1.16.25 Online age verification, H-1B immigration visas, and religious freedom in schools

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The Supreme Court considers online age verification, Congress debates employment-based immigration, and understanding religious rights in education. Plus, rewarding an act of kindness, Cal Thomas on President Donald Trump’s two inaugural addresses, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network. Inviting entrepreneurs to access faith-friendly financing options at ambassadorsimpact.comFrom Dordt University. Dordt’s student musicians enjoy opportunities to discover, develop, and share the gift of music and bring glory to God – until all is made new.And from The Issues, et cetera podcast. Expert guests, Expansive topics, Extolling Christ. More at issuesetc.org

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0:00.0	Good morning. Should the government require age verification to protect children from online pornography?
0:12.0	You want the state to be able to step in and say, you know, some kinds of content are really psychologically ruinous for young eyes and young minds.
0:20.0	Also, today is Religious Freedom Day.
0:23.5	You'll hear from an educator who helps public schools honor the day.
0:27.0	And the debate over employment-based immigration and H-1B visas.
0:32.8	I think people are a little casual about the existence of the program.
0:36.0	And World Commentator Cal Thomas reviews and then previews Donald Trump's two inauguration addresses.
0:50.7	It's Thursday, January 16th.
0:53.3	This is The World and Everything in It from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:57.5	I'm Mary Reichert.
0:58.3	And I'm Myrna Brown.
0:59.6	Good morning.
1:02.1	Time now for the news with Kent Covington.
1:08.4	Celebrations in the streets of Gaza, after the announcement of a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
1:14.8	That deal is scheduled to take effect on Sunday.
1:17.5	U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
1:19.7	Hostages will begin to return home in the coming days.
1:22.9	Humanitarian assistance will surge into Gaza.
1:26.0	The fighting will stop and the people of Gaza will finally be
1:30.2	able to start rebuilding their lives. The agreement promises the phased release of more than 30
1:35.7	hostages that Hamas is still holding in Gaza, Israel in turn will release hundreds of Palestinian
1:42.2	prisoners.
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