"I'm Glad You Said That" - Jim Minnery Talks Faith & Politics

Jonathan Quick lives up to his name in many ways.

He's quick to engage on a wide assortment of vocational adventures that are pretty impressive.

From serving as Chief of Staff to Mayor Charlie Pierce, who is currently running for Governor, to running an eclectic hardware store in Nikiski (click HERE for that) to launching an organic, vegan skin care line with his daughter (click HERE for that)  to working with my friend Suzanne Downing at MustRead Alaska and my friend Bernadette Wilson at Americans for Prosperity and my friend Jon Faulkner on the Kenai Home Port project ( a fascinating new development on the Kenai River) to once having served with his wife as a short term missionary in the San Juan Islands of Washington for Young Life.

Let's just say we have a ton of things to talk about and I'm privileged to have him today on "I'm Glad Your Said That", our weekly podcast/broadcast. 

I hope you can tune in

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If there is one thing liberals in this state are afraid of, it's losing control of the judges and how they are selected. As has been written about countless times, see HERE, HERE and HERE for three examples, the Alaska Judicial Council and the Alaska Bar Association simply do not represent Alaska's political, social and cultural make up.  

In my conversation with Alaska State Senator Mike Shower today on "I'm Glad You Said That", we'll dive into a few pieces of legislation he has introduced to put some balance back into the judiciary despite the long odds of getting such measures through.

As a Lieutenant Colonel who piloted F-22 Raptors, Shower doesn't pull any punches and is delightfully to the point. He is most definitely zeroed in on the target.

Ultimately, in addition to much needed judicial reform, such as school choice and protecting innocent unborn Alaskans, all roads are now leading to the need for a Constitutional Convention. Something Alaskans will be voting on in November of this year as we have every decade since statehood.  Very tellingly, the Alaska Democrat Party has actually adopted a platform (see page 5 HERE) opposing a Constitutional Convention. The nearly 70% of Alaskans who do not affiliate with the Democrat Party should be very suspect of that stand. 

Alaska Family Council says trust the people and that's why calling for the Convention is one of our biggest priorities of 2022 ! Please spread the word and pray for discernment as we prepare for that monumental undertaking.

I encourage you to tune in today and educate yourself on how and why the judicial system in Alaska needs to be fixed and what people like Mike Shower are doing toward that end.

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"Unleash Your Citizenship"

• Over $30 million in revenue
• More than 300 staff members
• At least 25 attorneys on staff
• Nearly 650K on mailing lists; 750K on email lists
• Defeated nearly 350 bills in the last year
• Passed more than 200 bills in the last year

Impressive statistics for a movement Alaska Family Council & Action is privileged to be a part of.

The "movement" I'm referring to are the family policy council organizations just like us all over the country working day in and day out to stand for Biblical Truth in the public square. To capture and share best practices, bring us all together to be "built up in love" and ground us in our calling, we have the great fortune of partnering with the Family Policy Alliance.

Formerly Focus on the Family Action and CitizenLink, the Family Policy Alliance mission is to advance biblical citizenship, equip and elect statesmen, promote policy and serve an effective alliance, all committed to a common vision. A vision shared by Alaska Family Council & Action.

John Paulton has been a good friend since our founding 16 years ago and I'm honored to call him a brother in Christ and colleague. He is the Vice President of State Alliances for FPA and he's my guest on "I'm Glad You Said That" today. Hope you can listen in on our conversation.

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My good friend Jonathan Keller has been in the pro life arena since he was in high school. He is truly a gem in the movement and as President of the California Family Council, our sister organization, he's about to experience an unprecedented, almost unimaginable scenario.

In light of abortion likely coming back to the states following the Dobbs decision in the summer of 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom along with dozens of abortion providers have proposed a plan to encourage Americans to travel to California for an all expense paid trip to end the lives of their pre-born children.

According to the CFC, "the ambitious plans put forth by the California Future of Abortion Council push far past just the funding of abortions. The report includes a wish list of provisions that, if implemented, would make abortion the most funded, protected, promoted, and facilitated medical procedure in the country."

One estimate says that the number of people coming to California from out of state to get an abortion will increase from 46,000 to to 1.4 million - a nearly 3,000% increase.

And, California taxpayers will pick up the tab for all associated expenses including the abortion, gas, lodging, transportation, child care, doula support, food, lost wages, etc.

As Jonathan notes, that means that abortion alternatives offered at pregnancy resource centers need to be amplified and expanded as never before. I'm confident my friend and colleague will be a huge part of saving out of state babies in the future. 

I'm thrilled to chat with Jonathan today and hope you can tune in to the conversation.

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Dr. Josephine Glaser is a naturalized Filipina American who felt called into medicine in early childhood while growing up in a loving, faith-based home in a resource poor area of the Philippines. Her family immigrated to the US and settled in St Louis during her early adolescence. The lessons she learned from her experiences of culture shock helps inform her approach into each patient encounter to value & esteem each human being with love, respect, humility, sensitivity, & dignity.

I met Dr. Glaser last week in Virginia while we were both in the area for the US Supreme Court hearing regarding the Dobbs case that will likely bring the issue of protecting innocent unborn lives back to each state.

