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October 31, 2024

Title: Will Christianity Survive in America?
Topic: Christian Worldview

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Today, Institute on Religion and Democracy President, Mark Tooley reminds us of the importance of Christianity and even different denominations in America and around the world.

NOTE: Mark Tooley recently celebrated 30 years with the Institute on Religion and Democracy!

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Has religion changed much in America over the past few decades? Mark Tooley shares of a recent speaking engagement with a dozen Christian college students about denominations. They didn’t even know what denominations were!

Is it common for people to “church hop” or even change the denomination they are affiliated with?

What is the purpose of the Institute on Religion and Democracy? What are Mark Tooley’s responsibilities with the organization? Why did he join the IRD in the first place?

Does our fallen human nature defy God’s will and sovereignty and separate us from Him? Mark Tooley passionately reminds us of God’s grace.

Will some denominations fizzle out before 2050, including the Southern Baptist Convention?

There is much work yet to be done. How can Christ-followers stay engaged?

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May 16, 2024

Title: UMC is Still on a Downard Spiral
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy and editor of the IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Today, Mark discusses the continued downward spiral of the United Methodist Church.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s opinion piece on this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is the driving demonic force splitting the United Methodist Church?

Has free sex without any boundary overtaken the United Methodist Church?

What led to the downfall of clergy within the United Methodist Church? Mark Tooley discusses the lack of accountability at seminary and other details about how clergy are selected for each individual church.

Did the recent UMC General Conference re-open the door for local congregations to disassociate with the United Methodist Church?

Is the United Methodist Church the only denomination that is imploding?

Can we all be excited about what God can do with those surrendered to His will? Mark believes that God is still working on America and has great plans head.

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December 6, 2023

Title: Just War and Christian Realism
Topic: Christian Worldview

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Today, he discusses the importance of spreading the Truth about the War in Israel and why young people today need the proper tools to engage in an often-hostile world.

Click here to read more from Mark Tooley on this and other issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are many American young people not sure who’s right or wrong in the war between Israel and Hamas?

How many young Americans side with Hamas? NOTE: This number will astound you!!

Are many college campuses awash in moral blindness that includes contempt for Western Civilization?

Why does the IRD host an annual Christianity and National Security Conference for students and Professors from Christian Colleges?

Are students at Christian Colleges taught true, historic Christian teachings about war, peace, and global statecraft? Mark Tooley explains that, unfortunately, students at Christian colleges are not being taught a Biblical Worldview regarding these issues and that is why they began the annual conference seven years ago.

What is a “Just War Tradition”? Are students at Christian colleges familiar with this term and its meaning?

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Title: Part 2 of 2: Just War and Christian Realism
Topic: Christian Worldview

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Where is the Christianity and National Security Conference held each year?

What is Christian Realism? Are students at Christian colleges familiar with this term and its meaning?

Do students who attend the IRD annual conference understand that we live in a fallen world?

What is Global Statecraft? Are students at Christian colleges familiar with this term and its meaning?

Do students who attend the IRD annual conference gain more understanding about Christian responsibilities?

Is interacting with these Christian college students tremendously encouraging?

What is the cost to students and Professors for the annual conference?

How can we assist with the 2024 Christianity and National Security Conference?

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October 30, 2023

Title: New UMC in WDC – It’s About Time!
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley has been the President of The Institute on Religion and Democracy since 2009. He has discussed the dissolvement of the United Methodist Church many times here on the What’s UP Radio Program. Today, Mark gives another update and encourages UMC members to stand firm in their faith.

Click here to read John Horvat’s letter to UMC members on this issue.

Click here for more information about United Methodist Action from the IRD.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Should there be a Bible-believing Methodist church in the nation’s capital?

As of this December, how many churches will have exited the United Methodist Church?

Will many great cities lack any significant presence of traditional Methodism?

What denominations are booming in the WDC area?

Has methodism been reaching the over 5 million people who live in or around WDC?

Do many of the young professionals and others working in WDC attend events hosted by the Institute in Religion and Democracy?

Mark Tooley takes the rest of the interview to discuss their new church plant in the WDC area…

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August 18, 2023

Title: Methodist Split and Post-Denominational USA
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley has been the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy since 2009. He has discussed the dissolvement of the United Methodist Church many times here on the What’s UP Radio Program. Today, Mark offers an update on the numbers of UMC congregations that have exited the church umbrella and what the future holds for the denomination.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed on this topic.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was the UMC once America’s largest denomination?

Is the UMC still in a free fall with the US?

How far have the membership numbers in the UMV dropped over the past 50 years?

What is the Global Methodist Church? Are churches that are exiting the UMC umbrella joining the GMC or choosing to stay non-denominational?

What are the two largest denominations currently in the US?

Should all denominations reach out to the Hispanic community to grow their church?

What is nondenominationalism? Do the majority on non-denominational church align with the Baptist creed/belief? What can other denominations learn from non-denomination churches?

Will Christianity survive in America?

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August 2, 2023

Title: Methodist Split and Post-Denominational USA
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley has been the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy since 2009. He has discussed the dissolvement of the United Methodist Church many times here on the What’s UP Radio Program. Today, Mark offers an update on the numbers of UMC congregations that have exited the church umbrella and what the future holds for the denomination.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed on this topic.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was the UMC once America’s largest denomination?

Is the UMC still in a free fall with the US?

How far have the membership numbers in the UMV dropped over the past 50 years?

What is the Global Methodist Church? Are churches that are exiting the UMC umbrella joining the GMC or choosing to stay non-denominational?

What are the two largest denominations currently in the US?

Should all denominations reach out to the Hispanic community to grow their church?

What is nondenominationalism? Do the majority on non-denominational church align with the Baptist creed/belief? What can other denominations learn from non-denomination churches?

Will Christianity survive in America?

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July 21, 2023

Title: The Sparkle Creed is Dim and Dull
Topic: Woke Progressives

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Sometimes it is really hard to believe that certain beliefs are actually real and not made-up.

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Mark is a prolific writer, sought after speaker, and frequent commentator on radio and television. Today, he discusses a rather bizarre new “spiritual creed” at a progressive LGBT “church”.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed on this issue.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is a “creed”? What is the Apostles’ Creed?

What are some of the major points found in the “Sparkle Creed”? Can they be considered anti-God and anti-Christian?

Why is the “Sparkle Creed” getting so much attention? Is it simply another LGBT attention-grab?

Was the “Sparkle Creed” written to replace the Apostles’ Creed?

Part of the “Sparkle Creed” reads: “Saints as numerous as patches on the AIDS quilt”. Another part reads: “Love is love is love, so beloved let us love.” What on earth does this even mean?

Do too many people today believe that they can write the Creator of the Universe out of their lives, living in a way that only pleases them?

Does the “Sparkle Creed” acknowledge forgiveness of sins and the hope for eternal life?

How long will the “Sparkle Creed” be remembered? Is it really a threat to Christianity or just another new-age fad?

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June 20, 2023

Title: Who was Pat Robertson?
Topic: Evangelism

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 3

Pat Robertson, considered by many to be the co-founder of post-denominational America, recently passed from this life into the next. He was a savvy businessman, political organizer, and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN).

Today, Mark Tooley remembers Pat Robertson’s influence on people around the world. Mark has been the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy since 2009.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was Pat Robertson raised Southern Baptist? When and why did he transition to leading the upsurge in American charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity?

Did Pat Robertson transcend the need for denominations?

Did Pat Robertson consider himself a broadcaster or an evangelist?

Did Pat Robertson’s ministry make various forms of Protestant Christianity irrelevant to broader American life?

Was Pat Robertson known by nearly all “well-informed” Americans?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Who was Pat Robertson?
Topic: Evangelism

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did Pat Robertson escalate talk of the Rapture from an obscure corner of fundamentalism to supper-table discussions across America?

Did Pat Robertson have a church building with a sanctuary?

Did Pat Robertson call himself a minister?

How massive was Pat Robertson’s following?

In Mark’s opinion, what will happen to the Christian Broadcasting Network now that Pat Robertson has passed?

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Who was Pat Robertson?
Topic: Evangelism

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was Pat Robertson a key founder of the modern Religious Right political movement?

Where is the movement today? Who are its leaders?

Should we be praying for more Christian men and women to rise up to lead our country?

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February 17, 2023

Title: What is Happening at Asbury University?
Topic: Revival in America

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Today he discusses the revival that has been unfolding at Asbury University, which is quite possibly the largest ongoing revival in the United States since the one that began in Wheaton in 1995.

