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Gary Bauer

Gary currently serves as senior vice president of Public Policy and Culture at JDFI, president of American Values, and chairman of Campaign for Working Families PAC. Previously, he served in the Reagan administration as Under Secretary of Education and Head of the Office of Policy Development. Gary became president of the Family Research Council, senior vice president of Focus on the Family, and was appointed by President Trump to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Content By Gary Bauer

Policy & Culture

A New Day Dawns in Washington

On the first day of the Trump-Vance administration, President Trump issued hundreds of executive orders. One asserted that there are only two sexes, male and female. In doing so, the president was merely repeating what the Bible tells us in Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (ESV).

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Broadcasts

Inauguration 2025: What’s Next for America

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Gary Bauer and Roger Marsh discuss what we can expect from the new administration.

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Policy & Culture

Title IX’s Original Protection for Girls and Women

Here’s what happened. The dispute has involved Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. That law was intended to protect women and girls from discrimination in education. Experts have said the law has been incredibly effective for over fifty years in expanding opportunities for females.

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

Medal of Freedom or Medal of Perversion?

As he leaves office, Biden honors anti-life, anti-religious billionaires. Meanwhile, pro-life Christians are in jail for praying at abortion clinics. For America to be great again, it must be Godly again.

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Broadcasts

Twenty-Two Words: Exposing the Loss of Decency in American Schools, Part 2

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Gary Bauer concludes his powerful conversation with Pastor John Amanchukwu (pronounced ah-mahn-chew-kwoo). They discuss Pastor John’s new documentary film, 22 Words, as well as the ramifications of taking God out of public schools. Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.”

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Twenty-Two Words: Exposing the Loss of Decency in American Schools, Part 1

Gary Bauer talks with Pastor John Amanchukwu about his passion for standing up for righteousness in the public school system, specifically targeting the harmful curriculum.

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Newsletters

We Must Be Godly Again

January 2025 Newsletter: We Must Be Godly Again

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Policy & Culture

Happy Christmas!

A significant exchange of words occurred a few days ago between First Lady Jill Biden and a young American child. Children were at the White House on the occasion of the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign. Mrs. Biden greeted the children with a shout of “Happy Holidays!” One courageous child loudly responded, “Happy Christmas!”

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

A Truly American Christmas

Without the Christ child there never would have been a country called the United States of America. Gary explains why our Salvation and our Liberty should both be celebrated this Christmas.

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Policy & Culture

Seven Critical Issues

JDFI made a substantial commitment this year to help ensure Christians had the information they needed on each of these issues so they could be discerning, educated voters. We also wanted to increase the number of Christ-followers who voted. We have been deeply troubled that Christian involvement in elections has lagged behind the participation rates of other demographic groups.

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