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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.

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

Powerful Forces ‘Transforming America’ Away From Its Founding Principals

In this week's episode, Gary Bauer exposes the dark forces that are actively tearing America away from its Judeo-Christian founding and transitioning it into an entirely secular nation under one-party neo-Marxist rule. He also sounds the alarm that many in mainline American churches believe this terrifying movement is none of our business and constitutionally proper. But not all is lost. Bauer speaks of a remnant that has only begun to fight. One of these brave Christians is Eric Metaxas, who has written a book on this subject titled Letter to the American Church. Bauer plays audio clips from a recent interview, where Metaxas explains why he wrote the book to address the cultural and policy battles facing Christians worldwide and specifically, the Church in the United States.

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Policy & Culture

Defending Christian Clubs For Children

The liberal educational establishment, from the teachers unions to federal government bureaucrats, continues to be "all in" on exposing our children to inappropriate graphic sexual materials. But they do "draw a line" when it comes to allowing kids at school to hear something good about Jesus.

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The New Orphan Crisis – Part 2

John and Marlene Strege (pronounced stre-gee) did more than become the first couple to adopt a frozen embryo and carry it through to the birth of their daughter, Hannah. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Gary Bauer concludes his enlightening discussion with John, Marlene, and Hannah about how they stood firmly on God’s biblical principles and fought for the rights of the unborn. Whether in the womb or as a frozen, fertilized egg, hear how Marlene testified boldly that embryos are human beings, and should not be treated as “spare parts” in an attempt to save another life. It is murder just like abortion.

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Policy & Culture

Transgendering America

The Heritage Foundation through its "Oversight Project" is exposing the Biden administration's comprehensive efforts to promote transgender ideology.

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The New Orphan Crisis – Part 1

Did you know that there are roughly 1.25 million frozen embryos, just waiting for a chance at life? On today’s edition of Family Talk, co-host Gary Bauer talks with John and Marlene Strege (pronounced stre-gee), about their story of being the first couple to “adopt” a frozen, fertilized egg and carry it through a successful pregnancy. The result of that endeavor was the birth of their daughter, Hannah, who is now a young adult with dreams of opening her own adoption counseling practice.

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Policy & Culture

Victory In Ohio

Common sense has prevailed in Ohio to the benefit of women and children! In late December, Governor Mike DeWine let down his state and outraged pro-family conservatives when he vetoed a law passed by the state legislature. That law intended to ban radical transgender surgeries on children, and it protected women's sports from biological males who illogically claimed they were women.

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

Remembering the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster, Jan. 28, 1986

In this week's episode of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom, Gary Bauer relives the lead up to and the catastrophic aftermath of the 25th NASA Space Shuttle flight of Challenger. Bauer plays audio from the moment of this tragic accident, where seven brave crew members perished. He also plays portions of the eloquent address to the nation by President Ronald Reagan. Here is the President’s moving, unforgettable closing paragraph to America 38 years ago: “The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth’ to ‘touch the face of God.’”

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Policy & Culture

The Name Above All Names

Houston Texans' quarterback C.J. Stroud has had a remarkable year. As a player at Ohio State, Stroud set multiple records and was a Heisman Trophy finalist two years in a row.

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Policy & Culture

Davos Dangerous Nonsense

Religious liberty and strong families prosper in free nations. But many forces are at work to undermine liberty. Every year the global secular elites meet in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF), to map out the future of mankind. Most Americans are too busy to pay much attention to this confab of socialists, corporate titans, world government advocates, and tech mavens.

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Policy & Culture

Pro-Lifers Stand Strong During D.C. Winter Storm

Friday, January 19th was a great day for the pro-life movement in Washington, D.C. In brutally cold and snowy weather, representing JDFI and Dr. James Dobson, I joined over 100,000 people at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. The overwhelmingly youthful crowd rallied for the sanctity of human life, and then peacefully marched through the streets of our nation's capital.

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