The Attack on Our Fundamental Liberties
The battle against corruption in Washington, D.C., and out of control spending continues to dominate the news. We simply can’t keep spending trillions of dollars that we don’t have.
Gary Bauer
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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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Hitler’s Ghost: The Jews Are Hated (Again)
The rapper known as Ye (formerly Kanye West) has made a career of controversy. Recently, Ye chose the Super Bowl for his latest stunt: He released a commercial in select markets that included a link to his website. When people visited the site, they found that he was selling t-shirts with a Nazi swastika emblazoned on them.
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Musk War on Corruption
Donald Trump’s boldness in his second term continues to astonish the country. We are particularly gratified that he is rolling back transgender ideology and has promoted multiple pro-life initiatives. Both are JDFI priorities. The most comprehensive challenge he has confronted is the massive corruption in the federal government, where millions of employees spend trillions of our tax dollars every year.
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Trump and Trans: America Protects Its Children from Radical Gender Ideology
After many decades of the “war on children,” we are seeing a shift in outlook unfolding in our country. Let us continue to pray and work toward this end. In an age when many continue to push ideas and policies that wreak havoc on kids, let us stand between such destructive theories and our children. Even as God the Father guards us from all danger through His Son and Spirit (John 10:28), let us protect our precious little ones.
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There’s Hope in This New Battle
Trump’s strong message was broadcast by video. He began by saying, “Each year, Americans of every age, color, and background travel to our nation’s capital by the tens of thousands to stand up for precious little babies who cannot stand up for themselves.” He then made this clear promise: “In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life.”
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No More Pride: Target Backs Away from Pagan Sexuality
With over 400,000 employees and a market cap exceeding $60 billion, Target is a force unto itself. In past days, it used this money and influence to fund a noxious anti-truth agenda. But now, the company that made a big show of backing “Pride Month” is changing its policies. Christians should give thanks to God for this shift.
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A Proud Defense of Faith, Family, and Babies
The Trump-Vance administration just conveyed a message supporting faith, family, and babies. The address directly challenged the culture of death and moral relativism that permeates our current sick and decadent culture.
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Dismantling Extremism: President Trump Opposes Gender Ideology
All this is now coming undone. On day one of the Trump administration (second term), President Trump signed an executive order titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
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A New Day Dawns in Washington
On the first day of the Trump-Vance administration, President Trump issued hundreds of executive orders. One asserted that there are only two sexes, male and female. In doing so, the president was merely repeating what the Bible tells us in Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (ESV).
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Crisis in California: Leftism Leaves Citizens Unsafe
Wokeness, it is clear, has made California profoundly unsafe. We lament this, even as we pray for change there. Christians in The Golden State should reclaim their identity as “salt and light” (Matthew 5:13-16) and seek new leaders at every level of government.
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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.