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Hometowns – Hammondsport NY – 07/10/23

Hometowns – Hammondsport NY – 07/10/23

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Among many other highlights, Hammondsport, New York, is home to the Glenn Curtis Museum. Curtis was an engineer and an inventor who is credited with “teaching the world to fly”. His work with bicycles, motorcycles and aircraft pushed all of those industries into faster futures. His innovations led to advancement in the Navy’s aviation programs.

Hammondsport also is a destination for tourists and return visitors, with its lakeside opportunities and a vibrant village square.

Take a trip to this village in the FingerLakes region. Family Life’s Mark Webster is your tour guide through its history and its modern-day attractions, this week on “Family Life Hometowns”.

   

 

 

School Choice Bill vetoed in PA – 07/06/23

School Choice Bill vetoed in PA – 07/06/23

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After a tenuous debate and weeks of negotiation, the Pennsylvania legislature agreed to a budget bill which would allow “the money to follow the student”. State Representative Clint Owlett authored the “Life-Line Scholarship” program which would have given families school-choice options, including to move their student from a school which does not serve the student well.

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced this week that he would use his executive authority to strike that element out of the new law.

Family Life News aired an extended interview with Owlett to get more background, plus his reaction to these latest developments.

Special Feature – Supreme Court Rulings on Religious Freedom – Jeremy Samek – 07/05/23

Special Feature – Supreme Court Rulings on Religious Freedom – Jeremy Samek – 07/05/23

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“Ramifications of Recent Supreme Court Rulings”

The U.S. Supreme Court majority announced major rulings in the past week, deciding cases related to religious freedoms, affirmative action, and the write-offs of some students’ college loans.

Family Life News aired an extended conversation to get beyond the quick headlines — and past the partisan “spin” — and gather analysis on some of these major rulings from the the final days of the Court’s current term. Our guest is Jeremy Samek of the Independence Law Center. He was active in the lawsuits brought by a Christian postal worker in Pennsylvania and a website designer who was sued for discrimination, pushing against First Amendment rights of freedom of religious expression.

Missions Pulse – Bible Translators – 07/03/23

Missions Pulse – Bible Translators – 07/03/23

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A husband and wife couple serve as translation specialists with Pioneer Bible Translators. By integrating Bible translation and Scripture engagement, they provide enduring access to God’s Word for people in West Africa. There are very few followers of Jesus among their target people group. Having Scripture in their own language is an important step for them to know and follow Jesus. Our guests are excited to see more people experience life transformation through God’s Word. The Bible can become an excellent outreach as a literacy tool too.

In this interview you will hear about how much more translation work needs to be done, considering that there are currently 7,300 different languages spoken on this planet.  (Hint: many of the most widespread languages have multiple Scripture options; many thousands do not yet have a single version of the full Holy Bible.)

 

For additional information and inspiration about stretching the world’s access to God’s Word:

 

Missions Pulse is launching as a new News Features series from Family Life. On selected Mondays throughout this summer, our Abigail Hofland will bring you first-person stories to you from the front-line leaders in Christian missions and ministry. Listen during the Family Life Noon Report, find (and share) these conversations 24/7 from the News Podcasts page, or go there to subscribe so you can be notified each time a favorite feature of yours posts a new episode.

Capital Connection – 06/30/23

Capital Connection – 06/30/23

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In our final broadcast of this legislative season, The Capital Connection crew “chime in” on new laws signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2023, plus the still-ongoing budget battle in Harrisburg.

Websites mentioned during this roundtable:

Family Life’s “Capital Connection” returns after the summer break, to follow legislative and social issues with specific impact on New York and Pennsylvania. This news feature airs Fridays during the Noon Report, with interview highlights in our other newscasts. The most-recent episode and all of the archives are available on the News Podcasts page at familylife.org.

Faith Under Fire – Jim Harden – One Year after Dobbs – 06/29/23

Faith Under Fire – Jim Harden – One Year after Dobbs – 06/29/23

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The Dobbs decision at the U.S. Supreme Court last June transformed the models used by the pro-life movement, abortion providers, and those who favor access to abortion.

We have reached out to numerous entities affected in this first full year since Roe v. Wade was overturned and remanded back to state legislatures to set laws, restrictions and funding for each state and D.C.

Jim Harden, director of Compass-Care in western and central New York joined Family Life this week on the radio and online for “Faith Under Fire”.

Harden offers his reflections on the past year, as well as with the very first-hand experience of having one Comfort-Care facility set on fire before the Dobbs decision was officially announced. He expresses frustration that federal law enforcement to date has not arrested any suspects, even the government agents have numerous interactions with few pro-life advocates across the country.

 

Special Feature – Dobbs Anniversary – 06/26/23

Special Feature – Dobbs Anniversary – 06/26/23

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Dobbs case overturns Roe v. Wade — One-Year Later

This past Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.  By a 6-3 majority, the Court remanded decisions on abortion law back the state courts and state legislatures. The determination confirmed that any “right to abortion” is not a Constitutionally-mandated requirement related to privacy rights.

In the year since, about half of the states have enacted some restrictions and oversight of the abortion industry, while the other half are enacting ways to help doctors end pregnancies via surgical or pharmaceutical means.

For local Pennsylvania and New York perspectives on the pro-life movement a year after Dobbs, Family Life interviewed Alexis Sneller (a pro-life advocate with the Pennsylvania Family Institute in Harrisburg) and John Gramlich (board president at Caring Choices Pregnancy Centers of Rochester and Webster).

    

 

 

 

 

(Family Life News has also reached out to Planned Parenthood clinics in both states, for their perspectives on the anniversary of the end of Roe v. Wade.)

 

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