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Bob Ditmer
Family News In Focus

Listen to up-to-the-minute reports on pressing moral and social issues. This straight-shooting broadcast is just four-and-a-half minutes long. Listen online to recent Family News In Focus radio broadcasts by clicking on the corresponding links below.

Family News in Focus 07-23-2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family

Family News in Focus 07-22-2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family It's been years since Janet Jackson's wardrobe "malfunctioned? at Super Bowl halftime. Now CBS has been relieved of half-million dollar finePorn, as served-up at local library, rarely gets a complaint, but one man griped and perhaps took a big first stepUsually it's pharmacists not wanting to provide abortion drugs who are penalized; now is Christian counselor who didn't feel qualified to advise patient on same-sex relationship

Family News in Focus 07-21-2008
Monday, July 21, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Slate of winners to National Radio Hall of Fame is in, and Focus on the Family is celebratingIn wake of "No Child Left Behind" comes "No Child Left Inside!" Skeptics say it'll turn out to be a curriculum on global-warmingCensus Bureau makes decision for traditional marriage. 2010 census will count same-sex couples as "un-married partners"

Family News in Focus 07-18-2008
Friday, July 18, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Last hurdle between California Marriage Protection Amendment and November ballot has been clearedSan Francisco Board of Supervisors is having to defend in court virulent anti-Catholic comments it made in an official resolution

Family News in Focus 07-17-2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family President Bush is proposing policy that would hold back federal money from organizations that discriminate against those with pro-life viewWebsite is offering abortion inducing drug RU-486 online to women in countries with strong abortion lawsCell phone provider Virgin Mobile is offering to donate new clothes to charity if their customers will post videos of themselves stripping onlineClose look at research that claims kids raised in gay homes are just as well adjusted as those in traditional homes show researchers are fudging data

Family News in Focus 07-16-2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family California court has dismissed most of case that had California homeschoolers in panic. Rest should be resolved soonTonight?s ABC Primetime broadcast features story of two young girls kidnapped off streets of Toledo, Ohio, and forced into sex tradeGovernor Ted Strickland is reversing his position and will now allow state run gambling

Family News in Focus 07-15-2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Pacific Justice Institute is helping pastors and churches in California navigate marriage morass in Golden StateMichigan is taking steps to expand destructive embryonic stem cell researchSouth Carolina board of tourism has pulled ads touting state as gay-friendly destinationReport finds more than a quarter of visitors to pornographic web sites are womenTony Snow, former presidential press secretary and pro-family friend has diedCongressman Chris Smith took some time on the floor of U.S. House of Representatives to call for an end to taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood

Family News in Focus 07-14-2008
Monday, July 14, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Two more of giant internet providers have joined with Office of the New York Attorney General to limit child porn siteNational Hockey League has become cozy with gay-agenda, endorsing homosexually-themed movie this weekendPro-family groups in Arkansas believe they have signatures they need to put initiative protecting adoptive children on ballotIn Connecticut some conservative college-age adults are making their voices heard on issues like abortion and abstinence education

Family News in Focus 07-11-2008
Friday, July 11, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Fearing passage of California Marriage Amendment, pro-gay forces in Massachusetts are taking steps to allow same-sex unions to be exported from their stateExperts are opining about effects same-sex marriage will have on nationPhilanthropist is setting up major award for pro-life movement. Life Prizes will hand out more than a half million dollars in cash to worthy activistsMan is suing two Bible publishers because the Good Book offends himLocal newspaper is suing Ohio group on First Amendment grounds for merely suggesting paper stop running ads for illegal sexual services

Family News in Focus 07-10-2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family National Education Association convention has wrapped up, and once again union is leaning heavily pro-abortionKansas is on its way to becoming first state to actually own gambling interestsTexas is considering law that would make couples wait two years and complete counseling course before they can divorceThe Madonna House has returned prestigious Canadian award because an abortionist has been likewise honoredLiberals are zealously guarding content on Internet information repository Wikipedia

Family News in Focus 07-09-2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled people who aren?t married can?t seek divorceNew York passes law that would recognize children who are being prostituted are victims, not criminalsFlorida, Louisiana and Arizona have taken action on school choice legislationCalifornia pastors are doing what they can to deal with court decision legalizing gay marriage

Family News in Focus 07-08-2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Tonight's Nightline program on ABC highlights the tragic sex trade. Producers find it's possible to buy a little girl in 10 hours for under $100New ABC Family show called The Secret Life of the American Teenager is a little less secret ? and a whole lot less family ? than advertisedMarried men who regularly attend church and are involved in ministry activities have thriving marriagesLongtime pro-life ally Jesse Helms has died

Family News in Focus 07-07-2008
Monday, July 7, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family South Dakota abortionists will have to tell women seeking procedure they are ending life of a separate, unique, living human beingSex industry is doing its best to undermine Cincinnati ordinance forbidding sexually-oriented businesses within city limitsExodus International, the leading ministry in post-gay movement, is getting ready for its 33rd annual convention

Family News in Focus 07-04-2008
Friday, July 4, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Defenders USA is looking for video submissions that call for end of sex tradeCouple that homeschools their children in Germany have been given three month prison sentence because they refuse to send their kids to public schoolMany evangelicals are a bit confused about their faith. Pew survey reveals more than half think believers from any religion will go to heavenCouple that was working for property management firm was fired because they had Christian art in their own home

Family News in Focus 07-03-2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008 Host: Focus on the Family Some midshipmen at U.S. Naval Academy are challenging traditional lunchtime prayer. ACLU is involvedPlanned Parenthood is moving into suburbs. Why? That's where the money isDoctors often push pregnant mothers whose pre-born babies are diagnosed with an illness to get an abortionFireworks and picnics aren't the only way to celebrate 4th of July