s COVID jab-or-test mandates and the GOP members who voted for the infrastructure bill. Dr. Andrew Bostom, Clinical Trialist and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University, discusses Merck and Pfizer’s experimental and potentially groundbreaking COVID antiviral pills. Charles Herbster, Nebraska business owner, shares what’s happening in Nebraska schools. Stacy Langton, a mother in Fairfax County, Virginia, talks about her opposition to sexually explicit books in public school libraries. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, shares the latest news on education and school boards.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211109.mp3Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10686142021On today's show: Haris Alic, reporter for the Washington Times, shares the latest on the infrastructure and reconciliation bills. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General, discusses the emergency stay issued by the 5th circuit against the Biden administration’s COVID jab-or-testing mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, talks about the growing pushback against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. Douglas Burton, editor for the Epoch Times and a former U.S. State Department official, gives an update on the jailing of Epoch Times reporter Luka Binniyat and shares other concerning news coming out of Nigeria. Scott Rasmussen, pollster and editor-at-large at Ballotpedia, analyzes the 2021 election results and polls and discusses what they may indicate about the 2022 midterm election.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211108.mp3Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10686122021On today's show: August Pfluger, U.S. Representative for the 11th District of Texas, gives an update on the reconciliation and infrastructure bills, the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate, and the Biden administration saying they would pay illegal immigrants $450,000. Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, calls out the Biden administration for improperly using an emergency rule provision to push mandates. Todd Nettleton, Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for The Voice of the Martyrs, host of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio, and author of When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians, shares how we can pray for persecuted believers during the upcoming International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians on Sunday, November 7. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians can think biblically about freedom.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211105.mp3Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10684952021On today's show: Mark Green, U.S. Representative for the 7thdistrict of Tennessee and member of the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate rule and the Democrats’ massive spending bills. Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General, unpacks Biden’s recently released vaccine mandate rule. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4thDistrict of Missouri, talks about the role critical race theory and education played in the Virginia governor’s race. Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, gives his thoughts on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate rule. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, reacts to the election results in Virginia and around the countryhttps://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211104.mp3Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10684822021On today's show: Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, talks about how several senators are introducing a measure to revoke President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employers and his letter demanding answers after the National Institutes of Health deleted information about of gain-of-function research from their website. John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas and former school board member, discusses the role parental rights played in the Virginia election and the GOP Senate resolution supporting parents’ right to be involved in their child’s education and rejecting the DOJ’s memo to investigate parents who criticize education policies. Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th district of Georgia, shares what the Virginia election results and the Atlanta Braves victory show about the growing pushback against the far Left’s agenda. Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas, gives an update on the debate in Congress over the Democrats’ massive spending bills. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, reacts to the election results in Virginia and around the country.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211103.mp3Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10684642021On today's show: James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, discusses the COP20 Climate Change Summit, the Marine Corps’ announcement that marines who refuse the COVID vaccine will be discharged after November 28, the Biden vaccine mandate on private employers, and his new memo detailing how the Democrats’ spending bill would expand using taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator from Iowa, talks about the Beth Robinson confirmation vote and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memo targeting parents. Dr. Jeff Barrows, Senior Vice President for Bioethics and Public Policy at Christian Medical & Dental Associations, discusses the American Medical Association’s newly released document saying that doctors should use language inspired by critical race theory. Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, shares how liberals’ attacks on masculinity are driving men to pornography and video games, and discusses his efforts to remove an NDAA provision that forces women to enter the military draft and his letter to AG Garland regarding the Montana U.S. Attorney’s efforts to target parents.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211102.mp3Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10684472021On today's show: Thomas Catenacci, Energy and Environment Reporter for the Daily Caller, shares what’s happening at the COP26 climate change conference. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, unpacks what would happen if the Biden administration moved forward with making $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants who sued the Trump administration, and discusses the COP26 climate change conference. Heather Hacker, Partner at Hacker Stephens LLP and former Assistant Solicitor General of Texas, shares what happened during the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on the Texas Heartbeat law case. Jim Lee, CEO and Founder of Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc., talks about a new NBC poll showing 71% of Americans believe the country is on the “wrong track.” Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, discusses the Virginia gubernatorial election and how the education issue is shaping the race.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211101.mp3Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10684452021On today's show: Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, discusses the reconciliation and infrastructure bills, language in the National Defense Authorization Act that forces women to register for the draft, and a federal judge temporarily banning the Biden administration from firing employees seeking vaccine exemptions. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, shares his concerns that the U.S. military is losing its edge over the Chinese military. Roger Hiatt, child and adolescent psychiatrist, talks about why the Safe Act is needed to protect children. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, analyzes what the “Let’s go Brandon” chant says about the coarsening of our culture, but also why the chant may indicate a new openness to questioning the Left’s agenda.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211029.mp3Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10684072021On today's show: Byron Donalds, U.S. Representative for the 19th District of Florida, unpacks President Biden’s framework for the $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill. Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Oklahoma, discusses President Biden’s plan to attend the G20 Summit in Rome. Larry Cosme, President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, talks about the FDNY preparing to have to close several fire companies over the vaccine mandate. Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & School of Public Health, previews his soon to be released study on COVID natural immunity.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211028.mp3Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:06683962021On today's show: Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, shares what happened during Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before Congress and talks about his bill to prevent schools from facilitating a student’s “gender transition” behind parents’ backs. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, discusses AG Garland’s testimony regarding the Department of Justice task force targeting parents and her new bill protecting essential workers from being fired for choosing not to get the COVID vaccine. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, gives an update on what’s happening in Loudoun County as parents come before the school board and demand that school board members and the superintendent resign. Kelvin Cochran, Senior Fellow and Vice President of Alliance Defending Freedom and former fire chief, talks about his new book, “Facing the Fire: The Faith That Brought ‘America’s Fire Chief’ Through the Flames of Persecution.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211027.mp3Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683792021On today's show: Michael Ginsberg, Congressional correspondent at the Daily Caller, shares the latest on the reconciliation bill negotiations taking place in the U.S. Senate. Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for the 14th district of Texas, talks about business groups asking the Biden administration to delay the upcoming COVID vaccine mandates for private companies until after the holiday season. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, gives an update on what’s happening in Loudoun County after a student was found guilty of sexual assault in a school bathroom, students walked out of class in protest to demand safety in school bathrooms, and parents are being forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement before they can view the district’s new curriculum inspired by critical race theory. Jim Inhofe, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, discusses his letter to the Pentagon urging a suspension of the vaccine mandate on servicemembers and the current state of the U.S. military. Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, reacts to the military coup in Sudan and the implications on religious freedom. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, discusses the Biden administration’s policy toward Taiwan and President Biden’s plan to attend the G20 Summit in Rome.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211026.mp3Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:06683612021On today's show: Haris Alic, reporter for the Washington Times, shares the latest on the reconciliation bill. Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Texas, discusses the State Department admitting there are 363 Americans trapped in Afghanistan and the latest on the reconciliation bill and the Democrats pushing a tax on billionaires. Chuck Holton, freelance reporter for CBN News, gives an update on the caravans heading for U.S.-Mexico border and 52 Al-Qaeda suspects who were captured heading towards the United States. Dr. Ben Carson, Founder and Chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute, talks about his Little Patriots initiative and new children’s book “Why America Matters,” the Loudoun County School Board’s handling of sexual assaults in school bathrooms and the National School Board Association’s so called “apology” letter on Friday, and the push to vaccinate children.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211025.mp3Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683252021On today's show: Rick Allen, U.S. Representative for the 12th District of Georgia, responds to President Biden’s town hall message and shares the letter he signed to the Biden administration regarding the kidnapped American missionaries in Haiti. Katherine Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, gives an update on the Texas Heartbeat bill after the Supreme Court declined to block the law and agreed to hear oral arguments on November 1st. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses an email from the Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent that alerted the school board on the day of bathroom assault. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, responds to Vice President Kamala Harris’ video sent to churches urging support for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211022.mp3Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683152021On today's show: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana, discusses Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and the DOJ task force targeting parents. Dave Boyer, White House Correspondent for the Washington Times, talks about Merrick Garland’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, shares what happened during his questioning of Merrick Garland on the sexual assaults in Loudoun County School District bathrooms. Dr. Andrew Bostom, Clinical Trialist and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University, comments on the White House’s initiative to vaccinate children ages 5-11. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, responds to the increasing trend of government officials refusing to enforce laws they don’t like.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211021.mp3Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:06683122021On today's show: Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, gives an update on negotiations over the reconciliation bill and the removal of the Hyde amendment in the Labor, Health and Human Services Senate bill. Chad Wolf, former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Chair of the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at America First Policy Institute, talks about what’s happening at the southern border with arrests soaring to an all-time high and the Biden administration transporting unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors out of Texas in the middle of the night. Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, discusses U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer denying the emergency injunction pending appeal on behalf of more than 2,000 Maine health care workers, Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit on behalf of military servicemembers and federal employees and contractors who have been mandated to get the COVID vaccine, and responds to Southwest Airlines dropping their plan to get rid of employees that choose not to get the vaccine. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, unpacks what’s really in the reconciliation bill’s Green New Deal.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211020.mp3Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683112021On today's show: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, discusses China’s new hypersonic missile test and the State Department Inspector General’s investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal. Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General, talks about the 17-state effort that he is leading to protect parents from Biden administration's intimidation tactics. Jason Martinez, Nebraska parent and member of the Protect Nebraska Children Coalition, shares about his Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request that revealed that school bureaucrats' lied to parents and purposely excluded religious groups from the sex education curriculum team. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses what’s in the reconciliation bill’s Green New Deal.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211019.mp3Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683102021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, member of the House Armed Services Committee, and a commissioner of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, discusses reports of China’s advanced space capability, the threats that China poses to U.S. national security, and the Democrats $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. Edward Graham, Assistant to the Vice President of Programs and Government Relations for Samaritan's Purse, gives an update on the U.S. missionaries who were kidnapped by a notorious Haitian gang. Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, shares that Navy SEALs seeking religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate are facing harassment and intimidation. Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid Association and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, discusses the U.S. rejoining the UN Human Rights Council and China shutting down Bible apps and Christian WeChat accounts as new crackdown policies go into effect.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211018.mp3Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683092021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of California, discusses President Biden's Supreme Court Commission report and shares his concern that the Bagram prisoners released by Taliban could potentially enter the U.S. via the 'porous' southern border. Patrick Hauf, Staff Writer for the Washington Free Beacon, talks about released emails showing that Nebraska school bureaucrats' lied to parents when they said that no outside activist groups helped draft their new radical sex education guidelines. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses her latest publication on the Southern Poverty Law Center: “The SPLC’s Radical “Learning for Justice” Program: What Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Need to Know.” David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares how believers should think about and respond to issues not explicitly addressed in the Bible.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211015.mp3Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683072021On today's show: Kerry Picket, Senior Congressional Reporter for the Washington Times, and Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, discuss the global shipping crisis and the concerns that it could lead to layoffs, higher prices, fewer options at the grocery store, and eventually threaten our national security. Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina and Member of the House Judiciary Committee, discusses the letter sent by House Judiciary Committee Republicans to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the DOJ task force targeting parents, and the Biden administration’s plan to implement the employer vaccine mandate as early as next week. Ian Prior, Executive Director of Fight for Schools, talks about how parents are responding to Loudoun County School District’s handling of sexual assaults in school bathrooms. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses how the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill will impact taxes, the national debt, and inflation.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211014.mp3Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10683052021On today's show: Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, discusses the status of President Biden’s private employer vaccine mandate, his letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking why COVID vaccines are being mandated for military servicemembers, and his letter demanding answers on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call to investigate concerned parents. Dan Celia, President and CEO of Financial Stewardship Ministries and host of “Financial Issues,” talks about the state of America’s work force after a record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August and more than 100,000 workers are threatening to go on strike. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the Loudoun County School District’s response after a dad said the school district tried to conceal the assault of his daughter. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, shares how the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill will impact childcare, welfare, and education.