World Lutheran News Digest From Kfuo Radio

The U.S. Supreme Court is finishing its session, and some of its rulings are affecting religious liberty. Tim Goeglein, long-time Washington observer and Focus on the Family Vice President, joins host Kip Allen to examine those decisions on this episode ofWorld Lutheran News Digest.

The United States Supreme Court is pondering whether a war memorial in the shape of a Celtic cross on public property is constitutional. Jeremy Dys, Esq., Deputy General Counsel for First Liberty Institute and host Kip Allen discuss the implications on today’s World Lutheran News Digest. Read about this case at firstliberty.org/cases/bladensburg.

Christendom suffered one of its worst defeats 566 years ago with the fall of Constantinople to the Islamic armies of the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Timothy Furnish and host Kip Allen discuss it’s significance on this episode ofWorld Lutheran Digest News.

Chaplain Craig Muehler, Director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces,  discusses the significance of Memorial Day to Lutherans with World Lutheran News Digest host Kip Allen. Learn more about LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces at lcms.org/armedforces.

Is the proposed ‘Equality Act’ really equal? Greg S. Baylor, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Religious Schools, is Kip Allen’s guest on today’s World Lutheran News Digest. Learn more about ADF at adflegal.org and read about the Equality Act at adflegal.org/detailspages/blog-details/allianceedge/2019/05/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-inequality-of-the-equality-act.

The Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, Director of Witness & Outreach, and Revitalization for the LCMS, and host Kip Allen discuss the ongoing trend of declining church membership. Learn more about LCMS re:Vitality at lcms.org/revitalization.

Are all attacks on places of worship religiously motivated? Not necessarily, according to Dr. Timothy Furnish on this episode of World Lutheran News Digest.

Joe Knopp, producer of UNPLANNED, talks about the inspirational movie about Abby Johnson’s journey from Planned Parenthood’s Employee of the Year to an outspoken defender of life on today’s World Lutheran News Digest. Find information about the film at unplannedfilm.com.

Why was the world so appalled at the murder of 50 Muslims in New Zealand, but silent on the killing of more than a hundred Christians in Nigeria? Islamic and Arabic history expert Dr. Timothy Furnish discusses this with host Kip Allen on World Lutheran News Digest.

A bill titled ‘The Equality Act’ was introduced in the House of Representatives, stated “To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.” Its content means anything but equality regarding religious freedom. Read the full text of the bill at congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5. Focus on the Family analyst Jeff Johnston explains with host Kip Allen on today’s World Lutheran News Digest.

The Supreme Court will decide if cross-shaped memorials on public land have to go. Jeremy Dys, Esq., Deputy General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, discusses the court case on this episode ofWorld Lutheran News Digest. Read more about this case at firstliberty.org.

Erik Lunsford, managing photojournalist for the LCMS, travels around the globe, capturing photos of Lutherans in remote places. His latest adventure was to the nation of Papua New Guinea. Erik talks about his sojourn with World Lutheran Digest host Kip Allen.

The legal case of the undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress of Planned Parenthood officials discussing selling aborted baby body parts is moving ahead. A recent ruling by a judge changes how the case will proceed. Peter Breen, Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Thomas More Society, discusses the case with host Kip Allen on today’s World Lutheran News Digest.

Washington observer Tim Goeglein of Focus on the Family unpacks the president’s State of the Union speech with host Kip Allen on today’s World Lutheran News Digest.

David French, senior writer for National Review, joins host Kip Allen to discuss the truth about late-term abortion on today’s World Lutheran News Digest.

Mark Rienzi, President of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, discusses five potential religious liberty victories this year with host Kip Allen on today’s World Lutheran News Digest. Learn more about Becket at becketlaw.org.

Host Kip Allen discusses the role of the LCMS in the Right To Life movement with representatives from the Communications Department and also the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Rev. Will Weedon, LCMS Director of Worship and International Center Chaplain, joins host Kip Allen to discuss fighting the ‘Christmas Blues’ on World Lutheran News Digest.

Students for Life of America presented the Trump administration with a five-point plan to defund Planned Parenthood. Kristi Hamrick, SFLA’s Media Strategist, joins host Kip Allen to talk about this plan and what Students for Life stands for. Learn more about Students for Life at studentsforlife.org and follow them on Twitter and Facebook @StudentsforLife.

Deaconess Cheryl Naumann, who serves as a missionary in the Dominican Republic along with her husband, the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Naumann, talks about the challenges and rewards of her mission work in the Dominican Republican with World Lutheran News Digest Host Kip Allen. Learn more about their work at lcms.org/jonathan.naumann and follow the work being done in the Latin American region at facebook.com/LCMSLAC.