This is Molly Hemingway of the Federalist, inviting you to join me for the 2026 Issues, Etc, Making the Case Conference, Friday, June 12th, and Saturday, June 13th at Concordia University, Chicago.

I'll be speaking and signing copies of my new book, Alito, the Justice who reshaped the Supreme Court and restored

the U.S. Constitution. Learn more at Issuesetc.org. Issuesetc.org.

The emperor has no clothes on. He's buck naked. That child had to speak the truth, no matter how it would make the king feel. And we have to do that today. We have to be very conscientious objectors to the madness that is gender ideology.

And most people default into this idea of feminism is gender ideology.

And most people default into this idea of feminism is this idea that men are contemptible,

which is, of course, the idea behind the smashing the patriarchy and women need to be just like them and have the same equality.

The Crusades were a very belated response to many centuries of Muslim conquests, in which

two-thirds of the old Christian world had already fallen to Muslim conquest.

And our faith is strong not because of the fervor of its affection, but because of the object to which it clings,

Christ. And there is no stronger faith than a really timid grasping to the suffering, death,

and resurrection of Jesus. Families sailing on their family vacation on lakes in Minnesota love issues, et cetera.

We love issues, et cetera.

Somehow the general impression is given that clergy are, they are a little bit scared to speak about

controversial issues, especially if they're considered

in any way whatsoever to have a political side to them, one of those being abortion, but if you

actually look at the numbers, that does not appear to be true. Welcome back to Issues Cedar. I'm

Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in live on this Thursday afternoon, the 4th of June.

We're going to talk about a new poll on clergy addressing social issues, including abortion, with Dr. Michael

New. Then Dr. Thomas Abadden, author of the book The Concise History of the Crusades, joins us for part two of our series with him on the Crusades.

Dr. Michael New is visiting assistant professor of social research and political science

at the Catholic University of America, senior associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute,

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