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Thursday, July 6, 2017
Penna Dexter hosts today's show and her first guest is Rob Smith, founder and CEO of Earthwise Ventures. He discusses the issue of poverty in Africa and how Christians act like socialists with regard to the poor in Africa. Also on the show is Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness. She discusses the Obama-initiated policy to induct open transgenders into the military.

Dr. Michelle Cretella, president of the American College of Pediatricians discusses her recent article titled, How Transgender Ideology Has Infiltrated My Field and Produced Large-Scale Child Abuse.

 
Penna Dexter hosts today's show and her first guest is Rob Smith, founder and CEO of Earthwise Ventures. He discusses the issue of poverty in Africa and how Christians act like socialists with regard to the poor in Africa. Also on the show is Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness. She discusses the Obama-initiated policy to induct open transgenders into the military.

Dr. Michelle Cretella, president of the American College of Pediatricians discusses her recent article titled, How Transgender Ideology Has Infiltrated My Field and Produced Large-Scale Child Abuse.

 

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Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

Point of View Co-Host, Penna Dexter frequently sits in as guest host for Kerby Anderson. Her weekly commentaries air on the Bott Radio Network. Penna’s heart is in educating and encouraging Christian...

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Rob Smith

Rob Smith

Founder | CEO — Earthwise Ventures

Robert Smith is a highly experienced entrepreneur and philanthropist with a passion for bringing hope and restoration to Sub-Saharan Africa. Born and raised in southern Africa and a resident of the U....

Robert Smith is a highly experienced entrepreneur and philanthropist with a passion for bringing hope and restoration to Sub-Saharan Africa. Born and raised in southern Africa and a resident of the U.S. since 1977, he is a leader that is committed to developing pragmatic solutions to Africa through both philanthropy and free enterprise. He has begun several non-profit and for-profit enterprises including schools, orphan centers, manufacturing firms, and development companies. He is a vibrant public speaker for the causes that he supports. Additional website: http://www.earthwiseventures.com

Elaine Donnelly

Elaine Donnelly

President — Center for Military Readiness

Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy organization that specializes in military/social issues. Founded in 1993, CMR advocates hig...

Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy organization that specializes in military/social issues. Founded in 1993, CMR advocates high, single standards in all forms of military training and sound priorities in the making of military/social policies. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger appointed Mrs. Donnelly to be a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) for a three-year term (1984–1986). In 1992, Pres. George H. W. Bush appointed her to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces. She is the author of a chapter titled “Defending the Culture of the Military,” which was published by the Air Force University Press in the book Attitudes Are Not Free – Thinking Deeply About Diversity in the U.S. Armed Forces, released in May 2010 and now in its third printing. In May 2007 the Duke University Journal of Gender Law & Policy published her comprehensive, peer-reviewed article titled “Constructing the Co-Ed Military.” Mrs. Donnelly has published articles on military personnel issues in many newspapers and magazines nationwide, including the Washington Post, USA Today, the Boston Globe, Congressional Quarterly Researcher, U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Times, the Naval Institute’s Proceedings, and Human Events, and has appeared on most network and cable network discussion programs. She is a contributor to National Review OPnline, the Breitbart website Big Peace, and CNSNews.com.

Dr. Michelle Cretella

Dr. Michelle Cretella

President — American College of Pediatricians

Dr. Cretella is President of the American College of Pediatricians (College) and a general pediatrician with a special interest in behavioral pediatrics. She was elected to the College’s Board of Dire...

Dr. Cretella is President of the American College of Pediatricians (College) and a general pediatrician with a special interest in behavioral pediatrics. She was elected to the College’s Board of Directors in 2005. Prior to being elected President in 2015, Dr. Cretella chaired the Adolescent Sexuality Committee, Pediatric Psycho-social Development Committee, and Scientific Policy Committee. In these roles she became one of the College's chief researchers, writers and spokespersons on issues of pediatric mental and sexual health. She is regularly consulted by Breitbart News, FRC, One News Now, Relevant Radio and many others. Her article Gender Dysphoria in Children and Suppression of Debate was published in the 2016 summer issue of Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Cretella serves on the Medical Committee of the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity (a national organization of health professionals who advocate for psychotherapy for ego-dystonic homosexuality and gender dysphoria). Dr. Cretella served on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Research and Therapy for Homosexuality (NARTH) from 2010-2015. Dr. Cretella received her medical degree in 1994 from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics in 1997 at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. She completed a fellowship in College Health through the University of Virginia in 1999. After 15 years of group practice in rural Connecticut and Rhode Island she left clinical practice to devote more time to family and the College. Dr. Cretella and her husband have three teenage sons and a 12-year-old daughter.

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