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Kresta in the Afternoon – December 21, 2023 – Hour 2

Mona Charen explains how Hamas uses Israel’s humanity against it and Helen Alvare discusses religious liberty after the sexual revolution.

 

#20 Hamas uses Israel's Humanity against it

The 24/7 news cycle, coupled with the design of social media, has given our society the memory of a goldfish. We are forever living in the moment. Hamas is banking on that, as the memories of the atrocities of its attack are being swallowed up by the increasing death toll in the war. As a Jewish American, this hits home for Mona Charen. She joins us.

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The Oldest Hatred Roars Back

Hamas Uses Israel’s Humanity Against It

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Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist and the policy editor for The Bulwark. She is the host of the Beg to Differ podcast. Follow her on twitter @monacharen

#19 The Plan for Protecting Religious Liberty

On June 22, the feasts of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, the USCCB kicked off Religious Freedom Week. Over the last several years the Supreme Court has vindicated Religious Liberty several times – but Helen Alvare thinks there is still work to be done. She joins us.

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Helen Alvaré Draws Blueprint for Protecting Religious Freedom in America

Helen Alvare holds the Robert Levy Endowed Chair in Law and Liberty at the Antonin Scalia law school at George Mason University. She also teaches courses on Family Law, Law and Religion, and Property Law. She publishes on matters concerning marriage, parenting, non-marital households, and the First Amendment religion clauses and is a member of the Holy See's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. She is the author of Religious Freedom After the Sexual Revolution.
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