Best Jim Minnery Family Matters Podcasts (2024)

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Cru is Campus Crusade for Christ and they are in Alaska...Impacting the Kingdom 43:29

16d ago43:29

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Zeke Kaleo Thompson is a discipler of students at Cru...and a killer drummer. Join me today for a chat with a young influencer in the college arena in Alaska. You'll be encouraged about the baton of faith being passed. Support the Show.By Jim Minnery - Family Matters

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Bible Study in Public School During School Hours - Is This Legal ? 43:44

16d ago43:44

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Joel Penton knows what it means to tackle things. As a former defensive end for THE Ohio State University Buckeye football team, he has plenty experience identifying a target and wrapping it up. For now though, he's tackling much bigger issues. Joel is the CEO of LifeWise Academy, a religious education program that provides Bible studies to public …

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Prager U is Teaching Important Lessons - To Kids in Public Schools ! Tune in Today 43:43

29d ago43:43

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PragerU Kids is all about nourishing your child's mind...values...and character. You know, things public education providers should be very interested in. And Jill Simonian, Director of Outreach for PragerU Kids, is passionate about her job as the face and creative talent behind this exemplary resource that is utilized by hundreds of thousands of p…

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Eagle River Exit ? What it is and why it's being proposed. 43:33

30d ago43:33

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Rick Smith is a long time Eagle River resident who is one of MANY residents in that spectacular setting who are saying it's time to say goodbye to Los Anchorage. Tune in and find out what the buzz is all about. Support the Show.

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Biblical Citizenship - What is it and why it's part of our purpose. 43:47

2M ago43:47

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Much has been written about Biblical Citizenship but what does it really mean ? How are we as Christ-followers called to engage with our leaders who implement laws and regulations influencing our lives ? We have dual-citizenship according to Philippians 1:27-2:4 but how does that manifest itself in our walk? Today on "I'm Glad You Said That", I get…

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Even Seattle Can Lift Up That Which Is Good ! Tune In Today. 43:32

2M ago43:32

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In many respects, when people think of Seattle, what comes to mind is progressive politics, homelessness and tent cities and protesters taking over city blocks to create police-free 'autonomous zones. Turns out that didn't work so out so well after all. But we're called to seek the welfare of our city where God has placed us (Jer 29:7) and for Bria…

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Christian Nationalism - My Chat with a Senior Reporter at World Magazine 42:43

2M ago42:43

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For many of us who are unapologetically Christian and believe that America has been blessed by God as a general influence for good in the world, the term Christian Nationalist is seen as pejorative. For other Christ followers, they wear the label as a badge of honor. But definitions matter. What leftist Rob Reiner portrayed in his recent, and abysm…

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Planet Fitness and an Alaskan Who Stood Up for Biology, Privacy and Women's Rights 43:31

2M ago43:31

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Patricia Silva's Planet Fitness membership in Fairbanks got cancelled. Her crime ? Reporting on a male who was shaving in the female locker room. She took a photo of him in the locker room and made a video in the parking lot that went viral. In light of the incident catapulting into social media, Planet Fitness stock dove, members cancelled their m…

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Talking Contraception with Democrat House Member Ashley Carrick 44:32

3M ago44:32

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The issue of birth control has a wide range of opinions within Christendom. To be sure, as my friend Bob Bird pointed out in this article, "as casual sex springs up, along with divorce and STD rates, and new pressures placed upon women: not only to succumb to seduction but also to take care of the undesired results of sexual union." And...as he not…

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Electroanalytical Chemistry and Election Fraud Oh Boy ! 43:43

3M ago43:43

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Dr. Douglas Frank would rather be working on gadgets in his home laboratory than shining a bright light on election fraud across the country. But duty called. Frank earned a Ph.D. in Surface Electroanalytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, has 60 peer-reviewed publications, and has feature articles in Science, Nature and other…

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This Gen Z Influencer is a Star on the Rise ! ...and she's on the show. 43:48

3M ago43:48

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Isabel Brown is a Gen Z influencer on a grand scale. As a full-time streamer and independent content creator, author, and speaker, this 27 year old has figured out her Generation has to accept the baton at breakneck pace. And she's joyfully and ambitiously embraced that challenge. In her latest work, The End of the Alphabet - How Gen Z Can Save Ame…

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Their Son Was Taken. Why ? They Didn't Refer To Him as a She ! 43:48

3M ago43:48

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A Catholic couple in Indiana has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hold the state accountable for removing their son from their home because they wouldn't identify him as a girl. I'm privileged to speak with their attorney, Josh Hersberger, today on "I'm Glad You Said That". Josh is the lead counsel on the case and works with our sister organization,…

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Jon Faulkner Bought MustRead AK...and he's on the show today 43:53

