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Kerby Anderson Ryan Anderson responds to our transgender moment in his new book, When Harry Became Sally. He begins his discussion by comparing two movies. The classic film, When Harry Met Sally, explored the question of whether a man and a woman can really be “just friends.” More recently, the film, The Danish Girl, asked a different question: Can a man really become a woman? The film was based on the true story of the first known subject of “sex…

Kerby Anderson One of the more controversial features of the tax reform bill two years ago was the proposal to cap the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT). This deduction is a benefit given to taxpayers, but it provided much more benefit to taxpayers who lived in high-tax states. They were able to deduct more from their taxes. During the debate, there was great pressure on the Congress and the Trump Administration to drop the idea of capping this…

Kerby Anderson Already 51 attorneys general have signed on to an antitrust investigation into the business practices of Google. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, recently wrote about why they were looking at Google’s dominance in the marketplace. He cited Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry who posed an interesting hypothetical question. Imagine America before the invention of radio or television, when print media (especially newspapers) were the source of content. Would we allow one person or one company to own all…

Penna Dexter At the opening of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, which convened a couple of weeks ago in New York, President Trump gave a speech that encompassed hot-button issues ranging from Iran to global religious persecution. One of his bold moves was to call the United Nations out on its promotion of an international right to abortion. Austin Ruse is President of C-Fam, the Center for Family and Human Rights, a non-profit that monitors and works to affect…

Kerby Anderson For decades I have been predicting that the federal government would eventually begin to revoke the tax-exempt status of various non-profit groups. At first, they would focus on groups that are controversial. Then politicians and bureaucrats would broaden it to include other groups so they could bring more taxes into the federal coffers. An initial first step took place 36 years ago when the Supreme Court ruled that the IRS could revoke the tax-exempt status of Bob Jones…

Kerby Anderson Last month Marilyn Synek walked into a Nebraska coffee shop for her weekly ritual of coffee and crepes. What she received was a torrent of angry words, which I cannot repeat on radio (or in print). A woman who worked at the coffee shop recognized that Marilyn worked for the Nebraska Family Alliance shouted at Marilyn and demanded that she leave. Marilyn said she was stunned by this reaction, as were the other patrons in the crowded shop….

Kerby Anderson Planned Parenthood has been facing some political setbacks in Congress and some state legislatures. But Planned Parenthood seems to be making some advances in the cultural arena. One example of that is the impact the organization is having in Hollywood. The director of arts and entertainment engagement at Planned Parenthood was bragging the other day about her growing influence in Hollywood. She confirmed that the organization advised on more than 150 productions since 2014. This has been a concerted effort to influence the abortion…

Kerby Anderson So many Christians around the world are facing religious persecution. That’s why I was encouraged by President Trump’s speech at a UN meeting on religious freedom. Vice President Mike Pence introduced the president. That gives you some indication of how seriously the current administration takes this issue. A week ago, I interviewed Gary Bauer about the speech on my radio program. You can find out more at his American Values website. Here are just a few of the…

Kerby Anderson A precedent was established when President Trump released the transcript of the conversation between President Zelensky and himself on July 25. Yes, I know that it isn‘t a word–for–word transcript but it does give you a good idea of what was said in the conversation, even though many politicians and most of the media misrepresented it. Most press reports have ellipses between two statements by the president. Those three dots represent a deletion of 560 words.  But my…

Penna Dexter California lawmakers are calling upon all Californians—despite religious beliefs—to embrace LGBTQ lifestyles. The state Senate recently followed the state Assembly in passing a resolution demanding a change in the way people of faith approach ministry to same sex-attracted men and women and others who identify as LGBT. The resolution, ACR99, was introduced by San Jose Assemblyman Evan Low. As a resolution, the measure does not require the governor’s signature and does not have the force of a law….

Kerby Anderson Why so much anger, fear, and despair? That’s what you see at environmental demonstrations, and that’s what you hear in speeches from environmentalists and politicians. The future is doom and gloom. And we’re the guilty party. Warnings about global warming and climate change are taking on a religious flavor. A few months ago in a Breakpoint commentary, John Stonestreet said some of the rhetoric came across like the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” He…