Category Archives: Marriage and Family

Issues impacting marriages and families

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/5/2012- Twas The Night Before Election

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday November 5, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the non-stop nature of modern presidential campaigning and talk about the deeper implications of a radio ad being run by the Faith and Freedom coalition, Ralph Reed’s PAC.

Article links- http://ffcoalition.com/blog/2012-10-24/ffc-runs-gotv-radio-spot-swing-states

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/2/2012- The Obama Campaign’s Use Of Surrogates On Controversial Issues Is No Fluke

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday November 2, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent interview with the infamous Sandra Fluke regarding her peculiar choice of areas of activism and find that, like an iceberg, the largest and most damaging section of her agenda is under the surface.

Article links- http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/28/sandra-fluke-free-birth-control-will-help-career-women-candidates-shed-barriers-of-unwanted-children-video/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/23/2012- Pretzel Logic, The 14th Amendment, And The Defense Of Marriage Act

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday October 23, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue and expand their critical analysis of a recent federal court decision which finds that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, an exercise of Congress’ power to enforce Article IV of the Constitution, is unconstitutional. Huh?

Article links- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/religious-implications-of-ny-federal-appeals-court-striking-down-doma/2012/10/19/f2b2f006-1a0b-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_blog.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/doma-defense-of-marriage-act_n_1980197.html

http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-judge-overturns-doma-stepping-pressure-supreme-195800574.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/22/2012- The 14th Amendment As Constitutional Trump Card

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday October 22, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent federal court decision which finds that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, an exercise of Congress’ power to enforce Article IV of the Constitution, is unconstitutional. Huh?

Article link- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/religious-implications-of-ny-federal-appeals-court-striking-down-doma/2012/10/19/f2b2f006-1a0b-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_blog.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/29/2012- The Corrupting Power Of Money And Why We Won’t Get Fooled Again

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 29, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis lift the hood of the Romney-Ryan money machine and find a much more ugly and corrupt engine than most Christian leaders know about or want to admit exists. The second portion is a very succinct explanation of why we won’t get fooled again in politics.

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/paul-ryan-says-hes-now-okay-gays-military

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444230504577615731345627296.html

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/06/paul-singer-to-fund-progay-gop-super-pac-125717.html

We would like to thank Kevin Swanson and the team at Generations With Vision’s radio outreach Generations Radio for their kind permission to rebroadcast their program from September 25, 2012 as the last half of this program.

The book mentioned in the Generations Radio show

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/14/2012- Knowing Where Rights Come From And Ignoring Their Source

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday September 14, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis try and figure out how you can acknowledge God as the source of all rights while ignoring God as the source of all law.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sen-merkley-rights-come-god-constitution-creates-right-marry-whoever-you-love

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/12/2012-Who Will You Vote For In The State School Board Race?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday September 12, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an Ohio State School Board candidate meet-up sponsored by Ohioans For Educational Freedom to be held Sunday Sep. 16th at 1:30pm at New Song Community Church 13873 National Road, SW Etna, Ohio 43068

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/29/2012- Attempting To Undo What Cannot Be Done

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday August 29, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent article in the Columbus Dispatch which reports that certain contract court referees are recognizing same-sex marriage, in violation of Ohio law, by granting them divorces.

Article link- http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/24/judge-refuses-to-give-lesbians-a-divorce.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/28/2012- Editorial Policy, Advocacy “Journalism,” And The “Ethics” Of Abortion

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday August 28, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their discussion of advocacy journalist Julie Carr Smyth’s hit piece on Dr. Jack Wilkie, a long-time OB-GYN and advocate for life and the reasons for it.

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ohio-doctor-helps-perpetuate-rape-pregnancy-ideas

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/23/President-Infanticide-Dem-Plank-Partial-Birth

http://theaquilareport.com/what-todd-akin-should-have-said-about-abortion-and-rape/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/17/2012- The “New Normal” Is The Same Old Perversion

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday August 17, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at the implications of the clear attempt by a major network to create a new perverse “normal” through social engineering and psychological manipulation.