4M ago43:53

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Jon Faulkner is a lifelong Alaskan, graduate of Harvard, husband, father of five, and pilot. In addition to owning the spectacular Lands End Resort in Homer, he's invested in real estate projects on the Kenai River and in Girdwood. He's been in the political arena and has always been a voice for building Alaska into a place where people can dream a…

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Heritage Foundation VP of Government Relations is a Really Nice Guy...and he's wicked smart 43:38

4M ago43:38

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As Vice President of Government Relations at The Heritage Foundation, Eric Teetsel has a long track record of experience in government at the federal, state, and local levels. Most recently, he was Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, where he also held the roles of Legislative Director and Special Assistant. Teetsel previously s…

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Bernadette Wilson is at Alaska Policy Forum and Ready to Roll 33:37

5M ago33:37

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I've worked alongside and have had the privilege of being friends with Bernadette Wilson for a long time. When she told me she was getting out of politics for awhile to go make "real money" in the private sector, I knew she could thrive in the business world. I didn't think she's be gone long for the world of civic engagement. It's in her blood. Sh…

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Senator Shelley Hughes Makes Great Lemonade ! 19:56

5M ago19:56

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Alaska Senate Minority member Shelley Hughes, a Republican from Palmer, has always been someone I have deeply respected. She articulates her position with passion and clarity and grace whether sitting as the Senate Majority Leader or as a member of a micro-minority of just three (3) as she is now. Today, on "I'm Glad You Said That", we'll chat abou…

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Mike Shower Always Tells It Like It Is ! 43:47

5M ago43:47

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Mike Shower is a no-nonsense, former fighter pilot who speaks with the kind of confidence and clarity that is as refreshing as it is rare. He is existing right now in a three-member Alaska State Senate Minority because, once again, the Republicans in Juneau couldn't play together in the sand box. Despite having a majority, they gave power to the De…

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Religion that God our Father accepts is... 22:56

6M ago22:56

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Tami Jo Watson and Victoria Ross, Executive Director and Deputy Director of Alaska Adoption Services, know first hand of the challenges and joys of adoption. They both have adopted children and are engaged in that arena every work day. I'm thrilled to have both of them on the show today. Every year in Alaska, somewhere between 1,200 and 1,900 pre-b…

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No...More Money Isn't the Solution to Better Educated Kids ! 43:24

7M ago43:24

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Excited to talk today with Sarah Montalbano about two recent articles she wrote about education - "How We Spend Matters More Than What We Spend" "Charter Schools Are Public Schools" Sarah hails from Wasilla and is the Policy Manager for Alaska Policy Forum. where she writes about education, healthcare, state fiscal issues, and more. She is a visiti…

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From Silva Mind Control and EST to Making Art for Christ 43:30

7M ago43:30

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Michael Dowling has a story to tell. His own and through the books he now publishes. While holding an MBA degree from Columbia Business School in New York and an engineering degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, MIchael is also a professional "ghost-writer" and has written several children's books, including "Frog's Rainy-Day Story …

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A "TransParent" Woman Shares Her Journey 43:37

7M ago43:37

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Josie A is on the show today. It's a pseudonym. Jodie is the compiler of a recent book, Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans. (PITT) She also helps to manage a substack with the same name. From their site... "We publish stories written and edited exclusively by parents with first-hand experience in the upside down world of gender ideology. …

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Ole in the Valley and a Pinocchio Opponent 43:27

8M ago43:27

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Ole Larson is a salt of the earth guy who is running for MatSu School Board as an incumbent and former Board President. He worked in an arena, prisons and youth detention facilities, for decades and has a refreshing no-nonsense style free of pretension and manure you'll often find on school boards. I get to interview Ole today on the show but in ma…

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Invest in Education ? It's Not What You Think Episode 43:25

8M ago43:25

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Peter Murphy and the group he represents called Invest In Education believes that school choice is something that is beneficial to all children. The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), a federal piece of legislation he is working hard to advance, is a $10 billion scholarship tax credit to expand educational freedom and opportunity for up to…

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Making Christ the "Target" of Our Lives 43:28

8M ago43:28

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Did you know that the Greek word for “sin” is hamartia, an archery term for “missing the mark”? Making Christ the Target of Our Lives is the slogan and vision of a wonderful group I've come to discover called CenterShot Ministries. Using archery as a means of reaching more people for Christ, CenterShot Ministries, when asked why, says... It is affo…

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Something Good Out of California ! Really ? 45:24

9M ago45:24

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Jonathan Keller is one of the nicest guys I know working in one of the most difficult places to advance pro-family, pro-life, pro-liberty measures. He heads up our sister organization, California Family Council, and does an unbelievable job in one of the most socialist leaning locales in all the country. At the same time, he reminds me, there were …

