Increasing Christian Persecution in Nigeria and the Alarming Decline in Birthrates
October 12, 2024
00:27:57
The Stand Radio is a weekly program highlighting the current topics covered each month in The Stand – the official online and print publications of the American Family Association. Through interviews with authors, writers, and newsmakers, host Jeff Chamblee helps listeners apply a biblical worldview to the latest developments in culture, faith and family.
In this episode, examine the increasing levels of Christian persecution in Nigeria with Jeff King of International Christian Concern. Then Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of The Ruth Institute spells out the reasons for the worldwide decline in birthrates and reveals the people and organizations behind this trend.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-11:26 Jeff King
11:33-27:29 Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse
27:19-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
The Sexual State: "How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church Was Right All Along" – available at RuthInstitute.org
In this episode, Scott Klusendorf, founder and president of the Life Training Institute, shows us how to effectively speak in defense of the unborn. Then Dr. Baruch Korman, senior lecturer at the Zera Abraham Institute, explains the significance of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and offers ways to speak to our Jewish friends about their Messiah.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-16:02 Scott Klusendorf
16:14-27:15 Dr. Baruch Korman
27:19-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
In this episode, pastor Bert Harper, co-host of Exploring the Word, joins us to share some thoughts on Pastor Appreciation month coming up in October, and how churches can bless their pastors through small acts of kindness. Also, Melissa Brown of Safe Harbor Ohio explains the tragedy of human trafficking how her ministry is meeting the needs of young victims from across the country.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-10:46 Bert Harper on Pastor Appreciation Month
10:58-27:11 Melissa Brown of Safe Harbor Ohio
27:19-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
Good suggestions for Pastor Appreciation Month - https://blessyourpastor.org/
Information on Eight Days of Hope - https://eightdaysofhope.com/
In this episode, we'll hear how religious liberty ranks among the 50 states with Dr. Mark David Hall, senior research fellow with the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy. Then, we'll evaluate the science behind climate change with Dr. E. Calvin Beisner of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation and author of the book, Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-11:11 Dr. Mark David Hall
11:20-27:15 Dr. E. Calvin Beisner
27:19-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
2024 report on Religious Liberty in the States
Book - Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism
In this episode, Debbie Wuthnow, President of iVoterGuide explains how important it is to be well informed as we step into the voting booth on election day. Then M.D. Perkins shares a director’s perspective on the new AFA feature-length documentary, Culture Warrior.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-09:44 Debbie Wuthnow
09:49-27:18 M.D. Perkins
27:19-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
In this episode we'll visit with AFA Vice President Ed Vitagliano about his role as an instructor in the new AFA Activate curriculum and how the authority of scripture is central to its mission. Then, molecular geneticist Dr. Georgia Purdom of Answers in Genesis, explains the wonders of God’s creation in our bodies and how every cell reveals our identity as male or female.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-13:43 Ed Vitagliano
13:55-27:17 Dr. Georgia Purdom
27:10-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
AFA Activate Worldview Curriculum - www.activate.afa.net
Article by Dr. Purdom, Men and Women’s Different Biology Supports Their Different Roles
In this Labor Day episode, we'll be joined by one America's premier financial advisors, David Bahnsen. As author of the book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, he shows how being made in the image of God should cause us to rethink our ideas about labor and retirement. Also, Kendra White tells us about the AFA Activate worldview curriculum designed to help Christians effectively engage the culture.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-08:35 Kendra White
08:41-27:21 David Bahnsen
27:10-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
In this episode Dr. Jameson Taylor explains how Medicaid funded school-based health centers are undermining parental rights and offers practical ways parents can respond. Then, Dr. Alex McFarland exposes the deception behind the push for tolerance and challenges believers to be compassionate truth-tellers.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-15:37 Dr. Jameson Taylor
15:50-27:21 Dr. Alex McFarland
27:10-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
Article - Parent's Consent Not Required, by Dr. Jameson Taylor
Article - The Tolerance Lie, by Dr. Alex McFarland
In this episode, Augustine Mendoza, Director of Spiritual Life at Oral Roberts University, tells us how to keep our college bound kids connected to the local church. Then, Regan Rose, founder of Redeeming Productivity and author of the book, Well Done: A Strategy for Life Stewardship, shows us how to glorify Christ through a action-oriented approach to our daily lives.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-13:19 Augustine Mendoza
13:35-27:09 Reagan Rose
27:10-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
https://redeemingproductivity.com/
In this episode, Phillip Jauregui with American Family Association's Center for Judicial Renewal, shows us an effective strategy we can us to counter judicial activism in the courts. Then, Kobi Ferguson with Maoz Israel shares how messianic Jews are changing modern Israeli's minds about what it means to follow Jesus.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-12:51 Phillip Jauregui with the Center for Judicial Renewal
12:54-27:04 Kobi Ferguson with Maoz Israel
27:05-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
In this episode, we'll learn how the Bible is being used as an curriculum in public schools. Elizabeth Ridenour of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools is our guest. Then, we'll hear the fascinating story of Jessica Tapia, a Christian teacher in California who was fired after refusing to lie to parents. Jessica's attorney, Elizabeth Onishenko of Advocates for Faith and Freedom, also joins us to describe Jessica's court victory and the resources other teachers can use to defend their religious freedoms on the job.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-10:10 Elizabeth Ridenour of NCBCPS
