Putting Pro-Life Belief Into Action Through Adoption
Rob Schwarzwalder, Senior Lecturer at Regent University and former Senior Vice-President at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., discusses how adoption intersects with a pro-life ethic. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Putting Pro-Life Belief Into Action Through Adoption INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us this week for Family Policy Matters. Today, we’ll be talking about one of […]
Legalities of Religious Expression during the Christmas Season
Tom Brejcha, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Society, discusses the conflicting and confusing information about the legalities of religious expression during the holiday season. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Legalities of Religious Expression during the Christmas Season INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us this week for Family Policy Matters. As we enter the Advent season […]
The Origins and Importance of Thanksgiving
Dr. Bradley Birzer, a Professor of History and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative, and Fellow of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library discusses the origins and importance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Family Policy Matters Transcript: The Origins and Importance of Thanksgiving INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us […]
Embracing the Better Angels of our Nature
David Lapp is the lead organizer for a group entitled “Better Angels.” He discusses his efforts to reunite America by helping Americans to move past hostility and insults and find common ground across the political spectrum in order to achieve that foundational goal of our American Constitution, which is to form “a more perfect union.” […]
A More Accurate Way of Talking about Sexual Abstinence
Mary Anne Mosack, Executive Director of Ascend, an advocacy organization that works in the realm of Sexual Risk Avoidance education, discusses how to help teens make wise and healthy decisions about activities and relationships, especially when it comes to human sexuality. Family Policy Matters Transcript: A More Accurate Way of Talking about Sexual Abstinence INTRODUCTION: Thanks […]
PERSPECTIVE: The Star Spangled Banner
With all the controversy surrounding professional athletes and other prominent figures sitting, kneeling, or choosing to remain absent during the playing of our national anthem, I thought we could all benefit from reading “The Star-Spangled Banner” in its entirety. We respectfully ask that you take a moment to read all of these verses and reflect […]
Religious Liberty Attacks on the Rise in America
Kelly Shackleford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the nation’s largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans, discusses the crisis of religious liberty in America today, demonstrated by a new report documenting the rise in the number and severity of attacks on religion across our nation. Family Policy Matters Transcript: […]
Embracing the Messiness of Parenthood
Paul Asay, an award-winning journalist who currently serves as senior associate editor at Plugged In, discusses his new book, When Parenting Isn’t Perfect, which he co-wrote with Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, to encourage parents to embrace the messiness of parenthood and to show grace to children. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Embracing the Messiness […]
POV: A Scourge that North Carolina Needs to Eliminate
In preparation for NC lawmakers returning to Raleigh this week for a special session, NC Family President John L. Rustin wrote the following opinion piece, which was published in the Charlotte Observer this past Sunday. In it, he urges state lawmakers to pass House Bill 577, a bill that would help to rid the state […]
Religious Freedom in Education Can Change America
Justin Butterfield is Senior Counsel and Director of Research and Education for First Liberty Institute, the nation’s largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. As part of its mission, the First Liberty Institute has produced an excellent resource, a Religious Liberty Protection Kit for students and teachers. Family Policy Matters […]