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Podcast: Imitating Christ Doesn’t Always Mean “Being Nice” w/ Rep. Hudson |
On this special episode of the Family Beacon Podcast, guest Representative Walter Hudson joins Moses! Rep. Hudson shares what inspired him to run for elected office, his experience in local politics, and his main priority of fighting for liberty in Minnesota's laws. Moses and Rep. Hudson discuss the danger of apathy in Christian churches with regard to the public square, how freedom of speech and protecting kids are not incompatible, and what it really means to pick up your cross & follow Christ. All this and more on the Family Beacon podcast this week! Get the facts, stand for truth.
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Church Ambassador Network NEW Video: Bring LIGHT to the Capitol! |
Things can seem dark in Minnesota, especially thinking of the progressive legislation that was pushed rapidly in 2023, but there's a TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY for you to help us bring light to the Capitol.
In fact, the Capitol is a mission field--often neglected, but a mission field nonetheless. Watch this video or go to mfc.org/churches to learn more! |
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Axios: Out-of-State Abortion Patients in Minnesota Spiked Post-Dobbs Decision
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Via Axios
The share of out-of-state patients traveling to Minnesota for an abortion tripled between 2020 and 2023, a new analysis estimates.
Why it matters: The report, released Thursday by the Guttmacher Institute, is the latest indicator of how the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade is reshaping abortion access
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The big picture: More than twice as many people crossed state lines for abortion care in the first half of 2023 compared with a similar period in 2020 when abortion was legal nationwide, Axios' Maya Goldman writes.
What's happening: In Minnesota, the share of out-of-state abortion patients over the period analyzed increased from 9% in 2020 to 30% in 2023, per Guttmacher, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
Other states bordering those with strict abortion limits also saw big increases.
Of note: That would represent a slight increase from 2022 when a state report found that about 27% of the 12,175 abortions performed in the state were for patients from outside Minnesota.
Driving the trend: Minnesota's status as a legal abortion state and proximity to states with bans has made it a destination for patients who can no longer access the procedure where they live.
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Breakpoint: Why Conservative Christian Men Make Good Husbands
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Via Breakpoint
It’s not uncommon to hear that the divorce rate is the same inside the Church as outside. Though it’s not true, even Christians tend to repeat it as if it were. Both the kind of church a married couple attends, and how faithfully they attend, make a notable difference in marital stability.
In her new book, The Toxic War on Masculinity, Nancy R. Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University, refuted another widely held misnomer.
Many people assume that most theologically conservative men are patriarchal and domineering. But sociological studies have refuted that negative stereotype. Compared to secular men, devout Christian family men who attend church regularly are more loving husbands and more engaged fathers. They have the lowest rates of divorce. And astonishingly, they have the lowest rate of domestic violence of any major group in America.
The research Pearcey is referring to here was first published by sociologist Brad Wilcox in 2017. As Pearcey notes, this research seems unknown, especially by Christians quick to self-flagellate. For example, Pearcey continues, the “Christian” men with the highest divorce rates are those who are not actually in church. She explains:
Most of these men are nominal Christians, which means they are not particularly devout and attend church rarely if at all. They are prone to pick up terms like headship and submission but interpret them through a secular lens of power and control. Surprisingly, research has found that nominal Christian men have the highest rates of divorce and domestic violence—even higher than secular men. … Nominal men skew the statistics, creating the false impression that evangelical men as a group are abusive and domineering.
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