She's a popular Christian author, speaker, and professor at Liberty University, and come fall, she'll become the first ever research professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

But she's also a liberal, a feminist, and gay affirming, at least that's what some bloggers and critics would have you believe.

Well, welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church.

I'm Julie Roy's, and today I'm going to be speaking with Karen Swallow Pryor, a fascinating Christian personality, but also a controversial one.

And I'm really looking forward to talking with her about her views on some things, about smear campaigns. I really think she's been a target of some very vicious ones. And we'll also delve into some of the issues that she's passionate about, issues like misogyny in the church, gay Christians and pro-life advocacy. But before I do that, I want to just take a

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Well, I am so excited to have professor and author, Karen Swallow Pryor, with me today,

and I know she's just gotten out of class and gotten to on her phone so that she can be with us.

So, Karen, welcome.

Such a pleasure to have you.

Thank you, Julie.

Boy, that was quite an introduction.

Well, and you have been a lightning rod of sorts. I think because you're willing

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