Capitol Conversations

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow interview Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-4) about policies assisting victims of genocide (H.R. 390) and curbing global promotion of abortion (expanding “Mexico City” policy). Steven joins the roundtable as the team analyses the Congressional landscape. Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act H.R. 390 - Library of Congress Smith-Eshoo Bill Will Provide Emergency Relief to Christians and Other Religious Minorities Who Survived ISIS Genocide Rep. Smith address at World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy Trump’s Expansion of Mexico City Policy Is a Major Victory in Protecting Life - Chris Smith ERLC Explainer iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | Tune in

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow interview Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-4) about policies assisting victims of genocide (H.R. 390) and curbing global promotion of abortion (expanding “Mexico City” policy). Steven joins the roundtable as the team analyses the Congressional landscape. Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act H.R. 390 - Library of Congress Smith-Eshoo Bill Will Provide Emergency Relief to Christians and Other Religious Minorities Who Survived ISIS Genocide Rep. Smith address at World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy Trump’s Expansion of Mexico City Policy Is a Major Victory in Protecting Life - Chris Smith ERLC Explainer iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | Tune in

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow venture outside the office to downtown Washington, D.C., to talk about the international landscape of religious persecution, including an interview with our friend Kent Hill of the Religious Freedom Institute. World Summit in Defense of Christians Christian persecution focus of global summit - BP News PHOTOS: World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Remarks by Vice President Pence at the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Religious Freedom Institute Special guest Kent Hill, Executive Director Kent Hill joined the RFI after six years as Senior Vice President at World Vision, one of the largest faith-based relief and development organizations in the world. He also served for eight years as Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for U.S. foreign assistance to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and, subsequently, all USAID health programs worldwide. Earlier in his career, Dr. Hill was President of Eastern Nazarene College, and President of D.C.'s Institute on Religion and Democracy. Will religious minorities find true support among Muslim leaders? - ERLC.com

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow venture outside the office to downtown Washington, D.C., to talk about the international landscape of religious persecution, including an interview with our friend Kent Hill of the Religious Freedom Institute. World Summit in Defense of Christians Christian persecution focus of global summit - BP News PHOTOS: World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Remarks by Vice President Pence at the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Religious Freedom Institute Special guest Kent Hill, Executive Director Kent Hill joined the RFI after six years as Senior Vice President at World Vision, one of the largest faith-based relief and development organizations in the world. He also served for eight years as Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for U.S. foreign assistance to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and, subsequently, all USAID health programs worldwide. Earlier in his career, Dr. Hill was President of Eastern Nazarene College, and President of D.C.'s Institute on Religion and Democracy. Will religious minorities find true support among Muslim leaders? - ERLC.com

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street

Matthew Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome Andrew Walker to analyze the religious liberty executive order and pro-life items in the House-passed health care reform bill and the FY17 federal budget. Religious Liberty Executive Order 5 Facts About President Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty - ERLC ADF Press Release Executive Order on Religious Freedom Is a Beginning, Not an End - ADF Religious Liberty Reincarnation - WSJ Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless - David French Trump’s Johnson Amendment Executive Order Does Not Say What He Said it Said - The Surly Subgroup Ryan Anderson’s take On signed EO On February leaked (unsigned) EO Congress must act to strengthen Trump's order on religious liberty - The Hill Johnson Amendment History of the Johnson Amendment - ADF The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches - Joe Carter Andrew Walker publications God and the Transgender Debate Gospel for Life Series AndrewTWalker.com Bonus: Mental Model: Hanlon’s Razor - Farnam Street