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Can you imagine converting a historic church into a rock climbing gym? This week, we tackle the controversy surrounding the potential repurposing of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Toledo, Ohio. As plans emerge to transform the church, we question the suitability of one idea for the distressed neighborhood and explore possible alternatives.

We also touch on the deletion of a scene in the 1971 film The French Connection. What are the implications of the scene's removal, and how does it affect our perception of the characters played by Gene Hackman and Roy Schneider? Is this just a political issue?

Lastly, we discuss the anti-LGBTQ advocacy of the American College of Pediatricians and the introduction of the transgender ban on gender-affirming care in Ohio. The group colluded with another hate group to manufacture medical justification to harm LGBTQ+ people.

Show Notes

01:00 Five Years Later Still No Use For Old Church
19:43 Revising Classic Media Properties
33:16 Hate Groups Colluding To Harm The LGBTQ Community

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Kevin McCullough talks with Matt Sharp, of Alliance Defending Freedom, about the Biden administration's executive order of allowing trans athletes to participate in women's sports and Sharp explains how women's rights have been trampled.

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Kevin McCullough talks with Matt Sharp, of Alliance Defending Freedom, about the Biden administration's executive order of allowing trans athletes to participate in women's sports and Sharp explains how women's rights have been trampled.

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Kevin McCullough talks with Matt Sharp, of Alliance Defending Freedom, about the Biden administration's executive order of allowing trans athletes to participate in women's sports and Sharp explains how women's rights have been trampled.

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Don Kroah has a conversation with Jeremy Tedesco, Senior Counsel and Vice President of Communications for Alliance Defending Freedom, and Shannon Bennett, Director of Communications at the Museum of the Bible, about their legal dispute with the Mayor of D.C. over religious freedom. 

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Georgene Rice and Jim Campbell of Alliance Defending Freedom discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to weigh in on whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the courts can redefine ‘sex’ in the  Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).

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Eric Metaxas invites Kristen Waggoner from the Alliance Defending Freedom discusses the Southern Poverty Law Center’s smear campaign against its ideological opponents.

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Mark Davis talks with Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeremy Tedesco about a billboard in New York’s Times Square accusing ADF of being anti-gay.

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Mark Davis talks with Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeremy Tedesco about a billboard in New York’s Times Square accusing ADF of being anti-gay.

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Hugh Hewitt talks to Alliance Defending Freedom's Senior Counsel David Cortman and former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran who was fired from his job because of his belief in traditional marriage.

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Hugh Hewitt talks to Alliance Defending Freedom's Senior Counsel David Cortman and former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran who was fired from his job because of his belief in traditional marriage.

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SCOTUS 2018 is shaping up as the “free speech” session of the court.

Masterpiece Cake ruling upheld the free speech rights of a cake decorator who did not want to decorate a cake celebrating a same-sex marriage.

The court sent a case back to a lower court involving a florist who did not want to create a floral display doing the same thing. Then there was the NIFLA decision—regarding the pro-life crisis pregnancy centers—where the court overturned a California law which compelled them to essentially advertise for abortion.

In Justice Kennedy's opinion, the law forced them to “convey a message contrary to their deepest convictions.”

Each one of these cases was litigated by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has emerged as the most important First Amendment group in the nation.

It’s a banner session for the First Amendment.

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SCOTUS 2018 is shaping up as the “free speech” session of the court.

Masterpiece Cake ruling upheld the free speech rights of a cake decorator who did not want to decorate a cake celebrating a same-sex marriage.

The court sent a case back to a lower court involving a florist who did not want to create a floral display doing the same thing. Then there was the NIFLA decision—regarding the pro-life crisis pregnancy centers—where the court overturned a California law which compelled them to essentially advertise for abortion.

In Justice Kennedy's opinion, the law forced them to “convey a message contrary to their deepest convictions.”

Each one of these cases was litigated by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has emerged as the most important First Amendment group in the nation.

It’s a banner session for the First Amendment.

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Townhall Review -- June 02, 2018

Hugh Hewitt turns to Tim Alberta of Politico for clarity on the upcoming November midterm elections. Mike Gallagher discusses the recent Florida Publix "die-in" initiated by David Hogg has caused Publix to capitulate to Hogg's demands. Hugh Hewitt speaks with Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargon, who signed and a press release explaining a what is really happening to the children at the U.S Mexico Border. Michael Medved discusses the NFL's new less than acceptable policy on the National Anthem. Larry Elder speaks with Tom Harris, Executive Director of the International Climate-Science Coalition on his recent article on global warming. Michael Medved invites Christiana Holcomb of Alliance Defending Freedom to share about her case involving a High School student's right to privacy related to opposite sex bathroom usage. Hugh Hewitt speaks with author and columnist Selina Zito on her latest project called "The Mainstreet Project," in which she invites kids to be immersed in Western PA culture, much of which has been lost.