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211013.mp3Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10682002021On today's show: Mark Robinson, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor, discusses the pushback he has received from the Left for speaking out about radical LGBT indoctrination in public schools. Roger Gannam, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs at Liberty Counsel, talks about a New York court granting a preliminary injunction for health care workers after the state attempted to remove religious exemptions and accommodations from their COVID shot mandate and Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit against the Department of Defense’s vaccine mandate. Gene Hamilton, General Counsel for America First Legal Foundation, discusses America First Legal Foundation's request for a Department of Justice investigation into Attorney General Garland’s memorandum targeting concerned parents who speak out at school board meetings. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, shares the pro-life concerns in the $ 3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211012.mp3Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10681812021On today's show: Cheryl Chumley, Online Opinion Editor for the Washington Times and author of, “Socialists Don't Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall,” and Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, discusses how COVID vaccine mandates are affecting the airline industry. Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, talks about why over 60 GOP members of Congress are demanding answers from the DOJ for targeting parents who speak out at school board meetings. Bill Federer, historian and author of, “Socialism - The Real History from Plato to the Present: How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control,” shares how Christopher Columbus opened the door to Christianity and western civilization and why we should celebrate Columbus Day. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, responds to the National School Board Association's letter to President Biden asking him to investigate parents that speak out at school board meetings.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211011.mp3Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:05681602021On today's show: Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, comments on the Education and Labor Committee letter calling for a hearing on the DOJ’s task force targeting parents who speak out at school board meetings. Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, warns against the overreach of the federal government by the Biden administration. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, shares his plan to appeal a judge's temporary block of the Texas Heartbeat law. Ken Klukowski, Senior Counsel at Schaerr Jaffe law firm, responds to President Biden’s speech this week on the vaccine mandates.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211008.mp3Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10681452021On today's show: Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator from Missouri, gives an update on where the reconciliation bill, debt ceiling debate, and the National Defense Authorization Act stand in Congress. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, warns of the Democrats’ latest attempt at a federal election takeover. Al Robertson, host of the “Unashamed” podcast, shares what has been happening at this week’s Pray Vote Stand Summit and why it is necessary to look at the issues facing our nation from a biblical worldview. Quisha King, co-chair of Northeast Florida Moms for Freedom, Jonathan Koeppel, former Louisiana public school teacher, and Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, share how they are fighting to protect America’s children from indoctrination in classrooms.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211007.mp3Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:05681442021On today's show: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee and member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, discusses Attorney General Merrick Garland’s intimidation campaign against parents who speak out at school board meetings, the Senate testimony from former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, the Democrats’ spending spree and the debt ceiling standoff in Congress, and reports that the Kabul airport bomber was released from the Bagram base prison only days prior. Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, urges House and Senate Republicans to vote no on the National Defense Authorization Act unless the provision forcing women to register for the military draft is removed. Nina Schaefer, Senior Fellow in Health Policy at the Heritage Foundation, exposes the hidden healthcare agenda in Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan. Gary Hamrick, Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel, previews this week’s Pray Vote Stand Summit.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211006.mp3Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10681162021On today's show: Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, discusses President Biden’s vaccine mandates and Dr. Fauci’s latest comments, Project Veritas’s undercover video showing Pfizer scientists admitting that natural immunity is “probably better” than their vaccine, and the Biden administration using the Title X program to restore millions of taxpayer dollars to abortion centers. John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, talks about the debt ceiling standoff in Congress and the Biden administration using the IRS to examine transactions over $600. Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana, discusses the Department of Justice’s effort to intimidate parents who speak out against public school officials. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, decries the Department of Justice’s intimidation campaign against parents and previews this week’s Pray Vote Stand Summit.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211005.mp3Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10681062021On today's show: James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, discusses his newly introduced bill, the “Stop Vaccine Mandates Act,” and the chair of the House Progressive Caucus saying she won’t vote for the reconciliation bill unless the Hyde amendment, which protects taxpayer dollars from funding abortions, is left out. Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator from Alabama, talks about his efforts to stop the dishonorable discharge of U.S. military servicemembers who decline the COVID vaccine and China sending 77 warplanes into Taiwan’s defense zone over two days. Cathy Scheller, mother of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr., shares about her son’s imprisonment after he criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the situation in Afghanistan. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, responds to those who say herd immunity “may never happen” and that a 90 percent vaccination rate is needed.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211004.mp3Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10680692021On today's show: Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Georgia and member of the House Budget Committee and the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the disarray in the Democratic Party over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, and House Republican’s letter to President Biden over the vaccine mandates. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, applauds Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) for insisting that the reconciliation bill include the Hyde Amendment, which keeps taxpayer dollars from funding abortion. Roger Gannam, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs at Liberty Counsel, shares how President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates have led hundreds of U.S. service members to reach out for help, including one near retirement who faces dishonorable discharge after 29 years of service. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, talks about the House Oversight hearing yesterday on abortion and the radical bill that is the focus of his recent blog, “Unconscionable: New Bill Proves Democrats Are Okay With Abortion Up Until Birth.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20211001.mp3Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10680312021On today's show: Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, gives an update on the debt ceiling debate and the Democrats’ massive spending bill. Joel Rosenberg, award winning author and founder and president of The Joshua Fund, previews his new book: “Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East.” John Yoo, professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, shares why President Biden’s vaccine mandate fails the constitutional test.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210930.mp3Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10680172021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the Pentagon leadership’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the atrocities that have followed. Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative for the 26th district of Texas and Member of the House Budget Committee, gives an update on the debt ceiling debate and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push for massive spending bills. Robert Cahaly, Senior Strategist and Chief Pollster at the Trafalgar Group, shares the findings of a poll showing a 65% majority believe Americans who refuse the vaccine should not lose their jobs. William “Dean” Lee, retired Vice Admiral of the United States Coast Guard, shares his thoughts on the military vaccine mandates and the leaked documents showing how Coast Guard chaplains are being used to enforce the mandate.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210929.mp3Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10680002021On today's show: Kristina Wong, reporter for Breitbart News, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discuss the Pentagon leadership’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee over the military’s vaccine mandate. Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kentucky, talks about President Biden weighing a decision over whether to require vaccine passports for domestic airline travel. Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Missouri and ranking member on the House Budget Committee, gives an update on the debate in Congress over the debt ceiling and the Democrats’ massive spending bills. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses what’s behind the FBI’s reports of an unprecedented murder spike, Massachusetts State Troopers resigning over COVID vaccine mandate, and threats from the NYPD that unvaccinated police officers will be demoted. Andy McCarthy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute, tells the real story on Durham’s indictment of Lawyer Michael Sussman.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210928.mp3Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10679902021On today's show: Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Kansas, talks about the massive spending votes coming up this week in the House of Representatives. Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, discusses leaked documents showing the Coast Guard plans to grill service members about their religious beliefs over religious vaccine exemptions. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, shares how imposing a vaccine mandate on the military will harm recruiting and retention. Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, talks about the recent March for Martyrs in Washington D.C. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the graphic material a Fairfax High School mother found in school library books and what happened when she read them during a Fairfax County School Board meeting.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210927.mp3Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10679682021On today's show: Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, gives an update on the Southern Border crisis as well as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses a bill that passed the House of Representatives today that codifies Roe v. Wade into federal law. Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, talks about an amicus brief a pro-abortion group filed at the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing abortions help women to advance in the sports world. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about Minnesota parents objecting to sexually explicit material in the classroom and also discusses her new publication, "A Concerned Citizen's Guide to Engaging with Public Schools."https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210924.mp3Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:51:03679662021On today's show: Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, discusses an upcoming vote in the House on a bill that could block state pro-life laws. Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, shares how he is fighting back against President Biden’s vaccine mandates. Robert Destro, Professor of Law and founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Law & Religion at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., talks about how Christians and pastors can respond to the vaccine mandate. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, discusses the Virginia governor’s race and the highlights from FRC Action’s second school board boot camp.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210923.mp3Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10679532021On today's show: Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, discusses how President Biden has handled America’s borders, the debt ceiling debate in Congress, and efforts by far-Left members of Congress to block funding of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, talks about the growing opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act and its provision forcing women to register for the military draft. Roger Gannam, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs at Liberty Counsel, discusses the status of religious exemptions for the COVID vaccine. Dr. Dave Brat, Dean of the School of Business at Liberty University, unpacks President Biden’s climate change agenda.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210922.mp3Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10679312021On today's show: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, describes what he saw during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border and discusses the House Freedom Caucus announcing its opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, and Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, react to President Biden’s first speech before the United Nations. Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, talks about how he is challenging critical race theory indoctrination in Ohio public schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210921.mp3Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10679182021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses what’s happening at the southern border, General Milley’s calls to the Chinese, and a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that requires women to register for the draft. Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, explains how he is fighting President Biden’s vaccine mandates. Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, decries the Department of Defense’s requirement that military members must receive the COVID vaccine or face removal. Chad Robichaux, Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, shares the latest on evacuations and the state of Afghanistan.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210920.mp3Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10679002021On today's show: Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Texas, discusses drone footage showing thousands of migrants under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas as local facilities are overwhelmed. John Seago, Texas Right to Life Legislative Director, celebrates a federal judge rejecting the Biden administration’s move against the Texas Heartbeat Law. Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, shares why she and 23 other state attorneys general signed a letter opposing Biden’s vaccine mandate. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians should think about the role of government in light of President Biden’s vaccine mandate.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210917.mp3Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10678792021On today's show: John Joyce, U.S. Representative for the 13th District of Pennsylvania, gives an update on the reconciliation bill. Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, responds to reports that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley made secret calls with his Chinese counterpart, circumventing President Trump. Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, talks about how state attorneys general are fighting back against federal vaccine mandates. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, shares the results of a survey on fairness for all.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210916.mp3Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10678752021On today's show: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, responds to reports that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley made secret calls with his Chinese counterpart, circumventing President Trump. Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General, discusses Arizona filing the first lawsuit in the country against President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, reacts to reports that General Milley secretly circumvented President Trump to collude with the Chinese. Scott Rasmussen, pollster and editor-at-large at Ballotpedia, shares the findings of his survey showing that Democrats believe that Trump supporters and the unvaccinated are the greatest threats to the United States. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, responds to the California governor’s recall election results.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210915.mp3Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:05678502021On today's show: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and concerns that $64 million in U.S. aid could fall into the hands of the Taliban. Dr. Jeff Barrows, Senior Vice President for Bioethics and Public Policy at Christian Medical & Dental Associations, talks about how COVID vaccine mandates affect the patient-doctor relationship. Gary Hamrick, Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel, talks about the religious liberty implications of President Biden’s vaccine mandate. Sean Spicer, host of “Spicer&Co” and author of the forthcoming book Radical Nation, comments on President Biden’s call to have him removed from the Board of Visitors at the Naval Academy. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210914.mp3Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10678412021September 13, 2021 On today's show: Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, discusses President Biden’s vaccine mandate and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony about Afghanistan before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, shares how he is fighting back against President Biden’s vaccine mandates. Robert Cahaly, Senior Strategist and Chief Pollster at the Trafalgar Group, shares what his polling reveals about how Americans view President Biden’s vaccine mandates. Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, talks about the religious liberty implications of President Biden’s vaccine mandate. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians should think about the role of government in light of President Biden’s vaccine mandate.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210913.mp3Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10678242021On today's show: Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, responds to President Biden’s vaccine mandates and reflects on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, reflects on 9/11 and discusses the threat of terrorism today. Pastor Carter Conlon, General Overseer of Times Square Church, shares what the Lord put on his heart prior to 9/11 and how the events of that day changed his church and its members.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210910.mp3Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10678042021On today's show: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, discusses President Biden’s plan to announce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on federal workers and also on private sector companies with more than a hundred employees, a report that includes previously undisclosed about the origins of COVID-19, and the situation in Afghanistan. Dr. Jane M. Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, talks about why the COVID-19 vaccine should not be mandated. Mark Robinson, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor, shares his report on the indoctrination happening in North Carolina public schools. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, discusses the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the Texas Heartbeat law. Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, previews his new book BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution Kindle Edition.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210909.mp3Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10677952021On today's show: Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th district of Georgia, discusses the latest on the situation in Afghanistan, including the U.S. State Department’s concerns about the Taliban forming an all-male government, the four prisoners President Obama exchanged for Bowe Bergdahl now serving in senior Taliban posts, and reports that the U.S. is working with the Taliban to fly the remaining Americans out as a first step toward rolling back sanctions. Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, talks about the role churches are playing in the California governor’s recall election. Chad Wolf, former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Chair of the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at America First Policy Institute, calls out President Biden for leaving behind Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan while allowing Afghan refugees who aren’t being properly vetted into the U.S.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210908.mp3Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:03677822021On today's show: Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, discusses the Biden administration pledging that its best lawyers will fight the Texas Heartbeat law. Chad Robichaux, Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, shares his on the ground perspective of the evacuations in Afghanistan. Ronny Jackson, U.S. Representative for the 13th District of Texas, talks about his efforts to evacuate American citizens and others from Afghanistan. Ronnie Floyd, President of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, discusses the Southern Baptist Convention’s hurricane relief efforts around the country and the UN report on the increase of extreme weather events.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210907.mp3Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10677652021On today's show: Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, discusses President Biden’s push for the largest tax increase since 1968. Dan Gainor, Vice President for Free Speech America and Business at Media Research Center, talks about a survey showing a decline in trust in the media. Marty Makary, Professor of Health Policy at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, shares the findings of an Israeli study showing natural immunity is 13 times stronger than the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," discusses why we must hold Beijing accountable for Afghan militants' crimes.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210906.mp3Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01677622021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, responds to the Texas heartbeat law going into effect, Speaker Pelosi announcing she will schedule a vote later this month on legislation that could codify Roe v. Wade into federal law, Democrats using the defense spending bill to promote its social agenda. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, exposes President Biden as not the advocate for women he claims to be and shares how pregnancy care centers are responding to the Texas Heartbeat law. Katherine Johnson, FRC’s research fellow for legal and policy studies, gives an update on Texas’ pro-life victory and the Left’s hysteria over the new Texas pro-life law. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, gives insight into the clash of worldviews seen in the debate over the Texas heartbeat law, and discusses how following politicians is not the same as following the law and what that means for churches.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210903.mp3Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10677372021On today's show: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kentucky and Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, talks about his efforts to get to the truth of what happened in Afghanistan. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses the recently passed Texas election reform bill and how the future of America could look if the Democrats succeed in passing their federal election takeover bill. Luther Harrison, Vice President of North American Ministries for Samaritan's Purse, shares an update on Samaritan’s Purse’s Hurricane Ida relief efforts. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling allowing a Texas heartbeat law that protects an unborn child after a heartbeat has been detected to go into effect.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210902.mp3Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10677282021On today's show: Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs and the Foreign Relations Committees, discusses his letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information about an alleged incident at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul involving a U.S. military official preventing American citizens and Afghan allies from evacuating Afghanistan. Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Indiana and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, talks about Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee offering amendments to the defense spending bill to prevent U.S. funding and recognition of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Mike Pompeo, former United States Secretary of State, shares his thoughts on how the Biden administration has handled the withdrawal and evacuation efforts out of Afghanistan. Steve Folmar, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Houma, Louisiana, talks about hurricane relief efforts across Louisiana.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210901.mp3Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10677242021On today's show: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses President Biden’s address on the Afghanistan withdrawal, the Biden administration admitting Americans have been stranded in Afghanistan, and the letter signed by nearly 90 retired flag officers calling for the resignations of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Milley. Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, calls for the Biden administration to be held accountable for the Afghanistan and discusses Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston promoting “diversity in the ranks” as the situation Afghanistan unfolds. Ryan Bangert, senior counsel and vice president for legal strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom, celebrates the Virginia State Supreme Court granting victory to Loudoun County teacher Tanner Cross after he was placed on administrative leave for objecting to new school policies on gender identity. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General, talks about the hurricane relief efforts across Louisiana. Larry Elder, talk show host and attorney, discusses Gavin Newsom’s record as California governor.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210831.mp3Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10676772021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of New Jersey and Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses the humanitarian disaster following the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, his evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, and how Congress can hold the Biden administration accountable for the unfolding catastrophe. Tony Perkins, FRC President and Marine veteran, gives an on the ground report on Ida Hurricane relief efforts in Louisiana. Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan's Purse, shares how Samaritan’s Purse is responding to Hurricane Ida. Nina Shea, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Religious Freedom at Hudson Institute, talks about what’s happening to Christians in Afghanistan.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210830.mp3Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10676312021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses the 13 U.S. service members who were killed at the Kabul airport, the evacuation operation by an all-volunteer group of U.S. veterans, and this weekend’s Stand Courageous event. Scott Rasmussen, pollster and editor-at-large at Ballotpedia, talks about the polling on how President Biden has handled foreign policy, the economy, and the pandemic. Pam Pryor, former Senior State Department official under President Trump, critiques the Biden administration for mishandling the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies. Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th district of Georgia, shares his thoughts on the recent events in Afghanistan and what Congress can do to hold the Biden administration accountable.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210827.mp3Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10676162021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, shares his reaction to the killing of twelve U.S. Servicemembers at Kabul Airport and what Congress should do about the unfolding catastrophe in Afghanistan. Tony Perkins, FRC President and Marine veteran, discusses the twelve U.S. Servicemembers who were killed at Kabul airport. Jeff King, President of International Christian Concern, gives an update on what Christians are facing in Afghanistan. David Harsanyi, Senior Writer for National Review and author of the forthcoming “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent,” discusses how President Biden has handled foreign policy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210826.mp3Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10676092021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Terry Jeffrey, editor-in-chief for CNS News, discusses the far-reaching ramifications of the Afghanistan crisis. Rex Rogers, President of SAT-7, a Middle East media ministry, talks about the persecution that Afghan Christians are facing from the Taliban. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses the House of Representatives approving H.R. 4, a federal takeover of America’s elections. Kim Colby, Director of the Christian Legal Society’s Center for Law and Religious Freedom, warns that President Biden’s Department of Education is poised to revoke protections for campus faith groups. Russell Evenson, World Outreach Worship Center, his efforts to organize turnout at the Newport, Virginia school board meeting in opposition to the state’s transgender school policy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210825.mp3Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01675902021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, gives an update on the situation in Afghanistan and what effect the Biden administration has had on the United States’ international standing. Jeff King, President of International Christian Concern, talks about the challenges that Afghan Christians are facing as the Taliban doubles down on the August 31 deadline and says Afghans are no longer allowed to leave the country. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses CIA Director Willian Burns’ meeting with the Taliban leader. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, discusses the House Freedom Caucus officially announcing its opposition to both the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill and the $1.2 trillion Senate-passed infrastructure bill. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, shares why FRC is opposing the $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending bill and the $1.2 trillion Senate-passed infrastructure bill. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210824.mp3Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02675732021On today's show, hosted by Meg Kilgannon: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, gives an update on the situation in Afghanistan. Jim Lee, CEO and Founder of Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc., discusses what recent polls reveal about Biden’s approval rating. Maria Keffler, Co-Founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, talks about her new book Desist, Detrans, & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult. Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, shares how to navigate the religious exemption process for the Covid-19 vaccine.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210823.mp3Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02675432021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Jeremy Barker, Senior Program Officer and Director of the Middle East Action Team for the Religious Freedom Institute, discusses President Biden’s speech regarding the evacuations in Afghanistan and the implications of the situation in Afghanistan for religious freedom. Liz Murrill, Louisiana Solicitor General, praises the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for upholding a Texas law banning dismemberment abortions. Bob Good, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Virginia, talks about his newly introduced Teleabortion Prevention Act. David Closson, Director of FRC's Center for Biblical Worldview, shares what a recent survey found to be the most seductive, but unbiblical, beliefs Americans embrace and what the Democrats’ efforts to eliminate the Hyde Amendment say about their worldview.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210820.mp3Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01675302021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: August Pfluger, U.S. Representative for the 11th District of Texas and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses his efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan, President Biden’s interview with George Stephanopoulos, and next week’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on how Biden has handled the situation in Afghanistan. Sean Spicer, host of “Spicer&Co” and author of the forthcoming book Radical Nation, critiques President Biden for how he has handled the situation in Afghanistan and the border crisis. George Thomas, CBN’s senior international correspondent, discusses the persecution Christians are facing in Afghanistan. Andrew Brunson, FRC's Special Advisor for International Religious Freedom, shares how viewers can pray for the people of Afghanistan. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210819.mp3Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:11675232021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Mark Green, U.S. Representative for the 7th district of Tennessee and member of the House Armed Services Committee, calls on President Biden for an Afghanistan plan and discusses his resolution opposing the punishment of service members who decline the COVID-19 vaccine. Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant, discusses FRC’s new issue brief explaining why women should not be drafted into selective service. Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, warns of the Biden administration’s plan to crack down on schools that don’t push the transgender ideology. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, talks about how China is leveraging the chaos in Afghanistan.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210818.mp3Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02675002021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. Bob Fu, Founder and President of China Aid Association and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, talks about the Associated Press's investigative report showing that China is using black sites outside its borders. Tom Kilgannon, President of Freedom Alliance, shares that withdrawing from Afghanistan does not mean the war is over for the United States. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, evaluates the Biden administration's leadership thus far and looks ahead to the 2022 election.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210817.mp3Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10674902021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and decorated Special Forces Officer who had multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, discusses the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. Edward Graham, Assistant to the Vice President of Programs and Government Relations for Samaritan's Purse, shares about Samaritan’s Purse’s relief efforts in Haiti following a massive earthquake, Samaritan's Purse’s new field hospital in Mississippi as COVID-19 cases soar, and his thoughts on the situation in Afghanistan. Joshua Youssef, President of Help the Persecuted, talks about the persecution that Afghani Christians are facing under the Taliban regime. Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of “The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church,” critiques President Biden for how he has handled foreign policy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210816.mp3Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10674722021On today's back-to-school edition, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Corey DeAngelis, national director of research at the American Federation for Children, talks about the trend of parents taking their kids out of public schools, the alternatives that are available for parents, and the movement to fund students instead of systems. Nicole Solas, the Rhode Island mom being sued by the state and local chapters of the National Education Association, talks about how her inquiries into what her child was being taught in the local public school led to a lawsuit by two chapters of one of the nation's largest teachers' unions. Matt Gore, senior director of strategy and operations for Canopy, talks about his company's digital parenting app and the issues with kids and their smart phones. David Closson, director of FRC's Center for Biblical Worldview, and Meg Kilgannon, FRC's senior fellow for education studies, talk about what parents of public school kids need to be aware of this year and how to be engaged in the education and worldview shaping of their children.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210813.mp3Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10674612021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kentucky and Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, gives an update on vaccine passport mandates, the Pentagon warning military service members that the religious exemption is not a “blanket check,” and the House Oversight Committee Republicans calling for a field hearing on the border to investigate a dramatic surge in COVID-19 positive immigrants in U.S. custody. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General, talks about his joint initiative with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to gathering information on social media censorship. Jon Schweppe, Director of Policy and Government Affairs for American Principles Project, discusses how to fight back against mounting Big Tech censorship and American Principles Project’s bigtechfunding.org initiative. Dr. Quentin Van Meter, Pediatric Endocrinologist and clinical associate professor of Pediatrics at both the Emory University and Morehouse Schools of Medicine, talks about the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ statement that transgender surgery for children is child abuse, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association pushing transgender ideology.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210812.mp3Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10674462021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Don Bacon, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Nebraska, retired Brigadier General, and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses President Biden’s foreign policy as well as the Taliban’s sweeping territorial gains across Afghanistan. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, shares the highlights from the U.S. Senate’s vote-a-rama. Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, talks about the American Academy of Pediatrics refusing to allow doctors who question transgender orthodoxy to set up a booth at their annual conference. Victoria Cobb, President of Family Foundation, urges parents to rally as the Loudoun County School Board prepares to vote on a transgender policy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210811.