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The Centers for Disease Control, Coronavirus, and the Importance of Religious Liberty

According to recent headlines, there is friction between the Trump administration and the Centers for Disease Control. The issue between the two stems from whether or not the CDC would or should release procedures for religious organizations and religious worship as part of the comprehensive guidelines that assist Americans coming out of shelter-in...


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Friday, May 22, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 16:30):

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Should the Centers for Disease Control Issue Guidelines for Worship? The Answer is No, But How You Get to That Answer Is Important



WASHINGTON POST (LENA H. SUN, JOSH DAWSEY, AND MICHELLE BOORSTEIN)

Reopening guidance for churches delayed after White House and CDC disagree



WASHINGTON POST (LENA H. SUN AND JOSH DAWSEY)

White House is reviewing expanded guidance on reopening society



NEW YORK TIMES (ABBY GOODNOUGH AND MAGGIE HABERMAN)

White House Rejects C.D.C.’s Coronavirus Reopening Plan



CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Interim Guidance for Administrators and Leaders of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019



ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION (DANIEL PATTERSON AND JENN KINTNER)

What should churches do as they consider reopening after the coronavirus?



PART 2
(16:31 - 19:46):

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So, the Mall of America Gets to Open, But Not Churches? A Pressing Question from Minnesota



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The First Amendment Faithful



PART 3
(19:47 - 24:47):

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A Happy Story from Britain Raises an Interesting Question: Why Doesn’t America Have Titles of Nobility?



WASHINGTON POST (JENNIFER HASSAN)

Britain’s walking hero, Captain Tom, awarded knighthood by the queen

Thursday, May 21, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 11:27):

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An Ugly and Complex Story: Norma McCorvey from Roe v. Wade Said She Was Paid to Change Her Views on Abortion



BBC NEWS

Roe v Wade: Woman behind US abortion ruling was paid to recant



CBS NEWS (AUDREY MCNAMARA)

Jane Roe of "Roe v. Wade" said she was paid by anti-abortion rights groups to support their movement



THE GUARDIAN (KENYA EVELYN)

Roe v Wade plaintiff admits abortion rights reversal ‘was all an act’ in new film



PART 2
(11:28 - 14:5):

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How Do We Know Abortion Is Morally Wrong? Moral Authority Comes from Divine Revelation, Not Any Human Opinion



PART 3
(14:6 - 24:44):

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Training Doctors to Kill? A Look at the Residency Program for Turning Doctors into Abortionists



AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Abortion training in US obstetrics and gynecology residency programs



TAMPA BAY TIMES (CLAIRE MCNEILL)

Young doctors find a calling on abortion’s front lines

The Battle Over Yoga: History, Theology, and Popular Culture in a Conversation with Historian Alistair Shearer

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 11:26):

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There Isn’t Much of a Middle in Presidential Electoral Politics: Justin Amash Decides Not to Run for President in 2020



NEW YORK TIMES (ALEXANDER BURNS)

Justin Amash Abandons Third-Party Presidential Bid



PART 2
(11:27 - 14:38):

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What Is a ‘Faithless Elector’? Supreme Court Hears Arguments about the Responsibility of Electoral College Voters



NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Curb ‘Faithless Electors’



PART 3
(14:39 - 18:45):

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Supreme Court Unanimously Affirms the Ability of Victims of Terrorism to Sue Negligent Foreign Nations



NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)

Sudan Must Pay Billions to Terrorism Victims, Supreme Court Rules



PART 4
(18:46 - 23:43):

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Data Privacy vs. National Security: F.B.I. Links Pensacola Attacker to Al Qaeda and Apple Is Right in the Middle of It



NEW YORK TIMES (KATIE BENNER AND ADAM GOLDMAN)

F.B.I. Finds Links Between Pensacola Gunman and Al Qaeda

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:33):

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America’s Partisan Divide in the Pandemic: Should the US Reopen or Keep Restrictions in Place?



NEW YORK TIMES (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

We the People, in Order to Defeat the Coronavirus



USA TODAY (MARCO DELLA CAVA, DAN KEEMAHILL, NICK PENZENSTADLER, AND MIKE STUCKA)

Across US, a 'tale of two cities' as some embrace reopening amid coronavirus and others remain wary



PART 2
(9:34 - 19:21):

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Who Will Bear the Brunt of the Economic Devastation Brought about by COVID-19? A Look at the Effects on the ‘Protected’ and ‘Unprotected’



WALL STREET JOURNAL (PEGGY NOONAN)

Trump and the Rise of the Unprotected



WALL STREET JOURNAL (PEGGY NOONAN)

Scenes From the Class Struggle in Lockdown



PART 3
(19:22 - 23:12):

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Only One-Third of the US Population Can Work Remotely: The Importance of Defending Exposed Populations



NEW YORK TIMES (BRET STEPHENS)

In This Election, It’s the Remote Against the Exposed

Monday, May 18, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 13:5):

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Massive Changes in the Retail Landscape: What Do the Downfalls of JCPenney, Sears, and Neiman Marcus Mean?



NEW YORK TIMES (BEN CASSELMAN AND SAPNA MAHESHWARI)

When Shoppers Venture Out, What Will Be Left?



PART 2
(13:6 - 18:12):

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Big Questions for America’s Retail Sector on the Other Side of the Pandemic: A Look at Consumer Economic Behavior



PART 3
(18:13 - 24:45):

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Government Spending Is Way Up and Everyone Is Seemingly Fine With It: The Danger of Debt in the Christian Worldview



NEW YORK TIMES (JIM TANKERSLEY)

How Washington Learned to Embrace the Budget Deficit

Friday, May 15, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 14:8):

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A New Wave of Socialists in America? What Exactly Does That Mean?



THE ATLANTIC (ELAINE GODFREY)

Thousands of Americans Have Become Socialists Since March



PART 2
(14:9 - 20:3):

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The Biblical Creation Order Shines Through: Surrogates Bond with Their Babies During COVID-19 Disruption of the Surrogacy ‘Industry’



THE GUARDIAN (SIRIN KALE)

Surrogates left holding the baby as coronavirus rules strand parents



PART 3
(20:4 - 26:58):

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‘In London There Was Such a Man’: Remembering the 80th Anniversary of Winston Churchill Becoming Prime Minister of Britain

The Rule of Law and the Demands of Justice: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the Questions That Must Be Answered

The rule of law is a major issue in headlines these days-and the importance of the headlines should have our full attention....


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Thursday, May 14, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 13:18):

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Fact Checking the Fact Checkers: What Is the Real Mission of Planned Parenthood?



USA TODAY (HALEY BEMILLER)

Fact check: Planned Parenthood abortion funding, business claim goes too far



NATIONAL REVIEW (ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS)

Fact-Checker Denies That Planned Parenthood Is an Abortion Business



PART 2
(13:19 - 18:50):

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The Character-Revealing Nature of a Crisis: Pro-Abortion Activism Intensifies in the COVID-19 Pandemic



NEW YORK TIMES (PATRICK ADAMS)

Amid Covid-19, a Call for M.D.s to Mail the Abortion Pill



WALL STREET JOURNAL (RICK SANTORUM)

Democrats Protect Lives, With a Big Exception



PART 3
(18:51 - 26:25):

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Vladimir Putin’s World War Two Myth: The Battle for History Rages On



WALL STREET JOURNAL (ANN M. SIMMONS)

Putin Marks Victory Day Amid Pandemic With Muted Celebration



NEW YORK TIMES (IVAN NECHEPURENKO)

A Coronavirus Mystery Explained: Moscow Has 1,700 Extra Deaths