Click here to view videos and testimonies from the Asbury revival.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is happening at Asbury University? Was the Pastor’s sermon something extraordinary? Mark Tooley explains that it was just a “normal” sermon that has developed into a days-long revival with worship and preaching and healing and redemption and salvation.

How big is the chapel and auditorium? How many people can they seat? Are they filled to the brim?

Does America need a fresh visit from God?

Other colleges and universities are now participating in this revival on their campuses. Is God moving in a mighty way? Mark Tooley discusses the End Times, saying he is encouraged by the revival among our youth.

Were these revivals “planned” or are they a true move of God?

How are the people attending these revivals participating?

Without a move of the Holy Spirit, can we see right lifted up again in American and wrong put down? Mark believes that “the Church is the conscience of the society and must be renewed and in touch with the Holy Spirit… It is the key to the health of any society.”

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January 5, 2023

Title: UPDATE: UMC Deadline is Looming
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute for Religion and Democracy. Today, he gives an update on the issues that are ripping the United Methodist denomination apart. He also urges congregations that have not made the decision to split to do so immediately!

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Click here to support the IRD as they work to reaffirm the church’s biblical and historical teachings, strengthen and reform its role in public life, protect religious freedom, and renew democracy at home and abroad.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is the United Methodist Denomination splitting over its full affirmation of same-sex rites, affirming gay clergy, transgenderism, drag queens, and much more?

Why is the property of each individual church owned by the UMC denomination?

What is the deadline to exit the denomination with their property through a congregation vote? Mark explains the exit fee each congregation will be required to pay if they choose to leave the UMC umbrella and when the money is due.

Do many churches think their congregation can’t afford the exit fee? Mark urges churches to contact the Wesleyan Investment Foundation for help.

Why must churches make the decision to exit or stay by the end of 2023?

Have many congregations already voted to exit? This number may seem large, but Mark reveals that many congregants have already left the denomination since the pandemic seeking other church homes in their community.

What is Mark’s advice to independent churches who wish to leave the UMC umbrella?

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November 17, 2022

Title: Disturbing Details about the New Woke UMC
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley has been the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy since 2009 and has been active in the United Methodist Church since 1988. Today, Mark discusses disturbing details about the liberal activism destroying his beloved denomination.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Recently, a drag queen led the children’s sermon at a United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. How and why was this allowed to happen?

Did a newly elected UMC Female Bishop really state: “It is not important that we agree on who Christ is”?

Did a newly elected liberal leader state: “Upholding traditional Christian values on marriage and sex is a sickening ‘virus’ like Ebola”?

In recent jurisdictional conferences across America, were theological traditionalists prevented from becoming bishops? Are traditionalists being purged from leadership in the UMC in America?

Who controls the curriculum at UMC theological seminaries? Who chooses the head clergy for each church? How involved are church members?

Is the United Methodist Denomination splitting apart? Mark explains the process of leaving the current UMC stronghold…

Why have several large UMC congregations left the denomination? Have other churches split or have millions of members simply stopped attending?

What is Mark’s personal plan for the future? What does he predict for the church?

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September 9, 2022

Title: Death by Bologna Sandwich
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Recently, Reverend Stan Copeland of Lover’s Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, had a dream. To him, the dream was wonderful. To others, specifically Mark Tooley, the dream was very disturbing.

Mark Tooley, the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, describes Rev. Copeland’s dream, which is ultimately about the breakup of the United Methodist Church.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed in response to Rev. Copeland’s horrifying post.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why did Rev. Copeland dream that Mark Tooley died eating a bologna sandwich?

Does our society lack civility today?

Do Centrist and Progressive Clergy resent the presence of traditionalists in the church? Do they also resent their departure from the church? Or, do they want the traditionalists to abandon their beliefs?

After the split is finalized, how will financial support be distributed? Will the United Methodist Church survive? Mark Tooley explains what will happen to each individual church, its members, staff/ministers, when and why this all began, and what the future holds.

Bottom Line: Do the Progressives/Centrists want the Traditionalists to abandon the teachings of traditional, Biblical marriage to keep the United Methodist Church together? Mark explains that the majority of the UMC members are Traditionalists, so there is little hope of a reconciliation.

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April 6, 2022

Title: Russian and Ukraine: How We Can Pray
Topic: Russia and Ukraine

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute of Religion and Democracy and editor of IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mark worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Today Mark discusses how Ukrainians have been treated by Russians, what the Ukrainian Church is saying about Russian, and how we can specifically pray for Ukrainians during this troubling time.

Click here to read the latest from Mark Tooley and others from Providence Magazine.

Click here to read more about what the Ukrainian Church is urging and praying for.

Click here for a statement by the National Council of Churches about the Russia/Ukraine situation.

Click here for more from the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

Click here for the official statement from the Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Have various nations coveted the natural resources contained within the borders of Ukraine?

Have the people of Ukraine suffered genocide and other atrocities, especially at the hands of the Soviets?

Is the world council of churches and the National Council of Churches condemning the evil actions of Russia? Mark Tooley says that they have not “condemned” Russia, but they are definitely calling for Christians across the world to unite in prayer for a quick and peaceful end to the fighting. Click on links above to read more from various groups, churches, and organizations.

Has the Russian Church condemned the action of Russian leadership? Mark says: “Unfortunately the Russian Orthodox Church has aligned itself with Putin and is not condemning his actions.”

Is the Church alive and thriving in Ukraine? Mark discusses the different denominations that are in Ukraine.

How can we aid the Church within Ukraine?

Why did a US Bishop from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church pray to “summon the heavenly legions and the Archangel Michael”?

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March 31, 2022

Title: Is the US Constitution “Trash”?
Topic: Trashing the US Constitution

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy and editor of the IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mark worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Today, Mark discusses the importance of knowing history, specifically slavery and the US Constitution.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed on this topic.

NOTE: The topic of discussion today is based on a comment that Eli Mystal of The Nation made recently on The View.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is it common to have our US Constitution referred to as “trash” by the “woke crowd”?

What is meant by the term “slavers” and “colonists”? Were colonists really bad people?

Are enlightened, woke people who are alive today endowed with higher intellect, wisdom, and knowledge of correct justice?

Did the US Constitution, preceded by the Declaration of Independence, make astonishing claims that were truly unique at the time? Mark says: “The startling claims of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution set into motion this expectation of a society where all live equally socially and legally. It was quite amazing and we owe it a great debt of gratitude.”

Many in the woke crowd truly believe that the Founding Fathers “invented” slavery. But – wasn’t the United States one of the first countries in modern history to actually abolish slavery? Mark discusses some of the history of slavery…

Is our US Constitution in need of defending?

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March 18, 2022

Title: Is the US Constitution “Trash”?
Topic: Trashing the US Constitution

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy and editor of the IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mark worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Today, Mark discusses the importance of knowing history, specifically slavery and the US Constitution.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s op-ed on this topic.

NOTE: The topic of discussion today is based on a comment that Eli Mystal of The Nation made recently on The View.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is it common to have our US Constitution referred to as “trash” by the “woke crowd”?

What is meant by the term “slavers” and “colonists”? Were colonists really bad people?

Are enlightened, woke people who are alive today endowed with higher intellect, wisdom, and knowledge of correct justice?

Did the US Constitution, preceded by the Declaration of Independence, make astonishing claims that were truly unique at the time? Mark says: “The startling claims of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution set into motion this expectation of a society where all live equally socially and legally. It was quite amazing and we owe it a great debt of gratitude.”

Many in the woke crowd truly believe that the Founding Fathers “invented” slavery. But – wasn’t the United States one of the first countries in modern history to actually abolish slavery? Mark discusses some of the history of slavery…

Is our US Constitution in need of defending?

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March 2, 2022

Title: Russian and Ukraine: How We Can Pray
Topic: Russia and Ukraine

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute of Religion and Democracy and editor of IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mark worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Today Mark discusses how Ukrainians have been treated by Russians, what the Ukrainian Church is saying about Russian, and how we can specifically pray for Ukrainians during this troubling time.

Click here to read the latest from Mark Tooley and others from Providence Magazine.

Click here to read more about what the Ukrainian Church is urging and praying for.

Click here for a statement by the National Council of Churches about the Russia/Ukraine situation.

Click here for more from the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

Click here for the official statement from the Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Have various nations coveted the natural resources contained within the borders of Ukraine?

Have the people of Ukraine suffered genocide and other atrocities, especially at the hands of the Soviets?

