May 23, 2022
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Jonathan Isaac: The NBA's Last Man Standing
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by Suzanne Bowdey
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The NBA's Jonathan Isaac hasn't played a game since August 2020 -- but people are still talking about what happened at the last two he did. It was the height of the George Floyd riots, and the league was in full-on social justice warrior mode. Thanks to COVID, the season had rebooted in a bubble -- and for most pro-sports, it was an intensely political time. Almost every team had plastered "Black Lives Matter" across courts, jerseys, warm-up hoodies. And yet, three games into the bridged season, Isaac still did what no other player had the courage to: he stood for the national anthem.
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Russia Says Nyet to FRC's Tony Perkins
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Russian officials have permanently banned Family Research Council President Tony Perkins from setting foot in the nation, because of his outspoken criticism of Moscow's religious liberty restrictions. On Saturday, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs included Perkins on a list of 963 Americans "who are permanently banned from entering the Russian Federation." "I'll have to scratch Russia off my list of vacation spots," quipped Perkins.
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Media Employs Shame-Old Tactics against Ky. Christian School
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by Joshua Arnold
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Is the outrage feigned or uninformed? That's one question after the Louisville Courier Journal declared they were shocked -- shocked -- to discover Christian teaching at the Christian Academy of Louisville (CAL). While the school received no complaints, a Twitter user reportedly acquainted with a parent whose child was upset by the assignment tweeted screenshots with the commentary "Shameful. #stopthehate."
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On today's program: Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, reacts to President Biden's comments on Taiwan, the DOJ's plan to end Title 42, and the U.N. Human Rights Chief's visit to China. Michael Alexander, co-chair of the Law and Activism Committee of the World Council for Health, shares the latest on the World Health Organization's pandemic treaty. Will Hild, Consumers' Research Executive Director, pushes back on State Farm's engagement in woke indoctrination of young children. Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, breaks down the National School Board Association's investigation into its own letter to the White House and the Biden administration's targeting of Christian colleges.
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