Shows / KCIS Newsmakers
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 Newsmakers
Newsmakers, Thursday, July 23, 2026
Nuclear deal between U.S. and Saudi Arabia hinges on Abraham Accords...Iraq's Prime Minister urging Christians to return...and new attacks on Christian…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Latest on New York's mayor and Israel's Prime Minister...Swiss evangelical leaders challenging a constitutional amendment...and Chick-fil-A responds to an…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Update on death of ex-U.K. politician...more reaction to Mamdani wanting to arrest Israeli Prime Minister...and French lawmakers vote on social media ban for…
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Newsmakers, Monday, July 20, 2026
Trump defends Netanyahu over comments by New York mayor...murder charges field in death of outspoken former British politician...and South Dakota’s government…
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Newsmakers, Friday, July 17, 2026
Controversy over Kairos Two...Pakistan Supreme Court decision in case involving 2014 killing of a Christian couple...and another deadly week for Christians in…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, July 16, 2026
Amnesty International UK expresses regret over report labeling a number of Christian organizations as anti-rights groups...Tennesee pastor says home seached by…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, July 15, 2026
U.S. Attorney General nominee pressed on what to do with the makers of an abortion pill...France's National Assembly passes medically assisted dying…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday,July 14, 2026
British police say former socially conservative politician was the victim of a targeted attack. U-S Supreme Court Justices testify before Congress about…
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Newsmakers, Monday, July 13, 2026
ADF files motion asking Washington State officials to respect parental rights and protect female athletes....number of abortions increases in Nebraska, but not…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Catholic group directly defies Pope Leo...Archbishop of Canterbury warns of "existential challenge" for Palestinian Christians in the West Bank...and North…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, June 30, 2026
U-S Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in two states...Supreme Court will take up ban on semiautomatic rifles...and Catholic Archdiocese of San…
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Newsmakers, Friday, June 26, 2026
Texas vote today on Bible reading in pubic schools...California looking to allow taxpayer-funded paid leave for abortions...and Australia could update social…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, June 25, 2026
Christian laborer killed in Pakistan...local Catholic bishops oppose Kenyan Ebola facility for Americans ...and a San Diego Children's hospital says they'll…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, June 24, 2026
California student gender identity law reamins on hold...Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy...and monument honoring victims of religious persecution unveiled in…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, June 23, 2026
U-S Supreme Court rules on religious freedom case...despite signifcant legal delays a California church project moves foward...and MLB Commissioner comments on…
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Newsmakers, Monday, June 22, 2026
Justice Department invetigating Major League Baseball for religious discrimination...Texas board of edution voting on references to Christian texts in its new…
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Newsmakers, Friday, June 19, 2026
Missouri judge blocks most of Missouri's abortion restrictions...U-S Government attempts to acquire land from New Mexico Catholic Diocese...and Church of…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, June 18, 2026
Oklahoma pastor suspends U.S. Congressional campaign...study finds religion-related social hostilities increased worldwide in 2023...and religious faith at the…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Federal judge puts on hold part of Idaho bathroom law...June is Nuclear Family month in California county...and authorities in India identify two pastors among…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Major League Baseball warning about Pride Night display...and new Barna survey on American views of Humaniity and the Supernatural.
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Newsmakers, Monday, June 15, 2026
Push to classify abortion medication as water contaminant...Virginia church remembers person killed in Friday tent collapse...and Russia hitsUkraine religious…
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Newsmakers, Friday, June 12, 2026
U.S. Department of Justice backing former WSU Football coach over Covid mandate...Pope wraps up Spain trip...and death sentence for four attackers of Nigerian…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, June 11, 2026
Pope Leo speaks on Jesus and war...Texas GOP leaders continue to push the abortion issue...and a resolution in a California county for "traditional nuclear…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Southern Baptists vote on women pastors...U.S. Catholic bishops gather tomorrw in Florida...and Cleveland Clinic to fund destransitioning care.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, June 9, 2026
SPLC grilled on Capitol Hill...Pentagon makes revision on religion list...and Southern Baprtist delegates gather in Flordia.
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Newsmakers, Monday, June 8, 2026
Pope Leo speaks before the Spanish Parliatment...and the Department of Defense offcially announces its new list of recognized faith traditions.
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Newsmakers, Friday, June 5, 2026
FDA moving forward with review of abortion pill...Illinois Catholic diocese appealing ruling over state employment law...and Southern Bapists annual convention…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, June 4, 2026
A Minnesota city attorney's office won't charge protesters who interrupted a church service...Biola University acquiring Phoenix Seminary...and Wycliffe Bible…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, June 3, 2026
New Gallup poll shows drop for same-sex marriage support...thousands attend Franklin Graham event in Spain...and 100 Days of Prayer for Seattle is underway.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Texas attorney general suing city over LGBTQ+ event....Canadian Prime Minister announces new body to fight antisemitism...and archeological findings at Paris'…
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Newsmakers, Monday, June 1, 2026
Appeals court rules on transgender troops in the military...hearing today in the Charlie Kirk murder case...and lawsuit filed over South Dakota abortion bill.
