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Friday, July 13, 2018
Today's Weekend Edition is hosted by Penna Dexter. Her co-hosts are Lathan Watts from First Liberty and Dr. Buddy Matthews. Along with ALL the hot topics, our panel will address the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. And joining them for 2 segments of the show is Father Frank Pavone from Priests for Life. They'll share their views, we want to hear yours. So, please give us a call at 800-351-1212 or join us on Facebook and leave your comment or question. That link is: facebook.com/pointofviewradio.
Today's Weekend Edition is hosted by Penna Dexter. Her co-hosts are Lathan Watts from First Liberty and Dr. Buddy Matthews. Along with ALL the hot topics, our panel will address the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. And joining them for 2 segments of the show is Father Frank Pavone from Priests for Life. They'll share their views, we want to hear yours. So, please give us a call at 800-351-1212 or join us on Facebook and leave your comment or question. That link is: facebook.com/pointofviewradio.

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Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

For eight years Penna Dexter served as co-host on Point of View with founder Marlin Maddoux. Following his passing in 2004, she has served as co-host and frequently as Kerby Anderson’s guest host. Her...

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Lathan Watts

Lathan Watts

Director of Community Relations — First Liberty Institute

Lathan Watts is Vice President of Public Affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom, the world’s largest non-profit legal organization. ADF is dedicated to defending religious freedom, freedom of speech,...

Lathan Watts is Vice President of Public Affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom, the world’s largest non-profit legal organization. ADF is dedicated to defending religious freedom, freedom of speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and parental rights.

Dr. Merrill Matthews

Dr. Merrill Matthews

Resident Scholar — Institute for Policy Innovation

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.co...

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.com. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dr. Matthews is a past president of the Health Economics Roundtable for the National Association for Business Economics, the largest trade association of business economists. Dr. Matthews also served for 10 years as the medical ethicist for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Institutional Review Board for Human Experimentation, and has contributed chapters to several books, including Physician Assisted Suicide: Expanding the Debate and The 21st Century Health Care Leader and, in 2009, Stop Paying the Crooks (on Medicare fraud). He has been published in numerous journals and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron’s, USA Today, Forbes magazine and the Washington Times. He was an award-winning political analyst for the USA Radio Network. Dr. Matthews received his Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas

Fr Frank Pavone

Fr Frank Pavone

National Director — Priests for Life

Fr. Frank Pavone is one of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the world. Originally from New York, he was ordained in 1988 by Cardinal John O’Connor. He is a priest of the Amarillo Diocese and ser...

Fr. Frank Pavone is one of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the world. Originally from New York, he was ordained in 1988 by Cardinal John O’Connor. He is a priest of the Amarillo Diocese and serves full-time in pro-life leadership with his bishop’s permission. In 1993 he became National Director of Priests for Life. He is also the President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and the National Pastoral Director of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign and of Rachel’s Vineyard, the world’s largest ministry of healing after abortion. He travels throughout the country, to an average of four states every week, preaching and teaching against abortion. He produces programs regularly for religious and secular radio and television networks.

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