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Audio Resources: Marriage Protection Amendment
On this page, you can access several resources dealing with the proposed State Marriage Protection Amendment and info on past and future events to educate on the need for traditional marriage.

"Family Policy Matters"

Following is a list of radio shows produced by the North Carolina Family Policy Council on the issue of marriage and related issues. 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 podcast on iTunes.

Why Christians Are Called to Defend Marriage
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Dr. Mark Harris, president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte, about the Biblical definition of marriage and why Christians are called to defend it. He also discusses the importance of voting in the May 2012 primary, when North Carolinians will finally have the opportunity to vote on amendment to the State Constitution that defines marriage as only between one man and one woman. (Jan 20, 2012) mp3 — wma

Impact of Parenthood on Marriage
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Skip Burzumato, Assistant Director of the National Marriage Project, headquartered at the University of Virginia. Skip discusses the “2011 State of Our Unions” report from the National Marriage Project, which is entitled, When Baby Makes Three: How Parenthood Makes Life Meaningful and How Marriage Makes Parenthood Bearable. (Dec 30, 2011) mp3 — wma

U.S. Index of Belonging
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Nicholas Zill, Ph.D., a fellow with the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) at the Family Research Council and former founder and director of Child Trends. Dr. Zill discusses a new report that he coauthored with MARRI director, Patrick Fagan, entitled, “The Second Annual Index of Family Belonging and Rejection.” The report examines a number of key indicators to determine the level of child wellbeing in the nation and the states, including North Carolina. (Dec 16, 2011) mp3 — wma

The Homosexual Agenda, Part 2
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with nationally known speaker, author, and minister, Michael Brown, Ph.D., founder of the Fire School of Ministry in Concord, NC. Dr. Brown talks about his book that most publishers were afraid to touch, A Queer Thing Happened to America, which details the dramatic changes that have taken place in America in relation to the promotion of homosexuality. (Dec 9, 2011) mp3 — wma

The Homosexual Agenda, Part 1
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with nationally known speaker, author, and minister, Michael Brown, Ph.D., founder of the Fire School of Ministry in Concord, NC, and host of the daily radio show, “The Line of Fire.” Dr. Brown talks about his book that most publishers were afraid to touch, A Queer Thing Happened to America, which details the dramatic changes that have taken place in America in relation to the promotion of homosexuality. (Dec 3, 2011) mp3 — wma

Why Marriage Makes the Difference
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Glenn Stanton, Director of Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, about his new book, The Ring Makes All Difference: The Hidden Consequences of Cohabitation and the Strong Benefits of Marriage. Glenn talks about the harms of living together before marriage, and explains why marriage benefits both adults and children. (Nov 11, 2011) mp3 — wma

Why Marriage Matters
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Elizabeth Marquardt, Director of the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values (IAV), and the author of the best-selling book, Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce. Elizabeth discusses IAV’s new report, “Why Marriage Matters: 30 Conclusions from the Social Sciences,” especially its major finding regarding the rise in cohabitation and its negative impact on children. (Oct 21, 2011) mp3 — wma

NC Marriage Protection Amendment
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Maggie Gallagher, chair and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage, and a leading figure in the national battle to protect the institution of marriage from redefinition. Maggie talks about the General Assembly’s recent passage of legislation that will give the people of North Carolina the opportunity to vote on a Marriage Protection Amendment in May 2012, and explains why the amendment is so important. She also responds to some of the most common arguments against the amendment. (Sep 30, 2011) mp3 — wma

Marriage and the Economy
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Henry Potrykus, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council. Dr. Potrykus talks about his recent report, “Our Fiscal Crisis: We Cannot Tax, Spend or Borrow Enough to Substitute for Marriage.” (Sep 10, 2011) mp3 — wma

Same-Sex "Marriage" and Non-discrimination Policies
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” NCFPC president Bill Brooks talks with Thomas Messner, a Visiting Fellow in the Devos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Thomas discusses issues from his recent Backgrounder report for The Heritage Foundation, entitled “Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and Threats to Religious Freedom: How Nondiscrimination Policies Factor In.” Specifically, he talks about pro-homosexual nondiscrimination policies and how the legalization of same-sex “marriage” increases the significant threat they pose to religious liberty. (Sep 2, 2011) mp3 — wma

