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Healthcare in America continues to of great concern for millions of Americans, especially those who are unemployed or on fixed incomes. It also affects people who are working and must contend with high deductibles. Democrats would like to see socialized medicine in America and more government control over the healthcare industry. But is this a good idea? There is an organization called Physicians for Reform composed of doctors, nurses, industry suppliers and providers, pastors and activists who study and have studied all aspects of the issue.   Black Americans are impacted in a special way. Joining me today is Stephen Broden. He is the Senior Pastor at Fairpark Bible Fellowship, co-founder of the National Black Pro-Life Coalition, and President and Founder of Protect Life and Marriage in Texas. We will discuss the healthcare transition in America, the need for black people to understand the issues, and the preventative care needed to address the high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes that disproportionately affects black people. For Further Insight: Website: Physicians for Reform More on Pastor Stephen Broden Black Healthcare Coalition Fairpark Bible Fellowship, (214) 826-0018

Authentically American is an apparel brand with a fascinating backstory revolving around its founder. Most people don’t know that American manufacturers produce less than 3 percent of the apparel we wear each day. In 1980, American manufacturers produced almost 75 percent of our clothes and textiles. Now we depend on sweat factories in Latin America, Asia, and Mexico to produce clothes, towels, bedsheets, curtains and etc. We can trace the death of American factories back to the 1994 passage of the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA).   Fortunately, there is a cause for hope and celebration. There are some American patriots who believe in our nation enough to invest time, money, and sweat equity into the formation of American apparel companies. Joining me today is Dean Wegner, a West Point graduate and veteran. Dean is the founder of a 2017 company named Authentically American. Its vision was to “build an iconic American brand that is truly American made” and its mission was to “create American jobs and build a profitable business that is a great place to work.  For Further Insight: Website: https://authenticallyamerican.us/ More on Dean Wegner Video: https://youtu.be/wiSTlYVGeXI Feature Article in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/2019/10/31/less-than-3-of-the-apparel-americans-wear-is-made-in-the-us-but-this-company-is-changing-that/#5dc5bed066cd Appearance on Fox & Friends: https://video.foxnews.com/v/5833963047001/#sp=show-clips>

In a word - PROGRESS. President Donald Trump has made tremendous progress in the black community. He has tackled many of the difficult issues that previous administrations have failed to even address. All this, in spite of the nation’s political environment and the politics of impeachment. What lessons can we all learn from what we are witnessing at this point in history? My guest today is a man who has seen America from different vantage points. The original 'Runaway Slave' from the Democratic Party Reverend C. L. Bryant. Rev. C. L. Bryant is a highly sought-after motivational speaker and radio personality who left the Democratic Party decades before the #Walkaway movement made it fashionable. He is also a Senior Fellow at Freedom Works, founder of One Nation Back to God, and the author of A Race for Freedom. C. L.  is also the host of the CL Bryant Radio Show heard daily on Red State News.   For Further Insight: Website: https://theclbryantshow.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevCLBryant

Chick-Fil-A, a formerly conservative Christian corporation, has capitulated to pressures from LGBTQ activists who targeted the company because of the Cathy family were big supporters of traditionally Christian charities who hold a biblical worldview on homosexuality. In a bold move that some see as politically motivated, the corporation announced that it would no longer support the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, two organizations that hold conservative on homosexual sexual activities. Joining me today to make sense of their decision is David Black, the founder of 2nd vote. Dr. David Black, a scientist, successful entrepreneur, and husband of former U.S. Representative Diane Black, has created an organization named 2nd vote. 2nd vote provides tools that inform and educate us about how corporation spend our money and how we can hold them accountable. For Further Insight: Website:  2nd Vote, https://www.2ndvote.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/2ndVote Facebook: https://www.2ndvote.com/facebook/ BOOK: Unstoppable: The Inspiring Story of how Diane Black rose from public housing and turned her meager beginnings into stalwart leadership Paperback – May 15, 2018

