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Mar 10, 2026 • 27min
Responding to Listener Email and the Issues, Etc. Comment Line, 3/10/26 (0692)
Audio Open Lines
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Mar 10, 2026 • 20min
Is 18th Century Proto-Feminist Mary Wollstonecraft a Role Model for Christian Women? – Dr. Carrie Gress, 3/10/26 (0691)
Dr. Carrie Gress, author, “Something Wicked”
Critics Of My Anti-Feminism Book Completely Miss The Plot On Mary Wollstonecraft
Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity
The End of WomanThe post Is 18th Century Proto-Feminist Mary Wollstonecraft a Role Model for Christian Women? – Dr. Carrie Gress, 3/10/26 (0691) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Mar 9, 2026 • 15min
Parents Standing Up to Transgender Ideology – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, 3/9/26 (0683)
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer of the Conscience Project
Conscience Project
Thank Feisty Parents For Transgender Ideology’s RetreatThe post Parents Standing Up to Transgender Ideology – Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, 3/9/26 (0683) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Mar 9, 2026 • 18min
Ethical Alternatives to In Vitro Fertilization – Chaney Gooley, 3/9/26 (0683)
Chaney Gooley of Toward Home LLC
14 Pro-Life Alternatives To IVF For Infertile Couples Who Desire ChildrenThe post Ethical Alternatives to In Vitro Fertilization – Chaney Gooley, 3/9/26 (0683) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 5min
Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Laetare – Dr. John Bombaro, 3/9/26 (0682)
Dr. John Bombaro of St. James Lutheran-Lafayette, IN
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Mar 9, 2026 • 20min
“Psychiatric Euthanasia” in the Netherlands – Wesley Smith, 3/9/26 (0681)
Wesley J. Smith, a bioethics writer and senior fellow who critiques euthanasia, discusses psychiatric euthanasia in the Netherlands. He covers how assisted death laws broaden over time. He examines media mixed messages on suicide prevention. He outlines trends in Canada and the U.S. and urges moral resistance to normalizing assisted suicide.
Mar 6, 2026 • 58min
Explaining Lutheranism to Non-Lutherans, Part 3 – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 3/6/26 (0651)
Dr. Jordan Cooper, executive director of Just and Sinner and professor of systematic theology, outlines Lutheran spirituality and its roots. He discusses the Spirit initiating spiritual life, the mystical union with Christ, sacraments as daily means, the role of art and liturgy, key Reformation and post‑Reformation figures, and how to find confessional Lutheran worship.
Mar 6, 2026 • 58min
The Hymn, “May God Bestow on Us His Grace” – Dr. Jon Bruss, 3/6/26 (0652, Encore)
Dr. Jon Bruss, President of Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, INThe post The Hymn, “May God Bestow on Us His Grace” – Dr. Jon Bruss, 3/6/26 (0652, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Mar 5, 2026 • 42min
Academy Awards’ Nominations for Best Picture, Part 2 – Pr. Ted Giese, 3/5/26 (0643)
Pr. Ted Giese of Mount Olive Lutheran-Regina, Saskatchewan
Pr. Giese’s Movie ReviewsThe post Academy Awards’ Nominations for Best Picture, Part 2 – Pr. Ted Giese, 3/5/26 (0643) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Mar 5, 2026 • 16min
Children’s Rights and the Idea of “Parent Assigned at Birth” – Joshua Wood, 3/5/26 (0642)
Joshua Wood of Them Before Us
Parents Can’t Be ‘Assigned At Birth’ Any More Than Sex Can
Pro-Child Politics: Why Every Cultural, Economic, and National Issue Is a Matter of Justice for Children
Them Before Us
Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights MovementThe post Children’s Rights and the Idea of “Parent Assigned at Birth” – Joshua Wood, 3/5/26 (0642) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
