The Family Beacon

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/rU7uWX0fcyg

   - Part 2: https://youtu.be/_SeR6VXxzNM

2. Former DOC employee Alicia Beckmann’s testimony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzf_uifv2bg

3. Rebecca Delahunt’s written testimony in support of HF435: https://www.house.mn.gov/comm/docs/m1T0EaKYSk2_VQfaa9TE1g.pdf

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 Beacon podcast to discuss.

Note: This episode was filmed before Attorney General Ellison released his legal opinion claiming that the President’s Executive Order violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

Watch testimonies from the HF12 hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGtwBfWCrDg

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 Education is investigating the MN State High School League after it announced plans to violate Trump’s Executive Order protecting girls’ and women’s sports. Get the facts, stand for truth.

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 Leader Lisa Demuth the Speaker of the House. Read more here: https://www.mfc.org/familybeacon/kqdu92fhp4fwpguho2zb9c1fo7wqrf

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 Industry is Profiting off Innocent Children" Star Tribune article by Renee Carlson and Brittany M. Jones: https://www.startribune.com/pornograp...2. Amicus Brief submitted by True North Legal and Kansas Family Voice to SCOTUS supporting protection of children from digital pornography in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPD...3. "Parents Can't Fight Porn Alone" First Things article by Clare Morell and Brad Littlejohn: https://firstthings.com/parents-cant-...Recent national research on teens and pornography: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/site... "Equal Rights Amendment"1. "In Minnesota, Push for ERA Threatens Freedoms, Equality" National Review article by Rebecca Delahunt & Renee Carlson: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/0...2. Watch MFC Testimony: House Rules & Legislative Administration Committee, March 6, 2024:    • House Rules and Legislative Administr...  3. Watch TNL Testimony: House Rules & Legislative Administration Committee, March 6, 2024:    • House Rules and Legislative Administr...  4. Read MFC Testimony: House State & Local Government Finance and Policy Committee, March 2, 2023: https://www.house.mn.gov/comm/docs/or... Surrogacy1. "What Rights Are Owed to Children?" MFC article by Rebecca Delahunt: https://www.mfc.org/familybeacon/what...2. "Uncovering the Truth about Surrogacy" Interview with Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics & Culture:    • Uncovering the Truth About Surrogacy  3. Watch MFC Testimony: House Judiciary Finance & Civil Law Committee, March 19, 2024: https://x.com/becca_delahunt/status/1...

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 their future and ours. 

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 at mfc.org.