Is the world council of churches and the National Council of Churches condemning the evil actions of Russia? Mark Tooley says that they have not “condemned” Russia, but they are definitely calling for Christians across the world to unite in prayer for a quick and peaceful end to the fighting. Click on links above to read more from various groups, churches, and organizations.

Has the Russian Church condemned the action of Russian leadership? Mark says: “Unfortunately the Russian Orthodox Church has aligned itself with Putin and is not condemning his actions.”

Is the Church alive and thriving in Ukraine? Mark discusses the different denominations that are in Ukraine.

How can we aid the Church within Ukraine?

Why did a US Bishop from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church pray to “summon the heavenly legions and the Archangel Michael”?

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September 13, 2021

Title: The Big Split Doesn’t Need to Wait
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

The Methodist Denomination is set to split late summer 2022. What are the reasons for the split?

Mark Tooley, the President of the IRD, has more details on the split. Please click here to read more on this topic from Mark.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are the reasons the UMC is splitting?

Is the expense for the Global General Conference wasted money? Mark Tooley says: “There is no reason for all of these hundreds of delegates to sit together for nine days to debate policies for a denomination that effectively will not exist any longer.” He also offers a much better solution…

What will the two new main UMC groups be? Will one be more Conservative and one more Liberal? Which one will more Americans churches join?

Is the fight over the church’s teaching on marriage and sexuality? Mark reveals some of the other reasons, which are quite shocking. Listen close!

Will each local church be allowed to vote on which new denomination they choose to join? What will happen to their church building and other financial concerns with the church? What happens if a church chooses NOT to join a specific group? What is the timeline for churches to keep their property?

Mark Tooley is very Conservative and does not agree with many of the “new” practices of the UMC. Will God bless and use a church that ordains homosexuals and allows marriages for homosexuals?

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August 3, 2021

Title: Mennonites vs Police
Topic: Blue Lives Matter

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

The Mennonites are known to be pacifists. Lovers, not fighters. However, they have recently announced their support and approval of the “Defund Police” movement and Black Lives Matter. In fact, they support the complete abolishment of all law enforcement.

Mark Tooley recently wrote about this issue for Juicy Ecumenism, a division of the Institute on Religion and Democracy.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are the Mennonites following sound Biblical doctrine when they call for the complete abolishment of all law enforcement?

What is their reasoning for advocating the abolition of all police forces across America?

Have the Mennonites prepared resources for adult Sunday School classes and other settings?

Does the Mennonite leadership encourage their congregants to take deep breaths, close their eyes, drink a cold glass of water, to zone out for a minute, meditate, and/or stretch before reading and studying the material? Why do they believe is necessary?

Does the Mennonite “curriculum” teach criminals how NOT to be a criminal? What on earth is this?

Does the Mennonite leadership have a fantasy that all crimes will simply disappear in there is no more law enforcement?

Has the Defund/Abolish Police movement already crested?

Are other countries defunding and/or abolishing police departments? Mark is not aware of any country that is doing this BUT there are many countries who are PRAYING FOR a police department to enforce law and order in their land.

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June 24, 2021

Title: Does America Need Southern Baptists?
Topic: The Southern Baptist Convention

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Does America still need Southern Baptists? Will the Southern Baptist denomination soon split?

Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, recently wrote: “We’re in a tear-down moment in American culture where there’s little patience with institutions amid visceral demands for emotional gratification to replace practicality. The SBC has existed for over 170 years. It dates to the national Baptist split over slavery. Contemporary Southern Baptists have lamented and renounced the stance of their long-ago ancestors.”

Click here  for more information on this topic from Mark.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why does America need Southern Baptists?

Did the Baptists split over slavery over 170 years ago? Did other denominations split for the same reason?

Overall, did the recent SBC showcase the spiritual vitality and biblical commitments of Southern Baptists?

In Mark’s opinion, does he sense Southern Baptists splitting anytime soon?

Mark Tooley explains why he wrote the following in his recent op-ed piece (linked above): “Speakers routinely cited biblical inerrancy, evangelism and salvation. If anything, Southern Baptists, like most of evangelicalism, could use a thicker public theology that better enables them to speak to and relate to wider society.”

Most Southern Baptists are pro-life. What changes to the pro-life platform were made at the recent SBC? Is abolishing abortion a radical idea?

Was there much debate over Critical Race Theory at the recent Southern Baptist Convention?

Were there floor fights over biblical inerrancy, evangelism, or salvation, against only male preachers, or LGBTQ+ advocacy at the recent SBC? Has he witnessed much debate over these same issues at other mainline denominational conventions?

Why does America need Southern Baptists?

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March 16, 2021

Title: Will the Methodist Church Survive a Split?
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 3

The United Methodist Church in America is headed for a major split, with those leaving leaning toward extreme liberal ideals.

Mark Tooley, the President of the IRD, discusses just what is happening and how we can pray for their future. More information can be found here. 

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is United Methodism the only major liberal American mainline Protestant denomination that has not weakened its sexuality teachings? But that is changing.

Too many United Methodists in the US desire to compromise the Christian teachings on traditional marriage and homosexual relationships. Have they been fighting this battle for over 50 years?

Who is leaving? Why? How will it work?

Within the Methodist denomination, do individual churches own their own property?

The conservative, traditionalist Methodist Church will be called the Global Methodist Church. Of the Global Methodist Church, how many will reside in the US? Will the Global Methodist Church have a hierarchy that is based in Africa? Will the Global Methodist Church uphold Biblical teachings on marriage and sexuality?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Will the Methodist Church Survive a Split?
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Ultra-liberal members are calling themselves the “Liberation Methodist Connexion”. What are they pledging to “fight”? Is this Biblical?

Will the United Methodist split accelerate the implosion of liberal mainline Protestantism in America?

Does Mark Tooley believe that the Methodist Church will eventually be split into THREE different factions?

Can each individual Methodist Church vote for which group to join? If they do not vote, which group will they automatically be part of? What happens to their debt?

How will the various colleges, universities, and seminaries be divided? Can they choose/vote which faction to belong to?

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Will the Methodist Church Survive a Split?
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Other than the Southern Baptist Church, will the new Global Methodist Church become one of America’s largest conservative Protestant denominations?

What words of warning does Mark Tooley have for the Southern Baptist Church?

The majority of United Methodist members outside the US reside in Africa. Will they be a major force in spreading the conservative, traditional Global Methodist Church throughout the world?

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February 26, 2021

Title: Christian Realism Through the Eyes of George Washington
Topic: History

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

President’s Day is a day set aside to honor the first President of the United States: George Washington. Who was George Washington?

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Today, he discusses Christian Realism through the eyes of George Washington.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was George Washington an idealist or a utopian?

Did George Washington acknowledge that people were not just fallen, but also often depraved, wicked, and murderous?

Did George Washington leave a detailed theological thesis?

Did George Washington affirm that there is an underlying providential moral universe and a purpose for fallen humanity?

Did George Washington pray?

Did George Washington have a belief that people can rise above themselves and do good, but they need encouragement?

Did George Washington believe in the fallen nature of man, himself included, while he trusted in a Supreme Being with a confident hope?

Did George Washington own slaves? Did he believe the slave owner was more important than the slave? Did he free the slaves he owned in his will?

Many want to remove the memorial statue of George Washington because he owned slaves. Should this happen, in Mark Tooley’s opinion?

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January 27, 2021

Title: UPDATE on the Viking Shaman
Topic: America Divided

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley, President of the IRD, discusses Jake…but not the Jake from State Farm. To read Mark’s editorial on this topic, click here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who is Jake Angeli, also known as the QAnon Shaman?

Is Jake a symbol of paganism?

Is Jake mixing a bunch of “religions” together to make his own?

The Left claims that Jake represents Christian, Conservative Republicans. Is this true in any way, shape, or form? Is this image going to stick in Leftist’s minds for years to come, harming Christian Conservative Republicans?

Are Jake’s actions (and those of his “followers”) comparable to ancient tribal warfare?

Must Christians (and all Americans) hold fast to America’s laws and Constitution?

Can America survive with two sets of laws?

Does the American system require reverence for human equality and dignity before God?

Mark Tooley’s office is near the White House. He shares how his office building was trashed during the 2020 summer BLM/ANTIFA riots.

During the January 6, 2021 Capitol building “insurrection”, how many people actually entered the building?

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January 7, 2021

Title: Amen and Awomen
Topic: Religious Left Deceived and Deceiving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

By now, you have probably heard about the progressive Left Methodist Minister who opened the 2021 US Legislative Session before the House of Representatives with a prayer that ended with “amen and awomen”.

