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June 30, 2022
TODAY: Pro-Life, Post-Roe LIVE Webinar
This afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET, NRB invites you to join Michael Farris, President and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, and Nicole Hunt, attorney and Life Issues Analyst for Focus on the Family, for an online conversation on the new legal landscape of pro-life advocacy following the historic Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Watch live on Facebook or register here to join the Zoom webinar!
Top Stories
Rep. Vicky Hartzler to Join Live Call with NRB Board, President’s Council
On Wednesday, July 6, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler will participate in a live Zoom call with members of the NRB President’s Council and Board of Directors.
Rep. Hartzler—a great friend to NRB and to NRB member organizations—leads the House Values Action Team (VAT), a group of members dedicated to advancing policy that promotes traditional values through coalitions with like-minded citizen groups.
Supreme Court Sides with “Praying Coach” Kennedy,
Upholding Right to Public Prayer
By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled this week in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District that the district violated the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses by disciplining former Washington state high-school football coach, Joseph Kennedy, for taking a knee in quiet prayer on the 50-yard line. The ruling affirmed that Coach Kennedy had the constitutional right to engage in a personal religious observance in public, marking yet another historic Supreme Court decision this term.
Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Actual Malice Standard in NRB Member Lawsuit
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc. v. Southern Poverty Law Center, a case involving NRB member D. James Kennedy Ministries (also known as Coral Ridge Ministries Media, as named in court filings).
“We view this as a missed opportunity to revisit the Times v. Sullivan actual malice standard,” said NRB CEO Troy A. Miller. “We look forward to the day the Supreme Court reexamines that precedent and reconsiders the need for recourse against false, outrageous, and damaging allegations like those of the corrupt SPLC.”
“Christian Radio for the Nation’s Capital” To Change Formats After 50+ Years of Serving Washington, D.C.
WFAX, a Washington, D.C.-area radio station carrying a broad offering of Christian talk and teaching programs, will end its more than 50-year run and change formats on July 1, 2022.
WFAX (1220 AM/100.7 FM) airs numerous NRB member programs in the nation’s sixth largest radio market, including In Touch, the John Ankerberg Show, Moody Presents and Moody Church Hour, Sekulow Live!, Truths That Transform, and more. Sandra Swann, Director of Marketing for WFAX, serves on the NRB Radio Committee.
NRB Member News
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• EMF Studios Are Quick-Change Artists
• BMCFerrell Turns 50: A Jubilee Celebration!
• EMF Expands In The Louisville Area With Acquisition Of WKMO
• Another 1st Amendment Case Waiting In The Wings
• FRC and Regent University Release Joint Study Linking Religious Freedom To Economic Well-Being
• TWR Ukraine Update: Shock From Mall Attack
• FEBC: Ukraine Crisis Stories and Videos
In Case You Missed It
NRB Applauds the Decision of the Supreme Court
NRB applauds the decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and celebrates this pivotal, hard-won landmark for the pro-life movement.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: NRB Members Weigh In On Historic Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court Decision
The historic decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey—marks a pivotal, hard-won landmark for the pro-life movement.
NRB members throughout advocacy, ministry, and Christian communications issued statements in response to the Court’s decision.
NRB Reminders
Five Full Convention Sessions Now on YouTube!
Ready to re-watch dynamic 2022 convention moments—or get a glimpse of what NRB convention is like? We’re pleased to share five FULL main stage sessions from NRB 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, on YouTube, including remarks from Dr. Michael Youssef, A.R. Bernard, Lauren Green, Dr. Robert Jeffress, and E.W. Jackson!
View Images From #NRB2022!
NRB 2022 convention photos are available to view and share on the NRB Association Flickr account! Shared these images on social media courtesy of NRB. Don’t forget to tag @nrbconvention!
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