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.
Unbelievably, early voting in the 2024 presidential race begins this week in the swing state of North Carolina. The first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will not be until September 10.
In this week's episode of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom, Gary Bauer marks the three-year anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's deadly and disgraceful withdrawal from Afghanistan. The fatal attack by a suicide bomber killed 13 Marines who were supporting evacuation operations at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. Don't miss this somber but insightful podcast.
This week began with former President Trump joining military families at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the sacrifice of 13 American heroes who were murdered by Islamic terrorists during the withdrawal from Afghanistan that the Biden/Harris administration had poorly planned.
In this week's episode, Gary Bauer interviews John Stemberger, president of Liberty Counsel Action and senior counsel of Liberty Counsel. The two discuss the considerable controversy in the American Church about the proper role of Christians and their pastors concerning the governance of society.
The 2024 presidential election is just over ten weeks away. This race is the most consequential in decades. The individual voted in as our next president – and those who control the next Congress – will determine whether our constitutional republic survives.
The Democratic National Convention is now underway in Chicago. The Windy City offers attendees many free-time options. Unfortunately, one choice is to visit a “death-mobile” for complimentary service.
JDFI supports Israel and strongly opposes antisemitism of every kind. Unlike much of Europe, a majority of adult Americans are still pro-Israel. But among younger Americans, including Christians, the support is waning.
As Tim Walz, the previously obscure governor of Minnesota, continues to be introduced to the American public, we are learning more about the church to which he belongs. The Christian Post has done our nation a service by detailing policies and practices at Pilgrim Lutheran Church (PLC), the parish he attends in St. Paul.
On today’s edition of Family Talk, Gary Bauer concludes his sobering discussion with John Stemberger, president of Liberty Counsel Action, about the dysfunctional state of our society. Despite all the chaos and what appears to be hopelessness in our lives, Gary and John point out the positive and brilliant light they see rising up from God’s people within our culture today. John 12:46 says, “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” Join in the fight! According to Gary and John, “We must be good stewards of our Christian citizenship and not waste the valuable influence we have!”
According to Gary Bauer, senior vice president of public policy at the James Dobson Family Institute, “We are living in a culture that is all too often hostile to faith, family, and freedom!” Never before have we found the family unit more threatened and attacked! Today on Family Talk, Gary discusses the current state of America with John Stemberger, president of Liberty Counsel Action. Though we have faltered as a country and now risk losing it all, we can come together to fight for all that we hold dear. Isaiah 6:8 says, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Be encouraged as Gary and John share their vision and challenge us to never give up, and fight for our religious freedoms, the sanctity of human life and the family!