Mark Tooley, the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, discusses the faux inclusivity of this prayer. For more on this topic from Mark Tooley, click here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why are some calling CongressMAN Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver’s prayer “the awomen prayer”?

How do other religions end their prayers?

In Christian teaching, are the male and female sexes intrinsic in creation?

In Christ, is there neither male nor female?

In Scripture, are all equal before God?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Amen and Awomen
Topic: Religious Left Deceived and Deceiving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is “civil religion”?

When we are participating in a ceremony, should we consider other religions when we pray? Or should we stay true to our Christian belief?

What were some of key phrases of Representative Reverend Cleaver’s prayer?

Did Representative Reverend Cleaver end the prayer in support of Nancy Pelosi’s proposed bill that would eliminate male/female pronouns?

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December 14, 2020

Title: The Liberation of Methodism
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

What’s UP with the Methodist Church? Are they falling apart at the seams?

Mark Tooley has been the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy since 2009. He is an accomplished author and even worked for the CIA for eight years.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why is the United Methodist denomination headed towards a breakup into at least three separate and distinctly different bodies theologically?

One break-away group has already formed, the Liberation Methodist Connexion – LMX. What are their beliefs?

Has there been a 50-year battle over homosexuality in the Methodist Church?

Why is this new break-away group using an “x” in their name Liberation Methodist Connexion? Mark Tooley explains the historical “connection” for this…

How will many members of Centrist congregations across America react to drag queen eucharists, mandatory pronoun fluidity, and far-left political advocacy in worship and from the pulpit?

In general, are Biblically-sound churches in America of all denominations thriving? Or are people gravitating toward more liberal churches? If so, why?

Will a Biblically-sound strain of United Methodism emerge and survive with resemblance of the movement started by John Wesley?

Mark Tooley has chosen to stay in the Methodist Church to help fight for Biblical values. What is his prayer for the church?

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August 12, 2020

Title: Mark’s Story: Temporarily Southern Baptist
Topic: Religion in America

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

The Methodist Church has essentially shut down in the state of Virginia, where guest Mark Tooley lives. Therefore, he is temporarily attending a Southern Baptist Church with his family. Today, he tells his story…

Mark Tooley can be found here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

How did Mark “find” a new congregation to worship with?

Did anything surprise Mark about the service?

Did he and his family partake in the open communion?

A recent sermon topic was…. Interesting. Something Mark had NEVER heard from a Methodist church before. Listen as Mark explains what the sermon was about…

Is watching the decline of the Methodist denomination painful?

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June 24, 2020

Title: Is America an Apartheid State?
Topic: Apartheid

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 3

Millennials claim that America is an Apartheid State, but they have no clue what Apartheid truly is.

Today, Mark Tooley explains why America is definitely NOT an Apartheid state, never has been, and hopefully never will be.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

The office of the Institute on Religion and Democracy is in downtown WDC. Recently, some protestors passed by. What happened?

What is “Apartheid”? Mark Tooley gives a recent example…

How was the racial, political, and economic system of Apartheid in South Africa enforced? Is America truly experiencing the same Apartheid racial, political, and economic system?

Was the young man who carried a sign declaring “The US is an Apartheid State” protected by police?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Is America an Apartheid State?
Topic: Apartheid

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are the governing elites in WDC Republicans or Democrats? How long have they “ruled”?

Is it fair to obsess over or even exaggerate America’s failings?

Has America always been self-critical, self-reforming, and striving to self-correct?

Should humans across the world reexamine their own lives and their own sins? Would this be a good starting point to right the injustices in the world?

Confronting national sins is imperative, but must it start with realistic self-appraisal, not myopic self-hatred?

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Is America an Apartheid State?
Topic: Apartheid

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Does is appear that the protestors have discovered righteousness for the first time?

What is key to national repentance?

Is America a dictatorship?

Is America an Apartheid State?

Will ignorance, ingratitude, and self-righteousness be blessed?

What would Mark Tooley say to the young protestor who thinks America is an Apartheid State?

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January 24, 2020

Title: NEED TO KNOW: Dangers of the Religious Left
Topic: Religious Left Deceived and Deceiving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

The Institute on Religion and Democracy is devoted to fighting the Religious Left, exposing its extremism and false theology. Mark Tooley, President of the IRD, discusses Gay Democrat Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg’s visit last week to a liberal activist church in North Carolina, a church that embodies everything the IRD fights.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is the “Religious Left” organized and fighting against Christian values, morals, and beliefs?

Mark Tooley recently made this statement: “The Religious Left makes government its messiah.” What does he mean by this?

Does traditional Christianity say “government is ordained by God chiefly to provide security and public order”? Mark Tooley references Romans 13…

Is one of the Religious Left’s goals to make government our therapist and nanny?

Back to Gay Democrat Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg… Why is this “church” so bad? Who is the pastor, William Barber?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - NEED TO KNOW: Dangers of the Religious Left
Topic: Religious Left Deceived and Deceiving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is the main focus of many Religious Left activists? Do the pastors/leaders preach the Truth of the Gospel?

Is the ideology of the Religious Left spreading to traditional Conservative churches, Evangelical colleges, and even seminaries?

Is the Religious Left view of Christianity the opposite of traditional Christianity?

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January 13, 2020

Title: Methodist Church Moves to Separation
Topic: Methodist Church Dissolving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

For years, individual congregations of the United Methodist Church have chosen to move to another denomination, specifically conservative churches. Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, explains why…

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is United Methodism? Are the majority of United Methodist churches overseas? If so, where?

Is every United Methodist church a standalone entity? Or are they all held in trust?

What is causing the rift between churches and/or conferences within United Methodism? Has there been any mediation to resolve these conflicts?

Since all Methodist Churches are part of a larger entity, what happens if a specific congregation decides to split in two?

Does Mark Tooley believe the United Methodist Church, as a whole, will split into two entities? If so, will this process be messy and tragic?

How could a split affect the Methodist Seminaries in America?

Why is Mark Tooley looking forward to participating in a Methodist revival?

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December 27, 2019

Title: NEED TO KNOW: Dangers of the Religious Left
Topic: Religious Left Deceived and Deceiving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

The Institute on Religion and Democracy is devoted to fighting the Religious Left, exposing its extremism and false theology. Mark Tooley, President of the IRD, discusses Gay Democrat Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg’s visit last week to a liberal activist church in North Carolina, a church that embodies everything the IRD fights.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is the “Religious Left” organized and fighting against Christian values, morals, and beliefs?

Mark Tooley recently made this statement: “The Religious Left makes government its messiah.” What does he mean by this?

Does traditional Christianity say “government is ordained by God chiefly to provide security and public order”? Mark Tooley references Romans 13…

Is one of the Religious Left’s goals to make government our therapist and nanny?

Back to Gay Democrat Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg… Why is this “church” so bad? Who is the pastor, William Barber?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - NEED TO KNOW: Dangers of the Religious Left
Topic: Religious Left Deceived and Deceiving

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is the main focus of many Religious Left activists? Do the pastors/leaders preach the Truth of the Gospel?

Is the ideology of the Religious Left spreading to traditional Conservative churches, Evangelical colleges, and even seminaries?

Is the Religious Left view of Christianity the opposite of traditional Christianity?

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August 26, 2019

Title: Hong Kong Demonstrations Wave US Flag
Topic: Hong Kong Demonstrations Wave US Flag

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

For many around the world, America and Great Britain are seen as a repressive force in history. Christians are attacked daily. Not so in Hong Kong, where thousands of people are demonstrating against the communist regime waving American flags and singing “Hallelujah to the Lord”!

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. He believes that we should be paying close attention to these demonstrations here in America.

You can read the full article by Mark Tooley here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Wy is Mark Tooley so passionate about the demonstrations in Hong Kong? Why should we care?

Is America today as oppressive as dictatorships in Red China, Cuba, Venezuela, and other countries?

How can seemingly powerless, ordinary people make claims against powerful dictatorships?

What do the “kneelers” at sporting events not understand about the freedoms we have in America today?

Should we stand in solidarity with the demonstrators in Hong Kong and pray for them?

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July 12, 2019

Title: MLK’s Sexual Misconduct
Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young children. Issues discussed may be upsetting or hard for little ones to understand.

In 2017, a 20-page document released as part of the JFK Records Dump did not cast Martin Luther King, Jr. and his associates’ in a positive light.

Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion & Democracy. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mark worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency. Mark Tooley discusses the documents released concerning MLK, Jr.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are the accusations of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s sexual depravity just a rumor or is there truth to the accusations?

George Washington is being condemned for owning slaves. Should his monument be destroyed and his name removed from Streets, buildings, and public schools?

Do MLK’s moral failures remind us not to idolize any human, no matter how heroic?

Does MLK’s sexual immorality invalidate his work for racial justice?

Should we trust that God uses specific people for specific reasons to fulfill His purpose?

You can read Mark Tooley’s article on this issue here.

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March 6, 2019

Title: The Right Turn by the Methodist Church
Topic: Methodist Church and Homosexuality

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

United Methodists have upheld their denomination’s rules on sexual ethics, rejecting plans that would permit same-sex marriages and clergy to be sexually active outside of monogamous, heterosexual marriages.

Here with the details is Mark Tooley, the President of the IRD, and a member of the UMC.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is a delegate to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church?

At the General Conference, both pro-homosexual and traditional positions were presented. What is the difference in the two? Which position prevailed?

How is the UMC governed? Does Mark Tooley foresee a split in the future?

What about Methodist seminaries and colleges? What will happen to them?

What does Mark Tooley personally believe concerning this issue? Listen as he offers some advice and encouragement to other UMC members…

What does this vote mean for the Methodist Denomination as a whole?

Is the vote in favor of traditional marriage a sign that God is still in control and He still performs miracles?

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February 22, 2019

Title: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a Dangerous Woman
Topic: Democrats Gone Wild

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Democrat Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar goes off the rails. Today, Mark Tooley explains her faulty recollection of the Cold War. Mark is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Prior to joining the IRD, Mark was with the CIA for eight years.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Democrat Ilhan Omar falsely accused Elliot Abrams of being associated with death squads during the 1980’s. If you repeat a lie…make sure it is a whopper.

Did many Democrats cozy up to – and defend – Marxist dictators and insurgents supported by Cuba and Russia during the Cold War?

What is “liberation theology”?

Did many churches adopt a “liberation theology” approach to mission projects?

How did the human rights organization Freedom House rank various Central American countries, as well as Cuba, during the 1980’s? Listen as Mark Tooley offers more information about Freedom House and their work…

Have human rights freedoms increased or decreased across the globe over the past few decades?

Are authoritarians around the world becoming more assertive?

Why aren’t thousands of migrants marching south to enter Venezuela?

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January 16, 2019

Title: Apologizing for Christianity
Topic: Apologizing for Christianity

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

The recent triennial Urbana student mission’s convo hosted by InterVarsity and attended by 10,000 young Christians and ministry leaders featured a video apology for Christianity. You can watch the video here. 

Today, Mark Tooley discusses the video and why Christians worldwide should be paying attention. Mark Tooley is the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is Urbana? Who typically attends?

Listen as Mark Tooley discusses details of the Urbana 18 video…

Throughout history, have too many Christians listened to false prophets disguised as men of God?

Were more Christians martyred during the 20th century than any other century? Has much of the church been silent?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Apologizing for Christianity
Topic: Apologizing for Christianity

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is there any hope for the Church when 10,000 Christian millennials attend a conference where a video is played apologizing for Christianity?

Are too many Christians remaining silent about crimes and ongoing persecution globally?

What is the “religious left”?

Did Urbana leaders mention or speak on abortion, addiction, and human trafficking?

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November 5, 2018

Title: Border Wall: What Would Jesus Do?
Topic: Border Wall

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

The God of the Bible sometimes knocks walls down, as at Jericho, or ordains a prophet like Nehemiah to lead their rebuilding at Jerusalem. The lesson of Babel wasn’t about construction but about human arrogance claiming for itself what only belongs to God. The divine judgment at Babel was division of humanity into different tribes and tongues.

What does this mean though? Would Jesus approve of a wall of separation on the border?

Mark Tooley is the President of Institute on Religion and Democracy. Listen as he offers his opinion…

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are open borders ‘godly’ while restrictions and fences are ungodly and inhospitable?

Are national boundaries satanic strongholds?

Do borders have providential purpose?

Do some on the Left work tirelessly for political conformity in which all nations are effectively erased?

Can political conformity only occur coercively and repressively?

Do fences make good neighbors?

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May 11, 2018

Title: Is Liberalism Shrinking Church Membership?
Topic: No Morality Killing the Church

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

What happens when you lock God out of the Church, rebuke the power of the Holy Spirit, and remove the purpose of the blood of the lamb from your songs?

Mark Tooley, a member of the United Methodist Church of America, will be discussing the controversy surrounding the denomination’s past and possible future decisions on several moral, Biblical issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Will the United Methodist Council of Bishops linger in prayer until they hear from God? Will they diligently and fervently search the Scriptures, with a heart open to the guidance from the Holy Spirit? Or, have they succumbed to the whiles of the devil, who says, “Thou shall surely not be condemned to an eternity apart from God because of your sexual sins”?

Will the United Methodist Council of Bishops green light church sanctions of sexual unions of any and all who come to the alter?

Will the United Methodist Council of Bishops green light church leaders to do whatever is right in their own eyes, with zero accountability?

How many Bishops live in America?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Is Liberalism Shrinking Church Membership?
Topic: No Morality Killing the Church

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What happens when a church removes the fear of Hell from its preaching, redefines marriage/sexual relationships, and allows leaders to do whatever they want?

Has the definition of good and evil changed?

Are Christians now being called Nazis for our beliefs?

Mark has been fighting to save the United Methodist Church for decades. Does he see a glimmer of hope on the horizon?

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March 19, 2018

Title: Should America Be a World Leader
Topic: Should America Be a World Leader

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, discusses Reverend Edward Welles’ sermon from New Year’s Day, 1942. The sermon, “Pardon, Power, and Peace”, urged repentance for America’s longtime pre-Pearl Harbor isolationism.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

The Reverend Edward Welles once spoke this phrase: “By far our greatest sin is the sin of international irresponsibility.” Were these words indirectly targeted toward Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Did the Reverend Welles equate American isolationists to the Priest and Levite of the Good Samaritan story who shunned the assaulted traveler?

After his sermon on New Year’s Day, 1942, why did the church sing: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”? Was this against tradition for a Southern congregation to sing a Northern song?

In his sermon, the Reverend Welles chastised a sinful America for neglecting global duties inherent to a powerful nation. Can power and prestige be sustained without accepting “international responsibility that those privileges impose”?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Should America Be a World Leader
Topic: Should America Be a World Leader

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do most Christian pastors only preach isolationism today?

Did Jesus exemplify power in a godly way?

Someday, all will bow before Him, whether they want to or not. Is this the ultimate display of power?

Are there many prominent Christians today who are willingly speak so boldly of God’s justice and mercy operating among nations?

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February 22, 2018

Title: Was Jesus Political?
Topic: Politics of Jesus

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. provoked controversy with this recent tweet:
“Jesus said love our neighbors as ourselves but never told Caesar how to run Rome-he never said Roman soldiers should turn the other cheek in battle or that Caesar should allow all the barbarians to be Roman citizens or that Caesar should tax the rich to help poor. That’s our job.”

Listen as Mark Tooley, with the Institute on Religion and Democracy, discusses the “politics of Jesus”.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Can Christians sincerely operate within different political perspectives?

Does the religious Left often minimize traditional Christian theology?

Do Christian activists of the Left accusingly ask “Would Jesus bomb another country? Would he deport undocumented immigrants? Would Jesus support Donald Trump?”

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Was Jesus Political?
Topic: Politics of Jesus

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who is Jerry Falwell, Jr.?

Who is Shane Claiborne?

Instead of asking “What would Jesus do?” should we instead ask “What would Jesus have US do?”

Is there hope outside of Jesus – no matter what your political affiliation?

Listen as Terry reads from Mathew 22:23-30. Some Democrats will be in heaven, just as some Republicans will be in hell.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s article on this issue.

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February 16, 2018

Title: Was Jesus Political?
Topic: Politics of Jesus

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. provoked controversy with this recent tweet:
“Jesus said love our neighbors as ourselves but never told Caesar how to run Rome-he never said Roman soldiers should turn the other cheek in battle or that Caesar should allow all the barbarians to be Roman citizens or that Caesar should tax the rich to help poor. That’s our job.”

Listen as Mark Tooley, with the Institute on Religion and Democracy, discusses the “politics of Jesus”.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Can Christians sincerely operate within different political perspectives?

Does the religious Left often minimize traditional Christian theology?

