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KCIS Newsmakers
Featuring Keith Black. A news program looking at the top stories and other issues of concern to the church locally, nationally and internationally.
Episodes
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, February 6, 2023
Spokane pro-life organization agrees to pay legal fees and damages for holding worship services at the property of a Planned Parenthood clinic...financial…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, February 3, 2023
Roman Catholic, Anglican, and the Church of Scotland leaders are in South Sudan...police investigating the death of a local New Jersey Councilwoman...and final…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, February 2, 2023
70th National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D-C, this morning...Calgary pastor on trial over Alberta trucker blockade...and Pope speaks at Congo youth…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, February 1, 2023
A million pepole gather in Congo to hear the Pope...Turkey won't allow Sweden to join NATO...and a change in leadership and direction for tomorrow's National…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, January 31, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State wraps up trip to Israel...Pope visits Congo...and Christians, including two pastors, killed in Africa.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers Monday, January 30, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu... Pastor of Memphis church pleased there's been peace so far in response to Tyrre…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, January 27, 2023
Deadly shooting outside east Jerusalem synagogue...missionary pilot remains imprisoned...and Seattle Pacific University announces new President.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, January 26, 2023
Colorado appeals court rules against Christian baker...Oregon judge dismisses case against group of Chrtistian colleges and universities...and 25-year-old…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Indictments handed down in connection with spray-painting threats on Florida pro-life pregnancy resource centers...Pope says homosexuality is not a crime, but…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Appeals court declines to rehear conversion therapy for minors case...and Israel's Prime Minister makes surprise visit to Jordan.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, January 23, 2023
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Daystar Television Network...White House tries show it's determined to restore abortion rights...and Maltese Christian…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, January 20, 2023
March For Life held today in Washington, D-C...Church of England apologizes...and federal judge dismisses case against Florida's governor.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, January 19, 2023
U-S Supreme Court says it hasn't determined yet who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning Roe...a group of religious leaders who support abortion…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Church of England to allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages, but will not allow same-sex couples to marry in its churches...and the first post-Roe March…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, January 17, 2023
MLK's daughter speaks out on federal holiday...the Pope invites all Christians to a September prayer gathering...and China loses population.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, January 13, 2023
Oregon federal district court dismisses title IX lawsuit...two physician groups challenging mandate requiring doctors to perform gender transition…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, January 12, 2023
Late Roman Catholic Cardinal George Pell has allegedly written an online memorandum lambasting Pope Francis' rule...and state officials in Montana taking…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, January 11, 2023
A high profile Catholic Cardinal has died unexpectedly...a Ugandan Christian killed for his faith...and Franklin Graham commments on Prince Harry's memoir.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Texas lawmakers hold first legislative session since a statewide abortion ban took effect, with access to birth control for minors likely a top topic...B-C…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, January 9, 2023
Republican lawmakers in a number of states proposing limits on medical gender-transition services for youth...the UAE says it will begin teaching about the…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, January 6, 2023
Idaho Supreme Court upholds new abortion laws...and an uneasy Orthodox Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, January 5, 2023
Pope Benedict laid to rest...South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion law...and Putin calls for cease fire in Ukraine for Russian Orthodox…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, January 4, 2023
FDA finalizes rule change on abortion pills...graves at a historic Christian cemetery in Jerusalem have been vandalized...and the religious makeup of the new…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Mourners line up for second day to pay respects to Pope Emeritus Benedit XVI...and added tension today at a Jerusalem holy stie.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, December 23, 2022
Trans World Radio continues to broadcast the hope of Christ in Ukraine...Christmas outreach in Lebanon...and in person Christmas meals return for homeless in…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, December 22, 2022
Federal appeals court temporarly bars enforcement of buffer zone around a Kentucky abortion clinic... First Amendment federal lawsuit filed today against…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Swiss government rejects third gender option, while Scotland debates thie issue of gender change...and the Salvation Army still in need ot Bell Ringers this…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Hanukkah at the White House and in Poland....and data for Covid tracking used for other purposes.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, December 19, 2022
Massachusetts highest court rules against physician assisted suicide...and prominent pro-life U.S. priest defrocked by Vatican...
