Skip to content 5/18/2026 Jody Hice and Guests Review Important International and Domestic News and Offer Insight for the Church May 18 · 59 min ...more
5/18/2026 Jody Hice and Guests Review Important International and Domestic News and Offer Insight for the Church
May 18, 2026 · 59 min
Today, we review the White House ballroom status, personnel changes at the FDA, next steps in Iran, the Trump-Xi Summit, more revelations on fraud in Minnesota, the DOJ’s groundbreaking settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital, a recent attack on ISIS Leadership in Nigeria amid the country’s persecuted Christians crisis, insight into America’s Christian population, and strategies for the church.
Series Washington Watch with Tony Perkins - Video May 18, 2026 · 59 min · Washington Watch with Tony Perkins - Video
Today, we review the White House ballroom status, personnel changes at the FDA, next steps in Iran, the Trump-Xi Summit, more revelations on fraud in Minnesota, the DOJ’s groundbreaking settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital, a recent attack on ISIS Leadership in Nigeria amid the country’s persecuted Christians crisis, insight into America’s Christian population, and strategies for the church. ...more Show the full description Show less Today, we review the White House ballroom status, personnel changes at the FDA, next steps in Iran, the Trump-Xi Summit, more revelations on fraud in Minnesota, the DOJ’s groundbreaking settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital, a recent attack on ISIS Leadership in Nigeria amid the country’s persecuted Christians crisis, insight into America’s Christian population, and strategies for the church.
Series Washington Watch with Tony Perkins - Video Support this leader Liking this video? Support this ministry.
Support this leader
Liking this video? Support this ministry.
Give
Support this leader Liking this video? Support this ministry.
93.9K followers
Family Research Council is serving in the kingdom of God by championing faith, family, & freedom in public policy and the culture from a biblical worldview.
93.9K followers
In this video 0:00 News Brief: Global Tensions and National Rededication6:00 Reconciliation Battles and Domestic Updates22:00 DOJ Victory: Stopping Child Gender Transitions32:00 US Strikes ISIS in Nigeria: Christian Persecution Persists42:00 State of the Bible: Faith and Parenting Insights
News Brief: Global Tensions and National Rededication 0:00 Hello. I'm Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and host of Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. Every day, we offer a biblical perspective on the news as well as insightful interviews with elected0:12 leaders, newsmakers, and culture experts. We have a great program planned for you today, but first, get up to speed on the top headlines with Washington Stan's news brief.0:27 Welcome to the Washington Stan news brief. I'm Casey Harper bringing you today's big stories. The g 7 nations are meeting in Paris this week. The US and other top economic leaders in the coalition began meetings today0:38 where the Iran war and its effect on energy prices are a top discussion item. Support for Ukraine and sanctions are also expected topics. As president Donald Trump expresses increasing frustration with0:50 Iranian negotiators, treasury secretary Scott Bessent is now pushing for other nations to sanction Iran.0:57 We come at an important time where you discuss global economy, global imbalances, critical minerals, terror terror financing. I'm just back from Beijing with president Trump for a very1:08 successful visit where we talked, the geopolitics, trade, and the leaders spent a great time, a great deal of time together. Tomorrow, we will also be1:20 discussing, sanctions and terror finance, and we call upon all our g 7 and indeed the, all of our allies and the rest of the world to follow the sanctions regimes so that
1:32 we can crack down on the illicit finance that is fueling the Iranian war machine and give this money back to the Iranian people.
1:41 The administration is reportedly considering resuming the war as Iranian leaders refused to make concessions on the nuclear issue. Though the president said today he would hold off, at least for now. But president Trump
1:52 issued a warning to Iran on true social Sunday saying the clock is ticking. The president's threat earlier this year to destroy every bridge and power plant in the country if a deal is not reached is also still looming
2:04 as a ceasefire remains fragile. In fact, the president's post comes as an Iranian drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. Well, the White House also
2:16 announced that China has committed to purchasing at least 17000000000 dollars of US agricultural products in 20 26, 27 and 28. That commitment was made during meetings between president Trump
2:28 and Chinese president Xi Jinping last week. Some fruit from that China trip. This is a welcome development for US farmers who have felt the pain of the trade war with China since president Trump took office.
2:40 Back and forth tariffs had pushed China to source its agriculture elsewhere. They're also working to establish a US China board of trade and a board of investment. 1 other news, more US
2:52 strikes in Nigeria. The US Africa command said Monday that it carried out additional air strikes against the Islamic State in Northeastern Nigeria on Sunday in coordination with the Nigerian government. No
3:04 US or Nigerian forces were harmed during the strikes according to those officials. Those strikes come after previous strikes on Saturday in a joint operation with Nigerian forces killed the second in command of
3:16 the Islamic State globally. Islamic radicals in Nigeria have been killing Christians in mass in Nigeria. That's been prompting the US and others to give attention to that ongoing persecution.
3:28 Well, for our last story, joining many Americans and other leaders, house speaker Mike Johnson rededicated America back to the Lord yesterday on the National Mall as part of the America 2 50 rededication
3:40 event.
3:41 My humble assignment here today is to bring us straight to the Lord in a prayer of rededication. Would you join me in that? Would you join me in that? Our heavenly
3:53 father, we we thank you thank you so much for this great day that you've given us here. And we remember that your mighty hand has been upon our nation since the very beginning.
4:05 We hereby rededicate the United States of America as 1 nation under God.
4:15 Great words from the speakers and a great time to do it. Hopefully, that's 1 of the many commitments to God we see from our officials this very important year. Well, that is today's news. I'm Casey Harper. You can
4:27 dive deeper at the Washington Stand, which is Family Research Council's outlet for news and commentary from a biblical worldview. You can also find our longer conversations on the outstanding podcast online. As for
4:39 us, we're back tomorrow with more stories that matter.
4:53 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and
5:04 newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Hice.
5:11 Make no mistake. This reconciliation bill is still rotten to the core. Whether the ballroom stays, goes, or gets buried somewhere else, Republicans are still pushing a bill that does nothing
5:23 meaningful to lower cost for families while pouring tens of billions into Trump's extreme agenda. Democrats are gonna fight this with everything we have in the bird bath, on the floor, in
5:35 vote a rama, amendment after amendment, vote after vote.
5:42 That was senate minority leader Chuck Schumer. Earlier today on the senate floor, he was addressing the White House ballroom as Democrats continue to block efforts to fund the
5:54 Department of Homeland Security. Welcome to this Monday, May eighteenth edition of Washington Watch. I'm your host, Jody Heise, filling in today for Tony. We've got a lot of significant
Reconciliation Battles and Domestic Updates
6:06 items to bring your way in the next hour. Thank you for joining us. Coming up, it's gonna be a busy week for congress as Republican senators prepare to rewrite parts of
6:18 that reconciliation bill, and that's the bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security. House majority whip, Tom Emmer, will be joining us here momentarily to break all that
6:30 down for us. He'll also provide an update on the Minnesota fraud investigation. Plus, assistant attorney general Brett Shumate from the Justice Department's Civil
6:42 Division will be joining us to explain how the DOJ's efforts led Texas Children's Hospital to stop so called gender transition procedures on minors.
6:54 That's a big story. And then later in the program, doctor John Plake will walk us through a new survey from the American Bible Society on parenting. So
7:06 all that and more is coming your way straight ahead here on Washington Watch. A key
7:17 part of the senate republicans reconciliation package has hit a major setback. The senate parliamentarian has ruled that 1000000000 dollars for the White House
7:29 and Secret Service security upgrades that was tied to president Trump's planned ballroom project. Well, the parliamentarian is saying that that cannot remain in the bill under
7:41 senate rules. Republicans say that they're going to try to revise the language and try again. And joining us now to discuss this and more is Washington stand reporter
7:53 Casey Harper. Casey, I've personally had some run ins with the senate parliamentarian in the past. But, what what does all this mean for the reconciliation package?
8:05 Well, it it what it means is that there's gonna be more technical delays, but it's not the the final word on this. And maybe, Thune and the parliamentarian could be dancing in that ballroom together at 1 of the the
8:16 future events. I'm not sure. But what happened here was that 1000000000 dollar funding provision, it doesn't qualify under the reconciliation rules. Well, why does that matter? Well, if it doesn't qualify under
8:25 reconciliation as has been ruled, then you need 60 votes in the senate instead of just a simple majority because many Democrats like senate minority leader Chuck Schumer are just not gonna vote for it. In fact, here is
8:37 what Schumer said today on the senate floor.
8:39 When inflation is at its highest cost in years, Costs are growing faster than wages, and the price of everything from gas to groceries to health care is through the roof. Donald
8:51 Trump demands that Americans shell out 1000000000 dollars for his golden ballroom and tens of billions of dollars more for his mass secret police force.