Do Christian activists of the Left accusingly ask “Would Jesus bomb another country? Would he deport undocumented immigrants? Would Jesus support Donald Trump?”

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Was Jesus Political?
Topic: Politics of Jesus

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who is Jerry Falwell, Jr.?

Who is Shane Claiborne?

Instead of asking “What would Jesus do?” should we instead ask “What would Jesus have US do?”

Is there hope outside of Jesus – no matter what your political affiliation?

Listen as Terry reads from Mathew 22:23-30. Some Democrats will be in heaven, just as some Republicans will be in hell.

Click here to read Mark Tooley’s article on this issue.

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February 1, 2018

Title: Never Give Up. Never Give In.
Topic: Pro-Life Issues

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

There is FANTASTIC news on the pro-life front! The United Methodist Church is the second-largest Protestant denomination in America. For decades, the UMC has supported a woman’s right to choose abortion.

Mark Tooley is a life-long Methodist and the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Listen as he gives a POSITIVE update on the UMC’s change of heart.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is it exciting to see the United Methodist Church moving away from earlier support for abortion rights towards more Christian pro-life values?

What is the organization “LifeWatch”?

How is LifeWatch changing the minds and hearts within the leadership of the UMC?

The MSM has not covered the recent March for Life in Washington, DC. Was it well attended?

Why didn’t Mark just “give up” the fight? Listen as Mark encourages us all to Never Give Up and Never Give In.

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January 24, 2018

Title: Never Give Up. Never Give In.
Topic: Pro-Life Issues

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

There is FANTASTIC news on the pro-life front! The United Methodist Church is the second-largest Protestant denomination in America. For decades, the UMC has supported a woman’s right to choose abortion.

Mark Tooley is a life-long Methodist and the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Listen as he gives a POSITIVE update on the UMC’s change of heart.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is it exciting to see the United Methodist Church moving away from earlier support for abortion rights towards more Christian pro-life values?

What is the organization “LifeWatch”?

How is LifeWatch changing the minds and hearts within the leadership of the UMC?

The MSM has not covered the recent March for Life in Washington, DC. Was it well attended?

Why didn’t Mark just “give up” the fight? Listen as Mark encourages us all to Never Give Up and Never Give In.

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February 27, 2017

Title: Celebrating the Murder of a Blasphemer
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

On Sunday, February 12, 2107, a mosque outside Baltimore reportedly honored the assassin of a Pakistani statesman who criticized his country’s blasphemy law.   Listen as Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, shares the disgusting details.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

A “URS” is a traditional commemoration usually given to Saints and Holy personages in the Islamic faith.

Why was this murderer given this “honor”?   What was the ultimate fate of the murderer?

What would happen if a church in America honored Lee Harvey Oswald or James Earl Ray?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Celebrating the Murder of a Blasphemer
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

One speaker at the mosque said: “Whoever disrespects the Holy Prophet Muhammad is worthy of death, and even if disrespects indirectly he is still worthy of death. Even if someone asks for forgiveness it is not acceptable.”   Is this a practice we want in America?

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June 2, 2016

Title: The Methodist Church and Abortion
Topic: Methodist Church and Abortion

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men (and women) to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

I have interviewed Mark Tooley with the Institute on Religion and Democracy many times over the past two decades. I have often wondered why he doesn’t just give up – give up on the Methodist Denomination. Mark Tooley and others with the Institute on Religion and Democracy did not give up and now there is fantastic news!

The Methodist Church has been a supporter of the woman’s right to choose an abortion since before Roe v. Wade. In fact, Mark explains that the Methodist Church even created the “The Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights” to counter the Catholic Church’s efforts to stop abortion. There have been other organizations over the years which the Methodist Church has formed in support of abortion, but that is all hopefully about to change now.

Listen in as Mark Tooley reveals the details of the recent vote at the United Methodist General Conference concerning this issue. He also discusses the gay marriage debate within the church and his opinion on the chances of a church split in the future.

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December 10, 2015

Title: Liberal Pastors are Wrong about Abortion
Topic: Abortion

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

If you haven’t heard the latest news about abortion supporters, you are in for a shock. If you have, Mark Tooley President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, sets the record straight about what United Methodist and Episcopalian female clergy said and prayed in front an Ohio Planned Parenthood.

Do these female clergy condemn Islamists who rape young girls and boys? Do they condemn the sexual enslavement of millions of women? Do they condemn the murder of innocent men, women, and children around the world? Do they condemn Islamists who throw homosexuals off rooftops for simply being gay? No! They are silent! They don’t want to get their hands dirty. They don’t want to offend the Muslims, but it is perfectly acceptable to offend Protestants and Catholics who oppose abortion.

Mark Tooley says Reverend Laura Young truly believes that pro-life protestors have a “misguided faith”. In fact, Mark says this about the issue: “The major threat to their freedom is Christians in America. From her (Reverend Young) perspective, she sees abortion clinics as guardians of the sexual revolution.”

Mark further laments that Reverend Young and others are throwing out the common stereotype that pro-life supporters are against women. This cannot be further from the truth! The majority of pro-life supporters are women themselves. Crisis pregnancy centers exist to help women and their children. They even offer support for men who do not wish to terminate their partner’s pregnancy! If you need healing or want more information, google “crisis pregnancy centers” in your area. Let go and let God!

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October 23, 2015

Title: Liberal Pastors are Wrong about Abortion
Topic: Abortion

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

If you haven’t heard the latest news about abortion supporters, you are in for a shock. If you have, Mark Tooley President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, sets the record straight about what United Methodist and Episcopalian female clergy said and prayed in front an Ohio Planned Parenthood.

Do these female clergy condemn Islamists who rape young girls and boys? Do they condemn the sexual enslavement of millions of women? Do they condemn the murder of innocent men, women, and children around the world? Do they condemn Islamists who throw homosexuals off rooftops for simply being gay? No! They are silent! They don’t want to get their hands dirty. They don’t want to offend the Muslims, but it is perfectly acceptable to offend Protestants and Catholics who oppose abortion.

Mark Tooley says Reverend Laura Young truly believes that pro-life protestors have a “misguided faith”. In fact, Mark says this about the issue: “The major threat to their freedom is Christians in America. From her (Reverend Young) perspective, she sees abortion clinics as guardians of the sexual revolution.”

Mark further laments that Reverend Young and others are throwing out the common stereotype that pro-life supporters are against women. This cannot be further from the truth! The majority of pro-life supporters are women themselves. Crisis pregnancy centers exist to help women and their children. They even offer support for men who do not wish to terminate their partner’s pregnancy! If you need healing or want more information, google “crisis pregnancy centers” in your area. Let go and let God!

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September 9, 2015

Title: Should Christians Ask God to Bless America
Topic: Separation of Church and State

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley is an expert on American and church history with the Institute on Religion and Democracy.  Today, Mark discusses the Russian-Jewish immigrant Irving Berlin who wrote “God Bless America” in 1918 and released the lyrics at the beginning of World War II. When he immigrated to America to escape religious persecution, Irving realized that, while still flawed, America was the safest place in the world for Jews.

Irving Berlin’s original verse in the song was: “God bless America land that I love. Stand beside her, guide her to the right, through the night with the light from above.” The wording was changed because “the right” was not favorable looked upon during the era this song was written.

Listen in as Mark Tooley discusses whether or not Christians should still pray for America.

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July 15, 2015

Title: Out of Line Preachers
Topic: Separation of Church and State

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Recently, a group of mostly liberal Protestant Clergy rebuked Conservative Tennessee Legislators for NOT expanding Medicaid in their state. Since when did ministers start sticking their nose into Obamacare, telling elected officials what they should and should not do?

Mark Tooley explains how this group of men and women believe Biblical Scripture commands the government provide welfare services to the poor. Mark says, “It’s ironic that (many of these) clergy members do not believe in the authority of Scriptures, but for political usage they are claiming the Scripture demands the expansion of Medicaid.” We should be wary, however, to not pick and choose just a few verses here and there for our benefit.

Please do not misunderstand Mark and Terry’s positions on the Lord’s command that we are to help those less fortunate than us. They both firmly agree that it is the church’s responsibility to help those in need. But is it the governments? Listen in as Mark gives a dire warning about why it is so dangerous to blindly follow people simply because they are pastors.

Mark Tooley can found be [here].

