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"Family Policy Matters" Archives 2012
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Why Marriage Redefinition Is Not Inevitable
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Luis Tellez, president of The Witherspoon Institute, and a member of the Advisory Council at the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Luis shares some ideas from his recent article, “The Future of Marriage: Why the Inevitable is Not Inevitable,” which was published in the online journal, Public Discourse. (December 29, 2012) mp3 — wma
America's First Freedom
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Hillary Byrnes, Assistant General Counsel for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), where she also serves as legal counsel for the Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty. Hillary discusses the “First American Freedom” campaign, a new initiative of the USCCB, which highlights some of the current threats to religious liberty in the United States. (December 22, 2012) mp3 — wma
War On Christmas
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with attorney Matt Sharp, legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly the Alliance Defense Fund), where he serves on the Public School Litigation Team. Matt discusses the increasing hostility toward the celebration of Christmas in the United States, and explains the Constitutional rights of students, teachers and citizens to publicly celebrate Christmas. (December 15, 2012) mp3 — wma
C.S. Lewis' Views On Evolution
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with John West, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, about the new book, The Magician’s Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism and Society. Dr. West, who served as editor of the book and is a noted expert on C.S. Lewis, dispels some common myths about C.S. Lewis’ views on evolution, and explains what the Christian apologist really believed about science, including Intelligent Design. (December 8, 2012) mp3 — wma
Marriage In The Middle Class
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with noted author and family scholar, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, the director of the John Templeton Center for Thrift and Generosity at the Institute for American Values. She formerly served as co-director of the National Marriage Project at Rutger’s University. Barbara discusses the alarming decline in marriage in middle class America, and why what is happening to marriage in the middle class matters to all Americans. (December 1-7, 2012) mp3 — wma
Benefits of Religious Worship
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council. Dr. Fagan discusses findings from his new report, “95 Social Science Reasons for Religious Worship and Practice,” and explains the myriad of benefits of religious worship for individuals, families and society. (November 24, 2012) mp3 — wma
The "4 Every Girl" Campaign
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Melissa Henson, Director of Communications and Public Education for the Parents Television Council, a nonpartisan media watchdog and education organization. Melissa talks about the PTC’s new national campaign, 4 Every Girl, which is aimed at helping to build healthy media images of young girls. (November 17, 2012) mp3 — wma
Parents Support Abstinence Education
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Valerie Huber, executive director of the National Abstinence Education Association. Valerie talks about a new survey of parents, which was released in October 2012, and found overwhelming support for abstinence education among parents, regardless of race and political affiliation. (November 10, 2012) mp3 — wma
Parent Power In Education
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Kara Kerwin, Director of External Affairs for the Center for Education Reform. Kara talks about the Center for Education Reform’s new “Parent Power Index,” which scores states based on the levels of parental choice in education. Kara discusses how North Carolina scored in the index and suggests areas for improvement. (November 3, 2012) mp3 — wma
California Law Attacks Parental Rights
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Mat Staver, chairman and founder of Liberty Counsel, about a dangerous new California law that prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in any type of therapy that attempts to help reduce or eliminate same-sex attractions in minors who are struggling with sexual or gender confusion. Staver, who has filed a lawsuit challenging the law, explains how it threatens parental rights, as well as the free speech and religious freedom rights of Christian mental health professionals. (October 27, 2012) mp3 — wma
General Election Voter Guide
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Brittany Farrell, Assistant Director of Policy for the North Carolina Family Policy Council, where she serves as editor of Family North Carolina magazine and as project director for the Voter Guide. Brittany talks about the Council’s 2012 General Election Voter Guide, which is available now online and in print, and why it is so important for citizens to be educated about where the candidates stand on issues ranging from marriage to taxes. (October 20, 2012) mp3 — wma
Physician Assisted Suicide
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Mary P. Summa, a licensed attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina, who teaches criminal law and procedure at Belmont Abbey College and provides legal and legislative assistance to the North Carolina Family Policy Council where she also writes for Family North Carolina. Mary discusses the issue of physician assisted suicide and what North Carolina needs to do about it. (October 13, 2012) mp3 — wma
Free Speech Charter for the Internet
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Craig Parshall, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the National Religious Broadcasters (or NRB), where he also directs the John Milton Project for Religious Freedom. Craig talks about the NRB’s “Free Speech Charter for the Internet,” which proposes voluntary free speech standards for new media giants, such as Apple and Facebook, that are aimed at protecting the free speech rights of people of faith, especially Christians, on the Internet. (October 6, 2012) mp3 — wma
Anti-Bullying Policy Yardstick
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Matt Sharp, litigation staff counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly the Alliance Defense Fund). Matt discusses the new Anti-Bullying Policy Yardstick, which is a joint effort between ADF and Focus on the Family, and is aimed at helping schools evaluate their existing or proposed anti-bullying policies. (September 29, 2012) mp3 — wma
Religious Hostility In the U.S.