Burgess Owens knows about success… receiving College All-American honors at the University of Miami, a NFL Super Bowl victory, a career in corporate sales, as an entrepreneur and raising six wonderful children. His discovery during the arduous journey is that “Success is a lifelong process of enlightenment…..one followed by another. It is NOT a destination”. He believes that at the core of true success and happiness is a personal commitment to honesty…. in both word & deed….. and a love of service to God, family, community and our great nation of opportunity and second chances. In this show, we discuss the factors that led Burgess Owens’s a former NFL Player for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders to mount a bid to reclaim the Republican house seat Mia Love lost during the 2018 election. We discuss the values and policy positions that Burgess brings to the table. For Further Insight:   Website: Burgess Owens Mentoring: One Heart Project Utah Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurgessOwens Burgess4Utah: https://www.burgess4utah.com/ Book: Why I Stand: From Freedom to the Killing Fields of Socialism  

Rebecca Friedrichs Until recently, public school teachers and other public employees were forced to join unions and pay dues to support political agendas diametrically opposed to their core values and principles. That is no longer the case. Public employees now operate in a changed environment that gives them more power when it comes to their unions. Joining me today is courageous woman who battled the unions and became the plaintiff in a case that eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. My guest is Rebecca Friedrichs, the author of Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country. Book: Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country For Further Insight: About Rebecca Friedrichs Website: For Kids and Country 

There are many life lessons we can learn from the bold and tenacious Melissa Ortiz. This is a woman who has overcome numerous challenges and refused to allow a lifelong handicap to limit her dreams. She has traveled the world, defied the odds, and developed a sense of humor about life and its many challenges. Melissa Ortiz is a disability rights advocate who has worked with Democrats and Republicans on behalf of Americans with Disabilities. She was appointed by President Trump to serve as Commissioner of the Administration on Disabilities in 2017. Even while living with physical challenges, Melissa refuses to be a victim. In 2005, she was Ms. Wheelchair New York. Be prepared to be inspired as you listen to the awesome accomplishments of Melissa Ortiz. Website:  www.dcbelleonwheels.com

Most people want to be loved and respected. What happens to a person when everything he or she has taken for granted begins to fall apart? In this insightful interview, we learn about the personal story of Gene Ho, a Chinese-American photographer, who almost lost everything of value after he became publicly known as Donald Trump’s personal campaign photographer. We learn of Gene Ho’s faith journey and why he wrote his new book, Trumpography: How Biblical Principles Paved the Way to the American Presidency. For Further Insight: Website: https://www.trump-ography.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/genehophoto/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeneHoPhoto Order a Copy of Trumpography:  Trumpography: How Biblical Principles Paved the Way to the American Presidency

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees us five basic rights: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom we have suffered a loss of religious liberty that jeopardizes jobs and opportunities for those who take their faith seriously. Our topic today is religious liberty and the aggressive secular demands for a rigid separation of church and state that has been used to suppress the rights of Christian Believers. In this show, we discuss current issues including Separation of Church and State, Muslim prayers in public schools, and how the decisions of conservative Supreme Court Justices might have adversely impacted our rights. Joining me today on is Alan Reinach. Mr. Reinach is the executive director and general Counsel of the Church State Council.  For Further Insight: Website: www.churchstate.org Email: ajreinach@churchstate.org Liberty Magazine:  http://libertymagazine.org/author/entry/alan-j.-reinach Book:  Politics and Prophecy: The Battle for Religious Liberty and the Authentic Gospel Paperback (2008)

