Is Gender Identification enough | Mattis’ book and the importance of a depoliticized military
September 4, 2019
Peter Kapsner and Carmen discuss a Psychology Today article on why gender self-identification is not enough. During their conversation Carmen makes reference to several resource for families seeking to navigate the gender dysphoria of our day: RestoredHopeNetwork.org Help4Families.org Andrew T. Walker’s book, God and the Transgender Debate (Carmen’s conversation with Andrew) Ryan Anderson’s book, When Harry […]
Mornings w Carmen 3-19-2019, hour 2: A doctor’s view of transgender identification and a professor’s view of socialism
March 19, 2019
This is one of those “take notes” episodes. After a Kindness Story from Nicole J. Phillips, Dr. David Stevens form the Christian Medical and Dental Association unpacks the Biblical, biological, social, medical and ethical dimensions of transgender identification from a Christian worldview. Among other observations, Dr. Stevens points out: the created nature of male as male […]
Mornings w Carmen 3-18-2019 hour 1: Identity confusion, Equality Act, Religious and gendered persecution
March 18, 2019
Brandon Showalter from the Christian Post joined Carmen to discuss several developing stories in the U.S.: Jack, aka Jacquelyn, is 10 years old. His grandmother fears his mother has started him on puberty blockers. But she doesn’t know for certain because her daughter and her same-sex spouse, have not allowed the grandmother to have any […]
Mornings w Carmen Thursday 3-7-2019 hour 2: the normalization of transgenderism and the need for men to be men
March 7, 2019
Maybe you’ve heard there’s a rising trend in Hollywood for the children of celebrities to identify as transgender. This is the glamorization and popularization of htat which is being actively normalized in the culture. Carmen talks with professor Peter Kapsner about the confusion and complexity of the issues surrounding transgender identification today. They also discuss […]
Mornings with Carmen 2-21-19 | Ben Johnson on Universal Childcare | Katharine Gerbner on Christian Slavery | Peter Kapsner on Disintegrating Transgender Ideology | Sick of Me with Whitney Capps
February 21, 2019
Is childcare a right everyone should have? Should it be free? Ben Johnston from the Acton Institute talks with Carmen about Elizabeth Warren’s universal childcare proposal. Going deeper, they discuss what research shows is ideal for children and how the church can best support their well-being. For More: Thinking Like a Christian Regarding Paid Family […]
Must Read Monday 2-18-2019 Good news rescue, affirming life, transgender confusion and sexual sin
February 18, 2019
A Day at the park….Man pulled from quicksand in Zion during harrowing two day rescue This is a story with a happy ending but also a great real life example of how we can amble into situations from which we cannot free ourselves. Help – in this case LOTS of help – has to come […]
Gender neutral birth certificates, Religious test, Love Life Again with Tracie Miles and Finding your moral compass
January 9, 2019
In the opening segment Carmen says, “there’s nothing neutral about the advent of gender neutral birth certificates.” A growing number of U.S. cities and states now allow parents to identify their newborn babies as gender X, recognizing them as neither male nor female. Then Carmen turns to the subject of U.S. Senators applying unconstitutional religious […]
Truth, Transgenderism, Easter, Abortion, and the Religious Composition of Congress
January 7, 2019
Let’s start the new year with a bit of satire that rings true. The Babylon Bee is a satirical website but their piece entitled “Culture in which all truth is relative suddenly concerned about fake news” expresses true truth about the status of our cultural moment. From the satirical to the serious, New York […]
Connecting Faith 11-6-18 | Brandon Showalter on “Boy Erased” | Denise Shick on the chaos of Transgenderism
November 6, 2018
In the news: An Ohio professor is suing after being punished for referring to a transgender female student as “sir” during class. The Alliance Defending Freedom has taken on the case. The descriptor evangelical is appearing in many headlines today, but what […]
Connecting Faith 9-25-18 | Truth No Matter the Politics | Denise Shick on California’s Gender Transition Treatment Law | Matthew Soerens on Immigration News
September 25, 2018
As we hear the ongoing news coverage of accusations against Brett Kavanaugh, we need to ask ourselves, are we more likely to believe an accusation against someone if their politics don’t line up with ours, particularly if their stories have no corroborating evidence? Denise Shick leads the organization Help 4 Families, which assists families walking […]