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Newsmakers, Friday, May 29, 2026
Nevada Supreme Court halts abortion law...Northern Ireland pastor appeals conviction for preaching in abortion clinic buffer zone...new attacks on Christian…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, May 28, 2026
New survey on State of Theology in Canada...Vatican releases Pope Leo's encyclical on A-I....and some 1-point-7 million Muslims take part in the Hajj.
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Newsmakers, Friday, May 22, 2026
U-S House hearing on adding justices to the Supreme Court...reaction to prposed Senate hearing on U-S Muslim organizations...and a Texas board suspends nursing…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, May 21, 2026
An American missionary doctor has contracted Ebola...two men remain in jail in Illinois and Texas for secretly giving abortion pill...and a Montana man plans…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, May 20, 2026
San Diego mosque shooting update...Iowa governor signs abortion medication law...first openly homosexual U-S congressman dies...and historic Delaware church…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Deadly mosque shooting in San Diego...judge holding hearing in Charlie Kirk assassination case...and Colorado Supreme Court orders a Children's hospital to…
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Newsmakers, Monday, May 18, 2026
Prayer gathering on the National Mall...Texas U-S Senator files legislation regarding Sharia law...and Indiana Supreme Court ruling on challenge to the state's…
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Newsmakers, Friday, May 15, 2026
U-S Supreme Court ruling on abortion drug...Trump says China's president is considering case of detained pastor...and labor union sues USDA over Easter email.
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Newsmakers, Thursday, May 14, 2026
Colorado Senate passes college campus abortion bill...Pope Leo speaks out on AI-directed warfare...and all-day prayer festival set for the National Mall in…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, May 13, 2026
U-S House committee holding hearing examining political Islam and Sharia law...FDA chief resigns...and archaeologists believe they've found remains of biblical…
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Newsmakers, Monday, May 11, 2026
GOP lawmakers file brief with the U-S Supreme Court, backing Louisiana regarding mail order abortion pills...more Israeli soldiers face jail time for…
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Newsmakers, Friday, May 8, 2026
British Columbia giving midwives ability to prescribe abortion pill...Tech companies seeking guidance from faith leaders to shape AI...and co-founder of…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, May 7, 2026
Today is the Natoinal Day of Prayer...U-S Secretary of State Rubio meets with Pope Leo...and new survey shows an uptick in church attendence in the U-S.
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, May 6, 2026
President Trump comments again on Pope Leo...guilty plea in death of Jewish protestor...and antisemitic incidents down in 2025.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Secretary of State Rubio to meet with Pope Leo...Catholic branch concerned over demolishing of religious buildings in Lebanon...and pair of evangelical groups…
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Newsmakers, Monday, May 4, 2026
U-S Supreme Court order on abortion pill appeal...church of Scientology trashed in New York City...and another New Mexico state trial against Meta.
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Newsmakers, Friday, May 1st, 2026 Updated
Federal appeals court rules on restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Newsmakers, Friday, May 1, 2026
HHS taking steps to protect Americans religious freedom...Israeli police arrest man for attacking nun in Jerusalem...and Oklahoma Senate votes on abortion-pill…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, April 30, 2026
The British government declares antisemitism an emergency...Camp Mystic withdrawing application for a license to operate this summer...and Trump administration…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Supreme Court sides with a faith-based pregnancy center...ruling on Maryland Church abuse case...and former Spokane mayor increasing lawsuit dollar amount over…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Ten Commandments bill sent to Tennessee governor...judge orders a California Children's hospital to continue with "gender affirming care"...and Texas set to…
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Newsmakers, Monday, April 27, 2026
Pope Leo and Archbishop of Canterbury meet...new survey on belief in miracles and prayer in America...and Texas Supreme Court decision on child abuse…
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Newsmakers, Friday, April 24, 2026
Bill proposed in Congress to limit protests around houses of worship...New York City Mayor allows bill to create buffer zone around houses of worship...and…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, April 23, 2026
Federal court decision on Washington State foster child "transtion" rule...Washington Interscholastic Activities Association vote on banning transgender…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, April 22, 2026
DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center...appeals court rules on Ten Commandments in Texas public schools...President Trump partakes in national Bible…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, April 21, 2026
U-S Military ends mandatory flu vaccine requirement...Pope on final leg of Africa trip...and Southern Poverty Law Center says it's the subject of a Justice…
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Newsmakers, Monday, April 20, 2026
Supreme Court to take up case of Catholic preschools...President Trump to partcipate in national Bible reading...and candidates for next U-N chief auditioning…
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Newsmakers, Friday, April 17, 2026
Pope Leo speaks to young people at stadium Mass in Cameroon...President Trump says has nothing against the Pope...and closing arguments in case before the B-C…