Engage Arizona Podcast

The Ballot Box: Where Faith and Culture Collide

We hear a lot about the “Evangelical vote” during an election year. But characterizing this group of voters is not that simple, according to George Barna, the founder of The Barna Group. Barna’s many years in market research and studying the religious beliefs and behavior of Americans have convinced him we are in need of a cultural transformation. Now at Arizona Christian University’s Culture Research Center, Barna works to assist that transformation and impact faith and culture. Hear his fascinating insights on Engage Arizona.

What happens when you change your mind? The facts about abortion pill rescue.

Jor-El Godsey leads the world’s largest leadership supply line for the pregnancy help movement by providing accurate information, training, and daily support to women and couples at risk for abortion. Being on the front lines of the pro-life movement, Jor-El shares his professional expertise on how to communicate some of the most controversial issues of our time. In this episode, we discuss the truth about Abortion Pill Rescue, the role of Pregnancy Resource Centers, and how to cut through the noise of media and the abortion industry to get women accurate, reliable information.

Arizona’s Elections and the Pandemic Factor

A Pandemic can apparently shut down life as we know it, and throw our economy into a tail spin, but one thing it won’t stop: The 2020 election. In fact, elections feed off of chaos. As a key battleground state, Arizona’s elections were shaping up to be quite volatile before the coronavirus. So, how has it changed the face of the election? The policies front and center? Engage Arizona discusses those questions, and what else Arizona voters can expect leading up to November.

Protect Young Eyes


The following podcast is a recording of a Center for Arizona Policy event held on November 12, 2019 in which Chris McKenna, founder and CEO of Protect Young Eyes, discusses the latest apps, digital trends, parental controls, and how to determine the best options for families.

 

The following links are video clips that Chris references and/or shares during his presentation:
1. The Senate Hearing on CSPAN: www.c-span.org/video/?462403-1/s…tections-children (starting at 16:50)
2. Sean Parker’s interview with Axios: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jar4KgKxs
3. Chris McKenna Fox 17 news segment: fox17online.com/2018/08/15/warnin…-on-social-media/

Moral Courage

The Arizona Supreme Court has set a bold precedent, upholding religious freedom for a couple of local artists doing business in Phoenix. The court held artists don’t give up their First Amendment rights when they enter the workforce. The case is crucial to the ongoing discussion about how nondiscrimination laws can be used to silence people of faith.

Today, Cathi Herrod talks with the artists of Brush & Nib about their courageous stand against coercive government action, and what the court victory means to them now. She also discusses what the ruling might mean for other artists doing business in Arizona with Alliance Defending Freedom attorney, Jonathan Scruggs. And now, here’s Cathi.

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