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Moms For Liberty Lands in Alaska ! 44:29

9M ago44:29

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Moms for Liberty has landed in the Great Land and they're on the show today. Their founders are former school board members, who witnessed how short-sighted and destructive policies directly hurt children and families. Now, with their growing organization, they're uniting parents across the country to fight those who stand in the way of liberty. To…

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Gays Against Groomers on the Show Today ! 43:27

9M ago43:27

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One of the great realities often overlooked is how people and groups don't fit as nice and tidy together in perceived boxes as we think. Gays Against Groomers is a fairly accurate example of that. If you have a mindset that everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community is supportive of sexually charged curricula in public schools, Drag Queen Story hours and 1…

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Why You Should Know About 40 Days for Life 43:26

10M ago43:26

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The number 40 appears in the Bible over 150 times. Of those times, the words 40 days and 40 nights are found 24 times. Each time, they denote a significance for God and his people. The 40 Days for Life campaign, the world’s largest grassroots movement to end abortion, starts on Wednesday, September 27th and pro lifers across the globe, including he…

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Billboard Chris on the Show Today - He Has 350K X Followers :-) 43:25

10M ago43:25

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With nearly 350,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) Chris Elston, now known internationally as Billboard Chris, has made quite a splash. A Canadian from Vancouver, BC, Chris simply calls himself a "Father of two girls. Traveling the world to expose gender ideology and why children cannot consent to medical transition." On "I'm Glad You Said That"…

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Gay, Black, Jewish "Unicorn" on Why "Gender-Affirming" Care is Wrong 43:38

10M ago43:38

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Ari DeWolf describes himself as somewhat of a "Unicorn" being gay, black and Jewish while leading the effort to expose "gender affirming" health care as fraudulent and harmful. Ari cut his political teeth through ten years of battling the Chicago political machine, first as an outspoken student activist and then as a lobbyist in the state legislatu…

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Reflections with Suzanne Downing on an August Day 43:24

10M ago43:24

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It is always a big-time treat to chat with my good friend Suzanne Downing with MustRead Alaska. Her insight, wisdom and clarity are a blessing to the Great Land. Today, we'll chat on everything from Chloe Cole to Riley Gaines to Ben Carson. All with a common theme. Keep speaking truth and never give up. Support the Show.…

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Talking "Phase Change" with Dr Jay Richards of Heritage Foundation 43:25

1y ago43:25

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Dig deep on Dr. Jay Richards bio and your eyes keep widening. He's written more than a dozen books covering everything from physics to fasting to money to The Hobbit. He has produced multiple documentaries including The Call of the Entrepreneur, The Birth of Freedom, and The Privileged Planet. In addition to his current role as William E. Simon Sen…

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Saved Three Times - Priscilla Hurley Has a Fascinating Journey To Tell 43:31

1y ago43:31

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Priscilla likes to say God saved her three times. As a Christ follower, she knows that your soul is saved once and for all but her story is different than most. She is a survivor of an attempted abortion, with her twin sister dying in the process. She had two abortions herself and while working at an abortion clinic in Southern California, was in a…

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Well Versed and A Great Smile - Dr. Jim Garlow is on the Show Today ! 43:33

1y ago43:33

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Dr. Jim Garlow is a good friend and is my guest today on "I'm Glad You Said That." In addition to writing 15 books, including the New York Times best-seller Cracking DaVinci's Code, Dr. Garlow is a former Senior Pastor at Skyline Church in La Mesa, California and is founder of Well Versed, an international ministry that brings biblical principles o…

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Glorifying God & Lifting Up Truth at Regent School of Law 43:54

1y ago43:54

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Pat Trompeter is Director of Advancement of Regent University School of Law. That means he meets with people of influence every day to connect them with his school's mission. He is passionate about the fact that at Regent School of Law, they are serious about Christ. From their website, Regent's "commitment to faith-law integration is woven into ou…

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Speak up. Lose friends. Have Fun. 43:29

1y ago43:29

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Katie Faust is one of those humans that when I first met her, it felt like she was the sister I never had. She is brilliant. Hilarious. Bold. Scattered. Deep. And so relevant. The ministry she founded and runs, Them Before Us, says this on their website. "There’s nothing exceptional about the people behind Them Before Us. We aren’t professional wri…

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Finally ! AK Public School Employee Stands Up For Parental Rights !! 43:02

1y ago43:02

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Maybe it's because he's from Texas where quiet confidence reigns. Maybe it's because he's a Principal in Golovin, an Inupiat Eskimo village on the Seward Peninsula where respect for elders is generational. Whatever the reason, Alan Davis, Principal of Martin L. Olson School in Golovin, has given a desperately needed boost of confidence in the publi…

