7.11.25 Culture Friday on political engagement, a review of Superman, and a fond farewell to the penny on Word Play

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🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On Culture Friday, John Stonestreet on speaking out on moral issues; Collin Garbarino reviews Superman; and George Grant notes America’s smallest coin on Word Play. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Nicea Conference 2025, a historic gathering of church leaders from every inhabited continent. More at niceaconference.comFrom WatersEdge Kingdom Investments — personal investments that build churches. 5.05% APY on a three-month term. WatersEdge.com/investWatersEdge Kingdom Investments - WatersEdge securities are subject to certain risk factors as described in our Offering Circular and are not FDIC or SIPC insured. This is not an offer to sell or solicit securities. WatersEdge offers and sells securities only where authorized; this offering is made solely by our Offering Circular.And from Cedarville University, a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio,equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online

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0:00.0	Good morning. Reflecting on the unspeakable tragedy in Texas and what the IRS's new policy means for pastors and politics.
0:15.2	John Stone Street is standing by Culture Fridays coming up. Also today.
0:23.0	It's a plane. It's Superman.
0:29.5	Colin Garberino reviews the latest Superman movie, and later George Grant offers two cents worth on the humble penny.
0:37.4	It's Friday, July 11th. This is the world and everything in it. From listeners-supported
0:42.9	World Radio. I'm Merner Brown. And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning. Up next, Mark Mellinger with today's news.
0:52.4	The White House is pushing back against an effort to unmask immigration and customs
0:58.1	enforcement or ICE agents. Democratic senators Corey Booker and Alex Padilla have introduced a bill
1:04.8	mandating ICE agents always wear visible ID, but forbidding them from wearing masks. Booker says recent illegal
1:13.6	immigrant roundups in which agents have worn masks have created confusion, stoked fear, and
1:19.6	undermined trust in law enforcement. President Trump blasted the bill with assaults on ice
1:25.0	agents up almost 700 percent recently, according to the Department of Homeland
1:29.0	Security, he says agents need masks to protect themselves and their families. He calls supporters
1:35.3	of the bill hypocritical. It's sort of funny when people pick it in front of Columbia, in front
1:40.4	of Harvard, and they have masks on more than masks, but when a patriot who works for
1:48.2	ICE or Border Patrol puts a mask on so that they won't recognize him and his family.
1:54.2	Federal immigration agents have been increasingly targeted since last month when anti-ice rhetoric picked up as agents took
2:02.7	criminal illegal immigrants into custody in Los Angeles. That led to riots in L.A.
2:08.5	And protesters have since clashed with or assaulted ICE agents across several states.
2:15.1	The Trump administration is applying pressure more aggressively than ever on Fed
2:20.3	Chair Jerome Powell. In a letter sent Thursday, the White House budget director accused Powell of
2:26.4	misusing government money in a costly overhaul of the Federal Reserve headquarters and of
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