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Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Voice of the Martyrs Vice President Todd Nettleton to talk about the "International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians." The VOM team has put together an outstanding set of resources for churches, for free, to encourage Christians to pray for persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. Find all the details here: https://www.persecuti...

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer to discuss testimony at the Religious Liberty Commission's third hearing on religious freedom in K12 schools across America.  Learn more about the word of Alliance Defending Freedom here: https://adflegal.org/

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with Focus on the Family Political Writer Zachary Mettler to discuss the impact of Christian activist Charlie Kirk, and what's happening in churches nationwide. 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with an underground missionary in Nepal to discuss the government overthrow and how Christians are weathering the change in regime. 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with retired Major Thomas Applin, who served at Ground Zero after the fall of the twin towers on 9-11. He speaks about how to speak to a new generation that's never heard the story of America's worst terror attack. 

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with PA Family President Michael Geer to break down the legacy and impact of Focus on the Family Founder Dr. James Dobson; and what we can take from his life in his stead. 

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Focus on the Family Political Writer Zachary Mettler to discuss twin lawsuits that are trying to thwart the defunding of the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with Christian photographer Emilee Carpenter and Alliance Defending Freedom Attorney Brian Neihart. Carpenter sued the state of New York over its law that required photographers to capture gay and lesbian weddings. 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch sits down with New York Family's Executive Director Jason McGuire to discuss the eight weekends he was sentenced to in the Livingston County Jail. McGuire says it's a case of lawfare. The story was picked up by "Focus on the Family" as a case of religious persecution. 

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family to discuss the recent rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and the 'Truth Rising' documentary.   Learn more at:   www.focusonthefamily.com

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Attorney Thomas Breth to discuss a case against the State College school district. Parents of kids at parochial schools sued to get their kids access to extra curricular activities at public schools.  Learn more about the work of the Thomas Moore Society here: https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/

Focus on the Family has been named a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center because of its stance on the LGBTQ+ movement. Attorney Nicole Hunt breaks down the ministry's response and offers a peek at Pride Month under a Trump presidency. 

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with Pastor Mark Francey about the largest baptism in American history; set for Sunday, June 8th. 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch interviews ADF Legal Counsel Matthew Rey on a new case out of Oregon. Should education workers be censored from displaying Christian books? It's now before the Oregon courts. 

Family Life's Sarah Harnisch does a deep dive with PA Family's Dan Bartkowiak on recreational marijuana in the Keystone state as the legislature poises to make it legal. 

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch asks HSLDA Attorney Will Estrada about the Substantial Equivalence Bill and the Interscholastic Sports Bill for homeschoolers in the Empire State. 

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with M.D. Stanley Bukowski to discuss physician assisted suicide, which is close to passage in New York.  Learn more here: https://nosuicideny.org/

Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sits down with National Day of Prayer Vice President Dion Elmore to discuss the congressional observance of the National Day of Prayer 2025, the number of people involved, and the 8pm simulcast co-hosted by Tim Tebow.  Learn more about the National Day of Prayer here: https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/

Pennsylvania attorney Thomas Breth discusses a case of two school districts in Beaver and Butler counties that are suing the state of Pennsylvania over its definition of gender. 

Alliance Defending Freedom Attorney Gabby McIntyre discusses a case on the funding of Planned Parenthood before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Alliance Defending Freedom Attorney Cody Barnett sits down with News Anchor Sarah Harnisch to discuss the case of Kasey Chiles before the U.S. Supreme Court. Can states dictate what happens inside the room of a Christian counseling session? 

There is a new regime in Syria. They are promising democracy, but slaughtering Alowite Muslims. Soldiers are telling Christian pastors in Syria they are next. Family Life's Sarah Harnisch interviewed Voice of the Martyrs Vice President Todd Nettleton to tell the story of the Syrian Christians. Learn more about the work of Voice of the Martyrs here: https://www.persecution.com/ Listen to Todd's int...

Living Lent (Beyond the Sunday Morning Liturgy) "Faith Under Fire" , a Family Life News weekly podcast  Some Christians have a very strong emphasis on the 40 days of Lent, with specialized worship experiences, individual and group Bible study, personal reflection and repentence, and other spiritual practices. (For example, you've likely heard of people who "give up something" for Lent -- whic...

A "Love Letter" to Evangelicals Family Life News talks with Warren Smith of MinistryWatch.com Christian journalist Warren Smith has a "lover's quarrel" with the evangelical church. He says many congregations and denominations are inwardly-focused on their problems, and fail to live up to a biblical mandate to be "salt and light" into their surrounding culture: Smith writes a response to others who...

Fighting the City Council to Protect Prolife Sidewalk Counselors' Rights the  Faith Under Fire  podcast "Women are being denied true choice as they are bullied into the only option that is offered by the abortion advocates" -- Brian Westbrook This week (February 24) the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a case based on a Carbondale, Illinois, ordinance which forbid displays and conv...