Current Events Archives

Honoring Preborn Life in 2020

Years ago, in the mid-90’s, a colleague at Focus on the Family attended the Beijing Women’s Conference. It was a global event convened by the United Nations and included a diverse level of world leaders and politicians whose stated goal was to achieve greater equality and opportunity for women.

My colleague asked a panel of well-known female political figures, “What woman’s rights are being protected? The adult female? Or the baby female? Because one of those females is taking the rights of the other.”

They refused to answer.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, march for life, pro-life January 3, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Impeachment of President Trump

I’m deeply troubled by what’s happening in Washington D.C., including the most recent development.

Today’s impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by Democrats in the House marks the continuation and deepening of a dangerous cultural and partisan divide in our country.

The process now moves on to the Senate, where Majority Leader McConnell has pledged to conduct a fair and speedy trial.

Scripture commands Christians to pray for “all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Timothy 2:2), and so we must continue committing this entire uneven episode in our nation’s history to the sovereignty of an all-powerful and all-knowing God.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government December 18, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Your Help is Needed: Please Speak Up for Faith-Based Child Placement Services

As someone who spent time in foster care as a child, the plight of our nation’s children who find themselves detached and unsettled outside their biological families is of great concern to me.

In fact, according to the most recent statistics, over 443,000 kids in America today find themselves somewhere in the foster care system. There are names behind that huge number, and every one of them represents a little world that hangs in the balance. Like you, I’m deeply grieved to know that many of them feel as though their future is bleak and hope is in short supply.

Topics: Current Events Tags: foster care, government, policy December 4, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Religion Should Influence Americans’ Political Activism

As the old maxim goes, the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

And according to a recent Pew poll, the majority of Americans think churches should do exactly that as far as public policy is concerned. Nothing.Most Americans believe churches should not get involved in politics. The Pew Research Center found that 63% of Americans say houses of worship should keep out of political matters. Only 36% said churches should express views on social or political questions.

Topics: Current Events Tags: church, policy November 27, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

My Thoughts on Chick-fil-A’s Decision and the Leftist Mob that Pushed Them

News of Chick-fil-A’s decision to reprioritize their charitable giving and part ways with faith-based organizations like the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has understandably disappointed its legions of Christian supporters, including me.

Established in 1946 by S. Truett Cathy, the then fledgling chicken franchise grew rapidly throughout the United States, its business guided by their self-described mission “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us.”

I’ve long loved Chick-fil-A, not just for its food but also because of the strong Christian principles the company has adhered to – even against the changing tides of culture whose forces have continuously harassed and bullied the restaurant chain over the course of the last two decades.

Topics: Current Events Tags: Chick-fil-A, current events November 20, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Understanding Our Mission in the Culture

In 2009, the late Chuck Colson led the charge among Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christian leaders to draw up a declaration that addressed three key issues crucial to the health and well-being of the culture: life, marriage, and religious freedom. Within months, over a half a million people signed the Manhattan Declaration.

Ten years later, we at Focus on the Family remain firm in our support of the tenets detailed in the Manhattan Declaration. In fact, to reaffirm them, we’ve invited John Stonestreet, the president of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, to our studios for a timely conversation about how Christians can keep their bearings in a culture that’s ever-changing.

Topics: Current Events Tags: broadcast, culture November 20, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Thank you, President Trump & Vice President Pence for Your Ongoing Support of Adoption & Foster Care

As the broadcast team and I continue to make our way across the country this week (we’re in Tampa tonight!) as part of the Focus on the Family Live! tour, I followed with interest the National Adoption Month celebration taking place yesterday in Washington, D.C.

My colleague and friend Dr. Sharen Ford was in the audience for Vice President Pence’s eloquent and moving address in which he extolled the gift of adoption while highlighting the critical needs of too many children currently in our state’s foster care systems.

Topics: Current Events Tags: adoption, family, foster care November 13, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

BIG NEWS! Focus on the Family Announces Nationwide Pro-Life Celebration: Alive 2020

I’ve been hinting at this for the last few months but now it can be told:

In May of 2020, Focus on the Family will be hosting one of the largest pro-life events in our 43-year history.

We’re calling it ALIVE 2020 and we’re going to be simultaneously celebrating life in 5 new cities with award-winning musical artists, inspiring speakers and – of course, the star of the show – live ultrasounds of third-trimester babies.

Topics: Current Events November 6, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Is it Possible to Redeem Halloween?

Do you have strong feelings about Halloween? Tomorrow’s annual holiday elicits strong feelings on both sides of the spectrum.

With its admittedly pagan origins, involving druids, ghosts and goblins, among other things, there are Christians who deliberately ignore even the seemingly innocent aspects of the day.

At the same time, there are many of us who choose to focus on the happier side. Many churches even hold “harvest” festivals and invite children to dress up in fun costumes.

Topics: Current Events Tags: holidays October 30, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Victory in the Fight to Keep Seven-Year-Old James Younger from Being Transitioned into a Girl

By now you’ve likely heard that earlier this week, a Lonestar state jury ruled in an 11 to 1 decision that James Younger, the son of Jeffrey Younger, be transitioned due to the preferences of his non-biological mother, Dr. Anne Georgulas.

Simply put, officials had, in essence, mandated that a seven-year-old boy be put on puberty-blockers, pumped up with cross-sex hormones and eventually surgically castrated against the will of his father.

Thankfully, we received word on Thursday that the judge presiding in the case overruled the jury and granted joint custody to both the mom and dad.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events October 24, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura