Today's Issues continues on AFR with Steve Paisley Jordan
>> Tim Wildmon: Today's Issues continues on AFR with your.
>> Steve Jordahl: Host, Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association.
>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, welcome back, everybody, to Today's Issues. That's the name of this show on the American Family Radio Network. Thanks for listening to AFR. It's Monday, September 22nd. We hope you are having a good day. And, joining us in studio now is Steve Paisley Jordal. Good morning, brother Steve.
>> Steve Jordahl: Hey, everybody. Hey, Ray.
>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, Steve. How you. I love shirt, but thank you for.
>> Tim Wildmon: Those who are watching us on the Internet now. Wow. Steve is outdone himself. Good morning, Steve, this is. I, love that shirt, man. Where'd you get that?
>> Steve Jordahl: got it online.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay. I call Steve Paisley Jordan for a reason. He wears Paisley a lot now. That's a paisley, sort of 70s groovy hybrid.
>> Steve Jordahl: Exactly. I think so. Well, Paisley is from the 70s.
>> Tim Wildmon: True.
>> Steve Jordahl: Paisley is true being the 70s. So.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, that, we'll see that. That begs the question, if people want to go online and watch this program, I don't know who wouldn't want to.
>> Steve Jordahl: See this.
>> Tim Wildmon: Different shirt collection every day. How can they do that?
>> Wesley Wildmon: Go to Today's Issues Facebook or Today's Issues Live on our Facebook channel.
>> Tim Wildmon: We got multiple ways. Yes.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Or you can go to stream.aca.net those are the two areas. If you're wanting to watch it. There's way more than that. If you just want to listen.
>> Tim Wildmon: It's on YouTube also.
>> Wesley Wildmon: It is. Okay.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Brent, tell them how Today's issues live on YouTube.
>> Tim Wildmon: We used to not be on YouTube when we. During COVID they cut us off like three times because, I for mutton. Yes, that word. That word got us cut off. And, I don't know what else Ed just got.
>> Wesley Wildmon: I'm so.
>> Tim Wildmon: I got into some kind of. He loved getting us cut off the Airbus provoking YouTube, you know.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: I was a little bit more politically sensitive, you know, I didn't.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Sure you were.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, I wanted. Didn't want. But Ed, he would say ivermectin. He'd throw that word out there. He'd throw, What's that? What's that?
>> Steve Jordahl: Hydroxychloroquine.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Hydroxychloroquine.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, he would do that just to say, Tim, can you say that? And then he'd look at me.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Knowing I couldn't say it without butchering it. So. But anyway, so again, how can people watch the show live online?
>> Wesley Wildmon: Today's issue. Today's issues live on YouTube. Today's issues live on Facebook. Or go to stream.afa.net or the three places.
>> Tim Wildmon: Now, the last place is our. Is our streaming service. Right.
>> Wesley Wildmon: In which we will not be. We will not cut ourselves off. So. So I, know we have the other platforms. There's, you know, you know, there's reasons for that. But I would highly encourage you if you're going to watch.
>> Tim Wildmon: I'd Rather go to stream.afa.net stream.afa.net what's your first story, Steve?
Nearly 900 biological females fall short of podium because they were beaten by trans athletes
>> Steve Jordahl: I've got an amazing. The, United States is so far behind the rest of the world in this transgender issue, it is not even funny. Two stories. We've got a report from the world athletic Panel in Tokyo that found that 50 to 60 athletes with male biological advantages have been finalists in female categories at global and continental championships. This is the highest level of athletics since 2000. 50 to 60. And they say that nearly 900 biological females have fallen short of the podium because they were beaten by trans athletes. And they have. The United nations has. The United nations. This is the most corrupt, anti Israel or backwards organization in the world, unanimously is recommending that you kick trans or boys out of women's sports.
>> Wesley Wildmon: So they're agreeing with us.
>> Steve Jordahl: They are agreeing with us.
>> Wesley Wildmon: And did. Now, I know it's a rhetorical question, but did they, cite any reasons or evidence or what they've learned?
>> Steve Jordahl: Over 950 female athletes that missed the podium.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Oh, there you go. So. So 900. So 900 women were not able or were refused the opportunity to win.
>> Steve Jordahl: Fall short of the podium.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Short of the podium.
