April 03, 2020
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Leave Us a Loan: Churches and Businesses Move toward Relief
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by Tony Perkins
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Hospitals aren't the only places bursting with people today. As of this morning, the second longest lines were probably at U.S. banks. Thanks to the Payroll Protection Program, business was anything but slow for tellers across the country who were trying to keep up with the flood of employers cashing in on the first day. But there was at least one group who didn't mind the crowds: faith leaders -- who, for once, were finally eligible for the government's relief!
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When the Healers Become the Patients...
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by Tony Perkins
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Louisiana's been hit especially hard by the virus, but there's one kind of loss that pains everyone: a nurse. In New Orleans East Hospital, everyone's worst nightmare came true on Tuesday when Larrice Anderson became a victim of the infection she'd been fighting. The mom of two had been working in the ICU, caring for the sickest patients. But being on the front lines of the outbreak requires sacrifice -- and for Larrice, the ultimate one.
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Schooling at Home: Educational Resources for Parents
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With much of the nation under "shelter in place" or "stay at home" advisories, most school buildings have closed, some for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. There is a wide disparity among school districts in terms of how individual schools will help parents facilitate learning. American parents find themselves in an unprecedented situation: working from home (if they are so fortunate) while simultaneously serving as school teacher, administrator, and child wrangler.
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What Does the Virus Mean for Your Bank Account?
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How can you make financial decisions when everything's so uncertain? Are there things you can do that will protect you moving forward? Take a few minutes to listen to the advice from Dan Celia, president of Financial Issues Stewardship Management, from Thursday's "Washington Watch."
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Today's show features: Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on HHS warning states against rationing care for people with disabilities or the elderly; Dr. Cal Beisner, Founder and National Spokesman of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, responding to a New York Times op-ed that ignores the evidence to slander Christians as coronavirus deniers; David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on safe, creative ways that churches can celebrate Easter Sunday amid the coronavirus pandemic; Sam Sorbo, actor, radio talk show host, author, and homeschooling mom, on an emergency initiative to provide free resources for those schooling at home during the coronavirus pandemic; Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Education Research Associate, on educational resources for parents now schooling their children at home.
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