Transgender ideology is a kind of anthropology. That is, it's a way to look at what the definition of a human being is.

Dr. Scott Stigemeyer, author of our book of the month for February, responding to transgenderism in light of God's word.

So it's very inward looking to try to know what you are rather than identifying your maleness or femalness based on your biology,

which is objective.

Learn more about responding to transgenderism in light of God's word at issues etc.org.

Always be aware that once the news became a profit division of media companies, they stopped being in the news business and are now in the audience stroking business. The goal is no longer to inform opinions. It's to reinforce them. Walter Kronkite used to say, that's the way it is. Now it's, that's our story and we're sticking to it.

That's Bill Maher, recently offering advice on news consumption.

Well, when you're right, you're right.

And recently there was a firing of more than 300 reporters and editors at the Washington Post.

Just the latest round of layoffs in a, well, a financially swamped

media outlet losing it is estimated around $100 million a year, and that's about 20% of its

budget. Greetings, and welcome to issues, et cetera, live on this Thursday afternoon, February

the 12th.

I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. We're going to talk about the firing of 300 reporters and editors at the Washington Post with Terry Mattingly, author of the National On Religion column.

We'll spend some time with you, our listeners, going through listener email and the issues et cetera, comment line.

Then I'm going to discuss religious beliefs and practices of Abraham Lincoln.

He was born on the 12th of February in 1809.

That's today.

Pastor Timothy Good will be our guest.

Terry Mattingly is Senior Fellow on Communications and Culture at St. Constantine College in Houston, Texas.

He writes Rational Sheep, a subst Newsletter on Faith, Family, and Mass Media.

He's author of the National On Religion column for the Andrews McMill Universal Syndicate,

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