10:22-26:58 Jessica Tapia and Bethany Onishenko with Advocates for Faith and Freedom
27:00-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
In this episode, Debbie Wuthnow, Vice President of AFA Action, explains how iVoterGuide can help voters make better decisions in the weeks ahead. Also, state representative Donnie Bell tells how the Mississippi legislature has honored the late Donald E. Wildmon. Then, Dr. Ray Rooney and Matthew White give us a pastor's view of the decline of the United Methodist Church and stress the importance of biblical authority.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-12:16 Debbie Wuthnow of iVoterGuide
12:25-14:25 Rep. Donnie Bell of MS
14:44-27:08 Dr. Ray Rooney and Matthew White
27:09-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
Mississippi legislature's resolution honoring Donald Wildmon - text
In this episode, we'll talk with Dr. Jessica Peck about the influence of Taylor Swift and find out how parents can have meaningful conversations about her music with their kids. Also, Dr. Jonathan Sarfati of Creation Ministries International reflects on the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and offers insights on science and the Bible.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-12:02 Dr. Jessica Peck
12:12-27:14 Dr. Jonathan Sarfati
27:15-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
Dr. Jessica Peck's book, Behind Closed Doors: A Guide to Help Parents and Teens Navigate Through Life's Toughest Issues
Dr. Jonathan Safarti's book, Refuting Evolution
In this episode, AFN's Steve Jordahl explains how public pressure led Tractor Supply Company to drop its woke policies. Then, Tim Nester of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation reviews its 2024 Dirty Dozen List of companies that enable child sexual exploitation. Also, Dr. Jerry Newcombe of Providence Forum shows how Louisiana's new 10 Commandments law fits into America's legal heritage.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-05:02 Tractor Supply Company
05:11-15:49 National Center on Sexual Exploitation
16:01-27:12 10 Commandments
27:13-28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's article -
https://www.afa.net/the-stand/culture/2024/06/are-the-ten-commandments-making-a-comeback/
In this episode, we'll go in depth into what it will take to be salt and light in today's culture with retiring AFA Senior Vice President, Buddy Smith.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Introduction
01:00-27:14 Buddy Smith
27:15 -28:00 Program Close and Next Week's Highlight
In this episode, Mississippi Rep. Randy Boyd describes the process of getting the national motto on car tags. Then, AFN Associate Editor Parrish Alford explains why some in Congress want women to be drafted into the military. We'll also hear the amazing story of a Muslim woman who came to Christ through a dream and a Bible in Arabic.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Lineup
01:00-6:19 Miss. Rep. Randy Boyd
6:26-17:50 Parrish Alford
27:08 -28:00 A Muslim Woman Receives Christ
Rep. Randy Boyd
P. O. Box 157
Mantachie, MS 38855
662.231.0133
Article, Daughters in the Draft?, by Parrish Alford
Missionary Page for Rita Dominique
In this episode, British broadcaster Justin Brierley is our guest to explain why he believes the new atheism is a thing of the past, and a new found belief in God is re-emerging in the United Kingdom. Then, Dr. A. J. Nolte, Director of the Institute for Israel Studies at Regent University exposes the financial roots of antisemitism on college campuses and explains the true nature of Zionism in the modern State of Israel.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Lineup
01:00-15:03 Justin Brierley and the Rebirth of Belief in the U.K.
15:19-27:24 Dr. A. J. Nolte and the Modern State of Israel
27:08 -28:00 Preview of Next Week's Program
Book - The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, by Justin Brierley
Documentation on Arab funding of American Universities:
In this episode, Rebecca Davis with The Stand magazine stops by to give us some creative ways to be salt and light in the world around us. Then, Pastor Andy Davis explains how scripture memory heightens our capacity for spiritual intimacy with God. And Rob West, host of Faith and Finance, lays out steps for teaching children the principles of good financial stewardship. (Originally aired April 13 and 14, 2024)
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Lineup
01:00-08:36 Rebecca Davis with The Stand magazine
08:46-17:53 Pastor Andy Davis on Scripture Memory
17:59-27:02 Rob West on Children and Financial Stewardship
27:03 -28:00 Preview of Next Week's Program
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Buy the Book - How to Memorize Scripture for Life
Faith and Finance with Rob West
Buy the Book - Trusted: Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime of God-honoring Money Management
In this episode U.S. Senator and former coach Tommy Tuberville reflects on his battle with the Pentagon over its pro-abortion policies and talks about the future of women's sports under Title IX. Then Coleman Boyd tells why he and five other pro-life activists were convicted of breaking federals law under a new legal tactic from the Biden DOJ. Attorney Steve Crampton with the Thomas More Society gives us the legal implications for the future.
00:00-00:59 Program Open and Guest Lineup
01:00-14:54 Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Fighting for Life
15:08-27:07 Coleman Boyd and Steve Crampton on Federal Convictions
27:08 -28:00 Preview of Next Week's Program
Attorney Steve Crampton encourages writing a letter to Judge Aleta Trauger, asking for leniency for Coleman Boyd and the other pro-life activists before July 2, 2024. Address letters to:
The Honorable Aleta Trauger
Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building
719 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37203
In this episode, Joseph Parker explains the month-long Ten Commandments Challenge. Then, Dr. Matt Ayars gives guidance on how Christians should respond to Pride Month. And, Greg Von Tobel, author and Founder of Prisoners for Christ, shares his story on the spiritual power and benefits of fasting.
00:00-00:56 Program Open and Guest Lineup
01:00 - 07:08 Ten Commandments Challenge with Joseph Parker
07:17 - 17:13 A Christian Response to Pride Month with Dr. Matt Ayars
17:23 - 27:15 The Power and Purpose of Fasting with Greg Von Tobel
26:58 - 28:00 program close and next week's highlights
Article - A Christian Response to Pride Month by Dr. Matt Ayars
Book - Staving off Disaster: A Guide for Christians in Times of Crisis
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