4.16.26 Federal prosecutions of pro-lifers, firefighters for medical freedom, an AI-powered charter school, and a doctor’s theology of work
4/16/202639 min
A report on selective federal prosecutions of pro-lifers, firefighters’ religious discrimination case, an AI-powered charter school, and how daily tasks can reveal the image of God. Plus, Daniel Suhr on the paywalls between sports and their fans, the rescue of a hiker’s best friend, and the Thursday morning news
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First 90 secondsMary Reichard· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. A new report calls out selective federal prosecutions of pro-lifers.
Speaker 10:10
The Department of Justice was working very closely with outside organizations to actually target individuals that were just at different views.
Myrna Brown· Host0:19
We'll have a report. Also, firefighters who lost their jobs for refusing the COVID vaccine plan to ask the Supreme Court to take up their case. And how a doctor's theology of work shapes the way he sees patients and ordinary tasks.
Speaker 30:35
I love to reflect back to people the image, bits and glimpses of the image of God that I see in them.
Myrna Brown· Host0:42
And world commentator Daniel Sur on the growing paywalls between sports and their fans.
Mary Reichard· Host0:48
[upbeat music] It's Thursday, April sixteenth. This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported World Radio. I'm Mary Reichard.
Myrna Brown· Host1:02
And I'm Myrna Brown. Good morning.
Mary Reichard· Host1:04
Up next, Kent Covington with today's news.
Kent Covington1:08
Pakistan is working to bring Iran back to the bargaining table. Pakistan's army chief has arrived for meetings in Tehran in an effort to arrange a second round of direct peace talks between US and Iranian leaders. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters.
Karoline Leavitt· Soundbite1:24
We remain very much engaged, uh, in these negotiations, in these talks. You heard from