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Suzanne Downing To The Rescue - Post Anchorage Election Chat 43:26

1y ago43:26

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After yesterday's election results confirmed that Anchorage would be continuing down the road toward higher taxes, more rampant crime, homelessness and disgrace, I began wondering if I needed counseling. Suzanne Downing came to mind. As someone who always can put a smile on my face, I'm honored to have Suzanne on "I'm Glad You Said That" today to d…

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President of Young Republicans of Anchorage has a Message 43:40

1y ago43:40

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Zach Young is a life long Alaska with strong roots in conservative politics. He enjoys being involved with political activism all over Alaska. As the president of the Anchorage Young Republicans, Zach is uniquely equipped to help conservatives refine their messaging to attract young skulls full of mush to see how Government needs to be reigned in. …

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Spencer has "Moore" to Offer and Is Hoping To Be on the Anchorage Assembly 43:41

1y ago43:41

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Join us on "I'm Glad You Said That" today for a chat with Spencer Moore who is running for Anchorage Assembly in District 5. As you likely know, although supposedly a "non-partisan" body, the Assembly is dominated by progressives with only two of the eleven members even remotely conservative. Much of that has to do with anemic voter turnout. Will w…

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This Is Insanity - It's Time To Protect Children 43:30

1y ago43:30

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Tune in today for "I'm Glad You Said That" to learn about the Help Not Harm movement ! "A young girl who feels she is a boy – or a boy who feels he is a girl – may feel that way for any number of reasons. Perhaps she feels she doesn’t fit in socially with other girls, and would fit in better if she were a boy. Perhaps she is generally uncomfortable…

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AK House Speaker Cathy Tilton in the House Today ! 43:28

1+ y ago43:28

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Many of us in the conservative movement in Alaska were surprised when the Alaska State House was finally able to organize around the Republican majority that had been elected. For too many legislative sessions, members of the Grand Old Party were not able to play in the sandbox together. Usually, that meant giving the power to the Democrats who the…

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Kelly Tshibaka is Preserving Democracy - Time To Join The Fight 44:30

1+ y ago44:30

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If you know Kelly Tshibaka, you know it wasn't going to take long for her to rebound from her loss to Lisa Murkowski and get back in the fight. For liberty-minded, small government conservatives in the Great Land, that is a positive. In addition to raising her family, she is advancing a movement across the country to stop the cancer of ranked choic…

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Why Is The NEA Coming After Our Kids ? They Truly Hate School Choice 43:32

1+ y ago43:32

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Bethany Marcum is a fierce defender of school choice. As the leader of Alaska Policy Forum, (APF) her steadfast voice has fought for freedom on many fronts. But today, the battle before her and others like her is defending the rights of parents and kids to choose the school option that is most suitable for their needs. Scott Kendall, who brought us…

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Joel Davidson and Why Many Conservatives Are Fed Up with the Republican Party 43:46

1+ y ago43:46

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Joel Davidson is very gifted at speaking and writing and he has a lot to say about politics in Alaska and what the lay of the land is. Support the Show.By Jim Minnery - Family Matters

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Child Abuse for Not "MisGendering" Your Kid ? 43:40

1+ y ago43:40

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Parental rights are under attack across the country. In Indiana, my friend and colleague Ryan McCann with the Indiana Family Institute, is at the tip of the spear in what is turning into an almost unbelievable violation of the State into the inherent right of a parent to, well, parent, their children. Ryan is introducing legislation that strengthen…

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Mountain City Church - Haven't Heard of It ? You Will. 43:38

1+ y ago43:38

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Growing up in Seldovia, a tiny hamlet across from Homer in Kachemak Bay, Ron Hoffman suffered tragedy early with the loss of both his parents at a young age. Coming to Anchorage and being raised by a family friend, Hoffman became part of the community of Anchorage Baptist Temple. As teacher, administrator and eventually as lead pastor when Dr. Jerr…

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Helping Women Choose Life - Let's Keep Pressing ! 45:08

1+ y ago45:08

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At Regent University, Alexandra McPhee was the Executive Director of the Law Review and President of the Hispanic Law Students Association. Following work as the Director of Religious Freedom Advocacy at Family Research Council and Legislative Counsel for U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO),McPhee now serves as the Director of Government Relations for Co…

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No Senator Sullivan - We Didn't Need or Want the Protection 43:28

1+ y ago43:28

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Senator Dan Sullivan, along with 11 other Republican Senators, voted recently to enshrine same-sex "marriage" into Federal law. The consequences are real and forthcoming. As my guest today on "I'm Glad You Said That", Travis Weber, has described what Sullivan and others like him did in terms of a giant boulder and a few pebbles. Republicans who cla…

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