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

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President of Young Republicans of Anchorage has a Message Apr 18, 2023

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Zach Young is a life long Alaska with strong roots in conservative politics. He enjoys being involved with political activism all over Alaska. As the president of the Anchorage Young Republicans, Zach is uniquely equipped to help conservatives refine their messaging to attract young skulls full of mush to see how Government needs to be reigned in. As a local Anchorage Realtor, he knows the town like the back of his hand and when he's not engaged in the political arena, he enjoys fishing, hiking, and spending time outside. I've been blessed to know Zach since he was young and am honored to have him on the show today.

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Suzanne Downing To The Rescue - Post Anchorage Election Chat Apr 18, 2023

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After yesterday's election results confirmed that Anchorage would be continuing down the road toward higher taxes, more rampant crime, homelessness and disgrace, I began wondering if I needed counseling.
Suzanne Downing came to mind.
As someone who always can put a smile on my face, I'm honored to have Suzanne on "I'm Glad You Said That" today to digest the Anchorage elections results and keep a proper perspective. This is not the end folks.Very frustrating yes but there is still much good work to be done.
We'll also chat about Governor Dunleavy's parental rights bill that has caused an LGBTQIA+ storm and why it's so important to move this legislation, and the associated public dialogue, as far as possible.

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This Is Insanity - It's Time To Protect Children Apr 05, 2023

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Tune in today for "I'm Glad You Said That" to learn about the Help Not Harm movement !
"A young girl who feels she is a boy – or a boy who feels he is a girl – may feel that way for any number of reasons.
Perhaps she feels she doesn’t fit in socially with other girls, and would fit in better if she were a boy. Perhaps she is generally uncomfortable in her body or with the changes it’s going through, and she is reacting to that in a similar way to someone who, for example, has an eating disorder.
She may have heard teachers talk about identifying as transgender in school, or watched videos online about transitioning, and that led her to believe it was a solution to the depression or anxiety she faced. Or, she may have more organically developed these feelings as a child.
Whatever the cause, one thing is crystal clear: a child who believes they must alter their body in order to be comfortable in it is a child who is deeply hurting.

The last thing we should do? Hurt them even more.
When a child is struggling to accept his or her biological sex, transgender activists will send that child a message to “be yourself.” In reality it’s a message that says:
Be Yourself except -
- Change your body chemistry makeup
- Change or amputate healthy body parts
- Change your appearance through surgery
Many states are now pushing back and providing much needed legal protections for children who are being directed toward unnecessary, life altering procedures that many now, in the thousands, are regretting.
Join me today on "I'm Glad You Said That" for an important and enlightening conversation with Joseph Kohm III, Esq, the Director of Public Policy for our national partner, the Family Policy Alliance Foundation.
Joseph is a good friend and is traveling across the country testifying and providing expertise on this issue to lawmakers and others to stand in the gap for sensible measures to protect children. We will be doing everything in our power to get legislation in Alaska toward this end. I hope you can join us for the show.

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Spencer has "Moore" to Offer and Is Hoping To Be on the Anchorage Assembly Apr 05, 2023

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Join us on "I'm Glad You Said That" today for a chat with Spencer Moore who is running for Anchorage Assembly in District 5.
As you likely know, although supposedly a "non-partisan" body, the Assembly is dominated by progressives with only two of the eleven members even remotely conservative.
Much of that has to do with anemic voter turnout.
Will we be able to recapture any of the several seats up for grabs this election cycle ?
Spencer Moore is doing his part to answer that in the affirmative. Hope you can join us for the conversation.

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AK House Speaker Cathy Tilton in the House Today ! Mar 15, 2023

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Many of us in the conservative movement in Alaska were surprised when the Alaska State House was finally able to organize around the Republican majority that had been elected. For too many legislative sessions, members of the Grand Old Party were not able to play in the sandbox together.
Usually, that meant giving the power to the Democrats who then sat in the powerful positions determining what bills were heard and not heard. It was always bad for Alaska Family Council's legislative agenda.
This year, praise be to God, the Republicans in the House (the State Senate is another matter), were able to work with some rural Independent legislators and create a functioning Republican Majority.
And they elected Representative Cathy Tilton as the first Mat-Su legislator to hold the position since Jalmar Kerttula in the 1960s.
We couldn't be happier about having her in this important position of influence. Cathy has been a friend and ally for many years. She is grounded in her faith and will be an incredible asset for the next two years.
Please join me today on "I'm Glad You Said That" as I have the pleasure of chatting with House Speaker Cathy Tilton - a good friend, woman of God and steady leader with wonderful convictions.

