Noon-4:00 PM

First Hour – News/Politics

RNC announces plan for re-inventing itself. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/17/rnc-announces-10-million-plan-to-beef-up-republican-outreach/?hpt=hp_bn3

“The Bible” Producers deny Satan actor meant to look like Obama. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/18/history-channel-obama-satan/

NYC Mayor Bloomberg NOW wants to ban smoking images. http://www.myfoxny.com/story/21671098/bloomberg-announces-nyc-anti-tobacco-legislation

Rob Bell now supports “same sex marriage”. http://www.christianpost.com/news/rob-bell-supports-same-sex-marriage-says-he-is-for-fidelity-and-love-92064/

Poll: Gay marriage support hits new high. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/gay-marriage-support-hits-new-high-in-post-abc-poll/

Huge criticism for inaccuracies in “The Bible” mini-series.  http://standupforthetruth.com/2013/03/something-huge-is-missing-from-the-last-supper-2/

News Hour Guest Interview: Terry Jeffrey: Editor-in-Chief for CNSNews.com to discuss the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops challenging the GOP House to do something to stop Obamacare.

Rest of the show……

Guest Interview: Dr. Kelly Orr, author of “Wounded Warrior, Wounded Home” for a discussion of returning soldiers dealing with PTSD as well as Traumatic Brain Injuries.

An analysis and response to Rob Bell’s claim that Evangelical Christians need to support “Gay Marriage”.

Guest interview: Joni Eareckson-Tada and her husband Ken to discuss their 30 year marriage and the challenges they have faced with her being a quadriplegic. Their book, “Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story”.

Open Line Topic: A discussion on how some Christian critics are slamming the History Channel’s mini-series “The Bible” for being too Doctrinally and Theologically shallow, not emphasizing enough the Holiness of God, the sin nature of man, the power of Jesus’ forgiving blood and the Deity of Christ. Are these legitimate concerns or are these critics expecting too much scholarly Doctrine from a general audience Hollywood production?