Show Notes
Thu » A Cuban who lived through the revolution tells American schoolchildren: “Within days food began to disappear. People began to disappear.”
Also: In Idaho, a pastor finds his Kansas abortion fight waiting for him back home. Former Ambassador Sam Brownback explains how his religious-freedom organization lost its bank account, and Daniel Darling urges Christians to steward their citizenship. Plus: Christian metal meets the Juggalos, and a runaway tortoise fights the law (spoiler: the law wins).
☀️ Today’s stories › Thursday morning news › Idaho ballot: The fight that followed him › Debanking: Your money’s no good here › Cuba remembered: Before the myths take hold › Kicker: I fought the law › An unlikely gig: “Where we wanna go” › Daniel Darling: We should not be silent
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