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Michael Cromartie on Religion, the Media, and Think Tanks

Tags: Christian Right, Chuck Colson, Covenant College, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Faith Angle Forum, Frances Schaeffer, Jimmy Carter, Little Sisters of the Poor, mainline Protestantism, media bias, natural law theory, news media, Oz Guinness, Pope Francis, religious nones, Richard John Neuhaus, Scottish pronunciation of Cromartie, think tanks, Young Life

How did the media report on the recent visit to the US by Pope Frances? And what role do think tanks play in shaping the religious landscape and government policy? We ask Michael Cromartie, vice president of the Ethics & Public Policy Center, these questions and many more in a discussion that looks at how religious individuals can influence the political realm.

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Matthew Franck on Hobby Lobby & Religious Freedom Jurisprudence

Tags: Bart Stupak, circuit conflict, Conestoga Wood Specialties, ella, Employment Division v Smith, exemption case jurisprudence, HHS mandate, Hobby Lobby, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran School, Hyde Amendment, Little Sisters of the Poor, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Plan B, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Sherbert v Verner, Supreme Court, Wisconsin v Yoder

What is the history behind, and issues relevant to, the upcoming Supreme Court Case involving Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties that will decide whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is consistent with our understandings of religious liberty? Prof. Matthew Franck of the Witherspoon Institute details how this conflict emerged and summarizes the main issues involved and arguments to be made by both sides. He also reviews the relevant case law that sits in the background of this case. This podcast is a great way to beef up your understanding of what is coming down in our judicial system.

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