The President of America’s largest Christian University, Jerry Falwell Jr., has received a constant stream of hate and criticism for his early support of Donald Trump’s campaign and policies. However, alumni of Liberty University are now returning their diplomas back to the University in protest of Falwell’s politics. Following Trump’s comments on the Charlottesville incident […]
Published May 18, 2021 at 5:49 PM CDT Listen • 49:44
For the May meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club, we ve been reading “Little Faith, by Nickolas Butler. In the book, Butler explores family, friendship, faith and our longing for community a longing that can have terrible consequences. Little Faith is a novel inspired by real-life tragedy from the death of a child in Wisconsin that prompted Butler to question honesty, and empathy, all while painting a portrait of a Midwestern community and family. Host Charity Nebbe speaks with author Nickolas Butler and two expert readers, Marcus Burke and Rebekah Tilley.
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After out-going President Donald Trump s promise to never concede and his remarks that the peaceful transfer of power amounted to the country being destroyed, a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.
Hundreds of miles away, Iowans watched as updates trickled in: the legion, the breech, the gunshot. Many witnessed through their TVs as rioters committed what President-elect Joe Biden called an assault on the citadel of liberty. We kept watching as Congress returned to their chambers to make official what we had known for weeks: that Biden would be the next president of the United States, even with damage in the House and Senate s chambers could still be seen on CSPAN s late-night live feeds.