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10674312021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Missouri and ranking member on the House Budget Committee, discusses the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the arguments in Congress over the debt ceiling, and the “Love America Act.” Scott Rasmussen, pollster and editor-at-large at Ballotpedia, shares his latest survey findings on government spending, the pandemic, and lockdowns. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about the U.S. Defense Secretary's request to President Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all U.S. military service members. Cal Beisner, founder and national spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, unpacks the United Nation’s global warming report.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210810.mp3Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10674082021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative the 5th District of South Carolina, discusses President Biden’s push for vaccine and mask mandates, what’s really in the Senate infrastructure bill, and the Biden/Sanders $3.5 trillion spending plan. Dan Bartkowiak, Director of Communications at Pennsylvania Family Institute, shares what new documents reveal about the University of Pittsburgh’s experimentation on unborn and aborted babies. Kathy Rapp, Pennsylvania State Representative, calls for a state investigation into the University of Pittsburgh’s Health and Human Service’s grant being used for experimentation on unborn and aborted babies. Jerry Bowyer, Editor of Townhall Financial and author of "The Maker Versus the Takers," talks about the implications for higher inflation and the economy as Congress moves to spend trillions more.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210809.mp3Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02673972021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Kat Cammack, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Florida, co-chair of the House Pro-life Caucus, and member of the Homeland Security Committee, discusses why Congress should reject the Senate infrastructure bill and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s extreme abortion agenda. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, talks about FRC’s public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed reversal of the abortion surcharge rule. Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, discusses Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling a second special session after Texas House Democrats fled the state to avoid voting. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares new resources from the Center for Biblical Worldview.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210806.mp3Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10673722021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Michael Guest, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Mississippi, vice ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and member of the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, discusses the McAllen, Texas mayor issuing a disaster declaration after thousands of illegal immigrants—1,500 of whom were COVID-19 positive—were released into the community, President Biden’s Homeland Security budget slashing border security assets by 96 percent, and what’s really in the Democrats’ “infrastructure” bill. Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, details how President Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates civil rights law. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, gives an update on the status of the Senate infrastructure bill. Owen Strachan, Senior Fellow with FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview and author of “Christianity and Wokeness,” talks about the Wokeification of the Tokyo Olympics.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210805.mp3Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10673642021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, discusses President Biden telling GOP governors who oppose mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions to “get out of the way,” and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s extreme abortion agenda. Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, talks about why the U.S. Senate should reject the infrastructure “deal.” Seth Barron, contributor for the City Journal and managing editor of The American Mind, talks about the implications of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio mandating COVID vaccine passport for indoor restaurants, gyms, and movie theatres. Ramona Bessinger, English teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, shares her story as a teacher who has seen firsthand how critical race theory (CRT) brings division into the classroom. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, provides tools for fighting Critical Race Theory in classrooms and discusses the deadlock vote in the U.S. Senate Committee on Catherine Lhamon’s nomination to serve as assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210804.mp3Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02673452021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Commissioner of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, discusses her newly introduced legislation to hold China accountable for its persecution of Christians, and shares how teaching critical race theory stifles the growth of children. Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and host of TBN’s “Huckabee,” talks about President Biden’s approval rating sharply dropping as concerns grow about how he is handling COVID-19, worsening inflation, and the highest number of illegal immigrants crossing the border in the last two decades. Max Eden, Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, warns parents of President Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Family and Religious Liberty, unpacks the problems in the newly released Senate infrastructure bill. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, shares concerns about the appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and a look ahead to what pro-life Congress will be addressing in the fall.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210803.mp3Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10673352021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses the House Foreign Affairs Committee report that raises further questions about the origins of COVID-19 and also reacts to the Left’s push for vaccine requirements and a return to mask mandates. Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), shares how President Biden’s COVID-testing mandate violates civil rights law. Douglas Burton, investigative reporter on terrorism for the Epoch Times and a former U.S. State Department official, discusses a report showing that 17 Christians are killed every day in Nigeria. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, urges parents to organize to take back their public schools, and talks about new transgender policies in state prisons and the Olympics.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210802.mp3Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10672862021On today's show: Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, discusses Nancy Pelosi’s mask mandate. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, decries the court decision that determined parents lack standing to challenge Virginia’s new transgender school policies and discusses the Guilford Public School parents ousting GOP school board members who were sympathetic to the county’s radical agenda. Katherine Johnson, FRC’s research fellow for legal and policy studies, talks about FRC’s amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the abortion case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Heather Johnston, founder and president of JH Israel and U.S. Israel Education Association, shares about her new book, Uncommon Favor: The Intentional Life of a Disciple. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210730.mp3Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10672842021On today's show: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana and vice chairman of the House Republican Conference discusses the appropriations bills moving through Congress this week. Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, talks about the Senate Republicans’ letter to President Biden on Big Tech censorship and responds to California Governor Newsom’s news conference on COVID-19. Frank Gaffney, founder and executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy, warns on the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party’s influence around the globe. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Texas and member of the House Judiciary Committee, contrasts how the Department of Justice is treating those who were a part of the January 6th Capitol riot compared to those arrested during the BLM and Antifa riots.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210729.mp3Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10672482021On today's show: Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Louisiana and House Republican Whip, details what happened during the first hearing of the January 6th House Select Committee. Robert Cahaly, senior strategist and chief pollster at the Trafalgar Group, shares his findings on how Americans view COVID vaccine mandates and critical race theory in public school curriculum. Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, reports on President Joe Biden’s first six months in office. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discusses the Coca-Cola executive testifying before the Congressional Executive Commission on China, her introduction of the "United Nations Transparency and Accountability Act," and a new survey showing only 20% of Americans support allowing men who identify as transgender to play in women’s sports.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210728.mp3Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:00672232021On today's show: Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas and member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, shares why it would be disastrous to close down the economy or impose vaccine and mask mandates, and talks about the letter he signed along with 8 other U.S. Senators to President Biden on the government’s assault on freedom of speech. Kristina Wong, reporter for Breitbart News, details what happened during the first hearing of the January 6th House Select Committee. August Pfluger, U.S. Representative for Texas's 11th District and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, questions why President Biden is rejecting Cuban refugees while leaving the southern border wide open, and discusses his bill reimbursing ranchers and farmers who have incurred costs related to illegal immigration. Mark Green, U.S. Representative for the 7th district of Tennessee and decorated combat veteran, critiques the National Defense Authorization Act provision that forces women to register for the draft, and warns of the House Democrats' agenda to eliminate the Hyde Amendment, which currently protects taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210727.mp3Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01672102021On today's show: Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and member of the Senate Budget, Appropriations, and Judiciary Committees, unpacks the $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending bill before the Senate and talks about how the Biden administration has handled the protests in Iran and Cuba. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, discusses the House Freedom Caucus’s letter to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for the removal of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, praises 17 state attorneys general for backing an Arkansas law that protects children from experimental transgender procedures and medication. Joyce Burges, co-founder and program director of National Black Home Educators, discusses the surge in parents choosing to homeschool and shares helpful resources for homeschooling families. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, discusses the rise in education alternatives for parents who are concerned about the curriculum taught and the restrictions being imposed on their children in public schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210726.mp3Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01671892021On today's show: Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, calls out Dr. Fauci for spreading misinformation, and discusses President Biden’s CNN townhall meeting and the Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2021. Matthew Spalding, associate vice president and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government for Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., talks about new advancements in history education, including Hillsdale College’s new 1776 curriculum and the Department of Education withdrawing the 1619 project grant program. Bob Gibson, Russell County School Board member, shares his school board unanimously rejected Virginia’s transgender school policy even after the Virginia Department of Education threatened consequences. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, discusses Virginia’s transgender school policies and the pushback from school districts in Virginia and around the country, the possible return of mask mandates in schools, and Hillsdale’s 1776 curriculum and Department of Education withdrawing its 1619 project grant program.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210723.mp3Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10671812021On today's show: Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Indiana and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, discusses House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrawing Republicans from the committee created to investigating the January 6th breach of the Capitol after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to allow several Republican nominees onto the committee. Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & School of Public Health, shares the findings of his study on the mortality rate of COVID-19 for children under 18. Louis Gurvich, chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, decries the Louisiana House Democrats abandoning their support of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, shares what the Associated Press found after China granted them unprecedented access to its Uyghur concentration camps.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210722.mp3Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01671632021On today's show: Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana and chairman of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, gives an overview of President Biden’s infrastructure bill as it moves towards a vote in the U.S. Senate and the recently introduced Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2021. Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, discusses how the Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2021 will protect women and children. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, shares an update on recent pro-family state legislation. George Barna, FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, comments on a recent survey that claims to show a "rapid decline of white evangelical America."https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210721.mp3Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10671532021On today's show: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Senate Democrats’ efforts to force women into the military draft and the White House for pressuring Big Tech to censor speech. Dr. Dave Brat, dean of the School of Business at Liberty University, debunks President Biden’s claim that the way to address inflation is through more government spending. Owen Strachan, author and provost and research professor at Grace Bible Theological Seminary, previews his newly-released book “Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel - and the Way to Stop It.” Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, shares the findings of his report on the fighting culture of the Navy’s surface fleet.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210720.mp3Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10671382021On today's show: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses the protests in Cuba, the resolutions introduced in Congress expressing solidarity with the Cuban people in their demand for freedom, and reports that Afghanistan is disintegrating even before the United States military completes its withdrawal. Jatniel Peréz, director of William Carey Biblical Seminary and pastor at Centro Bíblico Crecer (Growing Bible Center) in Velasco, Cuba, gives an inside look at what’s really going on inside Cuba. Beth Mizell, Louisiana State Senator, urges the Louisiana legislature to override the governor’s veto of the Louisiana Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel of Public Interest Legal Foundation, shares the status of election reform efforts at the state level.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210719.mp3Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02671182021On today's show, co-hosted with Meg Kilgannon: Mary Holland, president and general counsel of Children’s Health Defense, warns of the dangers of removing parental protections from children's medical decisions. Sharon Slater, president of Family Watch International, cautions parents as schools adopt a new radical sex education. Travis Weber, FRC’s vice president for policy & government affairs, tells viewers how they can take action on top legislative issues.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210716.mp3Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02671162021On today's show: Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Maryland, member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and co-chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the elimination of the Hyde Amendment from this year’s Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Bill, the situation in Cuba, and the Surgeon General’s advisory warning the American public about the threat of COVID health misinformation. David Curry, President and CEO of Open Doors USA, shares Open Doors’ recent report on India detailing the urgent threat for religious minorities there. Grace Gao, Daughter of Gao Zhisheng, shares her story of the Chinese government targeting her father, a human rights lawyer whose exact whereabouts have been unknown for the past four years. Andrew Brunson, FRC's Special Advisor for International Religious Freedom, shares highlights from this week’s IRF Summit 2021.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210715.mp3Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:00670902021On today's show: James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, unpacks hidden agendas in President Biden’s $3.5 trillion “infrastructure” bill and Biden’s speech this week on voting rights. Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom and co-chair of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2021 Steering Committee, shares highlights from this week’s IRF Summit. Bob Fu, founder and president of China Aid Association and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, talks about his testimony during the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on the state of international religious freedom. Nadine Maenza, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, provides an overview of the current state of religious freedom around the globe. Travis Weber, FRC’s vice president for policy & government affairs and director of the Center for Religious Liberty, shares why FRC advocates for religious freedom at home and abroad.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210714.mp3Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01670732021On today's show: Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor of PJ Media, reports on President Biden’s speech pushing back on the view that the 2020 election exposed ballot fraud issues. Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, shares the contents of a letter from 21 state attorneys general to President Biden concerning his new guidance on education and employment, and reaffirms the necessity of the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act as the Department of Justice works to overturn the Act. Justin Butterfield, Deputy General Counsel at First Liberty Institute, commends the Fifth Circuit for issuing a stay to allow a judge to have chaplains pray at the start of his court sessions. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, discusses COVID mask mandates and the vaccination crusade.