Today on Kresta in the Afternoon - February 7, 2012

Talking about the "things that matter most" on Feb. 7

4:00 - Kresta Comments: Six Things Everyone Should Know About The HHS Mandate

4:20 - Screwtape Teaches the Faith: A Guide for Catechists
Discover the power of the Catechism like never before with Screwtape! If you enjoyed C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters, but need a guide book of defense strategies based in solid Church teaching, Marlon De La Torre is here to break down Lewis’ perennial classic chapter-by-chapter, identifying the devil’s specific temptation in each. Then, he provides you with solid references and explanations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church which highlight the opposite virtue, truth or good.

5:00 - Kresta Comments: Six Things Everyone Should Know About The HHS Mandate

5:20 – Komen exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap
An executive at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity resigned Tuesday over her support to strip Planned Parenthood of funding, but disputed that she was the driving force behind the decision that created a firestorm of criticism last week. Karen Handel, the charity's vice president for public policy, said in her resignation later she was "deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and her involvement."We lay out the timeline and Teresa Tomeo analyzes.

5:40 - Prop. 8 Appeal Unsuccessful in California, Court Cites “Right” to Gay Marriage in US Constitution
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that codified the traditional definition of marriage, is invalid and unconstitutional. The ruling is not the end of the road for Proposition 8, it is headed for the US Supreme Court. Never before has a federal appeals court – or any federal court for that matter – found a fundamental right to gay marriage under the U.S. Constitution. We talk with Joe Infranco with the Alliance Defense Fund and John Eastman of the National Organization for Marriage.