Kresta in the Afternoon – February 6, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: February 6, 2024 Published in: Al Kresta

Al explores the question of an empty Hell, Terry Mattingly discusses what has changed in 20 years of religion reporting and Mary Margaret Beecher explains why Michigan ranks among the worst in the nation for religious freedom.

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Study ranks Michigan among nation's worst for religious freedom

In its annual Faith and Freedom Index, the Napa legal institute found Michigan to be one of the worst states in the nation for religious and regulatory freedom. Mary Margaret Beecher joins us with more.

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Napa Legal

Faith and Freedom Index

Mary Margaret Beecher serves as Napa Legal Institute's Vice President & Executive Director. She joined Napa Legal in 2019, serving most recently as the organization’s Senior Counsel. Before working at Napa Legal, Mary Margaret was an associate attorney with a Chicago-based law firm which specialized in nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations. She is particularly interested in the intersection of business and law and helping nonprofit organizations navigate the complexities involved in that area. Mary Margaret attended Texas A&M University on a National Merit Scholarship and received an undergraduate degree with honors in Finance and Business. Mary Margaret earned CALI awards for her work in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law while studying at Chicago Kent Law School. She is also an ADF Blackstone fellow. Visit napalegalinstitute.org

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Has anything changed in religion reporting?

After twenty years of digging up “religion ghosts: in news stories, GetReligion is closing. Reporters in the mainstream press often disregard, underestimate and misunderstand the religion angle in major news events, or the simple faith that inspires and influences the people in their stories. Has anything changed in the last two decades? Terry Mattingly joins us.

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GetReligion will close on February 2

Farewell, after 20 years: Why we did what we did

terry mattingly — Terry Mattingly was the editor of Get Religion and writes the nationally-syndicated On Religion column for the Universal Syndicate. He is a senior fellow at the Overby Center at the University of Mississippi, focusing on religion, news and the First Amendment. Visit getreligion.org and tmatt.net and follow him on Twitter @tweetmattingly

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Kresta Comments: Dare we hope that all will be saved?

In a recent interview, Pope Francis said it is his personal hope that Hell is empty. How reasonable is it to hope that all men will be saved? Al discusses.

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What Is the Occupancy of Hell?

Avery Cardinal Dulles: The Population of Hell

Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’

Being Precise About Catholic Church Teaching on Hell

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