The Family Beacon

The 2025 legislative session brought unique opportunities for the MFC team to win for life, family, and religious freedom. Rebecca Delahunt shares how the progressive trifecta broke, how we engaged on more issues than ever before, and what wins we saw. Tune in to learn about the so-called Equal Rights Amendment, protections for babies born alive after botched abortions, funding for pregnancy resou...

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently released its second draft of new Health Education Standards . The Sexual Health portion includes required student learning expectations that violate related laws and are developmentally inappropriate. Doug Wardlow, True North Legal’s new Director of Litigation, and Rebecca Delahunt, Director of Public Policy at MFC join Grace on the podcast to d...

With the special session in St. Paul finally over, we can give you final updates on what passed and what didn’t during 2025. Plus, we update you on an important new brief True North Legal has filed at the Supreme Court, and a revealing new interview with Rep. Angie Craig. Finally, tune in for a farewell message from Moses Bratrud, who is moving on to new opportunities! The end of one era of the Fa...

This week, the legislative session is over, but they’ll be back for a special session! And, I discuss a critical new case filed by True North Legal and Alliance Defending Freedom. Finally, we talk about the presidential ambitions of three Minnesotans: Dean Phillips, Amy Klobuchar, and Tim Walz.

The Family Beacon podcast returns with big news from the State Capitol as the end of the session approaches! Becca Delahunt joins Moses Bratrud with critical updates about life, family, and religious freedom issues in Minnesota. We discuss:Cuts to aid for nonpublic school studentsMobile sports gamblingHomeschooling restrictionsVaccine exemption removal - big update! And much, much more! Becca also...

Reuploading this great conversation due to an audio error when it was first recorded. Enjoy --- Director of Public Policy Rebecca Delahunt guest hosts the first episode of season five, joined by special guest Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics & Culture. As a renowned bioethics expert, Jennifer shares about the often overlooked harms that gestational surrogacy poses to unborn children a...

This week marked a critical deadline for legislation at the State Capitol in St. Paul, and Policy Director Becca Delahunt joins us this week to update us on the bills we’ve been following this legislative session, and tells us what will happen as the Legislature enters its final, busiest stage. WATCH: Becca testifies against the ERA: https://youtu.be/vF-lKvbm0DY WATCH: Renee Carlson of True North...

Minnesota Family Council stands against the so-called Equal Rights Amendment, a bill that would, among other things, create constitutional protection for every individual to "self-identify" according to their own "gender identity or gender expression."A 10 Commandments display at the Capitol was vandalized this week. Plus, we dive into an issue that affects every family, church, and future generat...

Your hosts discuss how while new numbers show that homeschooling has reached an all-time high in Minnesota, Governor Walz wants to slash funding for private schools and homeschoolers. Plus, there’s a new Ten Commandments display at our State Capitol that is, thankfully, much better than the Satanist display erected around Christmas. Get the facts, stand for truth!

Renee Carlson of True North Legal joins the Family Beacon to give a high-level overview of the girls' sports issue. Your hosts break down the top arguments used by the opposition, and Renee helps us understand how to respond to these myths with winsomeness, giving us the facts so that we can stand for truth on this crucial issue.

A bold dad takes an impassioned stand against allowing males into girls’ sports in a MN school district. Plus, a cultural commentator Moses interviewed last year is interviewed for the New York Times. Does his thesis about Christianity and culture need to be updated for the Trump era? Get the facts, stand for truth!

This week, an incredible rally featuring Riley Gaines, Renee Carlson, and other public figures brings hundreds of people to the State Capitol to protect girls’ athletic opportunities. The Preserving Girls' Sports Act failed to pass in the MN House after all 66 Democratic members voted against it. Plus, the U.S. Senate votes on this important issue. Get the facts, stand for truth!

One big theme at the Minnesota legislature this year is protecting women. Today our Director of Public Policy Rebecca Delahunt joins us to get behind the headlines and talk about our work protecting women and children in Minnesota. Get the facts, stand for truth! Show notes: 1. MN House of Representatives Public Safety Finance & Policy Committee on HF435    - Part 1: https://youtu.be/rU7uWX0fc...

