Defending Faith, Family and Freedom Podcast

Gary Bauer

Disturbing Polls Show Majority of American Christians are Ambivalent on Abortion

May 16, 2024

In this week's episode of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom with Gary Bauer, senior vice president of public policy at the James Dobson Family Institute, Bauer shares his deep concern over results from recent polls that show a majority of Christian Americans are ambivalent on the issue of abortion. These same Christians come to this conclusion because they believe the Bible is silent on abortion. Bauer says that these individuals are woefully mistaken. The Bible's affirmation of life and the preborn is clear and extensive through the Word of God. Citing Deuteronomy 30:19, "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live." Bauer says that according to news reports, despite President Biden's poor poll numbers, he and his re-election team haven't a care in the world because they know Biden has an ace up his sleeve—abortion and women voters. Word is out that the President plans to spend tens of millions of dollars aimed like a laser at women. These ads will tell women that their right to an abortion is on the ballot, and only Joe Biden stands in the way of Donald Trump and the Republican Party taking that right from them. The Biden team believes that for women, access to terminate a pregnancy, from conception up to birth, trumps every other issue, including a woman's ability to afford to feed their family, buy a car, purchase a home, or even the threat of world war. Bauer says he prays they are wrong and pleads with Christians to get off the sidelines and vote for life and religious liberty in November! Both are on the ballot.

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Introducing the Dobson Culture Center
The purpose of the Dobson Culture Center is to help families and individuals live Scripturally-rooted lives and to engage culture with a biblical worldview, exposing darkness and exalting the light of Christ (Ephesians 5:11; Colossians 1:28). Learn more and receive weekly updates from the Dobson Culture Center. Sign up for the "Lighting Up Culture" report and stay updated on issues that matter to your family.

About Defending Faith, Family and Freedom Podcast

Family Talk is a Christian non-profit organization located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2010 by Dr. James Dobson, the ministry promotes and teaches biblical principles that support marriage, family, and child-development. Since its inception, Family Talk has served millions of families with broadcasts, monthly newsletters, feature articles, videos, blogs, books and other resources available on demand via its website, mobile apps, and social media platforms.

The Dr. James Dobson Family Institute (JDFI) is a Christian non-profit organization located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded initially as Family Talk in 2010 by Dr. James Dobson, the ministry promotes and teaches biblical principles that support marriage, family, and child-development. Since its inception, Family Talk has served families with broadcasts, monthly newsletters, feature articles, videos, blogs, books, and other resources available on demand via its website, mobile apps, and social media platforms. In 2017, the ministry rebranded under JDFI to expand its four core ministry divisions consisting of Family Talk, the Dobson Policy and Education Centers, and the Dobson Digital Library.

Dr. Dobson's flagship program, "Family Talk," is aired on more than 1,300 terrestrial radio outlets and numerous digital channels that reach millions of people each month.

Defending Faith, Family and Freedom, with Gary Bauer, is a weekly podcast from the Dobson Policy Center. Bauer, Senior Vice President of Public Policy for the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, will provide listeners and viewers with his unique perspective on current public policy through the lens of the U.S. Constitution and an unapologetic biblical worldview.

About Gary Bauer

Gary Bauer has an accomplished career in the public policy field, having served in numerous leadership positions during the past several decades. He participated in the Reagan administration as Under Secretary of Education, and then White House Head of the Office of Policy Development. After leaving the Reagan White House, Gary became president of the Family Research Council and senior vice president of Focus on the Family. He later shared his pro-faith, pro-family, and pro-life policies across the country during the 2000 Republican presidential primaries and debates. In 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Gary Bauer to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

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