Midwest Primaries, Taiwan’s Ukraine Lessons, and Abortion Pill Case

About this episode

The episode discusses the outcomes of the Midwest primaries, implications of US-China trade talks for Taiwan, and recent developments regarding abortion pills in the US.

On Tuesday, Indiana and Ohio held primary elections. Chris Butler joins Russell Moore and Clarissa Moll to discuss how Republican candidates endorsed by the Trump administration fared. President Trump heads to China next week to discuss trade with President Xi Jinping. Mark Tooley from the Institute on Religion and Democracy shares what these conversations mean for Taiwanese independence, and how China and Taiwan are both taking notes from Russia’s war in Ukraine. On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit paused the distribution of abortion pills-by-mail for patients who did not first have an in-person doctor visit. John Mize from Americans United for Life joins us to discuss why the Supreme Court subsequently blocked that decision. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: CT’s Reporting on Religious Freedom GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Chris Butler is the director of Christian civic formation at the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and he has pastored at Ambassador Church in Chicago for nine years. Chris co-authored Compassion (&)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Russell Moore, Clarissa Moll

Guests: Chris Butler, Mark Tooley

Topics covered

• Midwest Primaries
• Taiwan
• Abortion Pill Case
• Trump Administration
• China Trade
• Religious Freedom

Keywords

• Midwest Primaries
• Taiwan
• Abortion Pill
• Trump
• China
• Ukraine
• Religious Freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute on Religion and Democracy, Americans United for Life

Books & works: Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement

Places: Indiana, Ohio, China, Taiwan, Russia

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