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KIPP Improving Education in Oklahoma City

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:19:00 GMT

Will Prescott's report about the Knowlege is Power Program (KIPP) in Oklahoma City.

Susan Pace Hamill on Regressive Taxation

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Susan Pace Hamill's 6-19-08 speech at the Baptist Center for Ethics luncheon in Memphis. Hamill discusses the regressive systems of taxation that are an inordinate, unbiblical and unethical burden on the poor.

How Sabre Rattling Against Iran is Effecting the Price of Oil

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:05:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-22-08 "Religious Talk" radio program. I talk about plans for the New Baptist Covenant Midwest Region Meeting, about the ADF's challenge to the IRS encouraging ministers to endorse candidates from the pulpit, and about the effect that American and Israeli sabre rattling against Iran is having on the price of oil.

Listeners are encouraged to contact their Congressional Representatives to oppose House Resolution 362 authorizing a land, sea and air blockade of Iran.

Regarding Our Current Oil Crisis

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-1-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview of Petroleum Geologist Bob Stephenson. We talk about "peak oil," the current oil crisis, the possibility of radical changes in life as oil supplies decline, and the need to immediately begin developing a variety of sources of alternative energy.

Economic Impact of Anti-Immigrant Legislation

Sun, 25 May 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Will Prescott's 5-25-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Russell Evans and Kyle Dean of the Economic Impact Group of Edmond, OK. Oklahoma has one of the most stringent immigrant laws in the nation. Evans and Dean were commissioned by the Oklahoma Bankers Association to determine the economic impact of Oklahoma's anti-immigrant legislation.

David Blatt Interview

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:49:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 5-11-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. David Blatt, Director of Policy for the Oklahoma Policy Institute.

Tammy Snively Interview

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:34:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 4-27-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Tammy Snively about the challenges facing families who have children with autism. Tammy's son, Jake (pictured above with Todd and Tammy and Emily), has been in therapy for autism for about 18 months. The picture was taken about six months before his treatments began.

Dr. Barbara Forrest Interview

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:54:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 3-30-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Barbara Forrest, Professor of Philosophy at Southeast Louisiana College. We talk about her book "Creationism's Trojan Horse," her testimony in the Intelligent Design trial at Dover, Pa. We pay special attention to the relation of Southern Baptists to the wedge strategy.

Sarah Posner Interview

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:54:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 3-9-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with investigative journalist Sarah Posner who writes the weekly column "The FundamentaList" for the American Prospect Online. We talk about her new book "God's Profits: Faith, Fraud and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters."

Dr. Bruce Prescott Interviewed by Rick MacInnes Rae

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:22:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott interviewed by Rick MacInnes Rae of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for his 2-11-08 Dispatches radio program. Prescott talks with Rae about the significance of the 2008 Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant.

Dena Sher Interview

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 22:09:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott 3-2-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dena Sher, State Legislative Counsel for Americans United for Separation of Church and State. We talk about the so-called "Religious Viewpoints Anti-Discrimination Act" that was adopted as 2007 Texas House Bill 3678 last year. Last week an identical bill passed the House Education Committee in Oklahoma as the 2008 Oklahoma House Bill 2211. This legislation would more aptly be labelled "An Act Securing a Captive Audience for Public School Prayers and Devotions."

Dr. William Martin Interview

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:53:00 GMT

Will Prescott's 2-3-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Bill Martin, Emeritus Professor of Religion and Public Policy at Rice University and Senior Fellow for Religion and Public Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice. Will and Dr. Martin use the typology in James W. Fowlers' book Stages of Faith to talk about the critical reflection upon faith that is brought about by the study of sociology of religion.

Walter Shurden's Speech at the New Baptist Covenant

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:48:00 GMT

Walter Shurden's speech on the historic significance of the New Baptist Covenant. Spoken at the Mainstream Baptist Network Breakfast at the Downtown Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta on February 1, 2008.

Dr. William Shaw 1-30-08

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:25:00 GMT

Two minute excerpt from Dr. William Shaw's sermon at the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant in Atlanta on January 30, 2008. The excerpt comes as he recounts the story of the woman taken in adultery and brought to Jesus.

Christian Nationalist Altar Call

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:24:00 GMT

Rick Scarborough's Christian Nationalist altar call at First Baptist Church of Moore, Oklahoma on January 27, 2008.

Ben Cole Interview

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:53:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-27-08 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Ben Cole, Associate Pastor of Great Commission Discipleship at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, Oklahoma. Ben is a key leader among the young Southern Baptist bloggers who are making waves within the SBC. We talk about SBC bloggers, about their role in the election of Frank Page as President of the SBC, about their meeting with Jimmy Carter last April, about the New Baptist Covenant, and about the nomination of Al Mohler to be President of the SBC.