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of the Liberty Institute, a legal organization based in Texas that is dedicated to defending and restoring religious liberty in America. Kelly discusses a new report, which was co-released by the Liberty Institute and the Family Research Council, that documents hundreds of incidents of religious hostility in the United States, most that have occurred in the last decade. (September 22) mp3 — wma
The Truth About Charter Schools In NC, Part 2
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with Jim Stegall, government relations consultant for the North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association. Jim discusses his new report, Just the Facts About Charter Schools, and dispels some of the common myths about public charter schools in North Carolina. (September 15) mp3 — wma
The Truth About Charter Schools In North Carolina
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Jim Stegall, government relations consultant for the North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association, and former president of the Professional Educators of North Carolina. Jim shares some information from a new report he wrote, entitled “Just the Facts About Public Charter Schools,” and dispels some of the common myths about these schools of innovation in North Carolina that are providing parents and students with more choice in education. (September 8) mp3 — wma
Balancing Anti-Bullying Policies
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Kim Colby, senior counsel for the Christian Legal Society’s (CLS) Center for Law and Religious Freedom, about a new set of guidelines aimed at helping schools reduce bullying while also protecting religious and free speech. The CLS was one of 17 organizations to endorse the guidelines, which are entitled, “Harassment, Bullying and Free Expression: Guidelines for Public Schools.” (September 1) mp3 — wma
How Marriage Impacts State Health
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Henry Potrykus, Ph.D., Senior Fellow with the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council in Washington, DC. Dr. Potrykus talks about his new FRC report, “Family Intactness: Influence on Major Social Policy Outcomes,” which examines how the proportion of children growing up in married-parent families impacts the health of states, including North Carolina. (August 25) mp3 — wma
Children Of Divorce, Part 2
In part two of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Andrew Root, Ph.D., the Olson Baalson Associate Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, about his 2010 book, Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being. Dr. Root talks about ways the church, and especially youth ministers, can help children of divorce heal. (August 18) mp3 — wma
Children Of Divorce
In part one of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Andrew Root, Ph.D., the Olson Baalson Associate Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, about his 2010 book, Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being. Dr. Root, whose own parents divorced when he was in his twenties, explains how divorce causes children (even adult children of divorce) to question their very existence. (August 11) mp3 — wma
Child Trafficking In North Carolina
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Abbi Tenaglia, the Founder and Director of Transforming Hope Ministries in Durham, a faith-based outreach ministry to child and adolescent victims of human trafficking in North Carolina. Abbi talks about human trafficking in North Carolina, and shares her powerful testimony about how God led her into starting Transforming Hope Ministries. (August 4) mp3 — wma
New Family Structures Study
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Glenn Stanton, Director of Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, about a major new national study involving young adults raised in various family forms, including in same-sex parent families. Glenn talks about the study’s findings, and what sets this study apart from previous studies of children raised by parents who were involved in homosexual relationships. (July 28) mp3 — wma
The Costs of Casino Gambling-2
In Part 2 of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with Earl Grinols, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Baylor University, whose research includes the effect of legalized casinos in the United States. Professor Grinols talks about the impact of casino gambling, and what North Carolina can expect with Las-Vegas style gambling coming to the Cherokee Indians in Western North Carolina. (July 21) mp3 — wma
The Costs of Casino Gambling
In Part 1 of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Earl Grinols, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Baylor University, whose research includes the effect of legalized casinos in the United States. In June, Governor Perdue signed legislation into law that will allow the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to operate Las Vegas-style casinos in Western North Carolina, and Professor Grinols talks about the impact of casino gambling and what we can expect with Las-Vegas style gambling. (July 14) mp3 — wma
States Push For Online Gambling
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Chad Hills, a research and policy analyst on the issues of gambling and abstinence education at Focus on the Family’s Citizenlink. Chad talks about the recent proliferation of efforts at the state level to expand online gambling, such as through online casinos or lottery tickets, and what pro-family citizens can do to stop this expansion. (July 7) mp3 — wma
The Truth About Comprehensive Sex Education
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Valerie Huber, Executive Director of the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA), about a new report about sex education in the United States from the NAEA. Valerie talks about some of the findings in part 1 of the report, which focuses on the content, research, and funding of so-called “comprehensive” sex education. (June 30) mp3 — wma