I knew I wanted to interview Dr. Glaser the first time I heard her speak at an Alliance Defending Freedom training we both attended to strengthen our resolve and knowledge about healthcare issues related to right of conscience, protection of unborn lives and other critical matters related to liberty and freedom.

I knew I had to interview her when she told me Alaska was just one of eight states that do not currently have a single doctor who is part of the American Association of Family Physicians - Physicians for LIFE Member Interest Group of which she is Co-Chair.

I am thrilled to chat with Dr. Glaser and learn more about how the medical community is taking up their shields to defend fundamental rights - especially for those who have yet to take their first breath. 

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Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Jr really cares about people. All people. You can sense it in his sincerity and passion when he speaks.

As a clinical psychologist based in California, Dr. Nicolosi runs the BreakThrough Clinic specializing in drug and alcohol addictions, binge eating, sexual addictions, and many other addiction-related disorders.

Reinitegrative Therapy, a form of treatment Nicolosi pioneered, has made national news lately.

"A new large-scale, peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Human Sexuality demonstrates that sexual attraction fluidity exploration in therapy significantly decreases unwanted sexual behaviors while improving psychological well-being."

As one patient commented, “My therapist never tried to get me to change my sexuality, or who I was attracted to, but instead helped me to process traumatic memories from my past that had brought me shame and fear,” said one client, a 30-year-old male with unwanted same-sex attractions. “It was difficult to work through my memories, but after some time, I started noticing my attractions beginning to shift."

Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, Dr Nicolosi has come under fire. LGBTQ activists use hard to grasp logic that it's perfectly normal and even commendable to shift from a heterosexual or biologically-based lifestyle to an LGBTQ-affirming lifestyle but are irate and dogmatically opposed to the reality that people might shift the other direction.

Nicolosi, with the help of the Thomas More Society, has brought a lawsuit against such activists for making "false and defamatory statements that improperly characterize such voluntary treatments as coercive “conversion therapy,” misleading the public and policy makers on the topic of sexuality change." It's a case in the 9th Circuit parental rights and patient rights proponents should follow closely. 

I'm honored to sit down with Dr. Nicolosi, Jr and invite you to join us today on "I'm Glad You Said That"

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Leigh Sloan is a podcaster, coach and consultant at "Brave Nation" where she empowers leaders to create significant cultural reform in their spheres of influence.

Recently, she took on the role of overseeing a group called Alaska Parents' Rights in Education, part of a national movement to engage and equip Moms and Dads to counter some of the leftist indoctrination that's happening with greater frequency and overtness in our schools and culture. 

If there was a picture of someone next to the words "force multiplier" in your dictionary, it would be Leigh Sloan.

I'm honored to sit down with her today and invite you to join us on Family Matters. Spread the word !

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Pete Talbott is so much more than one of the founders of Relief Factor, one of the most successful dietary supplement companies in U.S. history.

He started off his early career as a professional singer in his late teens, hosted his own cable talk show at the age of 18, founded Five Loaves and Two Fish, Co in 1974, followed by 12 Baskets Restaurants in 1976, 12 Baskets Catering in 1977, and 12 Baskets Distributors in 1978.

Pete then founded the Talbott Group as a boutique advertising and production agency. He has nearly 50 years of entrepreneurial experience in starting and successfully managing numerous businesses…from retail and professional services to healthcare products and services.

More than anything though, Pete loves the Lord. And, he sees this moment in time as critical for Christ followers to engage in every sphere of life. For His glory. 

We couldn't agree more. 

I'm honored to sit down with Pete Talbott and invite you to join us today on Family Matters today.

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Pastor Ron Hoffman, shown here with his wife Crystal, had some big shoes to fill. The church he now leads, Anchorage Baptist Temple, has been an influential presence in Alaska for decades.  

ABT's founder and former lead pastor, Dr. Jerry Prevo, is now President of Liberty University, one of the largest Christian schools of higher education in the world. Based in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty was founded by Dr. Jerry Falwell, credited with establishing the "Moral Majority" in 1979.

Pastor Ron's humble beginnings in Seldovia, a small coastal community in Kachemak Bay, and his difficult journey that brought him to Anchorage, have made him uniquely gifted to guide ABT well into the future.

His passion to bring people to Christ is infectious. 

I am honored to sit down with ABT Pastor Ron Hoffman and invite you to join us today on Family Matters. 

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Maggie Gallagher doesn't know when to stop.

In a wonderful way.

A syndicated columnist, Gallagher is a founder of the National Organization for Marriage as well as the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy. Most recently, she has been charged by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to expand and promote the work of the archdiocese's Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship.

That group, with a mission of "opening the door of Beauty to God", provides practical resources for more beautiful and reverent liturgies while energizing a Catholic culture of the arts.

Today, on Family Matters, I'm privileged to chat with Maggie about a nationwide effort she's leading to pray for and send roses to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic in Archbishop Cordileone's diocese. Pelosi is leading the charge to push through the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade and significantly expand the practice of abortions in the United States.

Although it passed the House, the bill has yet to make it through the U.S. Senate.

I invite you to join us today on Family Matters. 

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