Romney's Theoconservative Religion Speech

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:20:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 12-9-07 "Religious Talk" radio program discussion of Mitt Romney's religion speech.

Bill Underwood Interview

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 02:40:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 12-2-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Bill Underwood, President of Mercer University. We talk about Mercer University, McAfee School of Theology, the Center for Baptist Studies, and the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant.

Profiles of Courageous Churches: Holy Temple Baptist in Oklahoma City

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:23:00 GMT

Will Prescott's 11-25-07 "Courageous Church" profile of Holy Temple Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Will interviews pastor George Young.

Peak Oil and the Looming Energy Crisis

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:59:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11-18-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with petroleum geologist Bob Stephenson. We discuss the recent report by the National Petroleum Council on "Facing the Hard Truths About Energy."

Profiles of Courageous Churches: Spring Creek Baptist in Oklahoma City

runbdp@yahoo.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:38:00 GMT

Will Prescott's 10-28-07 "Courageous Church" profile of Spring Creek Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Will interviews pastor Preston Clegg.

Norman North

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:57:00 GMT

A one minute excerpt of Norman North's Orchestra playing the Overture to the High School's 10-27-07 performance of the Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma.

Katherine Scheirman Interview

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:37:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 10-21-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Katherine Scheirman. Scheirman is a Senior Advisor at VoteVets.org. She is a retired Air Force Colonel who was the Chief of Medical Operations at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany from 2004-2006.

We talk about the failure of the current U.S. administration to provide adequate personnel and resources to care for the soldiers that are being wounded in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Profiles of Courageous Churches: Noble Avenue Baptist in Guthrie, Oklahoma

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:16:00 GMT

Will Prescott's 10/14/07 "Courageous Churches" profile of Noble Avenue Baptist Church in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Will interviews Noble Avenue's pastor Dr. Larry Stevens.

Politics in the Pulpit?

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:06:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-30-07 speech on "Politics in the Pulpit?" at the First Annual Religious Liberty Conference at NorthHaven Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

Here's a link to the text of the speech.

Profiles of Courageous Churches: First Baptist of Norman, Oklahoma

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:03:00 GMT

Will Prescott's interview with Dr. Wade Smith, pastor of First Baptist Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

David Berliner Interview

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:44:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-16-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. David Berliner, Regents' Professor of Education at Arizona State University. We talk about Dr. Berliner's new book, "Collateral Damage: How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America's Schools."

Profiles of Courageous Churches: NorthHaven

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:44:00 GMT

Will Prescott's interview with Rev. Mitch Randall, pastor of NorthHaven Church in Norman, Oklahoma.

Walter Shurden Interview

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:54:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 7-22-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Walter Shurden, Professor of Christianity at Mercer University and Executive Director of the Center for Baptist Studies. We talk about Mercer University, the Center for Baptist Studies, and the historical significance of the forthcoming Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant.

Jimmy Allen Interview

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:49:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 7-15-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Jimmy Allen, past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, past president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, retired president of the SBC's Radio and Television Commission, and currently a key organizer of the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant. We talk about plans for the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant.

Randall Balmer on Public School Prayer

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:23:00 GMT

Randall Balmer at the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty luncheon 6-30-07.

Baptist Joint Committee Rally

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:21:00 GMT

Speeches from U.S. Representative Robert Scott of Virginia and of U.S. Representative Chet Edwards of Texas to the "Baptist Unity Rally for Religious Liberty" sponsored by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty at the Fountain Plaza of the Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C. on June 29, 2007.

At the podium in the picture is Hollyn Hollman of the BJC. Rep. Scott and Edwards are in the center of the picture.

Tony Campolo Quote

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:43:00 GMT

Audio clip from a speech that Tony Campolo gave to a gathering of Baptists at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. on 6/27/07

Robert Parham Interview

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:25:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-24-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Robert Parham, Executive Director of the Baptist Center for Ethics. We highlight the work of BCE and Ethics Daily by discussing the videos that BCE has produced on Global Poverty and on Faith and Polics (forthcoming) as well as the free eight week Bible Study literature that BCE has produced on Luke 4 -- the theme of the New Baptist Covenant Celebration.

Thelma Chambers Young Interview

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:00:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-10-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Thelma Chambers Young, Vice President of the North American Baptist Women's Union and Vice President-at-large of the National Council of Churches. We talk about the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant and about the recent Delegation to the Middle East that Dr. Young led for the NCC.