9:03 Now that is a a bit of a it's a mischaracterization from senator Schumer, but Republicans had included the funding that's being discussed here as part of a larger 72000000000 dollar package that's focused more heavily on
9:13 immigration enforcement. Now Republican leaders say they can rewrite the provision and try again, which they're certain to do, and they can't get it through. Democrats are saying they're gonna challenge any attempts to
9:23 do so.
9:25 It's gonna be a very, very interesting process. Casey, if I can, there are other domestic news that I wanted to, to get your focus on. There's, some major shakeup over at the
9:37 FDA. What what's taking place over there?
9:40 That's right. A lot of leadership changes at the Food and Drug Administration. The acting FDA drug center chief was fired on Friday and replaced by the deputy Michael Davis. Now that comes in as this backdrop of the
9:51 ongoing controversy and pressure again on the FDA for their handling of the abortion pill mifepristone, including its effects, the the safety concerns when it comes to the women who take it.
10:03 Now, the departure of the acting director there is also coming after the FDA commissioner, Marty Makary, was ousted likely after clashes with the White House and health
10:15 advisers. At least that's the, the narrative coming out of the White House. And this is probably part of FDA undergoing a broader overhaul under the Trump administration with these leadership and staffing cuts. But
10:25 whether they actually change the policy, which is the main thing the pro lifers are after, remains to be seen.
10:32 Well, let's shift to some international news as well. I'm reading and seeing a lot where many people are calling on more military action against Iran, but president Trump is delaying, at
10:44 least for the time being, any planned military action. What what's the latest on the negotiations there that you're hearing?
10:52 Yeah. President Trump announced he's pausing that planned US strike on Iran as these diplomatic talks continue, and there's sites, citing that the gulf nations have asked for it. Now Iran sent a new proposal to the US
11:04 through their mediator, Pakistan, that was supposedly trying to get the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It's really unclear how sincere these negotiations are on the Iranian side, but it was unacceptable to
11:15 the president who's grown increasingly frustrated with the proposals coming out of Tehran. So while this fragile ceasefire deal is still holding, there's a lot of big disagreements over the negotiations, especially the
11:26 nuclear issue when it comes to Iran, Jody.
11:30 Alright, Casey. As always, thank you for bringing us these updates. I wanna shift gears now and jump over to Capitol Hill and get an update on the funding battle from a congressional,
11:41 point of view. And joining me now to discuss this and more is the house majority whip, Tom Emmert. Among other things, he serves on the house financial services committee, and he represents
11:53 the sixth congressional district of Minnesota. He and I actually came into congress in the same class, and it was a great honor to be able to serve with
12:05 Tom Emmer. Whip Emmer, welcome back to Washington Watch. Great to see you, my friend.
12:10 It's good to see you making good since you got out of this place, Jody. You're looking good.
12:16 Well, you are too as always. Listen. You and I both know how difficult these reconciliation bills can be, but, what the parliamentarian did from the senate is kind of a shakeup.
12:28 It's crunch time now. What what's the GOP plan? What where do you go from here?
12:34 I well, this is all senate. Right? The house is, constantly doing our job, and the senate has all these snags. It's, at this point, the, CBP and the, the ICE
12:46 funding are even those had some technical issues that have to be cleaned up. When you go through this, bird process, which is a senate process only, it's
12:58 gotta be revenue and expense, and there's specific rules that the parliamentarian applies with precedent, from past decisions, and things like that. In this case, they have a bunch
13:10 of technical, changes that they have to do. And then, of course, the ballroom, totally was, was excluded. John Thune has made the statement that they can fix it. He believes that they can fix the language and get it
13:22 submitted in time to get this thing moving on the and hopefully have it to the house. I I would hope before Friday morning, but at the latest Friday morning.
13:34 Yeah. I remember the, I and I don't you may recall this, but, I actually had a repeal of the Johnson amendment that passed the house. In fact, we passed it in the house twice. Both times failed in the senate. But once in
13:45 the senate, the parliamentarian just didn't like it and threw it out. So it's amazing the power that the parliamentarian carries over, particularly in the senate, it seems. So so what does
13:57 all this mean, with Emer? What does this mean, for the deadline, for example? I mean, we've got coming up. Is there enough time to get this passed, do you think?