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July 1, 2015

Title: Is Air Conditioning a Human Rights Issue?
Topic: The Pope and Climate Change

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Paragraph number 55 in the Pope’s 45,000-word encyclical specifically criticizes the use of air conditioning for it contribution to global warming. However, poor people around the world who do not have air conditioning – or even electricity! – are dying every day due to the extreme heat and lack of centralized air. If the Pope was really concerned with saving more people – both on earth and for the Kingdom of God – then he would not be making the modern world feel guilty for using A/C! He would, instead, work with those who can help disadvantaged people to have a better quality of life!

The Pope has been told – and possibly even convinced – by the Environmental Mafia that we are going to destroy the world very soon if we do not depopulate the earth and stop the spread of global warming. Mark Tooley discusses some of the underlying issues that have given the Pope this skewed hypothesis. First being the use of electricity and A/C. Wouldn’t the use of electricity improve their quality of life, though? How does the Pope justify allowing millions of poor people to die every year when we could easily help them if the UN would let us?

Listen in as Mark discusses this and other issues regarding the Pope’s encyclical and global warming. Click here  for more.

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May 18, 2015

Title: Out of Line Preachers
Topic: Separation of Church and State

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Recently, a group of mostly liberal Protestant Clergy rebuked Conservative Tennessee Legislators for NOT expanding Medicaid in their state. Since when did ministers start sticking their nose into Obamacare, telling elected officials what they should and should not do?

Mark Tooley explains how this group of men and women believe Biblical Scripture commands the government provide welfare services to the poor. Mark says, “It’s ironic that (many of these) clergy members do not believe in the authority of Scriptures, but for political usage they are claiming the Scripture demands the expansion of Medicaid.” We should be wary, however, to not pick and choose just a few verses here and there for our benefit.

Please do not misunderstand Mark and Terry’s positions on the Lord’s command that we are to help those less fortunate than us. They both firmly agree that it is the church’s responsibility to help those in need. But is it the governments? Listen in as Mark gives a dire warning about why it is so dangerous to blindly follow people simply because they are pastors.

Mark Tooley can found be [here].

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April 7, 2015

Title: Religious and Speech Freedoms Always A Struggle
Topic: Religious and Speech Freedom

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

We have been witnessing attack after attack on religious freedom and freedom of speech during the last decade in America, specifically against Christians. Mark Tooley, with the Institute on Religion and Democracy, says, “It seems that perhaps we are reaching a point in American that Christians do not have the full social, political, and economic liberty to express their views, especially on sexual issues.”

Christians, however, have always experienced persecution. He continues to explain how, in his opinion, we are definitely not in the worst of times, using the Methodist church and their stance against slavery, saloons, gambling, and “other things” as an example.

So, what’s in store for Christians in the future? “A society – or even worse, the government – that allows social intolerance to suppress private opinion will ultimately become a tyrannical and oppressive society, not just to Christians, but to all people,” Mark declares. We all must stand up for freedom of speech and religious freedom.

You can follow the Institute on Religion and Democracy on Facebook and Twitter. Click [here]  for more information.

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November 14, 2014

Title: Conservative Christians are Key to the Republican Party
Topic: Republican Party Politics

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Who voted during the Mid-Term Elections? Are Catholics still leaning right because of the abortion issue, or have they given up? The majority of college students and those under the age of 30 tend to vote left. Did that trend change this year?

There are those within the Republican Party who want the old, white hairs gone. They think the old, white hairs are damaging and ruining the party. What does Mark Tooley, with the Institute on Religion and Democracy, think about that? Are they a dying breed?

Those who do not attend church or do not identify with a specific denomination usually vote Democrat, but this election many switched to the Republican Party. However, the majority are still left-leaning.

Mark gives a run-down of who voted in the November Election. He says the Mid-Term Elections were encouraging, but he wants to encourage us to stay focused and not stop registering new voters just because “we” won this time around.

For more, log on to www.TheIRD.org. 

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November 7, 2013

Title: Does the Methodist Church Really Accept Same-Sex Marriage?
Topic: Same-Sex Marriage and the Church

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Many Methodist churches have overwhelming affirmed their support for same-sex marriage. Today, Terry discusses with Mark Tooley a marquee outside a Methodist Church which read “Jesus Had 2 Dads, and He Turned out Just Fine”. What was the purpose of this sign?

Whether you’re Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Non-Denomination, or whatever you identify with, the LGBTQ is after your church. Listen in for more shocking news.

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February 28, 2013

Title: Even Liberals Are Beginning to See the Light
Topic: Intergenerational Injustice

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Are Liberals really opening their eyes and seeing the danger America is in? Some are, yes. But, most still need a giant shove in the “right” direction.

Mark Tooley, with the IRD, is here today to discuss the recent resignation of a prominent Liberal Evangelical from a very important company which caters to seniors. Who is it and why did he resign???

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December 12, 2012

Title: Does the Bible Condone “Illegal” Immigration?
Topic: Illegal Immigration

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 3

Mark Tooley, with the Institute on Religion and Democracy, says that there aren’t any biblical passages that give us a clear description on how God feels about “immigration” or “illegal immigration”. There are, however, some verses that Christians should keep in mind.

For instance, Leviticus 19:33-34 says that “you shall not oppress the alien”. But, does this mean “everyone” or should there be a limit or a certain law to permit them?

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Title: Obey the Bible? Or Obey the Constitution?
Topic: Illegal Immigration

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 2 of 3

The bible commands us to love our neighbor, treating them as we want to be treated. The bible commands us to teach others about Jesus Christ, especially those across the lands.

But the bible also teaches us to obey the laws of the land. So what do we do? Let every person who wishes to live in America, stay? Or do we force them to obey the law and come to America legally? What if they’re already here?

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Title: Can America Handle Any More?
Topic: Illegal Immigration

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 3 of 3

After the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was passed, there was a spike in new illegal immigrants entries.

Mark Tooley says that the same thing will happen if the Obama administration begins granting to amnesty to every illegal immigrant in the nation. Can we handle more?

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October 10, 2012

Title: Is It An Oxymoron To Be Pro-Life But Not Pro-Birth?
Topic: Pro-life

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 2

Has the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society proudly posted on their website: "we are a church that is pro-life, not pro-birth"?

Has an official with the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society attempted to explain how they can claim to be Pro-life but not Pro-birth?

Does this official with the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society proudly affirm support for both Crisis Pregnancy Centers as well as support for life-ending, abortion performing centers?

Mark Tooley, What Would Jesus Do? Would he support both or would he condemn one?

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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Pro-life

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

The United Methodist Church states that their position on life is that "we are Pro-life but not pro-birth". How can focusing on pre-natal, post-natal and lifetime development bypass the acknowledgement of the killing of over 50 million babies across America?

Is the official position of the United Methodist Church accusing pro-life organization of fixating on the 'act of birth' and not the 'journey of life' a "straw argument"?

How can the UMC official position place no intrinsic value, dignity, or protection on the unborn? How can God-fearing Christians say: "All men are created equal while the innocent unborn are sacrificed to personal whim, convenience, or even sex-selection"?

Will America, as well as the United Methodist Church, someday step back and cry out for forgiveness and vow to protect all life, from the moment of conception to natural death?

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October 20, 2011

Title: Occupying Wall Street for God! Really?
Topic: Occupiers of Wall Street

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Are many of the “occupiers” of Wall Street - with their bracingly radical demands for open borders, abolishing credit rating agencies, and outlawing private health insurance - merely uttering what many Religious left zealots only quietly pray for but don’t dare publicly proclaim?

When the “Occupiers” stand with the poor, are they really standing with Jesus?

When the “Occupiers” stand with the hungry, are they really standing with Jesus?

When they curse, stomp on the American Flag, and demand that the state coercively redistribute wealth, are they uttering the words of Jesus?

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April 20, 2011

Title: The U.S. Taxpayer has invested billions upon billions on the War on Poverty since the 1960’s. What is the R.O.I.?
Topic: War on Poverty

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Why have the American Taxpayers spent billions upon billions of dollars fighting the ‘War on Poverty’ since the 1960’s? What are the results? Has the well intentioned government handouts perpetuated poverty and destroyed the traditional family structure? Is illegitimacy down or up? Is drug and alcohol use down or up? Are there more high school dropouts now? Mark Tooley joins us today from the Institute on Religion and Democracy. They can be found at www.theIRD.org.

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February 4, 2011

Title: for Abortion on Demand by Mainline Protestant Church Leadership
Topic: Abortion on Demand

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Liberal Mainline Protestant Church Leadership Supports Abortion On Demand. To ensure widespread religious backing for Roe v. Wade, mostly mainline protestant groups originally founded the RCRC (Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights). For years the RCRC was based in the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill alongside most Mainline Protestant lobbies. Mark Tooley, with the Institute on religion and Democracy discusses the ecological and elitist preoccupation of the liberal church leadership.

