Family Life 5 O’Clock Report – 03/17/23
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Capital Connection – 03/17/23
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It’s our weekly update on governmental and social issues making news in Pennsylvania and New York, including:
- Free Speech on College Campuses
- Abortion Drugs in NY
- The Move to make Marijuana Legal in PA
Christian watchdogs Michael Geer and Jason McGuire dive deep into the issues that matter at the state capitals in Harrisburg and Albany. Stay informed with the latest offering of “Capital Connection”.
Family Life 5 O’Clock Report – 03/16/23
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Faith Under Fire – New Hope Adoption v New York State – 03/16/23
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Constitutional rights on religious freedom earned a court victory for a Syracuse Christian adoption ministry
New Hope Family Services last week reached its final legal settlement with New York’s state government, after state officials tried to revoke the organization’s certification because its religious priorities limit adoptions to married couples with one man and one woman. The Syracuse-based Christian adoption agency has already won one of its two lawsuits on First Amendment protections. 
New Hope is represented by legal network Alliance Defending Freedom. ADF Senior Counsel Mark Lippelmann tells Family Life about the core issues of the case, plus what it means moving forward for Constitutional protections for businesses and organizations which conduct themselves guided by Biblical and theological guidance.
Lippelmann also has encouragement for Christians — in organizations and individually — on standing strong in faith, regardless of opposition from the government or objections from the surrounding culture.
Family Life 5 O’Clock Report – 03/15/23
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Real Answers – Christopher Anderson – Apathy – 03/15/23
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“Apathy: (noun) lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.”
Apathy has spread across the American culture. While this is not true everywhere, such disinterest and lack of motivation seeps into the church in many places.
Digital postings have replaced face-to-face communication, many settle into contentment with a status quo, and Biblical truths are sidelined from public awareness.
Our “Real Answers” expert, Christian counselor Christopher Anderson, offers his perspective on how this passivity developed, and what Christians and church leaders can do to bounce back when that trend pops up. He says there are ways that people of faith can be “in the world, but not of the world.”
Family Life 5 O’Clock Report – 03/14/23
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Hometown Heroes – Joe DeMarco – 03/14/23
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This week’s Family Life Hometown Hero is Joe DeMarco, founder of Wings Flights of Hope, based out of Orchard Park, New York.
Wings Flights is a free volunteer service which flies seriously ill patients and their families to out-of-town medical appointments. Transplant recipients and injured military members are key recipients of this ministry. This service is especially crucial when timing provides only a short window of opportunity to begin the medical treatment to receive organ transplants.
Family Life Noon Report – 03/13/23
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Family Life Hometowns – Oneida County NY – 03/13/23
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Come with Mark Webster, on a radio tour of Oneida County, New York, from the influences of the Oneida Nation to the transportation opportunities opened up by the Erie Canal.
Rebecca McLain, executive director of the Oneida History Center, fills us in on the people and geography that shaped the area’s history, and the benefits now available for residents and guests.