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210713.mp3Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10670552021On today's show: Craig L. Parshall, attorney and special counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and senior advisor of legal policy & civil liberty for the American Principles Project, discusses President Biden’s executive order on Big Tech. Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, talks about the implications of a mandatory COVID vaccine for the U.S. military. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, gives an update on Chicago Public Schools’ new sex education policy.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210712.mp3Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:53:54670392021On today's show: Rob Schwarzwalder, senior lecturer and director of the Center for Christian Thought and Action at Regent University, gives the history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and laments how the organization has strayed from its founding ideals and adopted radical ideologies. Mark Hancock, CEO of Trail Life USA, shares the mission of Trail Life USA, a church-based, Christ-focused mentorship and discipleship organization that seeks to encourage and equip boys to carry out the mission for which they were created.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210709.mp3Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10670232021On today's show: Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida and member of the House Judiciary Committee, discusses attempts to break up Big Tech and hold the companies accountable, the White House’s fraudulent claims that Republicans are defunding the police, and the latest ransomware attacks targeting American businesses. Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, previews next week’s International Religious Freedom Summit. Lea Patterson, Counsel with First Liberty Institute, applauds the IRS for reversing its decision to deny a religious organization tax-exempt status because their “Bible teachings” are “affiliated with the Republican party.” Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina, urges parents to fight back against the push to include critical race theory in school curriculum.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210708.mp3Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01670152021On today's show: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative the 5th District of South Carolina, talks about President Biden’s door-to-door vaccination campaign and efforts in Congress to end the mask mandate on public transportation. Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, declares July “Victims of Communism Remembrance Month.” Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, shares why efforts to stop indoctrination in school curriculum is both necessary and justified. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses the surge in crime in major U.S. cities.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210707.mp3Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:51:02669902021On today's show: Lisa McClain, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Michigan and member of the House Armed Services Committee, calls out President Biden for refusing to take responsibility after he pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, and U.S. athlete Gwen Berry for disrespecting the flag and anthem of the country she represented during the Olympic Games. Kristen Waggoner, general counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, laments the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review the Washington Supreme Court decision against floral artist Barronelle Stutzman, who politely declined to violate her religious beliefs by creating a floral arrangement for a same-sex wedding. John Bursch, senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom and attorney representing Thomas More Law Center, celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of protecting the privacy of donors to nonprofits. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s senior fellow for education studies, discusses over 5,000 teachers pledging to push Critical Race Theory (CRT) in their classrooms “regardless of the law” and the largest U.S. teachers union vowing to “fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric.” https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210706.mp3Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01669742021On today’s Independence Day edition of Washington Watch, Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, and Dr. Ben Carson, Founder and Chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute, join Tony Perkins to discuss the necessity of a correct understanding of American history. They compare two very different movements that are battling one another for a spot in our classrooms. The 1776 Commission shares America’s story as an imperfect nation moving towards a more perfect union, built on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The 1619 project catapults on radical ideologies, like Critical Race Theory, in an attempt to reframe history, replacing America’s story with one of division.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210705.mp3Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01669722021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Daniel Dreisbach, professor of legal studies at American University, sets the record straight on American history. Dean Nelson, FRC’s senior fellow for African American affairs and the executive director of Human Coalition Action, remembers Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July speech in context. Ryan Bangert, senior counsel and vice president for legal strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom, provides an update on the Jack Phillip’s Masterpiece Cakeshop case and the College of the Ozarks’ fight to keep separate dorms for men and women.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210702.mp3Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01669482021On today's show: Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, talks about the letter he signed to President Biden opposing the expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Georgia’s election integrity law. Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, discusses the threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, shares the status of election reform efforts at the state level. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210701.mp3Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:00669202021On today's show: Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, analyzes the infrastructure bill taking shape in the U.S. Senate, and talks about his letter to Secretary Becerra opposing his decision to end the fetal tissue research advisory committee. Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, shares what she is observing on her trip to the southern border. Gene Mills, President of Louisiana Family Forum, discusses the efforts in the Louisiana legislature to override Governor Edwards’ veto of the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.” Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," discusses the GOP House hearing yesterday investigating the origins of COVID, and the breaking news that China is building more than 100 new missile silos in its western desert.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210630.mp3Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:40:56669072021On today's show: Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania, discusses the rising crime rate across the country. Chris Carr, Georgia Attorney General, calls out the Department of Justice for suing to overturn Georgia's election integrity law and using the lawsuit as a "political campaign flier." Dan Grant, CEO of 2nd Vote, shares the investment options 2nd Vote is offering for the "unwoke." Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about today's FRC Action School Bootcamp broadcast and warns parents after Planned Parenthood gave flyers to 8th graders, informing them that they can get an abortion without parental consent.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210629.mp3Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01668892021On today's show: Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st district and Member of the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the southern border, congressional Democrats pushing legislation that uses the Veterans Administration to pay for abortifacient drugs, and his letter to the IRS commissioner demanding the removal of those who denied tax exempt status to a Christian organization. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, shares necessary tools to defend the unborn when talking to your pro-choice friends. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, responds to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refusing to answer when asked “how many genders are there?,” and encourages listeners to sign up for FRC Action’s School Board Boot Camp. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210628.mp3Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10668882021On today's show: Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina and Member of the Homeland Security Committee, explains his bill “Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act,” which would ban federal funds from being used to promote and teach Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the military and discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the southern border. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, responds to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA). Jena Powell, State Representative for Ohio’s 80th district, celebrates the Ohio House of Representatives passing her bill, the “Save Women in Sports Act,” and responds to the Democrats who jeered and pounded their desks during her floor speech explaining the bill. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, responds to a Democratic congressman who threatened to strip the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status if politicians who support abortion are denied communion, and shares what the Bible says about racism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210625.mp3Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10668852021On today's show: Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of New Jersey and Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, calls for Congress to take up his bill H.R. 18, which would permanently protect taxpayer dollars from funding abortions, and discusses recent developments on China, including calls for China to be held accountable for how they handled COVID-10 and for shutting down Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy newspaper. Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, responds to Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley after he defended the teaching of Critical Race Theory at West Point. Jeff Myers, President of Summit Ministries, shares the findings of a new poll that reveals that an overwhelming majority of Americans support religious freedom and oppose the key provisions of the Equality Act. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discusses Senator Tom Cotton’s proposal to change military promotions to a voice vote in the U.S. Senate in an attempt to halt the anti-America indoctrination generals are tolerating and promoting in their commands, and the U.S. Army clearing Chaplain Andrew Calvert’s record after they reprimanded him for expressing a biblical view of biology.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210624.mp3Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10668152021On today's show: Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of North Carolina and Ranking Member on the House Committee on Education and Labor, instructs parents on how to fight critical race theory and other radical ideologies being pushed into classrooms. Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor, PJ Media, on the U.S. Senate rejecting legislation that would allow a federal takeover of elections. Bill Donohue, President of Catholic League, responds to a Democrat congressman who threatened to strip the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status if politicians who support abortion are denied communion. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, shares what could happen if counterintelligence officer Dong Jingwei-China's Vice Minister of State Security-has in fact defected to the U.S. Beth Mizell, Louisiana State Senator, discusses the Louisiana governor's veto of her bill the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act." https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210623.mp3Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10667972021On today's show: Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, calls on President Biden to remove Vice President Harris as the border czar and talks about a new report showing that border officials encountered more than 180,000 illegal immigrants last month. Mike Pompeo, former United States Secretary of State, discusses how President Biden has handled foreign policy, including his weak approach to Vladimir Putin and his pursuit of a nuclear deal with Iran’s newly elected president. Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, shares what he is hearing from hundreds of military service members regarding anti-America indoctrination in U.S. military training.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210622.mp3Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10667822021On today's show: Ted Poe, former U.S. Congressman from Texas, discusses Iran’s newly elected president, Ebrahim Raisi, who has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights abuses, and the implications of President Biden reentering a deal with Iran. Herbie Newell, President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, shares how his Christian adoption agency is reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the First Amendment right of Catholic Social Services. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, explains the new precedent set when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Catholic Social Services. Ken Starr, distinguished attorney, former U.S. Solicitor General, and former president and chancellor of Baylor University, discusses the state of religious freedom in America. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210621.mp3Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10667722021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Matt Rosendale, U.S. Representative for Montana, discusses his letter to the Secretary of the Veteran Affairs (VA) Department to continue prohibiting the VA from offering abortions or providing abortion counsel, the pro-abortion agenda being pushed by congressional Democrats, and the cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project. Rob Chambers, Vice President of American Family Association Action, urges conservatives and Christians to fund candidates directly, bypassing the Republican National Committee after its Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel applauded the woke LGBT agenda. Ian Rowe, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, analyzes the impact that a father has on the outcome of children. Dean Nelson, FRC's Senior Fellow for African American Affairs and the Executive Director of Human Coalition Action, talks about the history and importance of Juneteenth and offers a biblical perspective on race.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210618.mp3Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10667372021On today's show: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on concerns about President Biden’s leadership on the international stage. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, warns parents of what the U.S. Department of Education’s LGBT guidance means for public schools and prepares parents to counter the Left's radical agenda for schools. Justin Butterfield, Deputy General Counsel at First Liberty Institute, urges the IRS to reverse its decision that denies a religious group tax exempt status because their “Bible teachings” are “affiliated with the Republican party.” Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, unpacks guidelines that were unilaterally issued by an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairwoman on gender identity. Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means, celebrates the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that upheld the First Amendment right of Catholic Social Services (CSS).https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210617.mp3Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10667292021On today's show: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, discusses the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration and her support for the Saving American History Act. Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, talks about President Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and gives an overview of his bill that would protect unborn babies with Down syndrome from selective abortions. Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General, urges U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to respect state sovereignty after Garland vowed to scrutinize GOP-backed election reform laws. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, warns of the threats posed by China, including military threats and economic threats as well as the human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210616.mp3Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:01667052021On today's show: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about President Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, and Member of the House Oversight Committee, discusses FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee on the January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol, House Republicans demanding that Speaker Pelosi fully reopen the House of Representatives, and the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis, inflation, and spending. Rex Steninger, Elko County, Nevada Commissioner, gives an overview of his resolution declaring that the Bill of Rights will be upheld in his jurisdictions, even if it means standing against unconstitutional acts by state and federal authorities. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, explains what a recent study found on how Americans view cancel culture.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210615.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10666942021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, discusses the Israeli Parliament’s approval of its new government and prime minister. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, shares an update on North Carolina’s Life Nondiscrimination Act/No Eugenics (HB 453), which would ban abortions on the basis of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council and Vice Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, responds to the latest threats to religious freedom in both Finland and Nigeria. George Barna, FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, explains the CRC’s recent research that identifies dramatic changes in long-term faith commitments over the past 30 years.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210614.mp3Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02666662021On today's show, hosted by Joseph Backholm: Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), discusses the priorities of the Biden administration as they promote LGBT issues over everything else. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about how the Left is using “Pride Month” to indoctrinate children on LGBT issues. Justin Danhof, General Counsel and Director of the Free Enterprise Project for the National Center for Public Policy Research, advises Christians on how they should respond to corporate America catering to the LGBT agenda. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses how the church should respond to “Pride Month.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210611.mp3Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10666512021On today's show: Charlie Spiering, White House Correspondent for Breitbart News, and Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st district, discuss President Biden telling U.S. troops that global warming is the "greatest" national security threat to America. Rep. Roy calls out Vice President Harris for offering solutions to the border crisis without actually visiting the southern border. Doug Lamborn, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of Colorado and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, urges the Air Force to reinstate Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, who was fired for expressing concern about the spread of critical race theory training in the military. Mike Stone, Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, shares the mission of the Conservative Baptist Network and talks about the discussion within the Southern Baptist Convention over critical race theory. Dr. Angie Farella, Pediatric Medical Director for America’s Frontline Doctors, discusses lawsuits filed against mask mandates and a study showing that those who have had Covid are unlikely to benefit from a vaccine.