Renee Carlson of True North Legal, alongside our Director of Public Policy Rebecca Delahunt and many allies, defended integrity and fairness in girls’ sports in the Minnesota House this week. Our policy team brought in experts and additionally testified in favor of HF12, the bill that would ensure that only girls are playing on girls’ teams in k-12 schools. Renee joins us this week on the Family B...

With session underway and House Democrats showing up for work, Minnesota Family Council advocated for your values in five key ways through public policy at the Capitol this week. MN Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a federal lawsuit that seeks to stop an executive order signed by President Trump which protects kids from the surgical and chemical mutilations. Plus, the U.S. Department of E...

Trump’s actions since taking office have left his supporters thrilled and his opponents reeling. But what is actually going on in D.C., and how is it advancing the work of defending life, family, and religious freedom throughout the nation? Get the facts, stand for truth! Note: Since the filming of this episode, Democrats in the MN House have agreed to a deal from House Republicans that makes Lead...

Our Director of Public Policy Rebecca Delahunt joins the podcast to discuss what has already been an extremely eventful legislative session here in St. Paul. Rebecca explains Minnesota Family Council’s 2025 policy priorities and breaks down the confusing situation at the Capitol. Get the facts, stand for truth! Additional resources:Age Verification of Digital Pornography Companies1. "Pornography I...

This week on the Family Beacon, Moses interviews Katy Faust, the founder and president of Them Before Us, an organization that advocates putting the needs of children first. That aligns with Minnesota Family Council’s mission to ensure that families thrive according to God’s design. Katy talks about how we can put children first in every political debate and how that is the only way to safeguard t...

Tune in for part two of our interview with demographer Lyman Stone, where he shares solutions to THE critical problem: the lowest birth rates our country has ever seen. Stone explains key ways that the government can address this devastating issue, and emphasizes the important role the church has in building a pro-family and pro-child culture. Get the facts, stand for truth!

Demographer Lyman Stone joins Moses to discuss one of the most important problems facing our country: falling birth rates, the lowest fertility rate on record. Stone discusses how the nation as a whole and the Christian church are being affected by this problem. Don’t miss part 2 next week, where Stone offers hopeful, practical solutions to this problem. Learn more about Minnesota Family Council a...

Donald Trump stuns a nation, winning a comeback victory. In Minnesota, we’ve broken the progressive trifecta that gave one party control of St. Paul for the past several years. Plus, we’re thrilled to see three huge pro-life wins across the nation–the first statewide pro-life victories since the Dobbs decision in 2022. Get the facts, stand for truth!

Will Trump or Harris triumph at the polls on Tuesday? Moses gives his final prediction & explains how both the U.S. Senate and House look likely to flip. Grace shares how Vice President Harris rejected the fundamental right of religious freedom in favor of abortion. Get the facts, stand for truth!

Under Governor Walz’ leadership, the Minnesota DNR is exploring “queerness and nature” for 11-year-olds, and Massachusetts and other states try to redefine what it means to be a parent. Plus, Planned Parenthood is now the biggest provider of cross-sex hormones in the country. Finally, Donald Trump pulls into the lead in key swing states. Get the facts, stand for truth!

Grace shares a new bombshell report from Do No Harm that exposes the truth: nearly 14,000 minors are forever harmed by gender mutilation surgeries, experimental drugs, and procedures. Plus, the presidential race tightens! Moses gives an update on how the race between Harris and Trump is shaping up nationally and in key swing states as we head into the home stretch. Get the facts, stand for truth!

The Washington Post recently argued that Governor Walz has helped make Minnesota the model of a pro-family state, a utopia to be imitated. Grace discusses why this is false. Plus, a new national survey shows that Christians aren’t turning out to vote. Moses explores why. All this and more today on the Family Beacon Podcast. Get the facts, stand for truth!