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Friday, February 13, 2026

Welcome to our Weekend Edition with host Kerby Anderson. His co-hosts are President, CEO, & Chief Counsel of First Liberty Institute Kelly Shackelford, and expert analyst Dr. Buddy Matthews. Topics for discussion include the National Religious Liberty Commission, fraud – everywhere, trans surgery for minors, and other top stories from today.

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Kerby Anderson
Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More

Guests
Kelly Shackelford Show Page
Kelly Shackelford
President | CEO | Chief Counsel - First Liberty Institute
Mr. Shackelford is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate on constitutional issues, and has won three state landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases in the past few years alone. He was recently named one of the 25 greatest Texas lawyers of the past quarter-century by Texas Lawyer, and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense for his leadership and pioneering work protecting religious freedom.
Merrill_Matthews
Merrill Matthews, PhD
Public Policy Analyst | Writer
Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., was for 25 years a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation. He is a public policy analyst specializing in health care, entitlements and energy issues and is the author of numerous public policy studies. He is past president of the Health Economics Roundtable for the National Association for Business Economics, the largest trade association of business economists.

For nine years Dr. Matthews was executive director of the Washington, DC-based Council for Affordable Health Insurance, a health insurance trade association. While he was executive director, National Journal recognized the Council as one of the most effective health policy organizations in Washington.
National Religious Liberty Commission
National Religious Liberty Commission
Today, First Liberty clients testified at a meeting before the President’s Religious Liberty Commission describing past and ongoing threats to the First Amendment rights of members of the Jewish Community, pastors, and employees in the ...
Removal of Commission Member
Removal of Commission Member
The following statement regarding the removal of Carrie Prejean Boller from the President’s Religious Liberty Commission may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel for First Liberty Institute, and a member of ...
Obamacare Fraud
Obamacare Fraud
  Federal auditors at the Government Accountability Office show how easy it is for the ineligible to sign up.
Welfare Fraud
Welfare Fraud
Exposing how government welfare fraud steals billions and the need for better verification to stop it.
Voter Fraud
Voter Fraud
Exploring claims and evidence of voter fraud related to naturalized citizenship and election impact.
Changing Views on Trans Minors
Changing Views on Trans Minors
The statements largely echo existing practices, but come as political pressure on transgender care grows.
Threat from Sharia or from Christian Nationalism?
Multiple Democratic lawmakers were dismissive of a Tuesday congressional hearing about the growing threat of Islamic Sharia law in the U.S., claiming it was a distraction from the greater dangers...
Abortion/Gender Spending Curtailed
At this year’s D.C. March for Life, Vice President J.D. Vance announced the “historic expansion” of the Mexico City Policy, which prevents federal funds from going to groups that perform abortions overseas.
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