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210610.mp3Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10666332021On today's show: Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Texas and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, discusses the Biden administration’s impact on the financial state of the nation, including COVID relief funding, the global minimum tax announcement, the administration’s budget, continuing infrastructure talks, and the latest job report numbers. James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, discusses the Senate Homeland Security report's findings on the January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. Robert Cahaly, Chief Pollster at the Trafalgar Group, explains the findings of his recent survey showing 64 percent of Americans believe parents should decide whether their children receive the COVID vaccine. Russ Vought, President of the Center for American Restoration and former Director of the Office of Management and Budget, advises parents on how they can fight back against Critical Race Theory (CRT) indoctrination in their children’s’ classrooms, and discusses the concerns about Biden’s Education Department’s plans to fund CRT curricula.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210609.mp3Wed, 09 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10666172021On today's show: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kentucky and Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, calls for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to be held accountable for how it handled the virus. Chad Wolf, former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Chair of the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at America First Policy Institute, discusses how the Biden administration has managed recent crises, including the cyber-attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and the Beef industry, and the border crisis. Tanner Cross, an educator in Loudoun County Public Schools who was suspended for objecting to new school policies on gender identity, and Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Academic Freedom at Alliance Defending Freedom, praise the court decision ruling that Tanner’s constitutional rights were violated when the school board suspended him and allowing him to return to the classroom. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy & Government Affairs, and Katherine Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, talk about church victories in court cases over COVID restrictions, and speak out against the San Jose, California government authorities who continue to harass churches despite the U.S. Supreme Court rulings that uphold churches' constitutional right to gather.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210608.mp3Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10666062021On today's show, hosted by Rep. Mike Johnson: Ken Ham, CEO and Founder of Answers in Genesis, explains the root causes behind the decline in U.S. church membership and the increase in a lack of religious affiliation, and shares what churches can do to combat this pattern. Dr. Brad Jurkovich, Senior Pastor of First Bossier in Bossier City, LA, addresses the present challenges faced by America’s churches. Burgess Owens, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Utah, advises Christians and thoughtful people on how they should think about and approach emerging and divisive issues regarding race. Ray Comfort, CEO of Living Waters, urges Americans to turn to the Gospel as the only real answer to the challenges and difficulties facing our nation.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210607.mp3Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10665742021On today's show: Kat Cammack, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Florida, discusses how President Biden has handled the recent cyberattacks, the absence of the Hyde Amendment in Biden’s budget proposal, and her Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act discharge petition. Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, unpacks China’s new three-child policy and shares what we should learn on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Elizabeth Woning, Co-Founder of CHANGED, talks about the CHANGED movement and their Freedom March this weekend. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares how Christians should think biblically about “Pride Month.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210604.mp3Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10665562021On today's show: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, explains the recent leadership tensions in Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents form a coalition deal to remove him from office. Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th district of Ohio and former Army Ranger, shares his thoughts on what Dr. Fauci’s recently released emails reveal about the origins of the coronavirus, and President Biden announcing a “month of action” and promoting “free beer” incentives to boost vaccination rates. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, explains what the public needs to know about the U.S. government funding in Wuhan. Beth Mizell, Louisiana State Senator, urges Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to sign the Louisiana Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Gabrielle Clark, head of the Nevada chapter of No Left Turn in Education (NLTE), discusses her lawsuit against her son’s school, the first known lawsuit by a parent against Critical Race Theory in public schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210603.mp3Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:02665462021On today's show: Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, joins the program from the southern border and reacts to President Biden’s slamming voter integrity laws as “un-American.” Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, takes on the Biden administration for using the military as a vehicle to advance its far-Left social agenda. Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, discusses his article: “How Dems Will Push Protest Civics and CRT on Schools.” Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, warns parents as the Left used public schools to indoctrinate children.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210602.mp3Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10665352021On today's show: Terry Jeffrey, Editor-In-Chief for CNS News, and Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th district and Ranking Member on the House Budget Committee, analyze President Biden’s proposed budget for FY2022. Tanner Cross, a suspended educator in Loudoun County Public Schools, and Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Academic Freedom at Alliance Defending Freedom, discuss Cross being placed on administrative leave following his testimony before the Loudoun County School Board objecting to new school policies on gender identity. Gary Hamrick, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, VA, responds to the democrats asking him to recant his statement against the Loudoun County School Board after they suspended Tanner Cross.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210601.mp3Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10665342021On today's show, guest hosted by Joseph Backholm: Rep. Don Bacon, retired Brigadier General and member of House Armed Services, weighs in on the Biden administration's approach to foreign policy, national security, immigration, and border security. George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow with the Center for Biblical Worldview, shares what inspired him to get into the research field and how his faith inspires his work. David Closson, FRC's Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses what it means to have a biblical worldview and celebrates the launch of FRC's Center for Biblical Worldview. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210528.mp3Fri, 28 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10664752021On today's show: Mike Pompeo, former United States Secretary of State, discusses his trip to Israel and shares his thoughts on the Biden administration’s response to mounting questions about the COVID-19 pandemic’s origin. George Barna, FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview, highlights the findings of FRC’s recent national worldview survey. David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, and Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, introduce FRC’s new Center for Biblical Worldview.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210527.mp3Thu, 27 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12664662021On today's show: Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st district, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, caution against the influx of Critical Race Theory in military training. Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, discusses the small business committee hearing about Planned Parenthood unlawfully obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans. Anthony Wade, Lead Pastor of Faith Building Church in Lebanon, OH, praises the Lebanon, Ohio City Council’s unanimous vote making Lebanon Ohio’s first sanctuary city for the unborn. Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, talks about new intelligence showing that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210526.mp3Wed, 26 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10664462021On today's show: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, expands upon the situation in the Middle East, including the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel and Gaza. Ryan Bangert, Senior Counsel and VP for Legal Strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses ADF’s case representing the College of the Ozarks who is challenging the Biden order that forces religious schools to open dorms and showers to the opposite sex. Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., President and Founder of the S.T.A.N.D. Foundation, shares his thoughts on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove City College, talks about his book, “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210525.mp3Tue, 25 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10664272021On today's show: Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana, discusses the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement, the Biden Administration’s efforts to revive the Iran deal, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extending the proxy voting until July. Scott Rasmussen, Pollster and Publisher of ScottRasmussen.com, emphasizes the importance of the abortion issue ahead of the midterm elections. David Bullard, Oklahoma State Senator, explains his bill that banned Critical Race Theory from being taught in Oklahoma public school classrooms. Jonathan Koeppel, a high school Spanish teacher in the St. Tammany Parish Public School System, objects to his school’s radical gender theory curriculum.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210524.mp3Mon, 24 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:07663872021On today's show: Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor for PJ Media, discusses the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, the House Democrats’ rejection of a measure to give additional funding to Israel for the Iron Dome, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders’ resolutions to halt a U.S. arms sale to Israel. Keisha Russell, Counsel for First Liberty Institute, urges the University of Alabama-Birmingham to exempt a student from the school’s mandated vaccine policy, and shares her thoughts on schools mandating vaccines. George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, goes though the latest release from the American Worldview report highlighting the seismic worldview shift driven by younger Americans, especially Millennials. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians can think biblically about judging. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210521.mp3Fri, 21 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10663542021On today's show: Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, discusses President Biden’s push for electric cars amidst the gas crisis, Biden’s meetings with GOP Senators on infrastructure, and H.R. 1, a federal takeover of elections. Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana, shares why she sent a request for the state's Attorney General to determine the legality of teaching Critical Race Theory in public schools. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Maryland and co-chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the House Republicans’ resolution to update the House mask policy. Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative for the 23rd District of California and House Minority Leader, details his opposition to creating a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6th breach on the Capitol.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210519.mp3Wed, 19 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:11663532021On today's show: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News and host of “Jerusalem Dateline,” shares the latest on the situation in Israel. Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, blasts the Associated Press for claiming to be unaware they were sharing office space with Hamas militants in Gaza, and discusses the U.S. Army’s classification of climate change as a “serious threat” to national security. Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, discusses the legal effort behind the first state-wide permanent injunction in the country against COVID restrictions on churches and places of worship. Phil Bryant, former Governor of Mississippi, discusses the significance of the Mississippi abortion law on which the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, unpacks the Equality Act and why it cannot be fixed.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210518.mp3Tue, 18 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:11663112021On today's show, guest hosted by Eben Fowler: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6thdistrict of Florida and member of the House Armed Services Committee, gives an update on the situation in Israel and how President Biden is handling foreign policy. Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & School of Public Health, discusses the new CDC guidelines for vaccinated Americans. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, warns of harmful ideologies being pushed on Virginia’s largest school systems. Dr. Melanie Conway, Psychiatrist at Little Rock Psychiatry, responds to the ACLU after they slammed the Arkansas SAFE Act, and discusses the science behind prohibiting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and other gender transition procedures for minors.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210517.mp3Mon, 17 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10662762021On today's show: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th district and Member of the Homeland Security and Oversight & Reform Committees, talks about the gas crisis and his concerns about the Energy Secretary's financial stake in an electric vehicle company. John Joyce, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th district and Member of the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, recalls the hearing yesterday at which HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked about partial birth abortion. Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses how the Biden administration is pushing hard on abortion while doing little to address mounting crises facing the country. Jim DeMint, former U.S. Senator for South Carolina and Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute, shares about his new book, "Satan's Dare."https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210513.mp3Thu, 13 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12662602021On today's show: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator for Tennessee, responds to the crises facing the Biden administration. Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, discusses the U.S. Army's reprimand of a chaplain who used his personal Facebook account to question the repeal of President Trump's transgender military policy. Tim Clinton, President of American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and Executive Director of the James Dobson Family Institute, shares about his new book, “Take It Back: Reclaiming Biblical Masculinity—The Heart and Strength of Being a Man.” Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about the open letter he signed together with more than 120 retired generals and admirals, calling on Americans to save the country.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210512.mp3Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12662122021On today's show: Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd district and member of the House Ways and Means Committee, answers the question: are unemployment checks keeping people from finding work? Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) and former Director of HHS's Office of Civil Rights, responds to the Biden administration redefining sex discrimination to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," threatening to punish medical professionals. Ken Harrison, Chairman and CEO of Promise Keepers, reacts to a USA Today columnist calling on the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T to cancel a Promise Keepers rally in their stadium this summer over biblical views of human sexuality. David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics & Biblical Worldview, shares how followers of Christ should respond in situations like the one faced by Promise Keepers.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210510.mp3Mon, 10 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10661992021Today's show, guest hosted by Joseph Backholm, features: Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on the House Oversight Committee's hearing on "Birthing While Black: Examining America's Black Maternal Health Crisis." Alec Rowlands, Senior Pastor at Westgate Chapel and Founder & President of Church Awakening, on Washington state's new guidance on having "vaccinated sections" in churches. Pat McElraft, North Carolina House of Representatives Deputy Majority Whip, on her Human Life Nondiscrimination Act. David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Thinking Biblically About Communication.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210507.mp3Fri, 07 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10661232021Today's show features: Mike Rounds, U.S. Senator from South Dakota, on a possible deal between the United States and Iran. Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International, on a bishop in Finland who was charged under a hate speech law for sharing what the Bible teaches about human sexuality. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative from Florida, on hostilities to religious expression here in the United States. George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, on worldview formation and what parents need to do to counter the indoctrination that is accelerating in our culture.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210504.mp3Tue, 04 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12661052021Today’s show features: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on President Biden’s proposed spending totaling more than $4.3 trillion. Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on foreign policy in the first 100 days of the Biden administration, and Secretary of State Blinken’s interview on 60 Minutes. Andy Barr, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Kentucky and Member of the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees, on his call for a State Department Inspector General Investigation into John Kerry after audio surfaced of Kerry leaking sensitive intelligence about alleged Israeli military operations in Syria. Kelsey Bolar, Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Forum, on the problems with President Biden’s daycare plan.