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Radio Show Archives 2008
Following is a list of radio shows you can hear. Web links to third party sites were active at the time the show was produced. For your convenience, "Family Policy Matters" is also available as a free subscription on iTunes.
Parental Rights in Education
This week, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with William C. Duncan, director of the Marriage Law Foundation, and an adjunct scholar at The Sutherland Institute. Mr. Duncan talks about a recent article he wrote for The Sutherland Institute about parental rights in education in Europe and the United States, how we differ, and whether we should be concerned that our country may be headed in the same direction. (April 26)
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Helping Teens Defend Their Faith
This week, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Christian apologist and author, Frank Turek, Ph.D., about his new speaking initiative and web site, Crossexamined.org. The initiative is aimed at addressing the current crisis of faith among many teens in the Church. Dr. Turek, who is co-author of the award-winning book, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, explains the hostile climate facing Christian students at many universities today, and why so many Christian young people leave the Church after they get to college. He also discusses how parents can help prepare their children from a young age to defend challenges to their faith, which they will most certainly face. (April 19)
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Preventing Child Abuse
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Bradford Wilcox, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, about his new research “Protectors or Perpetrators? Fathers, Mothers and Child Abuse and Neglect.” Professor Wilcox discusses the myths about fathers and child abuse as well as the benefits that married fathers offer when they live with their children. (April 12)
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"Day of Silence" Walkout
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Peter LaBarbera, founder and president of Americans for Truth, a national organization dedicated to exposing the homosexual activist agenda. Peter talks about the upcoming “Day of Silence,” a pro-homosexual event that is scheduled for schools nationwide on April 25, and what parents can do about it. Americans for Truth is co-sponsoring a national campaign called the “Day of Silence” Walkout, which encourages parents to pull their children out of class on April 25 if their school is participating in the pro-homosexual event. (March 29)
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First Things First in Gaston County
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Joe Davis, chairman of the board at First Things First of Gaston County, a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen families by reducing divorce and out-of-wedlock births. Mr. Davis discusses what First Things First is doing to help reduce divorce and unwed motherhood in Gaston County, and why this effort is so important to that community and North Carolina in general. (March 29) Listen (.mp3) – (.wma) – (Real)
School Choice in the Black Community
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Gerard Robinson, president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), a national organization that actively supports parental choice in education to empower families and increase educational options for Black children. Mr. Robinson talks about the need for more parental choice in education, and why school choice is important to the Black community in particular. (March 22) Listen (.mp3) – (.wma) – (Real)
Paganism in the Classroom
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Linda Harvey, president of the pro-family group, Mission: America, about her new book, Not My Child: Contemporary Paganism & the New Spirituality. She talks about the recent rise in teen paganism, the consequences, and what parents can do. (March 15) Listen (.mp3) – (.wma) – (Real)
Protecting the Institution of Marriage
This week, award-winning journalist, Dale O’Leary joins NCFPC president Bill Brooks to discuss her new book, One Man, One Woman. Dale is an internationally known lecturer on marriage, feminism, life issues and the culture war. She discusses the ongoing attacks on marriage by homosexual activists and their allies, and what Christians can do to help protect this age-old institution from redefinition. (March 8) Listen (.mp3) – (.wma) – (Real)
Bullycide in America
NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with activist mom, Brenda High, the founder and co-director of Bully Police USA, on the program this week. Brenda’s son, Jared, committed suicide at the age of 13 as a result of bullying by his peers at school. Since his death, Brenda has become a passionate crusader against bullying and has helped lawmakers in several states enact anti-bullying laws aimed at protecting all students. She shares her personal story, and discusses why anti-bullying laws should not define victims. (March 1) Listen (.mp3) – (.wma) – (Real)
Intelligent Designs
William A. Dembski, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, joins NCPFC President, Bill Brooks on the program this week. Dr. Dembski discusses his new book, The Design of Life: Discovering Signs of Intelligence in Biological Systems, which he co-authored with Jonathan Wells. He explains Intelligent Design, and why Darwin’s theory of evolution is flawed. (February 23) Listen (.mp3) – (.wma) – (Real)
The Single Life
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Jennifer Marshall, director of domestic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, to discuss her new book, Now and Not Yet: Making Sense of the Single Life in the 21st Century. She discusses her online survey of single women that is featured in the book, and offers tips for single women on how to make the most of the single years. She also talks about some of the pressures facing Christian singles today and how the church can help. (February 16) Listen (.mp3) — (.wma) — (Real)
The Impact of Homosexual Parenting—2
In the second part of this two-part series, Dawn Stefanowicz, author of Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting, details her experiences as a child who was raised by a homosexual father and how it negatively impacted her life. This week, the discussion also includes the impact of homosexual parenting on public policy. (February 9) Listen (.mp3) — (.wma) — (Real)
The Impact of Homosexual Parenting—1
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with author, speaker and pro-family advocate, Dawn Stefanowicz, about her groundbreaking new book, Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting. In the book, Dawn details her experiences as a child who was raised by a homosexual father and how it negatively impacted her life. She talks about how her father’s homosexuality prevented him from being the loving and strong father she desperately needed, and how she ultimately found healing in her own life through God’s grace. (February 1) Listen (.mp3) — (.wma) — (Real)
Distributing Bibles In Public Schools
This week, David Cortman, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), joins NCFPC president Bill Brooks to discuss the distribution of Bibles and other religious materials in public schools by outside groups, such as the Gideons. David recently litigated a case in Florida involving two Gideon representatives who were threatened with arrest for passing out Bibles at a local school. He talks about that case, as well as two school systems in North Carolina that changed their policies last year to prohibit outside groups from leaving Bibles on school grounds. (January 26)
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Option Ultrasound
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Kim Conroy of Focus on the Family about Option Ultrasound, an effort that aims to provide ultrasound equipment and training to pregnancy resource centers. Kim discusses the importance of these ultrasound machines and the impact they have on pregnant women. (January 19) Listen (.mp3)Listen — (.wma)Listen — (Real)
Darwin In America - 2
In the second part of this two-part series, John G. West, Ph.D., a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, joins NCFPC president Bill Brooks to discuss his new book, Darwin Day in America: How our politics and culture have been dehumanized in the name of science. Dr. West is associate director of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, and the former Chairman of the Department of Political Science and Geography at Seattle Pacific University. (January 12) Listen (.mp3) — (.wma) — (Real)
Sanctity of Human Life Week
This week, NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Melinda Delahoyde, president of Care Net, about “Sanctity of Human Life Week 2008,” which is scheduled for January 20-27. Care Net operates the largest network of pregnancy resource centers in the nation. Prior to joining Care Net, Melinda led educational outreach for Americans United for Life. She talks about the importance of Sanctity of Human Life Week to the pro-life community, and she offers tips about how churches and individuals can get involved. (January 4) Listen (.mp3) — (.wma) — (Real)
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