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August 20, 2010

Title: What is “Liberation Theology”?
Topic: Liberation Theology

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

A Best Of Segment

Barak Obama gave an eloquent speech, but one that did not address the underlying nature of Senator Obama’s beliefs. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, like Mr. Obama, believes in a state-centered 21st century form of big-government socialism. His speech was magnificent in its elegance and rhetoric, but Mr. Obama reminded everyone yet again of his worldview that embraces, among other things, partial-birth abortion, military weakness, and economic socialism. Mark Tooley further explains Liberation Theology.

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July 14, 2010

Title: IS JULY 4TH A SIN? Part 1 of 3
Topic: Freedom

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Is celebrating America’s Independence Day a sin? Is it honorable to kill because people don’t like being taxed? Get more on this from www.TheIRD.org

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Title: IS JULY 4TH A SIN? Part 2 of 3
Topic: Freedom

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Former Islamist terrorist Mosab Hassan Yousef more than likely celebrated the Fourth big time this year! If it had not been for our freedoms and laws here in America, he would have been deported and more than likely executed.

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Title: IS JULY 4TH A SIN? Part 3 of 3
Topic: Freedom

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

If we stop celebrating the Fourth of July, will that be the end of America?

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June 28, 2010

Title: What is “Liberation Theology”?
Topic: Liberation Theology

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Barak Obama gave an eloquent speech, but one that did not address the underlying nature of Senator Obama’s beliefs. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, like Mr. Obama, believes in a state-centered 21st century form of big-government socialism. His speech was magnificent in its elegance and rhetoric, but Mr. Obama reminded everyone yet again of his worldview that embraces, among other things, partial-birth abortion, military weakness, and economic socialism. Mark Tooley further explains Liberation Theology.

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June 11, 2010

Title: LIBERTARIAN THEOLOGY Part 1 of 2
Topic: Liberation Theology

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley, with The Institute on Religion and Democracy, describes “Libertarian Theology”. Log on to www.TheIRD.org for more.

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Title: LIBERTARIAN THEOLOGY Part 2 of 2
Topic: Liberation Theology

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

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May 4, 2010

Title: SOCIAL JUSTICE Part 1 of 2
Topic: Social Justice

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley, the President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, explains the “ideology of Social Justice”. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? For more on this issue, visit www.theird.org

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Title: SOCIAL JUSTICE Part 2 of 2
Topic: Social Justice

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Should Christians embrace “social justice”? To learn more about this issue, log on to www.theird.org

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February 19, 2010

Title: CHURCHES OPPOSE DEFENDING AMERICA
Topic: Defending America

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Even 40 years ago, United Methodist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian officials adamantly insisted that any anti-missile system was morally wrong. How is knocking down deadly missiles with other missiles - while saving lives - wrong? Mark Tooley is with the Institute on Religion and Democracy www.IRD-Renew.org

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October 29, 2009

Title: SEMINARY PROFESSOR AGREES WITH MUSLIMS THAT JESUS IN NOT DIVINE!
Topic: Christianity and other religions

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Rosemary Radford Ruether is spouting her opinion that Jesus is NOT divine - and she is a Seminary Professor! What are her students being told and why is the Christian Seminary allowing it to happen? Log on to www.IRD.org for more.

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October 1, 2009

Title: FROM CIA TO IRD Part 1 of 2
Topic: Religious Liberty

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley joined the CIA right out of college, then left the CIA and joined the IRD - The Institute for Religion and Democracy. Why?

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Title: FROM CIA TO IRD Part 2 of 2
Topic: Religious Liberty

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Is the Methodist Church lost to liberal secularism? What about Baptists and other Conservative Religions? Will America become a “net receiver” with more missionaries coming here instead of going to other countries in the world? Log on to www.TheIRD.org for more.

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July 17, 2009

Title: Liberal Churches Demand Government Control of Health Care in America
Topic: Health Care

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

For years, mainline churches, i.e. Liberal Churches, through their spokespersons have insisted that socialized medicine is the only way to guarantee health coverage for all Americans. Please pay close attention to the demand “of health care coverage”. They are not demanded access because we already have access…but who is going to pay for it? That’s the question! Mark Tooley, the President of the Institute on Religion & Democracy is our guest.

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May 7, 2009

Title: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VOTES TO UPHOLD BIBLICAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE
Topic: Christian Values

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Liberal Presbyterian activists are hounding members and leaders of the Presbyterians to abandon the Biblical meaning of marriage and chastity in singleness. While not all the votes are in, the tallies show that the majority of churches have rejected the liberal’s initiative! Log on to www.theIRD.org for more information on this and other issues.

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September 25, 2008

Title: Religious Left Demand Palin Submit to Her Husband
Topic: Palin, Sarah

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley, director of the United Methodist Committee at the Institute on Religion and Democracy, discusses the Religious Left’s demand that Palin submit to her husband.

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August 25, 2008

Title: What is “Liberation Theology”?
Topic: Liberation Theology

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Barak Obama gave an eloquent speech, but one that did not address the underlying nature of Senator Obama’s beliefs. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, like Mr. Obama, believes in a state-centered 21st century form of big-government socialism. His speech was magnificent in its elegance and rhetoric, but Mr. Obama reminded everyone yet again of his worldview that embraces, among other things, partial-birth abortion, military weakness, and economic socialism. Mark Tooley further explains Liberation Theology.

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May 1, 2008

Title: Does the SBC Now Endorse Man As the Cause of Global Warming?
Topic: Global Warming

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Does the “Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change” represent the Southern Baptist Convention or just the views of a few uninformed evangelicals?

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Title: Does the SBC Now Endorse Man As the Cause of Global Warming? Part 2
Topic: Global Warming

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Mark Tooley continues with: Does the “Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change” represent the Southern Baptist Convention or just the views of a few uninformed evangelicals?

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March 26, 2008

Title: What is “Liberation Theology”?
Topic: Liberation Theology

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Barak Obama gave an eloquent speech, but one that did not address the underlying nature of Senator Obama’s beliefs. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, like Mr. Obama, believes in a state-centered 21st century form of big-government socialism. His speech was magnificent in its elegance and rhetoric, but Mr. Obama reminded everyone yet again of his worldview that embraces, among other things, partial-birth abortion, military weakness, and economic socialism. Mark Tooley further explains Liberation Theology.

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August 2, 2007

Title: What Would Jesus Do: Would Jesus Use Gentiles to Help the Poor? Part One
Topic: A Cup of Cold Water in Jesus' Name

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

What Would Jesus Do: Would Jesus Use Gentiles to Help the Poor? Mark Tooley explains how the United Methodist Committee on Relief has announced a partnership with Muslim Aid, founded by Cat Stevens. Why should Christians help Muslims buy goats to sacrifice to a pagan god? Part One

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Title: United Methodist Committee on Relief has announced a partnership with Muslim Aid. Part Two
Topic: A Cup of Cold Water in Jesus' Name

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

What Would Jesus Do: Would Jesus Use Gentiles to Help the Poor? Mark Tooley explains how the United Methodist Committee on Relief has announced a partnership with Muslim Aid, founded by Cat Stevens. Why should Christians help Muslims buy goats to sacrifice to a pagan god? Part Two

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Title: Left-Wing Priestess for Allah
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

A Seattle Priest has become a Muslim while also retaining her clergy status in the Episcopal Church. Can a professing Muslim and Christian go to heaven?

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July 5, 2007

Title: Left-Wing Priestess for Allah
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

A Seattle Priest has become a Muslim while also retaining her clergy status in the Episcopal Church. Can a professing Muslim and Christian go to heaven?

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July 3, 2007

Title: Left-Wing Priestess for Allah
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

A Seattle Priest has become a Muslim while also retaining her clergy status in the Episcopal Church. Can a professing Muslim and Christian go to heaven?

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February 13, 2007

Title: SMU AND THE BUSH 43 LIBRARY
Topic: Freedom of Association

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

A Baptist is ok for liberal Methodist, but a conservative methodist is not. If I were Bush 43, I would stand and fight the American haters!

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August 24, 2006

Title: WHY WON’T THE ACLU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE METHODIST SEMINARY?
Topic: Free Speech Rights

Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

The Methodist Seminary in Denver hosted a Democrat Party Conference on how to attract religious voters. Surely, this is in violation of “Separation of Church and State” doctrine and they should lose their tax-free status? What do you think?

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