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11/15/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Capital Connection – 11/15/24
Election Aftermath: What kind of Government will result from last week’s vote in NY and PA ?
How “Christians Engaged” helped Influence the vote
NY’s Prop 1’s impact for religious organizations, women’s/girls’ sports, and more
Family Life’s Capital Connection connects you each Friday with a pair of Christian watchdogs from the state capitals of Albany and Harrisburg. This week, our guests are Jason McGuire of the New York Families Foundation and Dan Bartkowiak from the Pennsylvania Family Institute.
Family Life Noon Report – 11/15/24
11/14/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Abortion on the ballot: a few Pro-Life victories (& future strategies) – 11/14/24
Abortion on the ballot – a few Pro-Life victories
The “Faith Under Fire” podcast from Family Life News
Ten states decided proposed amendments to their constitutions in the October and November voting, a little more than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the national Constitution does not include rights to abortions, leaving the decision on any limits (and taxpayer funding) to each individual state.
Seven of those state approved pro-abortion ballot measures, but three did not. Family Life News asked Kelsey Pritchard of Susan B. Anthony Prolife America to offer a pro...
Family Life Noon Report – 11/14/24
11/13/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Inside Out – Holidays & Dementia – 11/13/24
Holidays and Dementia
Family Life’s “Inside Out” podcast with Martha Manikas-Foster
If someone you love is living with dementia, simplifying how you celebrate the holidays could create a more enjoyable time for everyone. Phil Shippers of the Rochester and Finger Lakes chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association offers practical help in this Inside Out news podcast.
One in ten older Americans lives with dementia. Maybe this includes people you love. If so, being flexible and even making a few changes to the way you celebrate the holidays could help everyone feel mor...
Family Life Noon Report – 11/13/24
11/12/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Hometown Heroes – Christian mission in Central America – 11/12/24
Hometown Heroes – Christian mission in Central America
(and a bonus Love Story!)
Peter and Tyanne Jurka are Mark Webster’s guests on this week’s “Hometown Heroes” feature. The Jurkas are longtime Christian mission workers, serving in Central America. She is from western Pennsylvania, and he grew up in western New York.
Their story — in their personal lives and the ways they have served people in international mission — are fascinating and heartwarming.
Family Life Noon Report – 11/12/24
11/11/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Issues in Education – Down”grading” the Regents Exams? – 11/11/24
Major Overhaul Coming to Public Education in New York
Family Life’s “Issues in Education” podcast
Did you know the Regents exams have been a staple in NY public schools since 1865? They won’t be much longer. The state is in the process of “phasing out” the tests as a required part of teens’ education. Dr. Ralph Kerr with the Teaching and Learning Institute explains why and what’s next, on this week’s edition of “Issues in Education”.
Family Life Noon Report – 11/11/24
11/8/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Capital Connection: The Post-Election Implications – 11/08/24
Family Life’s “Capital Connection”
Implications and Effects of Election 2024
Our Christian watchdogs in the state capitals of Pennsylvania and New York are back to recap the biggest stories of Election 2024. This is our weekly roundtable for commentary and analysis with Jason McGuire in Albany and Michael Geer in Harrisburg.
Family Life Noon Report anchor Bob Price guides this discussion, reviewing election results from early voting, ballots cast on November 5, and the decisions still pending as the week ends:
The significance of the “red wave” in presidential and congressional voting How voters in our two...Family Life Noon Report – 11/08/24
11/7/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Trail Life USA – Mentoring Boys to become strong and faithful young men – 11/07/24
Trail Life USA – Mentoring Boys to become strong and faithful young men
Raising boys and young men, in a gender-confused generation…. offering them a deep sense of values, character, and a sense of adventure.
Trail Life USA is carrying out a mission to mentor boys who are elementary, middle school and high school ages.
This is our second conversation with Trail Life’s CEO Mark Hancock. He talks about the Christian emphasis which undergirds this nationwide program which wants to give boys and their families good role models and positive versions of masculinity.
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Family Life Noon Report – 11/07/24
11/6/24 5 O’ Clock Report
People of Faith: When you win, When you lose – specialized FLN election analysis 11/06/24
People of Faith: When you win, When you lose
Noon News Feature – 11/06/24
For a faith-based perspective on political and social issues, Family Life News often turns to NY Southern Tier minister Dave Bretch. Noon Report anchor Bob Price asked the Painted Post pastor about how Christians on both sides of the political aisle should respond to election results, whether your “team” won or lost.
This special news feature also includes analysis from Christian counselor Christopher Anderson. We got his reaction to one university’s move to help its young adults cope with this week’s ele...
Family Life Noon Report – 11/06/24
Election Night Coverage – 11/05/24 – Family Life News 11pm/12midnight
Election Night Coverage – 11/05/24 – Family Life News
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Election Night Coverage – 11/05/24 – Family Life News 8pm/9pm/10pm
Election Night Coverage – 11/05/24 – Family Life News
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11/5/24 5 O’ Clock Report
11/5/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Family Life Noon Report – 11/05/24
11/4/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
11/4/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
Family Life Noon Report – 11/04/24
11/1/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
11/1/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
Family Life Noon Report – 11/01/24
Capital Connection – 11/01/24
10/31/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
10/31/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
The Presidency: A Conversation – 10/31/24
The Presidency: A Conversation
a Family Life News Feature
As two candidates race toward the end of this year’s campaign for the White House, what can we learn from all the Chief Executives who came before?
In this podcast from Family Life News, you’ll hear from a best-selling author and presidential historian. David M. Rubenstein has compiled stories, records and reflections on all 46 presidents so far, and says the American presidency is “The Highest Calling” in the world.
Rubenstein tells interviewer Greg Gillispie about how the presidency has been reshaped...
Family Life Noon Report – 10/31/24
10/30/24 Real Answers with Chris Anderson
10/30/24 Real Answers with Chris Anderson. In today’s segment, Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch asks Christian Counselor Chris Anderson how to process the upcoming general election. What do you do if you don’t like any candidate? What does the Bible say about sitting out on the vote? And how do you process your own emotions when you see inflammatory comments online or in the news? Anderson breaks it down.
10/30/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
10/30/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
Family Life Noon Report – 10/30/24
Vote Maximizer – Where the most voters have the most influence – 10/30/24
Sam Wang is an Ivy League professor whose team created the free website at VoteMaximizer.org.