The WallBuilders Show

Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green
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Oct 16, 2025 • 27min

Cabinets, Faith, and the Filibuster

FBI goes to Glenn Beck's home after he helped expose Antifa's terror networkhttps://www.theblaze.com/news/deadass-serious-fbi-goes-to-glenn-becks-home-after-he-helped-expose-antifas-terror-networkKey Figures Linked to Antifa Leave the US After Group’s Terrorist Designationhttps://www.theepochtimes.com/us/top-antifa-figures-left-the-us-after-terrorist-designation-5927102FBI cuts ties with far-left Southern Poverty Law Center famous for its 'hate map'https://www.christianpost.com/news/fbi-cuts-ties-with-southern-poverty-law-center.htmlElon Musk shares Erika Kirk's call to 'go to church'https://www.christianpost.com/news/elon-musk-shares-erika-kirks-call-to-go-to-church.html8,000 Students Gather for UniteUS Revival at University of Tennessee, 500 Make Decisions for Christhttps://www.worthynews.com/109157-8000-students-gather-for-uniteus-revival-at-university-of-tennessee-500-make-decisions-for-christBill Maher rebukes media for silence on genocide of Christians in Nigeriahttps://www.christianpost.com/news/bill-maher-rebukes-media-silence-genocide-christians-nigeria.htmlWhat if your presidential vote is actually a vote for thousands of voices who shape culture from the inside? We unpack how appointees carry worldview into agencies, the military, and public life—and why a single, striking moment at a national memorial revealed how courage at the top emboldens a team to speak plainly about faith.From there, we dig into the machinery of power. The Constitution leans on simple majorities, yet the modern Senate stalls under a filibuster born from internal rules, not founding design. We lay out how the rule works, why both parties cling to it, and exactly how it could be scrapped with 51 votes at the start of a session. More importantly, we share how to engage your senators: show up at town halls, cite Washington and Jefferson on majority rule, ask for clear commitments, and keep the tone calm but firm so accountability replaces gridlock.We then turn to schools and the Supreme Court’s tradition-and-history standard. That shift has reopened doors many assumed were locked: Ten Commandments displays advancing in multiple states, Texas creating space for prayer and Bible time, release-time programs for religious instruction, and after-school Good News Clubs led by teachers on their own time. With 1,400 districts offering for-credit Bible courses to 200,000 students, the bottleneck isn’t law—it’s awareness. We point to practical resources and steps you can take to brief school boards, support teachers, and write policies that reflect current legal protections.If you care about how values translate into policy, how rules shape results, and how local action changes the map, this conversation is your field guide. Support the show
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Oct 15, 2025 • 27min

If law is a teacher, what are we teaching about life?- with Seth Guber

The 1916 ProjectThe post‑Roe fight didn’t end at the clinic door—it moved to the mailbox, the browser, and the bathroom. We sit down with Seth Gruber to confront the gap between what pro‑life laws claim and what they actually do, especially as chemical abortions surge and many states punish providers while giving parents legal immunity. If law is a teacher, what lesson are we sending when the same act is criminal for one set of hands and consequence‑free for another?We unpack the uncomfortable numbers around abortion pills, the supply chains that route through overseas vendors, and the limits of a clinic‑only strategy. Seth argues for coherence: if the unborn child is human, equal protection should not shift with setting or instrument. That means pairing supply‑side enforcement—against distributors, telehealth brokers, and professional violators—with clear statutes that align penalties with the value we claim to defend. Along the way, we trace the civilizational stakes, from J.D. Unwin’s research on sexual culture and social energy to the way legal norms shape public conscience. Deterrence matters; history shows how quickly behavior follows the signal of law.We also spotlight a growing cultural front: The 1916 Project’s wide church screenings and new Daily Wire streaming date, the Life or Death Con in D.C. ahead of the March for Life, and a forthcoming documentary, The Last Stand, telling a history of Christian resistance and the rebuilding of moral foundations. Some states can move fast; others must work incrementally. But settling for contradictions leaves the most common abortion method untouched and teaches the wrong lesson about human dignity.If you value clear thinking, principled strategy, and courageous storytelling, this conversation will sharpen your view of what genuine protection for the unborn requires.Support the show
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Oct 14, 2025 • 27min

