April 8 2023
 
Good Friday greetings from Washington, where the FBI wields a glossary to help agents identify violent extremists online. Fred Lucas reports. With Easter Sunday in view, our Katrina Trinko ponders Americans’ growing absence from the pews. On a bonus edition of the podcast, meet a crowdfunded Christian movie that put major contenders on the ropes. Plus: how the U.S. can counter China; churches come under escalating attack; CBS News flaunts its pro-Democrat bias; and a disturbing addiction to mobile devices. On this date in 1970, American icon John Wayne  wins his first and only Academy Award for acting when he claims the Oscar for playing dissolute U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the Western “True Grit.”   Morning Bell returns Monday. Have a blessed Easter.
 
 
 
NEWS
Here’s FBI Glossary for Flagging ‘Violent Extremism’
By Fred Lucas

The FBI uses a “glossary of terms” to look for online that could indicate someone is involved with “violent extremism,” according to newly obtained documents.
COMMENTARY
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Church Attendance Habits
By Katrina Trinko

Just three years ago, most churches were closed for Easter because of the pandemic. Will the churches be full this Easter?
NEWS
Not Just Nashville: Attacks Against Churches Nearly Tripled in 2023, Report Finds
By Ben Johnson

The Nashville shooting at a church-run school constitutes 2023’s deadliest act of violence so far against churches as such attacks nearly tripled in the first three months of the year, a new report finds.
COMMENTARY
At CBS News, Kid Gloves for Fetterman, Brass Knuckles for Greene
By Tim Graham

CBS News offers a perfectly awful contrast on its Palm Sunday news shows: Jane Pauley praises a Democrat while Lesley Stahl assaults a Republican.
COMMENTARY
Heritage Report Addresses How America Wins New Cold War With China
By Andrew J. Harding

The Chinese Communist Party has made it clear that it intends to overtake the United States and restructure the global order in its image. Here’s how the U.S. can fight back.
COMMENTARY
It’s Time to Put Away Our Phones
By Neil Patel

Americans check their phones an average of 344 times per day, or about once every four minutes. When you factor in sleep time, it’s more like at least once every three minutes.
ANALYSIS
The Crowdfunded Christian Film That Outpunched 'Creed III' at the Box Office
By Tyler O'Neil

A Christian film about Abraham sacrificing Isaac, which ties in to the story of Jesus, becomes a box office hit just before Easter—even though Hollywood rejected it.
 
     
 
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