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In the Market with Janet Parshall
November 26, 2025
Hour 1: The History of Thanksgiving
What is the real story of Thanksgiving? To whom were the Pilgrims offering their thanks? What role did religious liberty and the spreading of the Gospel have to play in their perilous and sacrificial journey to a new world? Join us as we separate fact from fiction surrounding that first Thanksgiving.
Hour 2: Why Thanksgiving?
Trying to escape persecution for their religion in the Old World, the Pilgrims crossed the ocean in a quest to find true religious freedom in a new world. Journey with award-winning historian Peter Lillback as he chronicles their anguishing journey filled with heroic strength, struggle, and inspiration. Discover the true story of Thanksgiving and celebrate the love of religious liberty these Pilgrims carried with them across the sea.
IN THIS EPISODE
Craig Parshall
Craig Parshall serves as Special Counsel to the American Center for Law and Justice on Internet, Supreme Court, and governmental issues, and is an advisor to the American Principles Project on big tech governance. He writes and speaks widely on those subjects. He has testified frequently before committees of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives on First Amendment issues, and before the Federal Communications Commission on communication and policy matters. Mr. Parshall was the founder of the John Milton Project for Digital Free Speech during his tenure as Sr. V.P. and General Counsel for NRB, the first project of its kind to analyze the potential for viewpoint suppression on market-dominant Internet platforms.
As an appellate attorney, Craig has represented clients in constitutional, civil liberty, and media cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, most of the U.S. Courts of Appeal, and before several state supreme courts. He received his J.D. from Marquette University Law School and a B.S. degree in English, Religion, and Philosophy from Carroll College. Mr. Parshall is also a best-selling fiction writer of 13 suspense novels with story lines that highlight the intersections of law, religion, culture, and technology.
Janet Parshall
Peter Lillback
Dr. Peter A. Lillback is president and professor of Historical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary located in Philadelphia. Dr. Lillback also serves as the President of The Providence Forum, the non-profit organization that is committed to preserving and promoting America’s spiritual roots of religious and civil liberties. He is the author of several books including: A Theological Guide to Calvin’s Institutes(Co-editor with David Hall), Wall of Misconception, and George Washington’s Sacred Fire among others. Dr. Lillback has written numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer on many world-view issues.
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Janet Parshall
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over three decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.