The Impact of Marriage on the Economy
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religious Research Institute at the Family Research Council. Dr. Fagan discusses his new report, "Marriage and Economic Well-Being," and explains how the economic well-being of the family is very much determined by marriage. He also offers suggestions for how the government can strengthen the family and improve the economy at the same time. (Jul 30, 2011) mp3 — wma

The Harms of Same-Sex "Marriage," Part 2
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research Council. Peter talks about the increasing attacks on marriage by homosexual activists, and a new documentary from the Family Research Council that highlights some of the harms of same-sex “marriage” on families and children. (July 16, 2011) mp3 — wma

The Harms of Same-Sex "Marriage"
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research Council. Peter talks about the findings of recent national surveys on the issue of marriage, and a new documentary from the Family Research Council that highlights some of the harms of same-sex “marriage” on families and children. (July 9, 2011) mp3 — wma

Why NC Needs a Marriage Amendment, Part 2
In part 2 of this two-part series, Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with noted author and speaker, Maggie Gallagher, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage. Maggie discusses how to respond to some of the false accusations homosexual advocacy groups are making against traditional marriage supporters, and offers encouragement for battle-weary pro-family citizens to keep fighting the good fight to preserve marriage in North Carolina. (June 25, 2011) mp3 — wma

Why NC Needs a Marriage Amendment
In part 1 of this two-part series, Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with noted author and speaker, Maggie Gallagher, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage. Maggie discusses the increasing attacks on the institution of marriage across the nation, and explains why North Carolina needs a Marriage Protection Amendment now more than ever. (June 18, 2011) mp3 — wma

Threats to Conscience, Part 2
In part 2 of this two-part series, Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks continues a discussion he began last week with Thomas Messner, a Visiting Fellow in the Devos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation. Thomas discusses issues from his new report, entitled “From Culture Wars to Conscience Wars: Emerging Threats to Conscience,” including why the same-sex “marriage” issue poses such a significant threat to religious liberty. (June 11, 2011) mp3 — wma

Threats to Conscience, Part 1
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Thomas Messner, a Visiting Fellow in the Devos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Thomas is the author of a new report for The Heritage Foundation, entitled “From Culture Wars to Conscience Wars: Emerging Threats to Conscience.” He discusses some of the emerging threats to religious freedom and private conscience that are increasing in the areas of health care and over issues involving same-sex “marriage.” (June 4, 2011) mp3 — wma

Impact of Prematial Sex on Future Marriages
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Glenn Stanton, director of Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, about what the scientific research shows regarding the negative impact of premarital sex on marriage. Glenn explains the latest research findings on the subject and explains why having sex prior to marriage tends to increase the chance of divorce. (May 21, 2011) mp3 — wma

Importance of Marriage Protection Amendments
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with William C. Duncan, JD, director of the Marriage Law Foundation. Mr. Duncan discusses a new report he co-wrote for the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy entitled, “American Courts on Marriage: Is Marriage Discriminatory?” and explains why Marriage Protections Amendments are a critical line of defense in helping states to protect the definition of marriage from judicial and legislative attempts to redefine it. (Mar 19, 2011) mp3 —wma

Raising Secure Daughters & Confident Sons
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Glenn Stanton, director of family formation studies at Focus on the Family. Glen talks about his latest book, Secure Daughters, Confident Sons: How Parents Guide Their Children Into Authentic Masculinity and Femininity, and why children need both mom and dad to thrive. (Feb 26, 2011)mp3 — wma

Culture of Rejection and Belonging
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCFPC president, Bill Brooks talks with Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council. Dr. Fagan discusses his new report, “The U.S. Index of Belonging and Rejection,” and explains why the natural (intact married) family is disappearing for  young people today, and what we as a nation can do to stop this disturbing trend. (Feb 12, 2011) mp3 — wma

Why Marriage Is In Trouble
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” North Carolina Family Policy Council (NCFPC) President Bill Brooks talks with Professor W. Bradford Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, about the 2010 State of Our Unions report, “When Marriage Disappears: The New Middle America.” Professor Wilcox talks about the decline in marital health among high school educated Americans (or Middle America), compared to the improvements in marriage among higher educated Americans, and why this is creating a marriage gap that is detrimental to all Americans. (Jan 8, 2011) mp3 — wma

Defending DOMA
This week on “Family Policy Matters,” North Carolina Family Policy Council (NCFPC) President Bill Brooks talks with Dale Schowengerdt, a litigation attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a national Christian civil liberties group. Dale discusses the importance of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for federal purposes as between one man and one woman, and the mounting legal attacks on DOMA by homosexual activists in courts across the country. (Nov 27, 2010) mp3 — wma

Federal Homosexual Initiatives
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research Council and author of the book, Outrage: How Gay Activists and Liberal Judges are Trashing Democracy to Redefine Marriage. Peter talks about the recent slew of pro-homosexual directives issued by the federal government during the month of June in honor of the so-called “LGBT Pride Month,” and how these directives pose a threat to the institution of marriage and the family. (July 17, 2010) mp3 — wma

The Battle To Protect Marriage
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, and one of the leaders in the national battle to preserve marriage. Maggie talks about the most recent challenges to marriage, including what is happening in the California Proposition 8 trial and the latest developments in the District of Columbia, which began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples earlier this month. (Mar 27, 2010) mp3 — wma

Civil Society and Marriage
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Chuck Donovan, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Devos Center for Religion and Civil Society. Prior to this, Chuck served for 20 years at the Family Research Council, most recently as executive vice president. Chuck is the author of a new Heritage Foundation article, “Marriage, Parentage and the Constitution of the Family.” He discusses some of the issues he raises in that article, particularly how marriage strengthens civil society, and some of the national policies that are undermining marriage and the family. (Mar 20, 2010) mp3 — wma

The Truth About Same Sex Parenting
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Glen Stanton, director of family formation studies in the Global Strategic Services department of Focus on the Family. Glen is the author of several books, including The Fatherhood Movement: A Call to Action, and the Big Book for Dads. Glen talks about a controversial new study, which claims that children raised by same-sex parents do just as well as children raised by moms and dads. He discusses the growing body of social science evidence that refutes these claims and shows why intact married families are the best place for raising children. (Feb 13, 2010) mp3 — wma

National Marriage Week
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Mike McManus, founder and president of Marriage Savers, a nonprofit organization that he co-founded with his wife, Harriet, that works with churches and communities to strengthen and save marriages. Mike talks about the upcoming National Marriage Week, which is scheduled for Feb. 7-14, and how churches can strengthen marriage during this week-long event and year-round. (Jan 30, 2010) mp3 — wma

The Recession's Impact on Marriage
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with W. Bradford Wilcox, associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project, which is headquartered at the university. Professor Wilcox talks about the 2009 “State of Our Unions Report” from the National Marriage Project. The annual report tracks the health of marriage in the United States, and this year’s report focuses specifically on the impact of the recession on marital quality, as well as other economic factors. (Jan 23, 2010) mp3 — wma

Effects of Pornography
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President, Bill Brooks talks with Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., senior fellow and director of the Center for Marriage and Religion at the Family Research Council in Washington, DC. Dr. Fagan discusses his new report, “The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family and Community.” He discusses the effects of pornography on women, marriage and adolescents, and how families can help protect against this dangerous threat. Note that a condensed version of Dr. Fagan’s report appears in the current issue of the NCFPC’s quarterly magazine, Family North Carolina. (Jan 9, 2010) mp3 — wma

The Manhattan Declaration
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President, Bill Brooks talks with Dr. Timothy George, Dean and Professor of Divinity at Samford University’s Beason Divinity School, about the “Manhattan Declaration,” a landmark Christian statement released in November that addresses three foundational Biblical principals: the sanctity of life, marriage, and religious liberty. Dr. George discusses the historic importance of the Manhattan Declaration, which he drafted along with Chuck Colson and Dr. Robert George of Princeton. (Dec 12, 2009) mp3 — wma

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