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210503.mp3Mon, 03 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12660842021Today’s show features: Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means, on President Biden’s first 100 days, the president’s address to Congress, and his thoughts on Biden’s American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan. Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, on how the Biden administration is impacting education. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Thinking Biblically About Religious Freedom.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210430.mp3Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12660382021Today’s show features: James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on Biden’s upcoming address to Congress, Biden’s latest spending proposals, including using taxpayer dollars to pay for experiments on the body parts of aborted babies, and on his new bill that would keep abortion centers from receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina, on states that passed laws protecting girls' sports from transgender ideology facing little corporate backlash. Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on his article: Biden Set to Push Critical Race Theory on U.S. Schools.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210428.mp3Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12659842021Today’s show features: Rich Lowry, Editor of National Review, on President Biden’s climate change summit. Steve Soukup, Vice President and Publisher of The Political Forum, and author of “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business,” on shareholders pressing corporations to align their political spending with their stated values. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on FRC Action’s new resource "Tracking the Biden Administration" that details 62 total executive actions, including 40 executive orders, taken by President Biden in his first 100 days -- including 32 that undermine life, family, and religious freedom. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about identity. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210423.mp3Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10659212021Today’s show features: Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, on President Biden withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and on President Biden finally describing what is happening at the border as a “crisis.” Jeff Duncan, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of South Carolina, on his legislation stripping Major League Baseball (MLB) of its antitrust immunity following its decision to remove the All-Star game from Georgia. Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, on concerns about violence ahead of the Chauvin verdict later this week. Larry Taunton, Executive Director of the Fixed Point Foundation, a graduate student of Russian history and Marxism in the 1990s, and author of “Around the World in (More Than) 80 Days: Discovering What Makes America Great and Why We Must Fight to Save It,” on the Marxist takeover of big business.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210419.mp3Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12659202021Today’s show features: Dr. David Prentice, Vice President and Research Director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on the National Institutes of Health’s forthcoming announcement on fetal tissue research. Valerie Huber, Former U.S. Special Representative for Global Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the Biden administration’s proposal to reverse a Trump-era policy on Title X funding. Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, on his motion to intervene in the case to defend the Trump-era Title X rule. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on his article, Thinking Biblically About Loyalty.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210416.mp3Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:12658272021Today’s show features: Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, on the Pentagon using the Southern Poverty Law Center as a resource. Carrie Severino, President of the Judicial Crisis Network, on President Biden’s executive order creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court. Jay Cameron, Litigation Director at the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, on the Alberta Health Services’ closure of GraceLife Church. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on his article, “Thinking Biblically About the Resurrection and the Social Gospel.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210409.mp3Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10657582021Today’s show features: Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on his op-ed: Corporate Wokesters Betray Shareholders’ Trust by Bashing Election Integrity Laws. Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative for the 11th district of Georgia, on GOP lawmakers targeting Major League Baseball’s antitrust immunity following its decision to remove the All-Star game from Georgia. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Director of State & Local Affairs, on pro-family legislation in states across the nation. Pat Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, on his response to an op-ed that claims, “America’s record godlessness is good news for the nation,” and on what social science actually says on the benefits of religion for individuals and society.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210406.mp3Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:09657262021Today’s show features: Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on the Israel elections and Holy Week in Jerusalem. Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, on the Palm Sunday bombing in Indonesia, and what the reality is for many Christians around the world during religious holidays like Easter and Christmas. Ryan Tucker, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries for Alliance Defending Freedom, on the status of church restrictions heading into Easter. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about forgiveness.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210402.mp3Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10656992021Today’s show features: James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on his visit to the border and the Democrats’ effort to get rid of the filibuster paving the way for the Equality Act and a federal takeover of the election system. Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on President Biden announcing a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan as well as tax increases. Robin Lundstrum, Arkansas State Representative, on the Arkansas legislature approving the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act. Mike Pompeo, Former Secretary of State, on the Biden State Department disbanding the Commission on Unalienable Rights and reversing Trump policies protecting human life and religious freedom.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210331.mp3Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10656612021Today’s show features: Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on Republican lawmakers’ letter to American businesses who spoke out about Republicans questioning election results asking them to hold Democrats attempting to overturn the results of a House race in Iowa to the same standard. Catrin Wigfall, Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment and Director of Educated Teachers MN and Employee Freedom MN, on new Minnesota social studies curriculum that teaches about the evils of “whiteness, Christianity, and capitalism,” and on California’s new ethnic studies curriculum. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking about education from a biblical worldview. Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, on what we can do in response to these developments in education. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210330.mp3Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10656452021Today’s show features: Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, on the Left’s objections to Georgia’s new election integrity law. Rhonda Milstead, South Dakota State Representative for the 9th District, on the South Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejecting Governor Noem’s veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Missy Thomas Irvin, Arkansas State Senator for District 18, on Arkansas enacting the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, on China sanctioning officials, including Tony Perkins, on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210329.mp3Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10656382021Today’s show features: Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, on his bill, Guard the Border Act, redirecting National Guard troops from Washington, D.C. to the border, and on fact checking President Biden’s first news conference as president. Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project, on Georgia passing election integrity legislation, and on Honest Elections releasing a survey showing that voters support election integrity measures and oppose the provisions of the H.R. 1 bill. JP Duffy, FRC’s Vice President of Communications, on the cancel culture demanding that Oral Roberts University be removed from the NCAA. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about courage.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210326.mp3Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10655922021Today’s show features: Mike Berry, General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, and Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor for PJ Media and author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on the House Armed Services Committee hearing on “Extremism in the Military.” Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), on the Senate vote on the nomination of Rachel Levine to be the next HHS Assistance Secretary, and on the ways in which Levine will use HHS to infringe on religious freedom and parental rights. Robin Lundstrum, Arkansas State Representative for District 87, on her bill before the Arkansas legislature, “Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act.” Kristen Waggoner, General Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, and Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem using her veto power to gut the girls’ sports protection bill.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210324.mp3Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10655612021Today’s show features: Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Tennessee, on the media blackout on what is really happening at the border, and on the House of Representatives upcoming vote on the Democrats’ immigration bill. Patrick Payton, Mayor of Midland, Texas, on the Biden administration opening a holding facility for juvenile illegal immigrants in Midland. Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, on seven pro-life bills moving through the Texas legislature. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a proposed California curriculum that accuses Christians of “theocide” and encourages students to chant to pagan gods.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210322.mp3Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10655492021Today’s show features: Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, on leftist activists pushing to set aside the filibuster to pass “civil rights” bills such as HR 1, the federal takeover of elections. Michele Bachmann, Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, former U.S. Representative from Minnesota, and FRC board chairman, on the election integrity conference at Regent University on March 23. Russ Vought, President of the Center for American Restoration, on the problems with the Fairness for All Act. KathyGrace Duncan, Women's Ministry Leader at Portland Fellowship, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on what KathyGrace Duncan’s testimony on de-transitioning reveals about the unfairness of the Fairness for All Act, and on thinking biblically about love.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210319.mp3Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10655252021Today’s show features: Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Tennessee, on the media blackout on what is really happening at the border, and on the House of Representatives upcoming vote on the Democrats’ immigration bill. Patrick Payton, Mayor of Midland, Texas, on the Biden administration opening a holding facility for juvenile illegal immigrants in Midland. Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, on seven pro-life bills moving through the Texas legislature. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a proposed California curriculum that accuses Christians of “theocide” and encourages students to chant to pagan gods.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210318.mp3Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10655082021Today’s show features: Mary Hasson, Director of Catholic Women's Forum, Kate O'Beirne Fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the Equality Act. Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Arizona, on why she as an abuse survivor is opposing the Democrats’ changes to the Violence Against Women Act. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on the House of Representatives vote on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Jonathan Keller, President of California Family Council, on the U.S. Senate cloture vote on HHS nominee Xavier Becerra, and on recent news from California including a bill that would remove police officers who express religious or conservative beliefs, a California curriculum accusing Christians of “theocide” and encouraging students to chant to pagan gods, and on the recall effort of California Governor Gavin Newsom.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210317.mp3Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10654862021Today's show features: Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Indiana and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, on the Pentagon launching a PR campaign against Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of New Jersey, on China effectively ending democracy in Hong Kong. J. Christian Adams, President and General Counsel of Public Interest Legal Foundation, on his research brief detailing mail balloting return figures for Clark County, Nevada, during the 2020 General Election. Eric Sammons, Editor, Crisis Magazine, and David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on the Pope decreeing the church has no power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210315.mp3Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10654662021Today’s show features: Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & School of Public Health, on President Biden’s primetime speech yesterday. Justin Danhof, General Counsel and Director of the Free Enterprise Project for the National Center for Public Policy Research, on Amazon’s response to Republican senators over the removal of Ryan Anderson’s book. Bob Fu, President of China Aid and FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, on Chinese Communists effectively ending democracy in Hong Kong. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking about fairness from a biblical worldview.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210312.mp3Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10654272021Today’s show features: Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General, on the letter from 20 Attorneys General to House and Senate leaders denouncing H.R. 1 as unconstitutional, and on a lawsuit filed by 12 Attorneys General against the Biden administration over new environmental guidelines. Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO, Editor-in-chief, and majority owner of Star News Digital Media, on Georgia failing to produce chain of custody documents for over 400,000 mail-in absentee ballots from the 2020 election. Jodey Arrington, U.S. Representative for the 19th District of Texas, on the Democrat power grab to federalize elections (H.R. 1) and the nation’s police force (H.R. 1280), and on “Pelosi’s $1.9T Payoff to Progressives Act.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, on H.R. 1, a federal takeover of elections. https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210310.mp3Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10654012021Today’s show features: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kentucky and Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, on Republicans urging President Biden to reinstate a national emergency at the border as the U.S. faces an escalating border crisis. Roger Severino, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), on President Biden’s decision to fire the EEOC General Counsel and the implications for religious freedom. Bruce Tinsley, syndicated comic strip creator, on Gannett newspapers cancelling his comic strip “Mallard Fillmore.” Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on the what the states are doing to push back from the Democrats’ agenda, on the $1.9 trillion spending bill, and the upcoming Senate votes on H.R. 1, a federal takeover of elections, and the Equality Act.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210308.mp3Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10653942021Today’s show features: Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Indiana, on the $1.9 trillion bailout bill and her efforts to remove abortion funding from it. Dr. Michelle Cretella, executive director of the American College of Pediatricians and co-author of the position paper “Sex is a Biological Variable of Medical Significance,” on the danger of erasing biological sex. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on his article, Thinking Biblically about “Christian nationalism.” https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210305.mp3Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10653562021Today’s show features: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, on the $1.9 trillion spending bill coming before the U.S. Senate, the upcoming vote on Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s HHS nominee, and on the Biden administration’s immigration and border policies. Stephen Dinan, Reporter for the Washington Times, on President Biden’s border halt creating a smuggler’s highway. Barry Fleming, Georgia State Representative for the 121st District, on the Georgia House of Representatives approving an election integrity bill. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on how listeners can take action to oppose HR 1, the Democrats election takeover bill, and on the Equality Act, the Fairness for All Act, and the Becerra nomination.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210304.mp3Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10653272021Today’s show features: Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on the $1.9 trillion spending bill coming before the U.S. Senate and on the so-called Equality Act. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida, on Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-NY) statement, “what any religious tradition describes as God's will is no concern of this Congress.” Kenyn Cureton, FRC’s Vice President for Christian Resources, on America’s history of lawmakers seeking to follow God’s will. Tim Wildmon, President of American Family Association, on the threat of cancel culture.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210302.mp3Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10653022021Today’s show features: Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, on the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the rise of domestic terrorism. Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on FRC’s newly updated issue brief: The Real Planned Parenthood: Leading the Culture of Death. Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council, on the increase of people identifying as LGBT. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about safety.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210226.mp3Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10652202021Today’s show features: James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on the reintroduction of his Conscience Protection Act, and grave concerns over Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Ohio, on the serious problems with the Equality Act, a bill scheduled for a House floor vote on Thursday. Andrew Torba, CEO of Gab, on how Big Tech censorship is driving many conservatives to join Gab.