>> Steve Jordahl: Because 600 athletes did not medal in more than 400 comport, competitors in 29 sports, totaling over 890 medals. According to information, the replacement of female sports categories with mixed sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities. the findings, see, they unanimously have voted or want to. The United Nations. The UN Wants to get men out of women's sports. Meanwhile.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yep.
Man accused of traveling thousands of miles to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh due for sentencing
>> Steve Jordahl: Meanwhile, back in the United States, the man accused of traveling thousands of miles to assassinate a Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh. Thankfully, unsuccessfully.
>> Tim Wildmon: Another right wing.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah, right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Am I right?
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Christian evangelical conservative.
>> Steve Jordahl: Absolutely. His name is Nicholas, John Rosky. He pleaded guilty, he was convicted, and he's now due to be sentenced. And all of a sudden, oh, I want to be called Sophie. I'm now a woman.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, man.
>> Steve Jordahl: On Friday, his attorneys filed a motion seeking permission to submit an oversized sentencing document citing the case's significant factual matters. Notably, the document refers to defendant as Sophie Roski. As detailed and clarified in a footnote, the 29 year old's legal team stated that while the case is captioned as United States v. Nicholas, which remains Roski's legal name, they will refrain from using the legal name out of respect for the accused.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Okay, so if you would have, if he would have done this before he got they're saying not accused thing.
>> Steve Jordahl: About a third. He could spend 30 years in prison.
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. He was, he, he was busted by the FBI. I think he was going to go and kill Brett. Ah, Kavanaugh. Yes. Supreme Court Justice. Because he was a conservative.
>> Wesley Wildmon: That's right.
>> Tim Wildmon: And because Kavanaugh was a conservative. Considered a conservative by this guy. And, and he was going to drive. He was. His m. His motive was he drove all the way from California, was going to go to his house, I guess, and, and kill him. Right?
>> Wesley Wildmon: That's right. That was.
>> Tim Wildmon: And it didn't work. They FBI caught him beforehand. I think it was FBI and thank God, he, they. He was caught and arrested. And you're talking about. He's on trial now.
>> Steve Jordahl: He has been convicted.
>> Wesley Wildmon: He's been convicted before his conviction. If he would have been a woman, if he would have said he wanted to be a woman after, before he was convicted, I would be more suspected to his, ideology. But now that it's done after the fact, you wonder if he's just trying to get in a woman's prison.
>> Tim Wildmon: I think it's smart.
>> Wesley Wildmon: That's what I'm gonna say.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. I mean I'm not take the morality of the situation out of the question. You just want to say, I mean, if I'm a dude and I'm about to get put into the prison with a bunch of men.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Oh yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: And you. All you got to do is say, I'm, changing my name from Steve to Sophie so literally and I get put in, I get put in the women's prison. I'm going with that all day.
>> Tim Wildmon: Aren't you?
>> Tim Wildmon: That's what, that's what he's trying to do, right?
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah, I believe so.
>> Tim Wildmon: Go ahead.
>> Tim Wildmon: I think the contrary point might be I'm not so sure how well the women in prison would welcome him knowing he's a fraud and a fake.
>> Steve Jordahl: There are some mean women in prison. I don't think I'd like to be.
>> Tim Wildmon: I don't know. I don't know if that's a good choice or.
>> Steve Jordahl: The DOJ is recommending 30 years and I suspect strongly.
Biden said the greatest threat to our country is white supremacy
>> Tim Wildmon: All right, how come it tell Me, it's time and time again the death threats come from people on the political left.
>> Tim Wildmon: And all we hear is about gun control. And, and, and Biden said. I got Biden on. I went, watched, I saw this video. I knew he said it like in 20, 20, 21. He said the greatest threat to. He didn't say it in southern accent, but he said the greatest threat to our country is the white supremacy.
>> Steve Jordahl: That was such bunk.
>> Tim Wildmon: Huh? white supremacy. Just a, that's the, that's the greatest threat to our country. And I'm going. Sure hadn't shown up much recently. I mean if the white supremacists are going to take over, they better get busy because they're. time is, time is getting away from them. And of course I jest because white supremacy and supremacist. Although I'm sure with 340 million people out there, we got some white supremacists out there who. That's what they live for. I'm sure they're. Maybe they're out there. I'm not sure they are real, what hills they're hiding in. But anyway, the point is that, that's not the number one threat to our country. Okay. It may be on a list down there somewhere, but it's not the number one threat to our country. The reason Biden did that, and this is what the political left does to minorities, especially to black folks. And they do it to try to do it to Hispanics and they try to do it to other ethnic groups that are in minority. They want to pit white people against everybody else. Okay. especially white conservatives. They want to say, hey, you better be scared of these people. Because they're wanting to. Remember Biden said they will put you back in chains. Remember he said that to that black group of, ministers. I think it's pandering. It's raw pandering. And they, and it's really quite frankly insulting to the intelligence of the minority people who, who, who are told they want to put you back in. They want to put y' all back in chains. or they want to, they are, they're, they're, they're white. If you're a Republican, you're a white supremacist by definition. That's what they want to say. Because you don't agree with all the left wing agenda which they would say promotes the advancement of minorities.
>> Steve Jordahl: Well, they say if you're white, you're racist.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, how do you argue with that? Yeah, you know I don't.
>> Steve Jordahl: You argue that by saying, I don't care what you think about me. This is the thing that I'm wondering because all these people are so angry that we're not going to use right pronouns. Why in the world do you care so much what I think about you? I could care less what you call me or what you think about me. I'm going to go home. I'm not going to give it another thought.
>> Tim Wildmon: You couldn't care less.
>> Steve Jordahl: Okay. Could not care less. Thank you.
>> Tim Wildmon: You're welcome.
>> Steve Jordahl: I could not care less. I will go home. I will not give you another thought. But you're go home and I'm going to live rent free in your, in your head forever.
>> Tim Wildmon: Because it's just, it's the reason that it's. It's meant to divide, people with this kind of speech and talk. And of course, I'm not so sure it's that. That power that I call them, the left, the Democrat Party has had over minorities, is that might be, that might be crumbling to some. Oh, it is, huh?
>> Wesley Wildmon: I think it is.
>> Tim Wildmon: M. I think a lot, a lot of minorities in America are catching on to the fact that they are being pandered to and you know, that they see that, hey, wait a minute, if I work hard, get an education and keep my nose clean, I can achieve great things in America too. Just like, just like everybody else.
>> Wesley Wildmon: That's right.
>> Tim Wildmon: You know, I'm saying, so it's just a way of keeping votes. You tell people, hey, you need to be scared of these white Republicans. They're going to, they want, they want to, you know, take us back to the KKK days. And the only way to defeat them is to stand with us Democrats against these haters. That's what they want to say.
>> Wesley Wildmon: The message for the longest.
>> Tim Wildmon: I don't think it's not working anymore with a large, substantial.
>> Steve Jordahl: And by the way, the trans ideology is starting to fall. This is that these two stories are actually about, in my mind, that England has already decided they're going to not do any more, gender mutilation surgeries on kids. Ah, they're still fighting for that over here. So we are way behind the world in that.
>> Tim Wildmon: You're listening to today's issues. Ray, any thoughts on this, stuff we've been talking about? You've been listening, right?
>> Tim Wildmon: I have been listening. And you know, I've also. Look, look, I've been thinking about, Honest. Okay, honestly, Tim, I was listening, but I was just Thinking about, we've been on the Charlie Kirk thing, you know, the funeral for the last hour or so, and I'm still thinking about that forgiveness question.
Forgiveness works on two levels, Steve Kirk says
And I want us to talk about that a little bit more because we got, we haven't gotten to the end of that yet because there are some people who. This is, and this, Steve, is what has been on my mind. There are some people who say it's wrong or unnecessary for Erica to say I forgive because the guy who did it, you know, we don't know. Okay. As Wesley said, we don't know. He's accused, he's alleged. Right. but it hasn't been proven yet. And the FBI said, that he has not admitted to it, although we have those, we have those text messages. It's all kind of confusing.
>> Steve Jordahl: Legally he is suspected or accused, right?
>> Tim Wildmon: Alleged.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right. But he hasn't asked for forgiveness. He has repented though.
>> Steve Jordahl: Right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, this is a good question, Steve. Is this a really good question to ask and answer and, give us.
