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

Jesse Sumner has been a consistent voice on the Mat Su Borough Assembly standing for conservative policies. As a lifelong Valley resident and successful business owner, Jesse has proven he can work with other people to get things down.

His opponent, David Eastman, has proven he knows how to alienate and divide. That is not the way to pass pro family, pro life legislation. And that is why Jesse Sumner has our endorsement in this Primary Election.

Jesse is my guest today on Family Matters and I hope you can tune in.

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With big endorsements coming from a former Anchorage Republican Mayor, a sizable cadre of resource development leaders as well as party leadership within the District he is running in, Tom McKay's race has attracted a lot of attention. 

Incumbent Chuck Kopp was installed as Rules Chair following a drawn out battle among Republicans last legislative session that ended with Kopp and several other Republicans linking arms with Democrats to form a coalition led by long-time Democrat Bryce Edgmon.

That decision effectively killed all pro-life, pro-family issues Alaska Family Council works on. It has also reverberated long after the session ended and is a key campaign theme in McKay's and others efforts to unseat Republicans who joined with Democrats.

Tom McKay is my guest today on Family Matters. I hope you can join us.

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Keith Kurber is not someone you can dismiss as just another candidate for public office.

As a retired Army Colonel of Special Forces (the Green Berets) with 30 years of service between Active Duty, National Guard, and the Army Reserves, Keith is a West Point Graduate with West Point who also holds a Doctor of Ministry.

He worked 6+ years as a Police and Fire officer and is a graduate of the State Trooper Academy.

He founded Harvest Church in Fairbanks and is now ready to bring his substantial background into Juneau as an Alaska State House member and put an exclamation point on the intersection of faith and politics. 

Keith is a friend and is our guest on today's show. You won't want to miss it.

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June 1st was the filing deadline for Alaskans to run for political office.

Without a doubt, lots of intrigue is headed down the track this election season.

Today on Family Matters, I have the privilege of sitting down with my good friend Suzanne Downing of Must Read Alaska to get her thoughtful input on what we can expect. 

As one of the most consequential and ubiquitous voices in the Great Land, Suzanne is a joy to converse with. I hope you can join us.

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I'm thrilled to have my good friend Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson on Family Matters today.

In addition to discussing what he has done to address balancing religious liberty and public safety during this COVID crisis, we'll talk about his decision to join several attorneys general across the country in a brief about Lt. General Michael Flynn and how his case has brought to light issues on separation of powers. 

We'll also spend a few minutes on another case of national significance involving the right of religious groups to operate freely and have "full autonomy in choosing the individuals who teach their beliefs and embody their faith."  

It's sure to be a great conversation and I hope you can listen in.

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John Stemberger is a name that people across the country have come to respect and cherish.

As a leader of the Florida Family Policy Council, John's influence stretches from his home state across the entire country. He is an influencer in the truest sense of the word and I am privileged to call him my friend and have him as my guest today on Family Matters. 

I hope you can tune in.

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Very few organizations have as much impact on saving innocent human life than Americans United for Life.  Not surprisingly, the Washington Post called them "the most significant anti-abortion group you've never heard of." 

Steven Aden is their Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel and is my guest today on Family Matters. Aden is a highly experienced litigator, having appeared in court against Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry dozens of times and appointed by the attorneys general of six states to defend prolife laws. 

There is much to be celebrated in the pro-life movement today and AUL is a part of nearly every piece of good news. 

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The Bible is filled with Scripture about how we are to interact with our neighbors. We are to love them as ourselves, to please them, to build them up, to do no harm and to not covet their house or their spouse.

The list goes on.

Jesus tells us in the parable of the Good Samaritan that our neighbor is often someone we may not readily identify with. In every neighborhood, there are people we may be hesitant to approach much less love as ourselves.

Dave Runyon, who heads up CityUnite in Denver, Colorado has thought long and hard about this issue and he's written a book called The Art of Neighboring. I'll chat with Dave today on Family Matters about being a good neighbor now during our current state of "hunkering down" and beyond. I hope you can join us.

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Among other things, Harvard Law grad, Niki Tshibaka has been a Senior Trial Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, a pastor for a church just outside of D.C. and a Co-Founder/Owner of an agricultural company in Ghana, Africa.

His vast travels eventually brought him and his wife, Kelly Tshibaka, the current Commissioner of Administration for the Dunleavy Administration, and their family to Alaska where Kelly is from. Niki currently serves as the Assistant Commissioner at the Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development.

He is also responsible for organizing the Alaska Faith Leaders COVID-19 Task Force and the State Day of Prayer & Hope taking place this Friday, April 10th.

I am pleased to welcome Niki to the show today.

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Out of the 211,189 confirmed Covid-19 U.S. cases, nearly 84,000 are in New York. That is nearly 40%.

Almost half of all U.S. deaths have been in New York.

My guest today on Family Matters is my friend and colleague Rev. Jason McGuire, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms. We'll dive into details about what his group is doing and how New Yorkers are dealing with this crisis of incredible proportions.

And we'll see where the Rock is amidst the storm.

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