14:07 Oh, they're they're absolutely. They just gotta get it out of the senate. And, Jody, let's keep in mind with the parliamentarian. Everybody wants to complain about the parliamentarian. Look. If the, those in charge of
14:18 the senate don't like the parliamentarian's decision, Jody, they can override the parliamentarian. It's been done in the past. It can be done right but they they use this. The senate uses this as a tool,
14:31 when they there's, I think internal division about this sort of thing. So we'll see. And the, the ballroom, I I mean, it's it's so disingenuous. And for, those of you that are are listening to
14:42 this, it's dishonest. Another word for dishonest by, the leader over there, Chuck Schumer, to be talking about inflation has never been higher. What are you talking about? Joe Biden ran this darn economy into
14:54 the ditch. Donald Trump and Republicans have been pulling it out for the better part of a year and a half, and he talks about everything. Gas is the 1 that is killing us, right now, and that's because of the Iran
15:06 conflict. It will straighten out as soon as that straightens out. In the meantime, there's lots of good news in our economy, Jody. They don't wanna talk about it. They don't wanna talk about the fact that grocery prices
15:15 overall with the exception of beef are down. They don't wanna talk about the fact that rents are down, that mortgage payments are at a 5 year low. There's all kinds of good news that are in the economy, and that's not
15:25 even about the billions of dollars that are being reinvested into our country for new manufacturing, artificial intelligence projects. All of these things are happening right now, and it's gonna benefit Americans
15:37 for years to come. But, no, Chuck Schumer's gotta get up on the house floor and do what he does better than anybody else, which is lie like he lies.
15:46 Wow. Well, I I I know you you brought up a number of, initiatives right there. I know there's, a lot that the Republicans wanna try to deal with, before the
15:58 Memorial Day weekend. What are some of the key issues coming up this week?
16:03 Well, we're gonna do the, we're supposed to do the score act. That's the, the ground rules for NIL, you know, the, the college sports, experience that,
16:15 we've had. The schools want a solution to stop the, you know, the runaway transfers, all the different things that are happening in college sports. That's supposed to
16:27 be up on Wednesday. I think that is still the plan. We got a bunch of, primaries, though, tomorrow across the country. Places like Utah, your home state of
16:39 Georgia, Kentucky, those are are going to impact, I would think, what's going to be happening. Plus, the senate, is going to impact on what we do here in this in the house.
16:51 I'll give you an example. If the vote o rama can start, well, there'll be a vote, on, Wednesday to go to the vote o rama. If that, passes, well, then you'll get to the vote o rama.
17:03 We'll see. If people want to get out of here before the memorial weekend, the senate could fast track that, Jody. And if that happens, I would bet that our great leader, Steve Scalise from Louisiana
17:14 is not gonna keep everyone, here for the rest of the week. I think the the number 1 thing is to make sure that our customs and border patrol and our great immigration and customs enforcement agencies are fully
17:26 funded. That is the mission this week. There will be other things, obviously, but that's the main mission.
17:33 Well, hats off to you. I know you got your plate full, and you guys are doing an amazing job keeping the call straight. Before I let you go, we've only got about a minute or so left, but I wanted to get your take
17:45 on some of the fraud scandal in your own state. There's reports at least that, Ilhan Omar knew about the 250000000, COVID mill scandal, the fraud. What's
17:57 your take on how investigations are going in Minnesota?
18:00 I think, investigations are well underway, and I think Ilhan Omar was well aware of the corruption that was going on. She was right in the middle of it. I think, we've gotta find out not only if she knew, but did she
18:11 benefit off it? If she did, I mean, I she should literally, be, sent back to Somalia. I she at at the very least, she should go to prison. I think Keith
18:23 Ellison, our attorney general, who you and I served with for a couple years here in Washington. I think Ellison was well aware. Keith Ellison has tried to make it sound like We
18:31 gotta wrap up.
18:33 Yeah. Listen. There's a lot going on with the fraud. A lot more to come, Jody.
18:38 House majority whip, Tom Emmer, great to see you. Thank you for coming on watching and watching, and I hope to see you soon. Alright. Coming up next, big announcement Friday from the justice department on so called
18:50 transgender. Stay with us. Join us
18:54 for a time of prayer, inspiration, and action at this year's pray vote stand summit at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia. Hear from Christian leaders, issue experts, and government officials as we
19:06 work together to build a a foundation based on biblical truth. Early bird special tickets are on sale for 69 dollars when you register by June fifteenth. To register, visit pray boat stand
19:18 dot org. That's pray boat stand dot org.