What can we as ordinary citizens do to impact elections? Everyone should take the time to vote and educate themselves about the candidates running for office at the federal, state, and local levels.  But voting alone is not enough, especially when those opposing our Judeo-Christian values are well organized and often backed by philanthropists like George Soros, Chairman of the Open Society Foundation, who gives millions to organizations that hire people to knock on doors as part of an aggressive get on the vote movement for the  progressive agenda in America. Joining me today is Rick Potter. Mr. Potter is one of the founders of a grassroots organization, the Mighty American Strike Force, that recruits volunteers from around the country to deploy to battleground states in midterm and general presidential elections.   For Further Insight: Website: https://masf.online/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/mightyamericanstrikeforce.org/posts/ E-Mail rick.potter@mightyamericanstrikeforce.org

Critical for conservatives is electing candidates who are committed to the Constitution and the principles of limited government and individual liberty and justice. In this show, we discuss what is at stake in the 2020 elections and what we need to know and do if we are going to help protect Judeo-Christian values and principles. We get an insider’s perspective from Nancy Schultz, founder of the Republican Congressional Wives Speakers in Washington, D.C. Nancy is an important mover and shaker who provides an insider look at politics behind the scene and lots of advice about what we can and should be doing for our nation. Nancy Schultz is a member of the 2020 Women for Trump Coalition. Great American Speakers Profile:  http://www.greatamericanspeakers.com/speakers/nancy-schulze E-mail: nsws@verizon.net

More than thirty years ago, Joy Lamb asked God how to pray for the hundreds of people who wrote to the ministry for which she worked. Joy heard a specific response: “Pray my Word Child. It brings healing in all areas. Trust me! Pray my Word.” In the Christian world there are believers who don’t know how to pray and those who have prayed but have questioned whether God really exists and if he does, does He care about me and my issues. In this interview, Joy and I discuss her life of prayer and the short handbook of prayers she has written for Believers who need help in praying God’s word. Join me on this exciting journey as this woman of God shares her testimony and how she became a spiritual warrior. For Further Insight: Website: TheSwordoftheSpiritBook.com Link to order:  The Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God: A Handbook for Praying God’s Word

What do you know about socialism and its impact on American society? Suppose I was to tell you that socialism threatened your individual liberties, religious freedom, and property rights. Would you be shocked, concerned, or nonchalant? Too many Americans are nonchalant. They are ignorant of the threat socialism poses to their way of life. What if the “greatest threat facing the United States today doesn’t come from China, Iran, or even Russia”? What if “it’s the growing number of Americans who believe Karl Marx’s socialism provides the best strategy for making our communities safer, healthier, and more prosperous?” My guest today is Justin Haskins editorial director and a research fellow at the Heartland Institute. Justin heads the Heartland Institute's "Stopping Socialism Project"  and he is the author of Socialism is Evil: The Moral Case Against Marx's Radical Dream. He will share with us how the move towards socialism threatens our way of life. BUY THE BOOK: Socialism Is Evil: The Moral Case Against Marx's Radical Dream For Further Insight: Website: www.heartland.org

How much do you know about science? In March 2017, Joe Carter, editor of NIV Lifehacks Bible, wrote an important article for the ERLC (Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention) titled “Why every Christian should care about bioethics.” Bioethics is concerned with abortion, cloning, euthanasia, human-animal research, and gene editing. Joining me today to explain what we should know about bioethics and why is Joy Riley, executive director of the Tennessee Center for Bio Ethics and Culture. BUY THE BOOK: CHRISTIAN BIOETHICS For Further Insight: Website, The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bioethicscenter Important articles on Bioethics Joy Riley, https://cmda.org/genome-editing-social-and-ethical-issues/ Joe Carter, https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/basic-bioethics-why-christians-should-care-about-bioethics

Our Christian brother and sisters are undergoing great tribulation in the Middle East. The question arises: How can they survive in a region dominated by ISIS and radical Muslims committed to wiping them out of existence? Across the Middle East Christians in Egypt, Iraq, Iran, and Syria are fighting to survive. Joining us today to update us on the plight of Middle Eastern Christians is Peter Burns, the Government Relations Director of In Defense of Christians. For Further Insight: Website:  In Defense of Christians Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indefenseofchristians/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/indefchristians