This week on Faith on Trial

Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discusses an unprecedented move by George Soros to suppress conservative media by buying 240 radio stations. Curiously this the FCC approved this purchase in record time.

https://www.heritage.org/staff/mike-gonzalez

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Chris Ferrara, Counsel Thomas Moore, discusses a mother facing retaliation for criticizing "Polysexual" Posters in daughter's elementary school.

Find the case here: https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/news/oral-argument-in-third-circuit-on-behalf-mother-who-faced-retaliation-for-criticizing-polysexual-posters-at-daughters-elementary-school

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:

• Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll
• Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulus
• The Catholic Morning Show
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Today on Faith on Trial

Guest 1: Hiram Sasser - Counsel at First Liberty - First Liberty Represents a Rowlett, TX Church that was authorized as polling place, but city opposes voting in church and this pastor’s political leanings, so to cancel it as a polling place the city is threatening to have the Church’s building occupancy permit cancelled.

https://firstliberty.org/?utm_source=Iowa%20Catholic%20Radio&utm_medium=Faith%20on%20Trial%20Podcast&utm_campaign=Church%20Polling%20Place%20Case

Guest 2: Patty Origer - Coordinator of Des Moines Dioceses ministry to Persons with Disabilities - Patty discusses what the ministry is about, how it operates and what you should know. If you or a family member has a disability, you have options and resources. We also need more people to join in this holy effort to help our disabled brothers and sisters.

https://www.dmdiocese.org/resources/evangelization-catechesis/disability-ministry

Patty Origer

Phone: 515-237-5073

Email: poriger@dmdiocese.org

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:

• Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll
• Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulus
• The Catholic Morning Show
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

On September 17, 2024, Becket and Jones Day appealed the New York court’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Justices to protect these religious ministries from New York’s abortion mandate.

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In a September 19 Congressional hearing, Army personnel revealed that an official investigation conducted by the U.S. Army, which concluded on July 29, found that the controversial slides were “locally developed at Fort Liberty,” and that “the slides have been used for training since 2017.” It was also revealed they “were not reviewed or approved by Fort Liberty leadership because local policies were not in place for reviewing and approving such training slides.”

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:

• Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll
• Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulus
• The Catholic Morning Show
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Episode Links

Mallory Sleight - https://adflegal.org/profile/mallory-sleight

Parents of a Colorado elementary school student sued a district Wednesday over a policy that transgender students should room with cisgender classmates on overnight trips.

Joe and Serena Wailes, whose daughter is in the fifth grade in Jeffco Public Schools, claim the district has not allowed them to opt their child out of a rule grouping transgender students with classmates identifying as the same gender on school trips.

https://adfmedia.org/press-release/adf-sues-school-district-behalf-co-families-violating-parents-rights

Robert Tyler - https://www.tylerlawllp.com/about-us/robert-tyler

About Advocates for Faith & Freedom (www.faith-freedom.com): Advocates for Faith & Freedom is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting constitutional and religious liberty in the courts. Our mission is to engage in cases that will uphold our religious liberty and America’s heritage and to educate Americans about our fundamental constitutional rights.

The Election Integrity Project California is advocating for election integrity and transparency, which are critical for the enfranchisement of every eligible voter, regardless of party or political view. This suit primarily challenges California’s unconstitutional election process for future elections.

https://faith-freedom.com/cases-all/election-integrity-project-ca-weber

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:

• Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll
• Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulus
• The Catholic Morning Show
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle