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Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with Alliance Defending Freedom's Chelsea Youman to discuss one of the largest U.S. Supreme Court cases of the year: Do states have the right to ban transgender athletes from girl's sports? The answer was yes.  Learn more about the case here . 

Radiant Mobile is the first nationwide Christian cell phone network to block all pornography and LGBTQ+ content. Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with founder Paul Fisher and CEO Chris Klimis to break down how it works and what it blocks. Learn more here . 

"Focus on the Family" co-Host John Fuller sits down with Family Life's Sarah Harnisch to talk about what's happened to Christian radio since the advent of cell phones, podcasts, Spotify, and streaming platforms.  Learn more about the work of "Focus on the Family" here . 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with Alliance Defending Freedom's Chelsea Youman to discuss their lawsuit against the FDA. It's based on a case out of Lousisiana, which has banned mail-order abortifacients, but blue states are still able to get them into the state.  Learn more about the case from Alliance Defending Freedom here . 

Pennsylvania State Representative Clint Owlett sits down with Sarah Harnisch to break down House Bill 1835 and House Bill 910, on Human Trafficking.  Owlett also brought in Lantern Rescue President Korrin Moon to discuss the impacts of human trafficking and digital human trafficking in the Keystone State.  Follow Representative Owlett's work here .  Check out the work of Lantern Res...

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Pastor Jay LaScolea to talk about the history of Good Friday and how to explore the Bible on your own for the first time.  You can contact Jay directly at jason.lascolea@gmail.com  

Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" Associate Editor Paul Assay sits down with Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch to break down "Screen Fast 2026": no screens for 7 days, nationwide.  Learn more about the fast here .  Learn more about "Plugged In" here . 

A landmark religious freedom case went before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia this week. At issue: do faith-based organizations have the right to hold employees accountable to their doctrinal statements? 19 Democratic-controlled states have already filed in opposition as the case gains national traction. Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Liberty Counsel Founder and...

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the California public school system in an emergency decision. They warned schools they cannot transition children behind the backs of their parents. Focus on the Family Issues Analyst Jeff Johnston sits down with our own Sarah Harnisch to discuss what happened. Jeff writes for the "Daily Citizen" for Focus on the Family. Check it out here . 

For the first time in American history, people in all 50 states led a simultaneous prayer revival. It's called "GAP 26." Former Alabama State Senator and organizer Hank Erwin Junior sat down with our own Sarah Harnisch to discuss it.  To learn more about GAP 26, go here . 

There are two bills-- one in the Senate and one in the Assembly-- that would allow homeschool students to play public school sports. Homeschool New York LEAH's Ed Brown sits down with Sarah Harnisch to discuss it.  Learn more here . 

Members of a "Club America" group, that's a high school chapter of Turning Point USA, were harassed-- and the sponsoring teacher for the group-- placed on administrative leave, simply for having a conservative chapter on campus. It happened at Baldwinsville Central School District in Upstate New York.  Club America President Jerry Dygert sat down with Family Life's Sarah Harnisch to give deta...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made a huge decision that affects the religious freedom of tens of thousands of pharmacists across America. Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman breaks it down, with our own Sarah Harnisch.  Learn more, or support ADF, here . 

Turning Point USA is hosting their own Superbowl halftime show this Sunday to rival the NFL version. Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sat down with Focus on the Family's Issues Analyst Zachary Mettler to break it down. 

Voice of the Martyr's Vice President Todd Nettleton sat down with Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch to release the new "Global Prayer Guide" and the "Pray for the Persecuted" Bible, in a partnership with Tyndale Publishers. He also shares his most memorable persecution story of 2025.  Learn more about the work of Voice of the Martyrs here . 

Two states defended their laws protecting girls sports before the U.S. Supreme Court. Alliance Defending Freedom was involved in both cases. Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with ADF Senior Counsel Matt Sharp to explain what happens next.  Learn more about the work of Alliance Defending Freedom here . 

New York State's longest running March for Life is in Syracuse this week, on January 17th. The keynote address will be given by Patient's Rights Action Fund's Jessica Rodgers, on the "Medical Aid in Dying Act." Jessica sat down with our own Sarah Harnisch to discuss the implications of physician assisted suicide, and how you can take part. Details on the Syracuse March for life Learn more about th...

New York is poised to become the 13th state to legalize physician assisted suicide via the "Medical Aid in Dying Act." Governor Hochul has reached a verbal agreement with the legislature and plans to sign the bill in January. It will take effect six months later.  Dr. Stanley Bukowski has 40 years experience in end-of-life care. He sits down with our own Sarah Harnisch to discuss the slippery...

Prison Fellowship Mission Ambassador Jermaine Wilson sits down with Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch and shares his incredible story of seven years in prison to becoming the mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas. Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree program blessed his son while he was behind bars. Wilson says, "your past is a place to learn from, not live in."  Learn more about Prison Fellowship here...

More than 350 people attended vigils across the state of New York ahead of Governor Kathy Hochul's decision on whether or not the Empire State would become the 13th state to legalize assisted suicide. Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sat down with New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide's Reushann Cox to explain why Hochul should be a hard no when it comes to the "Medical Aid in Dying Act."  L...

More than 50-thousand Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, with a dramatic uptick this year, as radical Muslim groups move deeper south. Nigeria is now one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with Voice of the Martyr's Vice President Todd Nettleton for an inside peek at the underground work their teams are doing in Niger...

The group "What God is Doing in Friendship New York" through the Alliance of Churches is hosting a nativity display contest. A prize of $100 will be given for the top home or business presentation that is visible to the public from the road or street. You have until 5pm Friday December 19th to enter. To learn more about the "Origin of Christmas" nativity contest, go here:  https://www.faceboo...

It's high-tech evangelism!  Sat 7 is using satellite technology to broadcast Christian programming to 25 million people deep in the Middle East. Just four percent of the audience believes in Jesus Christ.  Family Life's Bob Price sits down with Sat 7 Vice President Joe Willey. He says their team allows Muslims that want to covert to Christianity to contact them using the encoded app "Wha...

Just 37 to 42 percent of Christians say they will show up on election day, November 4th, in New York and Pennsylvania. Political educator and author of "Jesus and Politics" Bunni Pounds says that has to change. Pounds runs the website "Christians Engaged", which 850-thousand people of faith use to understand politics from a Biblical worldview. Find out more here: https://christiansengaged.org/

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with Special Counsel Thomas Breth of the Thomas More Society to speak about a win with the PIAA: the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. They will now allow students of parochial schools across the state to take part in public school sports. To learn about the Thomas More Society, go here .