Gary 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. He currently serves as president of American Values and chairman of Campaign for Working Families PAC.
Pro-abortion extremists have shocked the pro-life movement in a string of victories on referenda across America. At least four states have amended their constitutions to permit virtually unlimited abortions, including Ohio, Michigan, and California. The victories were the result of pro-abortion forces massively outspending the pro-life side, and low voter turnout among Christians and conservatives.
In this week's episode of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom, Gary Bauer discusses the alarming presence of antisemitism on major American university campuses. Bauer says that left-wing, neo-Marxist ideologies, which are taught and celebrated at colleges everywhere are squarely to blame. He points to a recent scientific survey that showed that the more highly educated an individual is (advanced degrees and significant time in spent in higher education), the more likely they were to hold to strong antisemitic, anti-American, and anti-Christian views.
Dr. James Dobson has joined with other Evangelical leaders to urge Congress to stand with Israel. In a letter released to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the evangelical notables urged Congress to act "without delay" on a comprehensive list of initiatives.
Sadly, in many parts of the world, it is nearly impossible for Christians to peacefully and safely celebrate the birth of Christ. From communist China to significant areas of the Islamic world, Christians are harassed by governments and threatened by mobs. Apparently, now Christians in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA, have to think twice about gathering to celebrate the birth of Christ.
All of us at JDFI hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Thanksgiving traces its roots back to the pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Our first President, George Washington, issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789, which described in its opening sentence what the occasion was all about. President Washington wrote: "Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor…"
In this week's episode, Gary Bauer embarks on a journey that traces the origins of the first Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims in the autumn of 1621. This first Thanksgiving came as a result of a harsh 1620 winter, where as many as half the original colonists died. It was after a strong crop harvest the following year that the Pilgrims decided to hold a day of celebration and prayer, and they invited their Native American friends, who had helped them along the way, to join them. Fast forward 168 years, when our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789, which described in its opening sentence what the occasion was all about. President Washington wrote: “Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor…” Seventy-four years later, Abraham Lincoln in his 1863 proclamation urged all Americans to observe the last Thursday of November “… as a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” The fact that Lincoln could call for such a day even during ...
Today on Family Talk, Gary Bauer concludes his powerful wake-up call to all who love this nation. The hour is late and we know that our enemy, Satan, is cunning and seeks to steal, kill, and destroy us. As Christians, we cannot go silently into the night without defending the principles and freedoms that our founding fathers fought so hard to establish.
According to Gary Bauer, senior vice president of public policy for the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, there is no historical hatred like the hatred of the Jewish people. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Gary gives a stirring speech on the cultural climate of our world. Genesis 12:3 says, to the nation of Israel, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse…” Learn the reasons why we can no longer be “sunshine Christians and summer pastors.” We must stand in support of Israel or America will suffer the consequences, along with her Jewish allies.
The Biden administration is continuing a government-wide effort to promote LGBTQ ideology and trans insanity. From the Department of Defense to Health and Human Services, from the Justice Department to the Department of Education, bureaucrats are working tirelessly, using all the power of our massive federal government, to force radical social change.
Family Talk guest host, Gary Bauer interviews Kirk Cameron, who shares how Christ found him at age 17, while he was starring in America’s top-rated 1980s sitcom, “Growing Pains.” Cameron says, as a successful actor in Hollywood and a staunch atheist, “I didn’t have humility or faith.” It wasn’t until Cameron attended church with a beautiful young girl he wanted to date, that God began working on him through the girl’s father, who quizzed him about that Sunday’s sermon. This began Cameron’s journey towards Christ. More on how Jesus changed the trajectory of Cameron’s life, as well as a discussion about his latest children’s book, The Fox, the Fair and the Invention Scare.