Revival, Politics, and South Korea on the Brink- with Pastor Rob McCoy

A public honor for Charlie sets the stage for a bigger reckoning: awakening without courage fades, and courage without discipleship burns out. We open with a careful look at contested history—why context matters for Columbus Day, Indigenous heritage, and how easy it is to trade nuance for slogans. Then we lean into a groundswell that’s hard to ignore: young people are flocking to messages that don’t dodge hard topics. They’re finding a way to connect faith with everyday decisions—family, school, work, and yes, the public square.Pastor Rob McCoy joins us to trace a line from the Jesus Movement to today’s moment. Calvary Chapel exploded by teaching scripture clearly and welcoming the disillusioned, but California’s civic reality moved the other way. That gap is the challenge: if discipleship avoids politics, who defends the policies that shape our neighbors’ lives? Rob shares how Charlie treated politics as an on-ramp to the gospel, modeling a style that thinks biblically and speaks plainly. The result is a surge of practical faith—young adults starting families, serving their communities, and asking pastors for straight answers about law, liberty, and responsibility.The urgency comes into sharp focus in South Korea. Rob tells the story of Build Up Korea, Mina Kim’s fearless organizing, and the arrest of Pastor Son under a government that’s raiding churches, intimidating opposition leaders, and packing courts. Before he died, Charlie promised to elevate their case. Rob flew back to keep that promise—preaching hope, visiting the prison, and urging leaders to stand firm while allies rally. We explore a concrete path forward: awaken the church to speak clearly, and use leverage—like targeted tariffs tied to religious freedom and rule of law—to make liberty the better bargain. It’s a sobering, actionable picture of how faith can serve the common good at home and abroad.If this conversation resonates, share it with a friend, subscribe for future episodes, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway so we can keep amplifying stories that matter.Support the show
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Oct 13, 2025 • 27min

Columbus, Korea, and a Crossroads- with Bill Federer

A pastor jailed, newsrooms warned, and global power pressing in—when we sat down with Bill Federer, the story out of South Korea sounded less like headlines and more like a playbook. We walk through raids on churches, lawfare against dissent, and how technology vendors, rare earths, and diplomatic gaps create a pressure cooker most outlets won’t touch. The pattern will feel familiar: intimidate the press, criminalize opponents, and move fast before anyone can organize a response. That’s why we talk openly about leadership pipelines and why equipping young people and citizens with constitutional literacy and moral courage isn’t optional—it’s survival.From there, we pivot to a Columbus most people have never met. Not a caricature, but a navigator shaped by Marco Polo’s Travels, a misread of Arabic miles, and the closing of overland routes after 1453. Bill takes us from the Mongol court to a Genoese prison cell, from hurricanes that destroyed fleets to a slow gold ship that changed a reputation, from Arawak hospitality to Carib cannibalism, from political jealousy to chains, from the naming of Trinidad to a predicted lunar eclipse on a stranded beach that bought another chance. It’s vivid, human history—messy, consequential, and resistant to propaganda.What ties Seoul’s silence to the fight over Columbus Day is the struggle for narrative power. If you can sour a people on their past, you can sell them any future. We push past the one-note takes to hold competing truths at once: genuine indigenous suffering, undeniable transformation across hemispheres, and the constant tension between greed and the gospel. Listen, share with a friend who loves real history, and if the conversation moves you, leave a review and subscribe so we can keep bringing you candid, well-sourced stories that sharpen your mind and steady your heart.Support the show
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Oct 10, 2025 • 27min

Virginia’s Ballot Dilemma

Politics gets messy when your values and your ballot don’t line up. We dive straight into Virginia’s statewide races to unpack a real voter’s dilemma: a controversial AG candidate whose private texts ignited a public storm, a lieutenant governor race clouded by identity-over-policy branding, and a base deciding whether to split tickets, write in, or hold their nose. Along the way, we tackle the questions that keep serious voters up at night: When does conscience say “no,” and when does prudence say “lesser evil”? How much power does each office actually wield, and how should that change your vote?We also zoom out to the system that produces these choices. If a party keeps offering candidates misaligned with its own voters, the answer isn’t apathy—it’s leadership. We share a practical blueprint for taking back party machinery at the precinct level, recruiting early, and building a bench so the next four-year cycle looks different. Because ballots are cast in November, but candidates are built in March meetings, county committees, and quiet planning rooms where rules and platforms are forged.For a needed dose of good news, we spotlight a brand’s swift course correction: Cracker Barrel tried to abandon its core identity, faced a backlash, and reversed. It’s a reminder that institutions—business or political—survive by listening, not lecturing. We close by framing border security statistics that claim historic reductions, modeling how to interrogate outcomes without falling for easy headlines. If you care about faith-informed citizenship, electoral strategy, and practical steps that actually change results, this conversation gives you tools and the courage to use them. If it resonates, subscribe, share with a friend, and tell us: where do you draw your voting line?Support the show
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Oct 9, 2025 • 27min

