Kresta in the Afternoon – January 8, 2019

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Description: After years of imprisonment, Asia Bibi was finally acquitted of bogus blasphemy charges and allowed to leave prison, but her saga is not over. That’s one of our top stories of the year in Christian persecution. We get more from Nina Shea.
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- Nina Shea
  Nina Shea is the Director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute and has been an international human-rights lawyer for more than 30 years. She works extensively for the advancement of individual religious freedom and is the co-author of “Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Religious Freedom Worldwide” and “Persecuted: The Global War on Christians.” She's also a contributing author to The Persecution and Genocide of Christians in the Middle East.
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Description: What are the top political stories of the year? Chief among them has to be the nomination and hearings of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, as well as the Democratic victories in November as candidates begin exploring options for the 2020 elections. We'll talk more with Paul Kengor.
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- Dr. Paul Kengor
  Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College. He is author of over a dozen books, including "A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century," and "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism."

Kresta in the Afternoon – January 8, 2019 – Hour 2