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, December 16, 2022
Appeals court dismisses challenge to Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ high school sports...former President Trump speaks to…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, December 15, 2022
Indictment in Puget Sound-area kingdom hall arsons...Bethlehem is bustling again...and Algeria steps up resrictions on minoritiy religions.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, December 14, 2022
ADF speaks out on signing of "Respect for Marriage Act"...Manitoba churches present appeal of Covid closures...and Pope Francis says give to Ukraine this…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, December 13, 2022
President Biden to sign same-sex marriage bill next week...NRB reaction to the bill...and Manitoba churches in court over Covid-19 restrictions.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, December 12, 2022
Federal judge rules on Montana vaccine law...Japan enacts religious donation law...and millions expected for Mexican religious pilgrimage.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, December 9, 2022
Oklahoma abortion petition pulled...Portugal’s parliament votes for third time to allow euthanasia...and Christian ministry responds to Taliban holding public…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, December 8, 2022
U.S. House votes on "Respect for Marriage" Act...Ukraine's President both praised and criticized for proposing legislation cracking down on the Ukrainian…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Christian law students settle with University of Idaho...friction heating up in Anglican communion over LGBTQ issues...and federal judge orders Southwest…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Christians finding ways to serve in Iran... a Minnesota town backs away from a proposal to let people sue abortion providers...and a major archeological find…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, December 5, 2022
U-S Supreme court hears arguments on religious freedom and homosexual rights.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, December 2, 2022
U.N. says Islamic State committed war crimes against the Christian community in 2014.. Russian paramilitary organization put on U.S. list of religious freedom…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, December 1, 2022
Prosecutors ask judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s ban on abortions...Amazon doesn't plan to stop selling anti-semtic film...and more churches…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Senate approves same-sex marriage bill...Christian medical group celebrates court victory...and potential opportunity for the church amidst protests in China.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Same-sex marriage bill in Congress...federal appeals court reinstates Indiania fetal remains law...and less than half of the population in England and Wales…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, November 28, 2022
China and the Vatican tangle again over appointment of Chinese Bishops...and more anti-conversion laws passed in India.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state abortion ban...Jerusalem bombings...and more on Ukranian authorities searching Orthodox churches.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Ukrainian authorities raid Orthodox site in Kyiv...churches in Asia mobilize to help quake victims in Indonesia...and top American diplomat criticizes FIFA…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, November 21, 2022
Reponse to NY Times report on allege leak of 2014 Supreme Court contraception decision...abortion challenges in Texas and Georgia...and arrests after…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, November 18, 2022
West Virginia’s Supreme Court explains last month's ruling allowing a non-public school scholarship program to continue...and Maryland's attorney general ID's…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, November 17, 2022
Reaction to the U-S Senate vote on same-sex marriage legislation ...a new Barna survey on last week's midterm elections...and home births were up in the U-S…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Senate attempting to codify same-sex marriage...an Arkansas ban on gender transition treatment for children continues to be on hold...and Georgia to appeal…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Judge overturns Georgia abortion law...Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments over its abortion law...and U-S Catholic Bishops elect new president.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Monday, November 14, 2022
President Biden doubts abortion rights will be federally codified...pro-life doctors sue over Mississippi abortion law...and 58 Louisiana congregations to…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, November 11, 2022
A breakdown of the religious vote on abortion...U.S. government taking steps to ensure pregnant migrant youth have access to abortion...and Southern California…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, November 10, 2022
Montana abortion referendum defeated...South Carolina efforts to pass a stricter abortion law have failed...and a western Michigan library targeted by…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Abortion measures pass in handful of states...how to talk to kids about latest school shooting...and concern about antisemitism on anniversary of…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Abortion directly on the ballot in 5 states today...reward offered for Haitian gang leaders who kidnapped Christian missionaries last year...and attacks…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Friday, November 4, 2022
Beauty pageant can bar transgender participants...Pope attends another interfaith conference...and International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted church is…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Thursday, November 3, 2022
Idaho Deputy Attorney General who defended the state's abortion laws has quit...Israel's Prime Minister concedes defeat...and ancient Christian monastery found…
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Disruption at the U.S. Supreme Court...Israeli election...and Jesus Film released in 2,000th language.
KCIS NewsmakersNewsmakers, Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Abortion still legal in Noth Dakota...Pope heading to Bahrain...and new Barna survey shows "chilling" implications.