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Family Life’s “Capital Connection” – 5/07/24
NY: Safe 4 Kids Act
PA: Saving Women’s Sports, locally and nationally
What to Watch for at the U-S Supreme Court this month
Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer “weigh in” on the “weighty” issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg
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Riley Gaines, Title IX, and the Politics of Protecting Female Athletes
A special edition of Capital Connection- 5/31/24
Women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines says even though majorities of Americans want to protect girls’ locker rooms, female sports records, and women’s teams — regardless of politic party affiliation.
In this conversation, Gaines talks about the ways that Democratic politicians have “failed in their most basic duties”. She faults the Biden administration for unilaterally rewriting the Title IX civil rights legislation which had opened opportunities for girls and women in education and athletics for more than half a century.
Greg Gillispie also asked her about the disparities which start this fall, between how the NCAA and NAIA will deal with participation by athletes who were born male.
You can listen to Part One of our exclusive interview with Riley Gaines on the May 29 Family Life News Podcast.
More information about the Riley Gaines presentation in Cranberry Township (Friday, May 31) is available from the Pennsylvania Family Institute.
After her successful career as an SEC swimmer at the University of Kentucky, Gaines was brought on as a columnist and commentator for the news site Outkick.com.
- - - - Family Life News has reached out to the White House Communications Office and to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, seeking any response they may have to what Riley Gaines told us in this interview. If/when we hear back, you will hear from them.
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This is the 5 O’Clock Report from Family Life News
Anchor Sarah Harnisch has Thursday’s top stories, including updates as the verdict against Donald Trump was being announced in New York City.
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Riley Gaines, Sports when XX and XY compete, and the lack of advocacy for the majority position
Women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines says transgender inclusion in women’s sports is supported by small numbers of Americans.
She quotes a Gallup Poll showing more Democrats, Republicans, and Independents all see unfairness when someone born male takes away a roster position, a scholarship, or a sports record from a female athlete. Still the loudest voices are outshouting those majorities.
In this first part of a two-part interview, Gaines tells Family Life News about the core issues at hand, and why women’s sports should be set aside for women and girls.
She also talks about Title IX, the Federal civil rights legislation which opened up educational and athletic opportunities for females starting more than 50 years ago. She credits that women’s-rights movement for opening fabulous doors for her. However, as the U.S. President tries to change Title IX to take away women’s opportunities and give them to athletes who “identify as female”, she notes that 20+ states are not going along with the Biden Administration efforts.
You can listen to Part Two of our exclusive interview with Riley Gaines on the May 31 Family Life News Podcast.
More information about the Riley Gaines presentation in suburban Pittsburgh (Friday, May 31) is available from the Pennsylvania Family Institute.
Riley Gaines won five Southeastern Conference swimming titles, and she is a twelve-time All American. Gaines set aside her dental career as she graduated from the University of Kentucky, after she tied for a trophy in a collegiate swimming competition, but that trophy went to a transgender athlete because an NCAA official decided that would make a better photo opportunity. She is a commentator for the news site Outkick.com, travels the nation as a speaker and supporter of girls in sports and schools, and takes part in legal challenges and political events.
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Family Life HOMETOWNS takes you into the petroleum-rich history of Oil City, Pennsylvania.
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Our Memorial Day edition of the Noon Report today includes special extended interviews with
The music included in these stories includes
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Family Life has a special program for Memorial Day:
Join Greg Gillispie and Bob Price at noon on Monday, as we tour Pennsylvania and New York for perspectives on Memorial Day.
(This Family Life News Special is also available on our podcast feeds, the Family Life Now mobile app, and you can download or share it from FamilyLife.org)
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“Capital Connection” – This week’s legislative & social issues, in NY & PA – 5/10/24
Equality Amendment Gets the Boot
Proposed Tax Cut in Pa
Protecting Women’s Sports
Assisted Suicide Runs out of Steam
Anarchy in Academia
Christian Watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the latest issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg on this edition of Family Life’s “Capital Connection”.
Listen each Friday during the legislative seasons — airing on the Family Life Noon Report, plus available from our podcast feeds and live streams.
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“God has given us the opportunity to love and serve the brokenhearted.”
The “Eight Days of Hope” ministry is on the scene where tornadoes created multiple disaster zones in the past couple of weeks.
New-York-based Steve Tybor gives us an update on how the volunteers and equip get mobilized, to respond to the tangible needs while also bringing Christian hope.
Tybor tells Family Life’s Mark Webster about the midwestern response, their efforts to shelter young women caught up in human trafficking, and the upcoming annual trip to Buffalo for a week-plus of work in neighborhoods in need. This is the fifth year for the Buffalo projects — in the previous four, they have rehabbed homes of 1,200 families. Individuals, couples and families can participate in that work, even for fewer than eight days.
The national “Eight Days” effort has involved 60,000 volunteers.
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Family Life’s “Capital Connection” – 5/03/24
Anti War Protests on U-S College Campuses
Medical Aid in Dying Act
School Choice in the PA Budget
New York’s War on Pregnancy Help Centers
McCormick / Casey Race Tightens
Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire with New York Families and Michael Geer with the Pennsylvania Family Institute discuss the weighty issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg