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Kelly Tshibaka is Preserving Democracy - Time To Join The Fight Mar 01, 2023

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If you know Kelly Tshibaka, you know it wasn't going to take long for her to rebound from her loss to Lisa Murkowski and get back in the fight.
For liberty-minded, small government conservatives in the Great Land, that is a positive.
In addition to raising her family, she is advancing a movement across the country to stop the cancer of ranked choice voting from metastasizing into other states.
As dark, big money once again leads the charge to convince Americans that Alaskans couldn't be happier about the "rank" new election process, something even liberal pollster Ivan Moore has shown is not the case, Kelly is engaging with a group called Preserve Democracy to expose RCV as "a political weapon and emerging threat to our democracy. It is a complex, multi-step process that confuses voters, escalates negativity, increases costs, and results in voter suppression."
Please join me today on "I'm Glad You Said That" and learn how and why Alaska does indeed need to lead on this issue - by sending it to the graveyard of bad ideas.

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Why Is The NEA Coming After Our Kids ? They Truly Hate School Choice Feb 14, 2023

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Bethany Marcum is a fierce defender of school choice.
As the leader of Alaska Policy Forum, (APF) her steadfast voice has fought for freedom on many fronts. But today, the battle before her and others like her is defending the rights of parents and kids to choose the school option that is most suitable for their needs.
Scott Kendall, who brought us ranked choice voting, has teamed up with the NEA to decrease the educational options for kids in Alaska.
APF released the following press release recently.
"Yesterday, the Institute for Justice (IJ) teamed with a group of Alaska families to defend the state’s Correspondence School Allotment Program (CSAP) against an NEA-funded lawsuit that seeks to end parents’ ability to use their correspondence school allotments for private educational services. IJ, a nonprofit public interest law firm, has filed a motion to join the case, to defend Alaska families and the current school choice program. Alaska Policy Forum (APF) is not a party to this legal action, but strongly supports school choice, and commends Institute for Justice (IJ) for standing with Alaskan families."
I am privileged to chat with Bethany today on "I'm Glad You Said That" and hope you can tune in.

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Child Abuse for Not "MisGendering" Your Kid ? Jan 31, 2023

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Parental rights are under attack across the country.
In Indiana, my friend and colleague Ryan McCann with the Indiana Family Institute, is at the tip of the spear in what is turning into an almost unbelievable violation of the State into the inherent right of a parent to, well, parent, their children.

Ryan is introducing legislation that strengthens parental rights by stating in clear language that parental rights are fundamental and that refusing to affirm your child as anything other than their biological sex is not a reason for the state to remove your child from your care.
As you can see for yourself in this video, this is actually happening and there is no reason it isn't or won't happen as well right here in Alaska.
If courts and the bureaucracy in Indiana are interpreting laws in a way that ignores parental rights regarding kids struggling with gender dysphoria, there is no doubt in my mind it can happen here. And that's why Alaska Family Action is looking at introducing similar legislation that will add clear and concise language that cannot be misinterpreted or ignored.

The Cox family, the plaintiffs in this case, have lost so much in this struggle against government overreach, but their sacrifice has highlighted a danger that all parents in Indiana and across the country need to be aware of.
I'm honored to have Ryan on the show today and hope you can tune in.

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Joel Davidson and Why Many Conservatives Are Fed Up with the Republican Party Jan 31, 2023

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Joel Davidson is very gifted at speaking and writing and he has a lot to say about politics in Alaska and what the lay of the land is.

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Mountain City Church - Haven't Heard of It ? You Will. Jan 06, 2023

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Growing up in Seldovia, a tiny hamlet across from Homer in Kachemak Bay, Ron Hoffman suffered tragedy early with the loss of both his parents at a young age.
Coming to Anchorage and being raised by a family friend, Hoffman became part of the community of Anchorage Baptist Temple. As teacher, administrator and eventually as lead pastor when Dr. Jerry Prevo left to take the helm of Liberty University, Hoffman is a big thinker wanting everyone to know about the grace and truth that a relationship with Christ brings.
In line with that thinking, Pastor Ron and his team at Anchorage Baptist Temple have launched a new chapter for this ubiquitous house of God through a rebranding and new vision they are calling Mountain City Church.
I couldn't be more privileged to chat with my good friend Pastor Ron about this wonderful new beginning. God is in the business of fresh starts on many different levels. CLICK HERE to be refreshed by some of those Scriptures now.
Alaska is blessed to have people like Ron and Mountain City Church in it. Praise God for His goodness.

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