19:23 Exodus chapter 9 verse 1 says, thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews, let my people go that they may serve me. You see, America has freedom for a
19:35 purpose. The question is, are we living by that purpose today? In scripture, deliverance and
19:47 freedom is never an end in itself. It is a liberation under obedience to worship and to a covenantal relationship. God's demand to
19:58 Pharaoh was not freedom for freedom sake, but freedom so his people could identify indeed,
20:11 I indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just
20:24 and his justice cannot sleep forever. See, the founders understood we as a nation would be accountable to God for what he
20:36 had granted to us. They sought freedom for a purpose, and that freedom was given to us as a nation for that same purpose to serve God,
20:48 to honor him, and to live as a people under his authority. In this 200 and fiftieth anniversary year, we must ask the question, are
21:00 we living by that purpose today as a nation? Lord, we thank you for the godly foundation and heritage of our
21:12 states. Lord, we would return to an understanding of the freedom that you've granted to us, that freedom has a name. His name is Jesus. And freedom has a purpose. It is to
21:23 honor and glorify you. And I pray that our nation would return to that understanding of the purpose of the freedom that you have granted to us. We thank you,
21:35 father. By faith, we pray that we would return to that purpose. In Jesus' name, we pray.
21:54 Amen. Thank you so much for joining us today today on Washington Watch. I'm Jody Heiss filling in today for Tony. Thanks again for tuning in. This past Friday was some very notable
DOJ Victory: Stopping Child Gender Transitions
22:06 news that, may have slipped by your radar. It came out from the Department of Justice, related to the so called gender transition procedures on minors.
22:18 The DOJ announced that Texas Children's Hospital has agreed to no longer perform such procedures on children. Huge news. The hospital also committed to
22:30 establishing a first of its kind clinic dedicated to restorative care for those who were misled down the path of so called gender transition.
22:42 Now, honestly and I don't blame on victims of, the hospital, maybe a little bit leery on that second part. But, nonetheless, this is quite an about face that the hospital
22:54 has taken. So will more hospitals follow suit? Well, joining us now to discuss this is Brett Shumate, the assistant attorney general at the Justice Department's Civil
23:06 Division. General Shumate, we're honored to have you on Washington Watch. And, look, I didn't share everything that was announced on Friday. So, before you unpack all those
23:18 details, why don't you begin by recapping for us what the Texas Children's Hospital was actually engaged in and what led to the announcement this past Friday?
23:29 Well, Jody, thanks for having me. This is really a landmark announcement. And what Texas Children's had had been doing over the last, several years was they really were a leader in the movement of providing so called
23:41 gender affirming care or sex rejecting procedures using, chemical and surgical interventions on children to try to change their genders. And there was a whistleblower
23:53 who came out and and called the blew the whistle on these practices several years ago. And the the the landmark announcement that we, announced on Friday with the Texas attorney general
24:05 Ken Paxton, Texas Children's has agreed not to provide these services any further, to pay a penalty, and damages of 10000000 dollars, and to create a first of its kind
24:16 detransition clinic for victims of these procedures to receive the care that they need, as victims of these types of procedures in the past. So it really was a landmark
24:28 announcement, and it's just the beginning of our investigations. Jody, they continue, and I think you'll see more announcements like this in the coming weeks and months.
24:37 Yeah. That's what I wanted to get your your opinion on. Do you think this is the beginning of a domino effect that we're going to see across the country?
24:45 I really hope so, Jody, and we applaud Texas Children's for doing the right thing and recognizing that these types of procedures, should not be provided any further. They've agreed not to provide them, and we hope it's
24:57 this this announcement and this agreement and resolution provide a model for other hospitals to follow across the country. And we'll I think it remains to be seen whether other hospitals will come to the table. We
25:08 welcome other hospitals to discuss with us, the investigations that we have ongoing, and we're open to resolving our claims against those hospitals as well on favorable terms. So we we we hope,
25:20 Jody, that you'll see further announcements similar to this announcement, that we made on Friday.
25:26 Well, we hope so too. And, again, I just wanna say publicly, hats off to you and the whole team for a job well done. You you have really gone after this issue, and it's
25:38 a huge, about face that desperately was needed. I mentioned this in the, intro coming into our segment here. I there's no
25:50 question, at least in my mind, that some victims, and I'm gonna use that word very directly, victims of the hospital may be somewhat leery about the hospital's
26:02 commitment now to open the nation's first detransition clinic. And I can understand they're being leery about this. But this is a massive change in
26:14 direction. What what really brought it all about? Kinda take us behind the scenes.
