Category Archives: Marriage and Family

Issues impacting marriages and families

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/21/2012- Disaster Averted- No Vote on HJR3 In The Ohio House

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday May 21, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis describe their experience in testifying against HJR3, a House Joint Resolution calling for a new constitutional convention for an amendment to the US Constitution requiring state approval to raise the federal debt ceiling.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/19/2012- The War On Stay At Home Moms

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday April 19, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine Hilary Rosen’s comment that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life.” Rosen can’t seem to remove her foot from her mouth and insists on attempting to douse a fire she set with a pail of gasoline.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/16/2012- How Obamacare Could Mean Birth Limits And Compulsory Abortion

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday March 16, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a statement made by Rep. Michelle Bachmann, erstwhile presidential candidate, and critically analyze statements made in support of her made by John Vinci of Americans For Limited Government (ALG). We discover that Mr. Vinci, an attorney with ALG, needs to take a remedial course in the Constitution.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/congresswoman-obamacare-could-limit-women-to-having-two-children

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/7/2012- When The “SS Two-Kingdoms” Hits The Iceberg

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday March 7, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine more closely a recent interview with Cal Thomas in Table Talk magazine and find out what happens when Christians not only stop rearranging the deck chairs but also abandon the pilothouse while in an ice field.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/3/2012- Of Scarecrows, Smelly Fish, Emotional Appeals, And Public Policy

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 3, 2012.  Chuck Michaelis gives a mini-seminar on logical fallacy then does a workshop in how to analyze congressional testimony. Chuck demonstrates the problem with Nancy Pelosi’s recent dog-and-pony show featuring community-organizer-in-training Sandra Fluke’s testimony. Find out why Rush Limbaugh was wrong to apologize.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/1/2012- Working Hard To Make “Medical Ethics” An Oxymoron

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday March 1, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent paper on “medical ethics” which posits that is should be OK to murder infants until the reach a “certain point” involving “self-awareness.”

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/6/2012- Robbing The Cradle: How The Government Steals The Children Of Illegals

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday February 6, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the theft and adoption of the children of illegal immigrants.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/16/2011- If Adultery Isn’t An Indicator of Character, Then What Is?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday December 16, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis further analyze two articles written by Dennis Prager at the Townhall website.

The two articles being discussed are What Does Adultery Tell Us About Character? and Adultery, Character and Politics: My Responses.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/15/2011- Politicians, Adultery, And The “Talking Heads” Who Excuse It

This entry is part 55 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 15, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis Discuss two articles written by Dennis Prager at the Townhall website.

The two articles being discussed are What Does Adultery Tell Us About Character? and Adultery, Character and Politics: My Responses.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/10/2011- Ignoring A Beating Heart; Trying To Pass The Heart Beat Bill

This entry is part 51 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 10, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy discuss the tactics being employed by the opponents of the Heart Beat Bill. There is opposition from both sides of the issue of protecting life. Barry and Chuck try and make sense of the opposition from the nominally “pro-life” side of the issue.