Families First! is a weekly 15-minute radio show featuring local Minnesotans who overcame problems related to important families issues such as parental rights, abortion, education, homosexuality, religious rights and more.
The show is hosted by Tom Prichard and Aaron Hall (shown right) and produced by the
Minnesota Family Institute.
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| Student's Rights for Christmas | Pam Olson tells the positive results of distributing information on student’s religious rights to her local schools. Tom and Aaron give real examples and discuss student’s rights. |
| Leaving Homosexuality - Discussion 1 | Kevin Peterson explains how he went from marching in Gay Pride parades to finding freedom from the homosexual lifestyle |
| Leaving Homosexuality - Discussion 2 | Continuing from his testimony on last week's show, Kevin Peterson gives practical advice to others struggling with homosexuality and their parents, friends and coworkers |
| Criminals' Lives Changed | Todd Johnson explains how his visits to share the Gospel with prison inmates have turned their lives around ending criminal careers |
| Internet Porn in Schools and Libraries | Amy Teske shares the story of boys showing her daughter porn they got off the internet and how it led to a new Minnesota law for libraries and schools. |
| Churches Defending Issues | Pete Larson talks about how his church is informing its members on important family issues and encourages others to do the same. |
| Student Choice in Sex Education | Jeri Gort discusses how she helped implement the first two-track sex education program in the nation, right here in Osseo, Minnesota. The program allows students to choose a abstinence-until-marriage based program over the current safe-sex approach. |
| Struggled with Homosexuality | Dan Puumala talks about his experience struggling with homosexuality. |
| Student Defends Religious Free Speech | Isaac Unseth tells how his high school banned promoting "See You at the Pole," and how he defended his free speech rights. |
| Experiences of an Abortion Counselor | Mary Bochek shares experiences from her twenty-two years of working in crisis pregnancy centers. She includes motives for abortion, consequences of abortion and many other insights into this important issue. |
| Thirty-Two Years as a Prostitute | Deborah Glenna discusses the factors that led to a life of prostitution and drugs and highlights potential danger signs in young girls. |
| Defending the Family at The Capitol | Tom Prichard talks about family issues in the 2001 legislative session and gives suggestions for how listeners can make a difference. |
| Student Views on Sex | Joy Bromenschenkel tells stories of speaking on abstinence in schools and relates some surprising examples of what students are thinking. |
| My Child Came Out-of-the-Closet | Lorraine shares how she dealt with her son coming out-of-the-closet and helped him leave the gay lifestyle. |
| Whose Child is He Anyway? | Michelle, a local mother, talks about defending her parental rights when elementary school staff tried to persuade her to unnecessarily put her son on Ritalin. |
| I Had Three Abortions | Colleen Tronson relates her painful experiences with abortion and how she dedicated her life to helping women recognize other options. |
| Why I Became A Lesbian | Dottie Ludwig talks about the origins of her same sex attractions and the journey to recovery and wholeness. |
| Keeping Marriages Together | Bill Harley, marriage psychologist and author of His Needs Her Needs, discusses ways to keep marriages together. |
| Teens and Sex | Ann, a high school guidance counselor, shares stories of students struggling with the consequences of premarital sex and gives tips on talking to your children. |
| America's Real War | Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Daniel Lapin discusses the need for America to return to its Christian roots, and other themes from his book - America's Real War. |
| Sex-Oriented Businesses | Former sex industry consultant, David Sherman, gives practical advice on riding your community of sex-oriented businesses. |
| Children of Divorce | Colette Christenson talks about how growing up with divorce affected her as an adult and how she worked through some of those issues. |
| From Abortion to Abortion Activist | Peggy Benicke talks about her own abortion experience and her work at the Robinsdale Women's Center. She also gives practical ways for people to support women confronted with a pregnancy crisis. |
| The Truth About Homosexuality | Based on his experience counseling homosexuals, Wendell Anderson talks about the cause of same sex attractions, the healing process and gives advice on how we can reach out to those in this struggle. |
