Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Today on Kresta - August 12, 2009

Talking about the "things that matter most" on August 12

3:00 – Kresta Comments

3:20 – Ministering with the Missionaries of Charity in India
Fr. Bob Roggenbuck
has just returned from a mission trip to India, in which he and his fellow travelers ministered with the Missionaries of Charity. We talk about the work that was done and the impact on the missionaries.

4:00 – Kresta Comments

4:20 – Maafa 21

They were stolen from their homes, locked in chains and taken across an ocean. And for more than 200 years, their blood and sweat would help to build the richest and most powerful nation the world has ever known. But when slavery ended, their welcome was over. America's wealthy elite had decided it was time for them to disappear and they were not particular about how it might be done. What you are about to see is that the plan these people set in motion 150 years ago is still being carried out today. So don't think that this is history. It is not. It is happening right here, and it's happening right now. Mark Crutcher explains.

4:40 – The Case for Early Marriage
Virginity pledges. Chastity balls. Courtship. Side hugs. Guarding your heart. Evangelical and Catholic discourse on sex is more conservative than ever. Parents and pastors and youth group leaders told us not to do it before we got married. Why? Because the Bible says so. Yet that simple message didn't go very far in shaping our sexual decision-making. Amid our purity pledges and attempts to make chastity hip, we forgot to teach young Christians how to tie the knot. We talk with Mark Regnerus about the case for early marriage.

5:00 – Direct to my Desk
One of the big issues under debate in the United Kingdom this summer is whether to ban the burqa. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said last month that the burqa debases women and is not welcome in his country; Britain is trying to decide whether to follow suit. Underlying the debate is concern about terrorism and the inability to identify the person under a burqa. The central question, then, is whether women should be permitted to cover their faces in public. We look at the burqua debate, public safety, and religious freedom.

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