>> Tim Wildmon: The question and then answer it. Go ahead.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, here's, here's the question. Is it okay to forgive somebody who will not admit what they have done to you? And I'm not just talking about Charlie Kirk, but we've all been deeply hurt at times by people who walk away laughing and even when confronted, will not own up to it. So there's no reconciliation possible. Right. That relationship is many cases irretrievably broken. And here is my answer. Forgiveness works on two levels.
>> Tim Wildmon: It is best, it is always best if the person who has done the sinning repents and humbly asks for forgiveness. And forgiveness at that point is the first step toward reconciliation. But I loved what Erica did yesterday because I tell people all the time we forgive for two reasons. Number one, because God told us to. And number two, because we desperately need to forgive. If we do not forgive, bitterness, anger, hatred, the desire for revenge will destroy us. And there are some Christians walking around with heavy, heavy burdens because somebody has not made it right on the other side. And they live in the grip of bitterness and anger, and it twists the soul. And I think what Erica was doing, she was not saying, don't bring him to justice. She was not saying, free him from consequences. She was saying, I'm going to let go of anger and bitterness so I can walk in the light of the love of the Lord.
>> Steve Jordahl: I think.
>> Tim Wildmon: So my answer is what she did, Steve, was not easy.
>> Wesley Wildmon: No.
>> Tim Wildmon: Not easy to do.
>> Steve Jordahl: But I think, I don't know if it was her or somebody I heard this morning saying forgiving is not forgetting. It's letting me. I'm no longer responsible for the punishment. That's now up to God. it lifts that burden and that responsibility from my soul. I can move on. It doesn't mean I have to, you know, like. Like them. It doesn't mean I have to justify them or. Or reconcile with them or reconcile with them. But you don't carry, like you say, that bitterness. You. You're giving up the right for vengeance to God so that you can go ahead and love that person and move on with life.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, that's. That's nice thought, fellas, that you have there, but, I'm, I'm. I'm kidding a little bit here, but, it is. What she did yesterday was remarkable because. Especially this early, because I've seen things happen in people's lives especially, Well, I've just seen things happen in people's lives where.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Pretty significant.
>> Tim Wildmon: It would be very hard to forgive the other person without.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Without them seeking, without them asking for.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Especially if they don't care. That's right.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: If they don't care that they've done you wrong.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Which is why it's important to remember that she said the only way she was able to do that is because of the grace of God.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Which sec. that. That, separates Christianity from any other religion that I can think of or. No, certainly no religion at all. The concept of forgiveness.
>> Tim Wildmon: And you know what the Bible says. Just to finish this thought out, she may have said this yesterday. I think she did. Basically, in essence, Erica Kirk. I'm talking about that we forgive others. Well, this is, I'm giving you the Dort's Prayer.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Tim Wildmon: There it is.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. So we forgive others as Christians, whether they. Even if they don't deserve it or ask for it, because Christ forgave us of our sins. Right. So. And so that's forgive those who trespass against us, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Ray: Romans 12 says do not avenge yourself; give place to wrath
>> Steve Jordahl: Ray, go ahead. Is that why God says, vengeance is his, vengeance is mine, says the Lord. What's the verse?
>> Wesley Wildmon: It's Romans 12.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Wesley Wildmon: At the bottom it says, repay no evil for evil, for have regard for good things in the sight of all men, if it is possible, as much as it depends upon you, live at peaceful with all men. it said, do not avenge yourself, but rather give place to the wrath. For it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.
>> Steve Jordahl: that's that's where we're supposed to leave it, right? Is that why he says that.
>> Tim Wildmon: In.
>> Tim Wildmon: The end, he's much better at vengeance than we are? We're too quick, we're too slow, we're too hard, we're too soft. We miss the target. There's too much collateral damage. When we try to. When we try to get even, we're not very good at it. By forgiving, what we're doing is saying, lord, I'm stepping out of the way now. You can do whatever you want to do, and you will do it perfectly in your own time. too many Christians, are out there carrying the heavy burden of anger and bitterness because they will not let go. And Tim, you said something, very, very interesting. People say forgive. They don't deserve to be forgiven. Well, of course not. If they deserved it, they wouldn't need forgiveness. The very definition of forgiveness is they don't deserve it. They haven't earned it. And just be glad that God Almighty didn't look at you and say, she doesn't deserve. He doesn't deserve to be forgiven. That's the whole point of the grace of God. God gives us what we cannot earn and have never deserved. He gives it to us as a result of what Jesus Christ did on the cross. The very heart of the gospel is undeserving. People get the unmerited free grace of God and forgiveness. To me, M is nothing more. What God did for you, go and do for somebody else.
