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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

JDFI Highly Recommends “The Sound of Freedom” Movie

July 19, 2023

In this week's episode, Gary Bauer believes that every adult American Christian should see "Sound of Freedom." The film is a disturbing and riveting true story about Tim Ballard's remarkable journey to save children from sex traffickers in Columbia. Backstory: Ballard quit his job as a special operative at Homeland Security to found Operation Underground Railroad (OUR). In the movie, Ballard, played by Jim Caviezel, applies his unique skills, honed over ten years working in Homeland Security's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to successfully liberate 50 kidnapped children. "God's children are not for sale," says Ballard. We at JDFI passionately agree! To search for show times in your area and to buy tickets, visit Angel Studios. We invite you to listen to this special, eye-opening podcast today.

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Policy & Culture

Sound of Freedom

July 19, 2023

The compelling drama, Sound of Freedom, is rocking at the movie box office. It opened on July 4th, and in its opening week has brought in $40 million dollars. More importantly, it is raising awareness among the general public of the horrific sex-trafficking of children around the world, including here in the United States.

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Policy & Culture

Christianity and America

July 17, 2023

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) loves Jesus Christ and loves America. So, of course, powerful leftists want to marginalize him and destroy his influence. In recent days, they unleashed a vicious attack labeling him a "dangerous" Christian nationalist.

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Policy & Culture

CDC Insanity – “Chest Feeding” Babies

July 14, 2023

The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) credibility is eroding quickly as left-wing LGBTQ ideology replaces science and medicine. The CDC now claims that "transgender" or "non-binary" people can safely "chest feed" their babies.

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Policy & Culture

Faith Without Works

July 12, 2023

A recent article about faith in America grabbed my attention. According to Gallup, church attendance in America is still below pre-pandemic levels, and down significantly from the historical norm.

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Policy & Culture

Victory for Religious Liberty

July 10, 2023

Our religious liberty and our freedom of speech both won a big victory at the Supreme Court in one decision announced on June 30. The court, in the case 303 Creative LLC. v. Elenis, ruled 6 to 3 that Colorado cannot force a Christian website designer to create websites celebrating same-sex marriage.

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Policy & Culture

Is America Over?

July 7, 2023

A new Fox News poll has produced some stunning and disturbing results. For the first time in the history of the survey, fewer than half of the American people (43%) believe our country's best days are still ahead of us. Forty-eight percent believe our best days are in the past. The decline in optimism about the future has been dramatic. The percentage of Americans believing the best is yet to come was 63% in 2012, 62% in 2017, and 52% in 2021 before declining to 43% today.

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Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom Podcast

Rejoice, ‘Pride Month’ is Over—Finally!

July 5, 2023

In this week's episode of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom, Gary Bauer walks listeners through a PG-rated recap of "Pride Month" that featured R and X-rated parades, where entirely nude men and women danced around, some simulating sex acts from floats, under the innocent gaze of young children. If this weren't hideous enough, President Biden held a pride event at the White House where a transgender activist guest (a man who has transitioned to a woman) repeatedly exposed his new breasts to young people and the press. Following public outrage, the White House eventually expressed regret for the incident and banned this individual from future government-sponsored events. All this debauchery is against the law, but for "Pride Month," law enforcement looks the other way. Lastly, there are adult educators in schools that are preying on youngsters who are confused about their sexuality by coaching them that they can change their sex. All this without parental consent! Moms, dads, and grandparents, we especially invite you to listen to this critically important podcast today.

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Policy & Culture

“We’re Coming for Your Children”

July 5, 2023

LGBTQ pride month 2023 is shaping up to be one of the most controversial ever. Several U.S. corporations, including Anheuser Busch and Target, are facing significant boycotts because of LGBTQ+ themed marketing efforts that offended many of their customers. The L.A. Dodgers found themselves in well-deserved "hot-water" when they honored a "drag queen" group that mocks Catholic nuns and Jesus.

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Policy & Culture

Pro-Abortion America?

July 3, 2023

Do the American people prefer abortion on demand or "a woman's right to choose," as the abortion industry and their political allies describe it? Over the last year, since Roe v. Wade was thankfully overturned, a narrative has taken root that it is a political liability to be pro-life and in favor of legal restrictions on abortion.

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