Marriage Heads to Supreme Court
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Hans Von Spavosky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, about two important legal battles over the institution of marriage that appear to be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. These include a recent court ruling on the federal Defense of Marriage Act (or DOMA), and a lawsuit challenging California’s Marriage Protection Amendment, Proposition 8. (June 23) mp3 — wma
Celebrating 700 Programs
This week marks the 700th program of Family Policy Matters, which began airing in 1999. To celebrate that milestone, this week’s program features segments from five of our last 100 shows with guests Dinesh D’Souza, Maggie Gallagher, Franklin Graham, Dr. Robert George, and Amy Julia Becker. (June 16) mp3 — wma
How Pregnancy Resource Centers Serve
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Thomas Glessner, JD, founder and president of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, a public interest law firm founded in 1993 that serves as a legal counsel for more than 1200 Pregnancy Resource Centers nationwide. Thomas discusses a new report that was co-published by the NIFLA, Family Research Council, Care Net, and Heartbeat International, entitled, “A Passion to Serve,” which highlights the diversity of services provided by Pregnancy Resource Centers nationwide. (June 9) mp3 — wma
It Takes A Family
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, president of The Ruth Institute, and Joanna Hyatt, a recent college graduate. Both Dr. Morse and Joanna talk about the hostility toward the traditional view of marriage on so many college and university campuses today. They also talk about The Ruth Institute’s upcoming “It Takes a Family to Raise a Village Conference” that aims to help Christian students learn to defend the pro-family view of marriage on their university campuses. (June 2) mp3 — wma
Understanding The Healthcare Debate
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Ryan Messmore, a Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Devos Center for Religion and Society. Ryan discusses issues from his recent article, “Obamacare, Religious Liberty and Civil Society: What the Debate is Really About.” (May 26) mp3 — wma
Protecting Christian Student Rights
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Kevin Theriot, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), about ADF’s new legal effort that targets unconstitutional policies that violate the First Amendment rights of Christian students at universities nationwide. ADF recently sent letters to 40 universities, including several in North Carolina, about their unconstitutional policies, and Kevin talks about those letters as well. (May 19) mp3 — wma
Vanderbilt Solidarity
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Pieter Locke Valk, a junior Chemistry major at Vanderbilt University, and one of the leaders in Vanderbilt Solidarity, a grassroots student movement at Vanderbilt University that was formed in response to the university’s controversial nondiscrimination policy. Pieter talks about the nondiscrimination policy, which forces officially recognized religious organizations on campus to accept leaders who do not share their religious beliefs, and explains how Christian students are fighting back against the policy. (May 12) mp3 — wma
Understanding The Marriage Amendment, Part 2
In part two of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with attorney Anthony Biller about the proposed Marriage Protection Amendment that will be on the May 8, 2012 primary ballot for North Carolinians to decide. Mr. Biller, who is the author of a Spotlight article in the latest issue of the NCFPC’s magazine, Family North Carolina, presents the civil and legal case for the Marriage Protection Amendment. (May 5) mp3 — wma
Understanding The Marriage Amendment, Part 1
NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with trial attorney Anthony Biller about the proposed Marriage Protection Amendment that will be on the May 8, 2012 primary ballot for North Carolinians to decide. Mr. Biller, who is the author of a Spotlight article in the latest issue of the NCFPC’s magazine, Family North Carolina, presents the civil and legal case for the Marriage Protection Amendment. (April 28) mp3 — wma
Marriage and Religious Freedom
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Galen Carey, Vice President of Government Relations at the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), about an open letter to all Americans on marriage and religious freedom, which was signed by over 40 religious leaders from a variety of faiths. Galen talks about the letter, and discusses how the redefinition of marriage threatens religious freedom. (April 21) mp3 — wma
Compulsive Gambling, Part 2
In part two of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion about compulsive gambling that he began last week with Les Bernal, Executive Director of the Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation. Les explains how government policies that promote gambling harm families and communities. (April 14) mp3 — wma
Compulsive Gambling, Part 1
In part one of this two-part series, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Les Bernal, Executive Director of the Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation, about compulsive gambling. Les explains how government policies that promote gambling, such as state-run lotteries, not only increase the number of compulsive gamblers but also depend on these gamblers for revenue. (April 7) mp3 — wma
Flaws In Same-Sex Parenting Studies