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210223.mp3Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10652192021On this special edition of Washington Watch, Dr. Mike Farris, President and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, and Gary Hamrick, Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel, join Tony Perkins to discuss the way forward for America. With election integrity concerns, a raging "cancel culture" on the prowl, and an administration in power with a clear agenda that is antithetical to biblical values, it's a challenging time to be a believer in America. Tune-in for this timely discussion on how Bible-believing Christians can successfully navigate the challenges ahead.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210222.mp3Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10651712021Today’s show, guest hosted by Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), features: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of South Carolina, on the upcoming vote in the House of Representatives on H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” a bill that federalizes control of elections and could lead to Democrat majorities in the House for years to come. James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Kentucky and Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, on Speaker Pelosi announcing that Congress will establish a “9/11-type Commission” to investigate the January 6th Capitol riot, and on House Oversight Republicans sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Republicans raising concerns over the Biden Administration’s actions to limit enforcement and weaken border security. Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Maryland, on the House of Representatives vote next week on the so-called “Equality Act.” Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on how listeners can take action to stop the so-called “Equality Act.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210219.mp3Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:11651262021Today’s show features: Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on President Biden’s comments in last night’s townhall, and what the power outage crisis in Texas and surrounding states means for energy policy going forward. Roger J. Maxwell, Military Attorney, on his op-ed: The Problem with Lloyd Austin’s ‘Stand-Down’ Order. Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd district of Indiana, Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Supply Corps officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, on his concerns over Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s stand down order. Lt. Gen. (Ret) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, on the impact of the stand down order on the U.S. military, and President Biden’s comments during last night’s townhall regarding China.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210217.mp3Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10651122021Today’s show features: John Fund, Columnist for National Review and Newsletter Editor at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, on the unfolding energy crisis in the Midwest and South – and the role of green energy in creating the disaster. Valerie Richardson, Washington Times Reporter, on New York Governor Cuomo defending the controversial nursing home directive and blaming staffers and visitors for the spread of the virus. Angela Hill, State Senator for Mississippi, on the Mississippi State Senate voting to protect girls’ sports. Dr. Quentin Van Meter, Pediatric Endocrinologist and clinical associate professor of Pediatrics at both the Emory University and Morehouse Schools of Medicine, on Leftist activists trying to ban researchers from studying the effects of transgenderism.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210216.mp3Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10649552021Today’s show features: Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, on this morning’s National Prayer Breakfast, the latest on negotiations over a COVID relief bill, his introduction of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, and on President Biden’s Education Secretary nominee endorsing boys competing in girls’ sports. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th district of Florida, on President Biden’s Education Secretary nominee endorsing boys competing in girls’ sports, and the reintroduction of his bill “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.” Keisha Russell, Counsel for First Liberty Institute, on an Illinois student facing a school disciplinary hearing for refusing to participate in sexuality program that violates her religious beliefs. Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at Heritage Foundation, on his new publication: 9 Election Reforms States Can Implement to Prevent Mistakes and Vote Fraud.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210204.mp3Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10649212021Today's show features: Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas and Member of the Banking Committee, Intelligence Committee, and Armed Services Committee, on the media's double standard on the militarization of Washington D.C., and the latest on the negotiations on the COVID-19 bill. David N. Wasserman, House Editor for The Cook Political Report and one of the nation's top election forecasters, on the 2021-22 congressional redistricting. Tony Perkins on the hypocrisy of the Left on the issue of security. Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council, on the Black History Month 2021 theme and the pervasive use of "white privilege."https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210202.mp3Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10649082021Today’s show features: Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator from Missouri and Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, on the plans for a permanent fence around the U.S. Capitol building, and the latest on negotiations over a stimulus bill. Dan Celia, President and CEO of Financial Stewardship Ministries and host of “Financial Issues,” on the GameStop stock buying frenzy. Joy Pullmann, Executive Editor at The Federalist, on her article “Small-Town Iowa Public Schools Teach Preschoolers Transgenderism And Judging People By Skin Color.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210201.mp3Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10648822021Today’s show features: Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Kansas, on the reintroduction of his Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act, the Marist/Knights of Columbus poll on “Americans’ Opinions on Abortion,” and Kansas’s proposed constitutional amendment to allow new regulations and restrictions on abortion. Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th district of Missouri, on his No Abortion Bonds Act, which will remove the tax-exempt status of any bond that goes to an abortion provider or abortion clinic. Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah, on his pro-life bill, the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act. Bob Latta, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of Ohio, on his SAVE Moms and Babies Act, which would prohibit new abortion drugs and create stronger regulatory oversight of current abortion drugs.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210129.mp3Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10648592021Today’s show features: Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of North Carolina, on President Biden’s plans to use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions overseas, and the reintroduction of her bill that would codify into law a prohibition of tax dollars paying for abortions overseas. Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, on how pro-abortion protestors who interrupted a Respect Life Mass in Columbus, Ohio violated a federal law that criminalizes disrupting a worship service. Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, on six state attorneys general sending a letter to President Biden warning him of potential presidential overreach. Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for 3rd the district of Indiana and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), on the RCS’s efforts to restore trust in elections, and the RSC letter signed by 200 House Republicans urging Congressional leadership to oppose any bill that eliminates or weakens the Hyde Amendment, a provision banning taxpayer dollars from paying for abortion.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210128.mp3Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10648472021Today’s show features: Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on the latest form of cancel culture, as corporate monopolies and the Left team up to shut down speech they do not like. Bill Donohue, President of Catholic League, on pro-abortion protesters interrupting the Respect Life Mass to shout their support of abortion and protest the liturgy. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, on a federal judge blocking President Biden’s executive order that froze deportations. Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, on the Trump administration's accomplishments and his reaction to President Biden criticizing the 1776 Commission as “offensive” and “counterfactual.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210127.mp3Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10648222021Today’s show features: Lisa McClain, U.S. Representative for the 10th district of Michigan and member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the Chinese Communist Party’s threat to America, and the Democrats’ agenda. Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for the 8th district of Ohio and former Army Ranger, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, on Biden’s transgender military order. Caroline Glick, award-winning columnist and author of "The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East," on the Left’s efforts to repress, silence, ruin, and criminalize conservatives for supporting Trump and the Republican Party.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210126.mp3Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10648062021Today’s show features: Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senator from Wyoming, on the virtual March for Life January 29, and Biden’s executive orders and nominations. Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, on MyPillow being canceled by several business partners. Mark Harris, FRC’s National Director of Community Impact, on how Christians can stay engaged in the Biden era. Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on President Biden’s repeal of President Trump’s transgender military policy. George Barna, President of Metaformation Inc., FRC’s Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, on his latest post-election survey revealing bipartisan support on several policy issues.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210125.mp3Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10647992021Today’s show features: Katherine Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and FRC’s new publication that reveals the legal, historical, and cultural reasons to overturn Roe v. Wade. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th district of Florida, on his bill to protect women and girls in competitive sports, Biden’s policies on women’s health and gender equality, and President Biden’s plans to use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions overseas. Virgil Walker, Discipleship Pastor at Westside Church in Omaha, Nebraska and co-host of the Just Thinking Podcast, and Darrell B. Harrison, Dean of Social Media at Grace to You and co-host of the Just Thinking Podcast, on critical race theory and the troubling direction of public education.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210122.mp3Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10647752021Today’s show features: James Comer, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Kentucky and Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, on President Joe Biden’s executive orders and first full day in office. Terry Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief for CNSNews, on President Biden’s inauguration speech and opening policy actions. Luke Goodrich, Senior Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, on the court blocking a mandate forcing doctors to perform controversial gender transition procedures. Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on his article, “Ultra-Woke Illinois Mandates Are Top Threat to U.S. Education.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210121.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10647452021Today’s show features: John Fund, Columnist for National Review and Newsletter Editor at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, on President Joe Biden’s executive order blitz. Dr. Carol Swain, Author and host of the Be the People Podcast and Two Minutes to Think About it, on the 1776 Commission’s final report. Joy Pullmann, Executive Editor at The Federalist, on her recent article, “How Joe Biden Will Open The Floodgates To Transgendering Public Schools.”https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210120.mp3Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10647222021Today’s show features: Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Louisiana and House Republican Whip, on what GOP members are anticipating under a Biden administration. Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media, on censorship by some of the nation's most powerful corporations. Gabe Rench, deacon at Christ Church in Moscow City, Idaho, and co-host of the CrossPolitic show, on the Idaho District Court's dismissal of all charges against him after he was arrested for not wearing a mask at an outdoor worship service. Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on a deeper look at the agenda of the Biden administration and the Left.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210119.mp3Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10647052021Today’s show features: Chad Wolf, former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on his reflections during his time leading DHS and his resignation. Kelvin Cochran, Chief Operating Officer for Elizabeth Baptist Church, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and how we can bridge the division that we are seeing today in America. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on how we should respond to the narrative that Christians should regret their support for President Trump over the past four years.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210118.mp3Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10646742021Today’s show features: Jeff Mordock, Justice Department Reporter for The Washington Times, on the security levels for this year’s inauguration versus the last inauguration. Mary Szoch, FRC’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on her recent op-ed “My Miscarriage and Roe v. Wade,” and on ProLifeCon and the March for Life on Friday, January 29th. David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on the unfair restrictions on churches and how Biden administration policies are expected to negatively affect religious liberty.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//ww_20210115.mp3Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10646382021Today’s show features: Daniel Dreisbach, Professor of legal studies at American University in Washington, D.C., on a history of religious freedom and Religious Freedom Day this Saturday, January 16. Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, on his declaration recognizing Religious Freedom Day in Nebraska, and why the government must partner with faith communities. Bob Fu, FRC’s Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom, on his new book, “The Politics of Inclusive Pluralism: A Proposed Foundation for Religious Freedom in a Post-Communist, Democratic China.” Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who was falsely accused and imprisoned while serving as a missionary in Turkey and author of “God’s Hostage,” on how his imprisonment prepared him for persecution, and how he believes persecution is coming to the US and the preparations the church must take to be ready.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210114.mp3Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10646052021Today’s show features: Doug McKelway, Correspondent for the Washington Examiner, on how the tech giants are curbing free speech. Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative for the 26th district of Texas and Member of the House Rules Committee, on the House Rules Committee drafting articles of impeachment for a floor vote on Wednesday. Dr. Dave Brat, Dean of the School of Business at Liberty University, on what today’s Big Tech companies have in common with the robber barons of the 19th century.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210112.mp3Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10645702021Today’s show features: Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor at PJ Media and author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on the ways big tech is cracking down on speech and communication platforms. Craig Strazzeri, Chief Marketing Officer for Prager University, on social media alternatives that conservatives can consider. Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th district of South Carolina, on the Impeachment vote this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. Craig L. Parshall, Attorney and Special Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and Senior Advisor of Internet Policy for the American Principles project, on whether religious broadcasting will survive and the likelihood that a Biden administration will use the Federal Communications Commission to shut down communications they disagree with. Jared Bridges, FRC’s Vice President for Brand Advancement, on the ways Washington Watch listeners can connect with Family Research Council.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210111.mp3Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10645562021Today’s show features: Two eyewitness accounts of Wednesday’s demonstrations from outside of the Capitol. Mary Beth Waddell, FRC’s Senior Legislative Assistant, on HHS’s final rule relieving burdens on faith-based organizations participating in HHS grant programs. Jacob Reaume, Pastor of Trinity Bible Chapel in Ontario, on the charges that he and the other church elders are facing for holding a church service. Dr. Glenn S. Sunshine, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University and Senior Faculty Member of the Colson Fellows, on how the civil disobedience of churches meeting in the midst of COVID restrictions vastly differs from the violent breach witnessed in the Capitol on Wednesday.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210108.mp3Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10635002021Today’s show features: Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative for the 11th district of Georgia, on what is at stake in the Georgia Senate runoffs. Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative for the 26th district of Texas, on congressional Democrats approving rules changes for the House of Representatives. Jorge Ventura, Reporter for the Daily Caller, on the D.C. National Guard to be deployed during pro-Trump rallies. Phill Kline, Director of the Amistad Project of the non-partisan Thomas More Society, on his efforts to expose the irregularities and fraud in the presidential election.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210105.mp3Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10634892021Today’s show features: Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, on what is at stake in the Georgia Senate runoffs. Worth Loving, Political Engagement Manager for FRC Action, on FRC Action’s on-the-ground efforts in the Georgia Senate runoffs. Phill Kline, Director of the Amistad Project of the non-partisan Thomas More Society, on efforts in the courts and Congress to contest the Electoral College count. Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1st district of Texas, on his lawsuit arguing that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to determine which electoral votes to count for a given state.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210104.mp3Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10634682021Happy New Year from all of us at Washington Watch! As we begin a new year, we want to put the first thing first -- that is, God's Word. Harold Harper, FRC's Senior Vice President, joins Tony for a conversation about how daily Bible reading transforms our lives, shapes our worldview, and gives us the confidence to share the hope of Christ with others. They discuss practical ways to build strong families through discipleship and modeling a love for God's Word.https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20210101.mp3Fri, 01 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT00:54:10