Located in the foothills of Wyoming's spectacular wind river range, Wyoming Catholic College,

an accredited four-year Great

Books Institution is built on the ancient Western tradition of the liberal arts and the

freedom of the American West.

The college offers its students an immersion in the primary sources of the classical tradition,

the grandeur of the mountain wilderness, and the spiritual heritage of the Catholic Church.

Students experience the illumination of imagination and intellect through the great books and the spiritual heritage of the Catholic Church. Students experience the

illumination of imagination and intellect through the great books and traditional disciplines,

literature and philosophy, mathematics and theology, science and Latin, and an outdoor program

second to none. The college celebrated an in-person graduation with its seniors last year

and welcomed its largest freshman class ever this year.

Learn more about the college's unique space in the world of American higher education at

Wyoming Catholic.edu.

Jason Bedrick joins us again today.

He was with us a year ago to discuss some education issues.

He is a research fellow at the Center for Education Policy.

At the Heritage Foundation, he is here to discuss a controversy that erupted last fall

that involves religious liberty, religious freedom, and education.

And I'm going to allow Jason to just give us the

background, the whole situation for you. And first of all, let me welcome you, Jason, and ask,

what happened way back in September in a certain newspaper that we're familiar with.

Yes. Well, thank you so much, Mark, for having me on the podcast again to discuss this very important issue.

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