26:22 So really, Jody, what brought it all about was the election of president Trump because he took office and he he decided to put an end to these procedures and this practice and to charge the Department of Justice
26:33 to investigate these practices around the country. He issued an executive order in February of 20 25 about the chemical and surgical mutilation of children. He directed the department of justice to investigate
26:45 fraud and false billing and potential violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. And to her credit, attorney general Bondi prioritized these investigations. Acting attorney general Blanche has
26:57 directed us to continue these investigations. We have surged resources to these investigations. But, ultimately, it was president Trump putting a spotlight on this this this issue, and directing the department to
27:09 prioritize these investigations and investigate fraud and false billing at hospitals that have been providing these, types of procedures on children. You know, we're we're not in
27:20 the business at the Department of Justice of regulating the provision of medical care. What we do is investigate violations of federal law, both civil and and criminal laws. And the laws that bear on this subject
27:32 include health care fraud, violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, conspiracy, and those are the types of investigations that we're conducting. Those investigations are ongoing, and I think
27:44 those investigations will continue to bear fruit. This is just the first announcement that I think you will see from the department over the next weeks and months.
27:53 Fantastic. Well, while I have you in just a couple of minutes we have left, there's some related news that came out, on the, day of your announcement on Friday. A Kansas judge
28:05 temporarily blocked a law banning so called gender transition procedures for minors in that state. Can I get your thoughts on that?
28:15 Well, Joy, I wasn't aware of that announcement, but, you know, this this department, is focused on protecting children, wherever that may be, whether it's in Kansas, whether it's around the
28:27 country. And so we have investigations that are part of a nationwide investigation and looking at a number of players in, the medical community, whether it be pharmaceutical, companies, whether it be
28:38 hospitals, whether it be individual doctors. And we won't hesitate to use our resources to protect children, whether it's in Kansas or elsewhere around the country. So our investigations continue. We'll take a look at
28:50 the Kansas case. If that's something that we can get involved in, we will. But, you know, the president has been clear that we will protect children and that there are 2 sexes, male and female, and we
29:02 intend to enforce that, executive order and continue our investigations around the country, no matter where the investigation takes us.
29:10 Well, again, thank you so much for joining us. I know you've got your plate full and an extremely busy schedule. Brett Shumate, assistant attorney general at the justice department's
29:22 civil division. Thank you so much for joining us today on Washington Watch. Alright. Coming up, we're going to discuss a major development that's coming out of Nigeria.
29:35 By the way, you you'll remember Nigeria is the most dangerous country in the world for Christians. Well, we've got some major developments there, so stay with us.
29:47 We'll break it all down for you right after this break.
29:53 Join Family Research Council for a journey through the book of first Samuel. Come witness the rise of Samuel, the fall of Saul, and the calling of David, and how each person's heart posture before God
30:05 shaped their path and legacy. Order Order Tony Perkins study guide, first Samuel, longing for a king to help you respond faithfully to God's voice in every season of life. Get it now at f r c dot org
30:17 slash store or text Samuel to 6 7 7 4 2.
30:24 1 nation under God, America's undeniable foundation of faith.
30:37 The United States Capitol, an iconic symbol of the American Republic. But few know that this building at the heart of our nation's government was once something more, the largest church
30:49 building in America. Since its inception and for decades following, several rooms throughout the capitol, including the house and senate chambers, were used to host church services weekly.
31:01 These services were filled with individuals from all levels of government. The attendance was so pervasive that often it was standing room only. Going to the capitol on Sundays was then 1 of the
31:13 most common things in Washington, Margaret Bayard Smith. This practice was not merely accepted, but encouraged. Quote, I consider it as 1 of my public duties, as a
31:25 representative of the people, to give my attendance every Sunday morning when divine service is performed in the hall. President John Quincy Adams. Housing worship at the center of our capital
31:37 was a living representation of the role that biblical principles played as a cornerstone of our nation's foundation of faith.
31:55 Welcome back to Washington Watch. I am Jody Hice. I'm honored to be filling in today for Tony, and thank you for tuning in. Over the weekend, US forces, inShow more
Comments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
Comments
Keep it kind. Comments are public.