{"id":12491,"date":"2026-04-17T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/?p=12491"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:25:06","slug":"point-of-view-april-17-2026-weekend-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/?p=12491","title":{"rendered":"Point of View April 17, 2026 : Weekend Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Friday, April 17, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Podcast-Thumbnail2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3689\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Welcome to our Weekend Edition with host Liberty McArtor. Her co-hosts are President, CEO, &amp; Chief Counsel of First Liberty Institute Kelly Shackelford, and expert analyst Dr. Merrill Matthews. Topics for discussion include the young men coming back to church, recent religious liberty cases, illegal immigrants getting free transgender surgeries in CA, and other top stories from today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with us on Facebook at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pointofviewradio\/\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/pointofviewradio<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PointofViewRTS\">@PointofViewRTS<\/a> with your opinions or comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for just the Highlights? 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