There are a lot of discussions happening in the news right now about South Africa and the killing of white farmers. Monique shares some of her thoughts about this issue, after living there for over four years. Later in the show, she responds to a social media challenge to declare why she opposes diversity, equity and inclusion.

Krista was joined by Kevin Briggins to talk about the fallacy behind a lot of the DEI panic. They also discussed the collapse of USAID and the need for more transparency about the financials of the "Big Eva" industrial complex.

Sources:

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/diversity-hiring-cost-job-faa-081042821.html

• https://mslegal.org/cases/brigida-v-faa/

• https://x.com/WokePreacherTV/status/1887148985757880664

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DEI is EVERYWHERE in the news right now. We discuss President Trump's recent comments about DEI in the FAA compromising safety.

Sources:

• https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1885178334893523018?s=57

• https://x.com/stillgray/status/1885296094990446836?s=57

• https://x.com/realjessica05/status/1885015214166258138?s=57

• https://web.archive.org/web/20240210121001/https://www.faa.gov/jobs/diversity_inclusion

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ends-dei-madness-and-restores-excellence-and-safety-within-the-federal-aviation-administration/

• Additional article mentioned:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/diversity-hiring-cost-job-faa-081042821.html

Trying to study and understand the issue of Christian nationalism has been a long and winding road for us. When it started popping up on social media two years ago, we didn't even know what to do with the topic. We've had a few public conversations about it, but haven't shared too much about our own personal views. We've been in a mode of learning. But tonight, Krista will explain her journey with the topic and the key questions involved in the debate.

TOPIC 1: Krista explains her dissertation

TOPIC 2: Russell Brand talks about "new" ways of interpreting the Bible

• Viral clip: https://x.com/rustyrockets/status/1878993438164627833

• Honest Youth Pastor analysis on Brand's full presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0bCnkJujo

TOPIC 3: DEI in the military and fire

• https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1879310230162710551

• https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/all-male-squads-outperform-ones-with-women-us-marines-study-idUSKCN0RC01E/

TOPIC 4: The "New" Homeless in L.A.

• The New Homeless: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2025/01/14/with-so-many-newly-homeless-amid-fires-efforts-to-help-already-unhoused-get-tougher/

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FAMILY MEETING FRIDAY EDITION

We hopped on the livestream to give some updates about the fire situation in L.A., as well as our thoughts on the devastation.

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We are safe, but our beloved home town is struggling. We talk about the fire, as well as some other issues in the news this week. Did New Jersey really eliminate the test for teacher certification? And Krista shares some thoughts about Elon Musk's worldview.

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Sources:

Is Poor City Management to Blame?: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/lack-of-water-from-hydrants-in-palisades-fire-is-hampering-firefighters-caruso-says

Is DEI to blame? https://x.com/TonyLaneNV/status/1876979496080830686

New Jersey Teachers Don't Need To Pass Reading Exam?

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2025/01/07/nj-teacher-shortage-basic-skills-test/77507556007/

Bill A1669: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A1669/bill-text?f=AL24&n=26_

Pathways to Career Opportunities (initiative started in 2021) Is this DEI in action: https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/initiatives/new-jersey-pathways-to-career-opportunities-aligning-education-to-build-an-innovative-workforce-new-jersey/

Our friends over at Informed Takes had a great discussion last week to help us process the continued rise of Islam in the West. They invited our friend, Laura Zifer Powell, to explain Jihadist ideology in light of the recent terrorist event in New Orleans. With their permission, we are rebroadcasting the discussion on our platform as well.

Krista talked to Kevin today on the Family Meeting about the fall of Syria, his theory about the drone situation and other geo-political what-not.

Article: https://stream.org/syria-how-did-it-come-to-this/

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Yesterday on the Family Meeting, Monique and Krista discussed the recent events surrounding James Lindsey's claim that he got six pages from the Communist Manifesto published on a "woke Right" website.

Related Resources:

• Article: "The Liberal Consensus and the New Christian Right"; https://americanreformer.org/2024/11/the-liberal-consensus-and-the-new-christian-right/

• Lindsey's initial X post: https://x.com/ConceptualJames/status/1863976644769120329

• Lindsey's related article: "A Communist Manifesto for Christian Nationalists: Testing the Woke Right"; https://newdiscourses.com/2024/12/a-communist-manifesto-for-christian-nationalists-testing-the-woke-right/