Hali Thomas Plays Bach

Mon, 14 May 2007 18:58:00 GMT

Hali Thomas' flute solo of "Sheep May Safely Graze" by Bach performed at NorthHaven Church in Norman, OK on Mother's Day -- May 13, 2007.

Michael Weinstein Interview

Sun, 6 May 2007 17:40:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 5-6-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Mikey Weinstein, former Assistant General Counsel at the Reagan White House, co-author of With God on Their Side: One Man's War Against An Evangelical Coup in America's Military and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Martha Friedrich Interview

Tue, 1 May 2007 19:19:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 4/22/07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Martha Friedrich. Marty is the mother of an Iraqi war veteran and an activist with Military Families Speak Out. We talk about the war in Iraq, her son's injuries, and the inadequate medical care he received from the military for his injuries.

Paul Pressler, Gary North and Dominionism

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:29:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's April 15, 2007 "Religious Talk" radio program on "Paul Pressler, Gary North and Dominionism." This program gives audio quotations of Paul Pressler revealing the strategy used to takeover the Southern Baptist Convention to Gary North, a leading Christian Reconstructionist. North holds this strategy up as a model for how "conservatives" can takeover other organizations.

The program also discusses the theocratic views of Christian Reconstructionists. The program includes audio quotations of Bill Moyers questioning R. J. Rushdoony, the father of Christian Reconstructionism, about the political views of his son-in-law, Gary North, and about the Reconstructionist belief that civil government should enforce the death penalty on adulterers, homosexuals, and delinquent children.

Faith and Freedom

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:46:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 4-8-07 Religious Talk radio program on "Faith and Freedom." The program opens with a reading of Dr. Prescott's blog against theocracy entitled "Faith and Freedom" followed by an Easter sermon on "Faith, Freedom and Mary Magadalene."

Mary Kinney Branson Interview

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:25:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 2-11-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Mary Kinney Branson author of the new book "Spending God's Money: Extravagance and Misuse in the Name of Ministry." We talk about the unconscionable profligacy and waste of God's money that she saw during her seventeen years as an Editing Director at the Home Mission Board and a Director of Marketing at the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Ashley McNeil Interview

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:59:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 2-4-07 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Ashley McNeil with Lott Carey Internationa. We talk about the "New Baptist Covenant" and the work of Lott Carey International.

Mitch Randall Interview

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:32:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-28-2007 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Mitch Randall. Mitch is the new pastor of NorthHaven Church in Norman, OK. NorthHaven is a new church affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Among other things, we talk about Mitch's experiences at Southwestern Seminary at the time when former Southwestern Seminary President Dr. Russell Dilday was terminated by the school's fundamentalist dominated board of trustees.

Eric Elnes Interview

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:01:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 12-17-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Eric Elnes, Senior Pastor at Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ in Scottsdale, Arizona and co-president of CrossWalk America. We talk about his walk across America last summer and his book The Phoenix Affirmations: A New Vision for the Future of Christianity.

Tim Simpson Interview

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:21:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 12-10-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Rev. Tim Simpson, President of the Christian Alliance for Progress. We talk about Tim's pilgrimage from being an Independent-Fundamental-Bible-Believing-Premillenial Bapist to being a Progressive Presbyterian Minister. We also talk about the work of the Christian Alliance for Progress.

Jonathan Hutson Interview

Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:07:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 12-3-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Jonathan Hutson. Hutson is the Talk to Action writer who was the first blogger to expose the sub-Christian nature of the Left Behind: Eternal Forces video game.

Winning the game requires players to kill any character in the game that does not convert to fundamentalist Christianity. Advocates of church-state separation as well as Catholics, Jews, gays and Muslims are targeted for extermination.

Paul Weller Interview

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:47:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11-05-06 Religious Talk Radio Interview with Dr. Paul Weller, Professor of Inter-Religious Relations at the University of Derby. We talk about his book "Time for a Change: Reconfiguring Religion, State and Society" and about the second annual Fetulah Gulen Conference that was held at the University of Oklahoma on Nov. 4-5, 2006.

And Justice for All: 9-11 and the Price of Freedom and Security

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:09:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-10-06 "Religious Talk" radio broadcast. On the fifth annivesary of 9-11, Dr. Prescott gives a reprise of his February 2003 speech to the Oklahoma Conference of Churches at the House Chamber in the Oklahoma State Capitol. The speech was a lot more controversial then than it is now.

On Judge White's Canticle to American Theocracy

Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:46:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 8-27-06 "Religious Talk" radio program. In this program I discuss Judge Robert A. White's decision regarding the Ten Commandments and Mayflower Compact monument on the lawn of the Haskell County Courthouse in Stigler, Oklahoma.