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Townhall Review -- June 02, 2018

Hugh Hewitt turns to Tim Alberta of Politico for clarity on the upcoming November midterm elections. Mike Gallagher discusses the recent Florida Publix "die-in" initiated by David Hogg has caused Publix to capitulate to Hogg's demands. Hugh Hewitt speaks with Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargon, who signed and a press release explaining a what is really happening to the children at the U.S Mexico Border. Michael Medved discusses the NFL's new less than acceptable policy on the National Anthem. Larry Elder speaks with Tom Harris, Executive Director of the International Climate-Science Coalition on his recent article on global warming. Michael Medved invites Christiana Holcomb of Alliance Defending Freedom to share about her case involving a High School student's right to privacy related to opposite sex bathroom usage. Hugh Hewitt speaks with author and columnist Selina Zito on her latest project called "The Mainstreet Project," in which she invites kids to be immersed in Western PA culture, much of which has been lost.

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The California Assembly has yet again adopted legislation that makes an undeniable infringement on religious liberty.  Assembly Bill 2943 would make it fraudulent and illegal to offer in any way to have anything to do with a change in sexual orientation, or for that matter, an individual’s sexual identity.

The Alliance Defending Freedom says, “the breadth of this censorship is staggering.” David French at National Review described it as, “extraordinarily radical.”

Part of the radical nature of this legislation is the fact that it now elevates sexual identity to something that is beyond question.  In other words, those who are pushing for the moral revolution, especially on LGBT issues, are setting out to eradicate, even by force of coercive law, anyone who would represent any worldview that would stand in their way.

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The California Assembly has yet again adopted legislation that makes an undeniable infringement on religious liberty.  Assembly Bill 2943 would make it fraudulent and illegal to offer in any way to have anything to do with a change in sexual orientation, or for that matter, an individual’s sexual identity.

The Alliance Defending Freedom says, “the breadth of this censorship is staggering.” David French at National Review described it as, “extraordinarily radical.”

Part of the radical nature of this legislation is the fact that it now elevates sexual identity to something that is beyond question.  In other words, those who are pushing for the moral revolution, especially on LGBT issues, are setting out to eradicate, even by force of coercive law, anyone who would represent any worldview that would stand in their way.

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Townhall Review - December 30, 2017

Hugh Hewitt invites Deputy National Security Director Nadia Schadlow, one of the principle architects of the recently released National Security Strategy document, to share some of the details surrounding this very important document. Dennis Prager identifies the opponents of the tax reform that was signed into law by President Trump. Hugh Hewitt turns to Senator Pat Toomey, who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, to share how this tax legislation will affect Americans.  Guy Benson shares with Mike Gallagher President Trump's list of first-year accomplishments, including the "unheralded decimation of ISIS." Dennis Prager shares from Ross Douthat's New York Times article that exposes the media's shameful lack of coverage of this victory over ISIS. Michael Medved unfurrels more of the Russian conspiracy and collusion, this time involving Green Party Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein.  Hillsdale President Larry Arnn shares with Hugh Hewitt the history behind "Darkest Hour," a film about Sir Winston Churchill's leadership and victory against Nazi Germany. Wrapping up the show, Michael Farris, CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, sits in with Hugh Hewitt to talk about the Masterpiece Cake Shop case, one of the key religious liberty cases in our generation.

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Townhall Review - December 30, 2017

Hugh Hewitt invites Deputy National Security Director Nadia Schadlow, one of the principle architects of the recently released National Security Strategy document, to share some of the details surrounding this very important document. Dennis Prager identifies the opponents of the tax reform that was signed into law by President Trump. Hugh Hewitt turns to Senator Pat Toomey, who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, to share how this tax legislation will affect Americans.  Guy Benson shares with Mike Gallagher President Trump's list of first-year accomplishments, including the "unheralded decimation of ISIS." Dennis Prager shares from Ross Douthat's New York Times article that exposes the media's shameful lack of coverage of this victory over ISIS. Michael Medved unfurrels more of the Russian conspiracy and collusion, this time involving Green Party Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein.  Hillsdale President Larry Arnn shares with Hugh Hewitt the history behind "Darkest Hour," a film about Sir Winston Churchill's leadership and victory against Nazi Germany. Wrapping up the show, Michael Farris, CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, sits in with Hugh Hewitt to talk about the Masterpiece Cake Shop case, one of the key religious liberty cases in our generation.

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