Outstanding

There's a tear in our beer for this episode of Outstanding. Strange things are afoot in brands and genres that once appealed to the traditional. With Bud Light and country music both recently ditching blue-collar markets for dress-up actors, host Joseph Backholm joins Joy Stockbauer and Ben Johnson to address this trend. They'll also discuss increasing acts of violence on churches in America, and whether or not policies related to border security are "unchristian," as one lawmaker suggested. No alcoholic beverages were consumed in the production of this podcast.

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They're not just parts of speech anymore. No longer can pronouns be relegated to the back of our minds or those grueling exercises in school where we diagrammed sentences. Pronouns are now at the forefront of national conversation, and increasingly in the signature line of every email or social media bio. Joseph Backholm joins Massachusetts Family Institute's Andrew Beckwith and Family Research Council's Quena González to talk about pronouns and how Christians should approach the pronoun hospitality debate and what it means to stand for truth in a world that lives by lies.

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Read ⁠⁠⁠The Washington Stand⁠⁠⁠, featuring news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Published by ⁠⁠⁠Family Research Council⁠⁠⁠.

The senseless murder of three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville is jarring, but sadly, it’s yet another manifestation of evil in the world. How do Christians respond to such devastation, and how have they responded in the past? And how do we bring light into the darkness without glibness and with grace? Host Joseph Backholm joins TWS writers Joy Stockbauer and Joshua Arnold as they take on this heavy topic in a hopeful way.

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Read ⁠⁠The Washington Stand⁠⁠, featuring news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Published by ⁠⁠Family Research Council⁠⁠.

There's a growing trend among pro hockey player to ditch participation in now all-too-common "Pride Night." Host Joseph Backholm joins Washington Stand editors Suzanne Bowdey and Jared Bridges as they face off about this movement of courage. They'll also dissect the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and look at what it means for humans created in God's image. We can assure you, an AI didn't write this podcast description...or did it?

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Read ⁠⁠The Washington Stand⁠⁠, featuring news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Published by ⁠⁠Family Research Council⁠⁠.

What does a good old fashioned bank run have to do with Christian faith? In this episode of Outstanding, host Joseph Backholm joins Washington Stand writer Joshua Arnold as they do a deep dive into the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.  Not only will they outline the multiple forces that caused the bank's failure and the ensuing financial disruption, but they also iron out what this means for ordinary Christians in America.  How do Christians find certainty in a world that's far from certain? Bank on a great conversation as Joseph and Joshua address this from a biblical worldview.

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Read ⁠The Washington Stand⁠, featuring news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Published by ⁠Family Research Council⁠.

When actress Drew Barrymore recently kneeled before a trans activist, it painted a unique picture of our cultural moment. What do actions like this mean for women, and how Christians should approach such cultural upheaval? Host Joseph Backholm joins Washington Stand writers Joy Stockbauer and Ben Johnson to break down this issue. They also discuss President Biden's recent pronouncement that actions to protect children from unneeded surgeries are "close to sinful."

Read The Washington Stand, featuring news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Published by Family Research Council.

In the inaugural episode of Outstanding, host Joseph Backholm talks with The Washington Stand's editor-in-chief Jared Bridges about what in the world we're doing, and they look at University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders' run-in with the religious liberty police.  TWS correspondent Joy Stockbauer then takes us through the rise of chemical abortion drugs in the wake of the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health decision at the Supreme Court.  We'll also have a look at recent Congressional action on TikTok, and discuss the merits of a potential ban.

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TikToking Time Bomb: Bipartisan Bill Would Address More Than Just China, by Joy Stockbauer

How Silence Could Save Walmart from Abortion Controversy, by Joy Stockbauer

FRC Amicus Reveals How Politicized FDA Approved Abortion Drugs, by Joy Stockbauer

Deion Sanders Faces Backlash for Praying with His Team, by Abigail Olsson

Is gambling doing anyone any good? Host Casey Harper is joined by Les Bernal, national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, and The Washington Stand’s Jared Bridges to confront the roots and impacts of predatory gambling. Few actions by state governments harm Americans more. What does gambling truly offer? Only loss. The three break down what Scripture says about gambling, why corruption around it is so widespread, and whether there’s a real solution to this growing problem.