World Lutheran News Digest from KFUO Radio

The United States this month moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the ancient city of Jerusalem. Israel has always claimed Jerusalem as its capital, and the American Congress called for placing our embassy there since 1995. Israel hailed the move, as did many Americans, but there was condemnation from other corners. What are the political and religious implications of the embassy move? Middle East expert Dr. Timothy Furnish joins Kip Allen on today's episode to discuss this issue.

Placing children in loving homes for adoption should be non-controversial. Unfortunately, some LGBT forces have decided to attack faith-based adoption agencies for following Biblical teachings. There is a movement in Congress to protect these agencies and children. Family Research Council’s Director of the Center for Religious Liberty Travis Weber discusses the “Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act” on today’s episode. Learn more about the FRC at frc.org and follow them at @FRCdc.

Mandatory, involuntary euthanasia has happened before, and it’s happening again. Host Kip Allen discusses this frightening development with Wesley J. Smith, Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. Learn more about the Discovery Institute at discovery.org/human and follow @DiscoveryInst1.

Pro-life students on campuses across the nation are creating displays exposing the horror of abortion. Pro-abortion students react by vandalism, destruction and intimidation. Students for Life in America is helping the cause. SLA Western Regional Director Reagan Barklage joins host Kip Allen on today's episode. Follow SLA at facebook.com/studentsforlife and @StudentsforLife.

Faith in God has sustained many soldiers through the ordeal of combat. This is especially true of those who have been captured by the enemy. However, a display honoring the faith of POW/MIA is under attack by an atheist group. Chaplain Craig Muehler, director of the Ministry to the Armed Forces discusses the situation with host Kip Allen.

Faith-based adoption agencies are under attack by those claiming they discriminate against same-sex couples seeking adoption. Sexual politics resulted in various states and cities canceling contracts such agencies, adding thousands of children to already-overburdened state service agencies. Attorney Autumn Leva of the Family Policy Alliance discusses sexual politics and adoption with host Kip Allen on today’s World Lutheran News Digest.

Abortion was legalized 45 years ago, and nearly 60 million babies have been aborted since that time. One statistic that abortion-rights advocates used in support of legalizing abortion is the number of women who die from undergoing illegal abortions. However, since the 1973 ruling, those figures have been disproved as false. Guest Carole Novielli, writer for Live Action, joins host Kip Allen to talk about this falsified information given to the Supreme Court for the Roe v Wade ruling.

Guest Michael Farris, president, CEO, and general counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), joins host Kip Allen to talk about the case of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) vs. Becerra. This case, recently heard before the Supreme Court, involves compelled speech and whether pro-life crisis pregnancy centers can be forced to essentially advertise abortion services at other facilities. Follow the case at adflegal.org/nifla and follow ADF on Twitter @AllianceDefends.

Host Kip Allen speaks with Kim Davis, former Rowen County, Kentucky, county clerk. Davis was jailed for defying the governor’s order that she issue marriage licenses for gay couple. Davis has recently released a book about her experience titled, “Under God’s Authority.” This is a rebroadcast from March 7, 2018.

Host Kip Allen speaks with Kim Davis, former Rowen County, Kentucky, county clerk. Davis was jailed for defying the governor’s order that she issue marriage licenses for gay couple. Davis has recently released a book about her experience titled, “Under God’s Authority.”