Randall Balmer Interview

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:22:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 8-20-2006 "Religious">http://www.mainstreambaptists.org/mbn/religious_talk.htm">Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Randall Balmer. Balmer is professor of American religious history at Barnard College, Columbia University and visiting professor at the Yale University Divinity School. He was also an expert witness against Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument in Alabama. We discuss our ongoing dialogue on the Faith">http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/">Faith in Public Life website and his new book Thy">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465005195/sr=8-1/qid=1155929193/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-4043965-6475836?ie=UTF8">Thy Kingdom Come: An Evangelical's Lament -- How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America.

Michelle Goldberg Interview

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:16:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 8-13-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Michelle Goldberg. We talk about Melissa's widely acclaimed book "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism."

Rebecca Glenn Interview

Thu, 8 Jun 2006 03:08:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-4-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview of Rebecca Glenn co-chair of CrossWalk America. We talk about the Phoenix Affirmations and the progress of her walk from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. to encourage moderate and progressive Christians to speak about their faith.

Mark Crispin Miller Interview

Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:21:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 3-26-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Culture and Communications at New York University and author of "Fooled Again" and "Cruel and Unusual".

We talk about voting irregularities in the 2004 general election, the mainstream media's failure to cover this story, Christian Reconstructionism, and Neo-conservatism.

Oklahoma's Monument to American Theocracy

Sun, 21 May 2006 20:10:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 5-21-06 "Religious Talk" radio broadcast of a discussion of the Ten Commandments-Mayflower Compact monument on the Haskell County courthouse lawn in Stigler, Oklahoma.

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Michael Korenblit Interview

Sun, 14 May 2006 19:40:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 5-14-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Michael Korenblit of the Respect Diversity Foundation. Michael tells the story of his parents, both survivors of the holocaust. It is a story of faith, hope, love, courage, remembrance and reconciliation.

Jim Huff Interview

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:52:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 4-30-06 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Jim Huff about the 3rd Annual Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection at the State Capital in Oklahoma. Jim Huff, a retired public school teacher, is Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

The 3rd Annual Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection will be on Thursday May 4, 2006 at 11:00 AM on the south steps of the Oklahoma State Capital.

Here's a link to information about previous Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection events.

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Poet Nathan Brown: Verb Play

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:05:00 GMT

Poet Nathan Brown reading his poem "Verb Play" from his recently published book Suffer the Little Voices.

Here's a link to the Mainstream Baptist blog where you can find the text to Nathan's poem.

Muhammed Cetin Interview

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:12:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-29-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with Muhammed Cetin, Visiting Scholar at the University of Houston and President of the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. We talk about the work of the Institute for Interfaith Dialog, Muslim-Christian relations, and the trips to Turkey that he leads for IID. The picture, taken on December 30, 2006, is of Muhammed Cetin standing on what is left of the floor of a Roman sauna at Perge, Turkey. He is explaining their heating system.

OU Students Discuss IID Turkey Trip, Part 2

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:49:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-22-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with four Religious Studies majors at the University of Oklahoma discussing a recent trip to Turkey that was sponsored by the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. My guests are Barbara Schwartz-Brus, Cole Stephenson, Heather Stephenson, and Shereen Zaid. Part Two discusses the most challenging moments of the trip for the students and asks them to wrestle with the question whether it is fair to judge this Near Eastern country by Western standards.

OU Students Discuss IID Turkey Trip, Part 1

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:44:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-22-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with four Religious Studies majors at the University of Oklahoma discussing a recent trip to Turkey that was sponsored by the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. My guests are Barbara Schwartz-Brus, Cole Stephenson, Heather Stephenson, and Shereen Zaid. Part One introduces the guests, touches on the depth and diversity of the OU Religious Studies Program, introduces the work of the Institute for Interfaith Dialog, and highlights some of the most memorable moments of the trip. The picture, taken on 1-3-06 at the Castle of Urfa, is of Heather Stephenson and a local Turkish girl named Diesem.

Hollyn Hollman Interview

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:32:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-15-06 "Religous Talk" radio interview with Hollyn Hollman, General Counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. We discuss the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito and the implications of his judicial record for church/state issues.

A Mainstream Perspective on Abortion, Part 2

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:17:00 GMT

The second part of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11/28/99 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Rose, a personal friend, and Dr. Vincent Padulla. This half of the interview discusses the difference between a moderate Baptist and a Catholic perspective on Rose's experiences, abortion in general, and contraception. Discussion is between Dr. Prescott, Dr. Padulla and persons who called-in during the broadcast. Prior to this interview, Dr. Padulla called-in promoting his convictions each week during broadcasts. Since this interview, he has not called during a broadcast.

A Mainstream Perspective on the Abortion Issue, Part 1

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:13:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11/28/99 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Rose, a personal friend, and Dr. Vincent Padulla. Rose talks about her experience having an abortion and her experience with another very complicated pregnancy that, by extraordinary faith and courage, she was able to bring to a live delivery. Dr. Padulla is a Roman Catholic physician and fervent anti-abortion advocate in Oklahoma City. This portion of the interview runs 38 minutes. Lively, but respectful, differences of opinion between equally committed Christians are exchanged in this interview.

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bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:34:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 10-9-05 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Cathy Peterson, author of Flashlight Walking and Call Me in You Need Anything . . . and Other Things NOT to Say: A Guide to Helping Others through Tragedy and Grief. Cathy's late husband, Bill was undergoing treatment for cancer when Enron laid him off and cut off his health benefits. In this interview we talk about her new book about what to do and what NOT to say to people facing tragedy and grief.

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bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:33:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 10-23-05 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Andrew Jones "TallSkinnyKiwi" on the blogosphere. We talk about Andrew's work planting churches and his innovating leadership in the Emergent Church movement.

Religious Talk Interview with Garnet Coleman

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Tue, 4 Oct 2005 17:04:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 10/2/05 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Texas State Representative Garnet Coleman. We talk about the effects of Texas's mid-decade redistricting, the Texas state legislature's inability to pass funding for public schools, Texas GOP proposals to give vouchers to home schools and to privatize public schools, and about how a Houston mega-church gained control over Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Podcast: Peak Oil

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:46:00 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 7/10/05 Religious Talk radio interview of Oklahoma City Petroleum Geologist Bob Stephenson. Stephenson talks about "Peak Oil," the escalating price of gasoline, the impact of China on demand for oil, and the critical need for our country to develop an energy policy (openly, not secretly) that will reduce our dependence on oil.

Religious Talk 5-8-05

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Tue, 10 May 2005 01:07:05 GMT

5-8-05 broadcast of Religious Talk with Dr. Bruce Prescott. Dr. Prescott talks about the Second Annual Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection in Oklahoma and about the controversy between Mainstream Baptists and First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City over Barry Lynn's speech.

Frederick Clarkson Interview, Part 2

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:44:52 GMT

Part 2 of 2 of Dr. Bruce Prescott's "Religious Talk" radio interview of Frederick Clarkson, author of Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy. Clarkson is an expert on the radical right.

Frederick Clarkson Interview, Part 1

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:44:19 GMT

Part 1 of 2 of Dr. Bruce Prescott's "Religious Talk" radio interview with Frederick Clarkson, author of Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy. Clarkson is an expert on the radical right.

End of Life Issues

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:57:55 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 4-3-05 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Sally and Terry Jackson about the Terri Schiavo case and end of life issues. Sally Jackson is a nurse practitioner who specializes in Alzheimers disease and neuro degenerative diseases at the VA Medical Center in OK City. She has also served on the hospital's ethics committee. Her first husband was in a vegitative state prior to his death. Terry Jackson is a Baptist minister who serves as a hospice chaplain.

Barbara McGraw Interview, Part 2

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Sun, 3 Apr 2005 00:46:54 GMT

Part 2 of 2 of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-11-04 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Barbara McGraw, author of Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground.

Barbara McGraw Interview, Part 1

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Sat, 2 Apr 2005 23:37:17 GMT

Part 1 of 2 of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 1-11-04 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Barbara McGraw, author of Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground.

Keith Parks Interview, Part 2

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:21:49 GMT

Part 2 of 2 of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-22-02 "Religious Talk" radio interview of Dr. Keith Parks. Dr. Parks is a past President of the SBC's foreign mission board and the retired Coordinator of CBF's Global Missions Program.

Keith Parks Interview, Part 1

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:02:04 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-22-02 Interview of Dr. Keith Parks. Dr. Parks is a past President of the SBC's foreign mission board and the retired Coordinator of CBF's Global Missions Program.

Dr. Jan Linn Interview

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:59:53 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's 9-19-04 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Jan Linn, author of What's Wrong with the Christian Right.

Bud Welch Interview, Part 2

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:45:13 GMT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's July 2000 Religious Talk radio interview with Bud Welch. Bud Welch's daughter, Julie, was a victim of the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Bud speaks about his opposition to the death penalty.

Bud Welch Interview, Part 1

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:05:02 GMT

David Berliner Interview, Part 1