>> Tim Wildmon: I think in the message Bible, it says, let God zap them.
>> Steve Jordahl: Does it? Yeah, that would be good if it did.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, that's how. That's how it puts it in the message.
>> Tim Wildmon: It's in the Greek.
>> Steve Jordahl: His zapper is much better than.
>> Wesley Wildmon: How does our audience listening to this show distinguish between what they need to fact check our laughter? Does that give it away? Should.
>> Tim Wildmon: If they've been listening to this show for more than. More than a couple weeks, I think they've got a good discernment.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Okay.
>> Tim Wildmon: They should.
>> Tim Wildmon: If they don't, they've changed channels and said, I don't know what these people are talking about. I just know they sound. They sound. Listen, to these accents. They just sound funny. Except for Steve. All right, so anyway, in all seriousness, the Bible talks about we. We don't take out vengeance on people because that's God's dealing with somebody. Dealing with another human being on a spiritual level is something only God can do. in terms of punishment for wrongdoing, that's what I'm. That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. I'm saying. Yeah. I'm not talking about a criminal action like killing somebody. Like government. Yeah. Where the civil government has to get involved. I'm talking about a, ah, wrong that somebody does to you that may not be illegal, but is still immoral and hurtful. And hurtful.
Donald Trump expected to tie Tylenol to risk of autism
All right, you're listening to today's issues on American Family Radio. We got about two minutes. Steve, you got any.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah, Just wanted to tell everybody that, Donald Trump, you may have heard in his speech yesterday that there's going to be what he calls an historic news conference this afternoon where he said in his, speech that they have found the cause of autism and that they have found a way to maybe roll back some of its effects. That's a huge.
>> Tim Wildmon: Who's they?
>> Steve Jordahl: That would be medical science. And according to the Guardian, Donald Trump is on Monday expected to tie pregnant women's use of Tylenol to a risk of autism.
>> Wesley Wildmon: I found about, I found out about this story in between, the segments and I told Steve that.
>> Steve Jordahl: Do it.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: I said, is he going to mention Tylenol by name today?
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Wesley Wildmon: So I just. So let me, let me get to my point here. I told Steve that he better have his ducks in a row because if he's going to name names like Tylenol.
>> Tim Wildmon: And you know, it's a brand.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Right. So that. My point is he, ah, Seed of.
>> Steve Jordahl: Medicine is the,
>> Wesley Wildmon: He better have his ducks in a row.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. so I think he's. All right. Let's just wait and see.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: What he says this afternoon, talking about President Trump.
>> Wesley Wildmon: But, that is a big, that is a big announcement.
>> Steve Jordahl: We could talk about it.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, people want to know why autism has exploded in the last 20 years.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Steve Jordahl: Ah.
>> Tim Wildmon: And is there something that can explain that? Because there has, has to be an answer for that.
>> Steve Jordahl: And that's what Donald Trump says. He has the answer.
>> Tim Wildmon: He's going to. Okay, well, we'll see what happens. That's later this afternoon.
>> Steve Jordahl: That's at 4:00 Eastern, 3:00 Clock Central.
>> Tim Wildmon: My guess is he's not going to name Tyler. I think he's going to list the ingredients in Tylenol.
>> Steve Jordahl: Acetaminophen. Say it's acetaminophen. Is that what Tylenol is?
>> Tim Wildmon: that sounds like a singing group from Sweden. But, I hear what you're saying. That's actually the ingredient that makes up Tylenol.
>> Steve Jordahl: That what you're saying yeah, that is, but this is according to the Guardian.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay. Thank you, Ray. Appreciate it.
>> Tim Wildmon: Thank you.
>> Tim Wildmon: My thanks to Wesley and Steve Paisley. Jordo and Chris Shortman Woodward.
>> Wesley Wildmon: Yep.
>> Tim Wildmon: And Brent Creeley, our producer, and Andy Miller, who was in with us, Dr. Andy Miller earlier. So I think it's everybody to thank. We'll see you tomorrow, everybody. Take.
