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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

Are You a Terrorist?

Soldiers in the US Army are trained to recognize and combat terrorists, which is what they should be doing. But the Daily Caller recently revealed that the Biden Pentagon has been including pro-life groups in their very disturbing definition of "terrorists."

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Policy & Culture

Biden’s Evolving Trans Position

As JDFI has been reporting, the Biden/Harris administration has aggressively pushed the radical transgender ideology in schools and on Christian parents. The Biden Justice Department has fought against states trying to protect children from deforming surgeries and sterilizing chemicals. They were all in on the entire transgender agenda.

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Policy & Culture

Pride before the Fall?

Proverbs 16:18 tells us, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall" (NIV). Bud Light and Target learned that lesson last year. Other corporations got the message and scaled back their "Pride" displays last month.

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

Former President Trump Says ‘God Saved Him’ from Assassin’s Bullet

In this week's episode, Gary Bauer shares his thoughts on the failed assassination attempt on former President Trump. As Christians, we don't believe in luck. Instead, we uphold the divine providence of Almighty God. According to the physician who treated the former president, fractions of an inch were the difference between life and instant death. Bauer also recognizes the sacrifice of ardent Christian Corey Comperatore, the firefighter husband and father who, when shots rang out, threw his body over his wife and daughter and took the assassin's bullet (intended for Trump) that ended his life. "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13. Don't miss this historically essential and incredibly riveting special podcast.

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Policy & Culture

Vote for the Supreme Court?

There are many reasons Christians must vote in record numbers this November. Our country will elect a president, one-third of the Senate, and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Supreme Court justices are not elected. The president makes nominations, and then they must receive a majority vote in the Senate.

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Policy & Culture

Our Bodies, Our Sports

Women’s sports in the United States are under siege from proponents of radical transgender ideology. Men and boys “identifying” as women and girls are stealing honors and awards meant for actual females in athletic competitions.

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Policy & Culture

Evaluating the Party Platforms (Guiding Principles That Compel Policies)

The James Dobson Family Institute (JDFI) believes that every human life is made in the image of God, and therefore, from conception through natural death, life must be protected. We pray that all children will someday be welcomed into the world, safeguarded by the laws of the United States.

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

Gary Bauer Breaks Down the Presidential Debate and President Biden’s Colossal Collapse

In this week's episode of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom with Gary Bauer, senior vice president of public policy at the James Dobson Family Institute, Bauer breaks down the “highlights” from the presidential debate and parses President Joe Biden’s colossal collapse.

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Broadcasts

God’s Spirit Within the Heart of America – Part 2

On today’s 4th of July edition of Family Talk, Gary Bauer concludes his stirring discussion with Bob McEwen, executive director of the Council for National Policy, about what makes America great. We must wake up to the warning signs as our society begins to crumble around us, and recognize the consequences that occur when a nation forsakes God. Listen as Bob recounts America’s proud history recanted in the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.

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Policy & Culture

Trump Outlines Agenda at Christian Conference

Former President Trump spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference recently. He urged the audience of Christian conservative activists to do everything possible to encourage Christians to vote this November. He said, "The radical left is trying to shame Christians, silence you, demoralize you, and they want to keep you out of politics. They don't want you to vote. That's why you have to vote . . .

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