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Glenn Stanton, Director of Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, about two new reports he wrote about the latest research on the wellbeing of children raised by same-sex couples. Glenn explains the political bias behind most of the same-sex parenting research, as well as the serious methodological flaws. He also discusses some of the findings from these studies that are often ignored by homosexual activists and the media. (March 31) mp3 — wma
Opposing the Contraception Mandate
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Jeanne Monahan, director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington, DC. Jeanne talks about the ongoing controversy over a mandate in the healthcare reform law that forces religious universities, charities, schools, and hospitals to pay for contraceptives that may cause abortions in their health insurance plans. She also talks about a letter, which FRC released, that was signed by over 2,500 religious leaders in opposition to the contraceptive mandate. (March 24) mp3 — wma
A Good and Perfect Gift, Part 2
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with writer Amy Julia Becker about her new book, A Good and Perfect Gift, which details the first years of life of her daughter, Penny, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours after she was born. This week, Amy Julia talks about the dangers of prenatal screening to mothers, unborn children and society at large. She also shares how Penny is doing now, and why she continues to surprise her parents. (March 17) mp3 — wma
A Good and Perfect Gift, Part 1
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with writer Amy Julia Becker about her new book, A Good and Perfect Gift, which details the birth and first few years of life of her daughter, Penny. Amy Julia explains how God has used Penny, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours after birth, to teach her and her husband what it means to view and accept every human being, no matter how broken, as a gift. She also shares how God transformed her grief over the news that Penny had Down syndrome into joy. (March 10) mp3 — wma
162 Reasons for Marriage
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) at the Family Research Council. Dr. Fagan talks about his new report, “162 Reasons to Marry,” which details the myriad of benefits of marriage for men, women, children and society. (Mar 3) mp3 — wma
Sixth Circuit Defends Religious Liberty
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Jeremy Tedesco, legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (or ADF), about a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which defended the First Amendment rights of a counseling student at Eastern Michigan University named Julea Ward, who was expelled by the university because of her religious beliefs. Jeremy, who argued for Ward before the Sixth Circuit, explains the case and the importance of the ruling by the appeals court. (Feb 24) mp3 — wma
Welfare vs. Charity
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Hadley Heath, senior policy analyst for the Independent Women’s Forum in Washington, DC, about her new report, Welfare and Charity: Two Different Things. Hadley discusses some of the problems with the current welfare system and how reform could help improve the nation’s economy. (Feb 17) mp3 — wma
Politics and The Bible, Part 2
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with Wayne Grudem, Ph.D., Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Grudem talks about some of the issues he addresses in his latest book, Politics According to the Bible. (Feb 10) mp3 — wma
Politics and The Bible, Part 1
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Wayne Grudem, Ph.D., Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona where he has taught since 2001. Dr. Grudem discusses his new book, Politics According to the Bible, which has been described as “a comprehensive resource for understanding modern political issues in light of scripture that all pastors will appreciate having as they address the issues of the day.” (Feb 3) mp3 — wma
Darwin's Heretic
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with John West, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, where he is Associate Director of the Center for Science & Culture and Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs. Dr. West discusses a new documentary from the Discovery Institute, entitled, Darwin’s Heretic: How the Co-Founder of Evolution Embraced Intelligent Design, which details the life and work of Alfred Russell Wallace, the co-founder (with Charles Darwin) of the theory of natural selection. (Jan 27) mp3 — wma
Why Christians Are Called to Defend Marriage
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Dr. Mark Harris, president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte, about the Biblical definition of marriage and why Christians are called to defend it. He also discusses the importance of voting in the May 2012 primary, when North Carolinians will finally have the opportunity to vote on amendment to the State Constitution that defines marriage as only between one man and one woman. (Jan 20) mp3 — wma
Defending Woman's Right to Know Act, Part 2
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with Sam Casey, Managing Director and General Counsel for the Jubilee Campaign’s Law of Life Project, about North Carolina’s Woman’s Right to Know Act, which was enacted by the General Assembly this past summer, and the lawsuit against it. (Jan 13) mp3 — wma
Defending Woman's Right to Know Act
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Sam Casey, Managing Director and General Counsel for the Jubilee Campaign’s Law of Life Project, about North Carolina’s Woman’s Right to Know Act, which was enacted by the General Assembly this past summer. Mr. Casey is serving as the lead counsel on behalf of a number of North Carolina physicians, post-abortive women, and pregnancy resource centers who were seeking to intervene as defendants in the lawsuit challenging new informed consent law. (Jan 6) mp3 — wma
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