Who Speaks for the Church?
As progressive Christianity gains greater visibility in American politics, Gary Bauer is raising serious questions about what happens when cultural and political agendas take precedence over the authority of Scripture.
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Through the Dobson Policy & Culture Center, we focus on issues related to righteousness in the culture, such as the sanctity of human life, the God-ordained institution of marriage, parental rights, freedom of religion, and other liberties guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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Warning: Faith, Family, and Freedom Are at Risk on November 3
This midterm election is unlike any other in modern American history because Marxist and Islamist candidates reject America’s traditions. They want to “fundamentally transform” America into a socialist swamp. But if Christian citizens stay home and neglect their civic duty to vote, America will be transformed into something we all deeply regret. Let’s look at some of the issues at stake.
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America Must Reject Marxism and Radical Islam
Could a growing political alliance threaten America's founding principles of faith and freedom? Gary Bauer warns about what he sees as a troubling alliance between Marxist, socialist, and radical Islamist movements. With the midterm elections approaching, he urges Christians to recognize what's at stake and take their responsibilities as citizens seriously.
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Are Teens Rejecting the LGBTQ Agenda?
“I’m just not interested in politics.” Gary Bauer has a response for Christians who feel that way: Politics is interested in you. From the sanctity of life and marriage to parental rights and religious liberty, decisions at the ballot box can have profound consequences for our families, churches, and culture.
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Your Faith Matters—Vote Like It!
“I’m just not interested in politics.” Gary Bauer has a response for Christians who feel that way: Politics is interested in you. From the sanctity of life and marriage to parental rights and religious liberty, decisions at the ballot box can have profound consequences for our families, churches, and culture.
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Southern Baptists Send a Powerful Message
It was encouraging to read recently that Pastor Willy Rice, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), wants to amend the denomination’s confessional statement, the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. He told the SBC Executive Committee that one of his first priorities in office is to add provisions that specifically deal with gender and human sexuality.
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How Should Christians React to AI?
Interest in and arguments about artificial intelligence (AI) are reaching a boiling point. How should Christians think about and process all these alarming claims? Here are my answers to some fundamental concerns.
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The Disturbing Attack on a Christian US Senator
Gary Bauer was just yards from the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when a hijacked plane crashed into the building. He shares excerpts from what he wrote in the hours and days that followed—eyewitness reflections filled with shock, grief, patriotism, prayer, and concern for our nation’s future.
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Remembering 9/11
Gary Bauer was just yards from the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when a hijacked plane crashed into the building. He shares excerpts from what he wrote in the hours and days that followed—eyewitness reflections filled with shock, grief, patriotism, prayer, and concern for our nation’s future.
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Changing Words, Redefining Reality
Recently, there was an avalanche of outrage when President Trump announced he was renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America. As you can imagine, the Canadians were outraged, as was virtually every media outlet in the United States. Here at JDFI, we don’t have a position on who decides the names of bodies of water. But I couldn’t help but notice the hypocrisy on display as the controversy unfolded. There are many more serious examples of things being renamed, and we have all been victims of this malicious trend.
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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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“Public policy” refers in other contexts to politics, such as elections and political parties. That is not what we mean by the term. Our focus is on issues related to righteousness in the culture, such as the sanctity of human life, the God-ordained institution of marriage, parental rights, freedom of religion, and other liberties guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This is an incomplete list but should be illustrative. Of course, we are also opposed to policies that are anti-biblical, such as critical race theory and other efforts to propagandize and manipulate the minds of children. We oppose the entire LGBTQ ideology, as well as adultery, premarital sex, and matters that most conservative Christians view as contrary to Scripture. At the heart of our belief system is a biblical worldview, such as absolute truth and the teachings of Jesus. We are committed to the family as outlined in the Book of Genesis, a view of the family that is under vicious attack from within our culture. We are here to defend the family with every resource. Indeed, defending and promoting these beliefs and the truths in God’s Word are our raison d’etre, our reason to be.