Foundations, Freedom, and the Fear of God

Ever wondered whether America’s promise of religious liberty was designed to be wide open—or tethered to a shared moral code? We tackle a pointed listener question about the founders’ intent and explore why the early American consensus protected the rights of conscience while expecting public behavior to align with Judeo-Christian ethics. That balance—pluralism with guardrails—helped secure inalienable rights under a common rule of law without policing private theology.We dig into John Adams’s claim that the “general principles of Christianity” united the generation of independence, then look at early state constitutions and their broad theistic oaths for office. The thread is accountability: leaders and citizens who believe they’ll answer to God tend to tell the truth, keep their word, and respect others’ rights. From there, we draw lines around pluralism: a neighbor’s faith is welcome, but practices that infringe on life, liberty, or equal justice are not. It’s the Declaration’s architecture in action—rights from God, government to secure them, law to restrain harm.Then we pivot to the present with the high-stakes governor’s race in Virginia to show how worldview drives policy—and why short bursts of mobilization aren’t enough. If you’re tired of the one-step-forward, two-steps-back cycle, this conversation lays out a practical playbook: recruit strong candidates early, train year-round teams, shore up election processes, and cultivate civic discipleship that restores moral clarity on issues culture calls “political.” Small, steady work between election days is how communities build durable freedom.If this resonates, share the episode with a friend. Your voice helps shape a freer, wiser public square.Support the show
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Oct 8, 2025 • 27min

Faith, Politics, and the Primary Push

If you’ve ever looked at a general election ballot and wondered, “Why are these my only choices?” this conversation is a map back to the moment where better options are made. We’re on the road ahead of early primaries, working with pastors, meeting potential candidates, and pushing past the noise so voters can actually hear the truth before the smear machine defines it for them.We dig into why the recruiting phase matters so much, how big money and early ads try to frame candidates long before most people are paying attention, and what kind of backbone it takes to run and serve in today’s polarized climate. Then we tackle the big claim that “we shouldn’t legislate morality” and flip it on its head: every law already reflects someone’s moral code. The real question is whose values will guide issues like life, courts, public safety, and education—and why Christians shouldn’t be the only people told to leave their convictions at the door. Along the way, we draw from history—Washington, Lincoln, Eisenhower—to show how faith can inform freedom without flirting with theocracy.We also unpack a timely Supreme Court case out of Colorado that touches counseling, speech, and viewpoint discrimination. Should the state be able to punish a Christian counselor for offering a biologically grounded or faith-based perspective that a client seeks? The legal winds aren’t as predictable as headlines suggest, and court dynamics can shift late in the game—remember the Obamacare ruling pivot. Finally, we zoom back out to crime and constitutional authority, asking whether leaders care more about outcomes than optics when cities reject help that measurably reduces violence.If you care about better candidates, clearer arguments, and policies that actually work, hit play and join us. Share with someone who cares about faith and public life, and send us your toughest questions—we’ll tackle them on air.Support the show
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Oct 7, 2025 • 27min

Flipping the Forgotten States - with Chad Connelly

A handful of votes can flip a legislature, and a handful of courageous pastors can flip the script. We’re fresh off a Northeast swing—Maine, New Hampshire, and beyond—where young pastors are packing rooms, voter ID is on the ballot, and churches are waking up to how close margins really are. One state rep told us Maine missed a legislative majority by just 200 votes. Opponents of voter ID admitted they could lose 13,000 “reliable” votes if it passes. Those numbers aren’t abstract; they’re a roadmap for how a dormant church vote can change outcomes.We share the heart behind the math, too. A nephew who once wore 666 on his forehead bought a Bible, found a church in Waco through a multi-state pastor text thread, and gave his life to Christ. That story captures a larger shift we’re seeing since Charlie Kirk’s assassination: grief turning into courage, and curiosity turning into commitment. It’s why we’re pushing for discipleship over slogans—pastors teaching whole-life faith that speaks to family, work, justice, and civic stewardship. When people are formed, they show up. When they show up, districts move. And when districts move, statewide races follow.Virginia offers the blueprint. Last time, turnout in about ten delegate districts helped carry the governor’s race. The same targeted approach is back—focused on a handful of House districts where church engagement can block bad policy and lift strong candidates. Michigan is in play, too, despite a long drought for Republicans in the Senate. We’re seeing hunger for clarity, practical training, and lawful election integrity efforts that rebuild trust. Our tour continues through Ohio and Michigan with a seed-planting mindset for 2026 and 2028—because habits made in the off-years win the on-years.If you care about voter ID, fair play in women’s sports, and the difference between a short-lived revival and a culture-shaping great awakening, this conversation lays out the plan and the why behind it. Listen, share with your pastor or small group, and help us expand the network. Subscribe, leave a review to boost visibility, and tell us: which state should we target next and why?Support the show
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Oct 6, 2025 • 27min

Turning Grief Into Revival- with Andrew Wommack

AWMI.comA nation expected a funeral and walked into a revival. From the first songs before sunrise to the final benediction, we witnessed worship that felt disarmingly honest, political leaders speaking the name of Jesus without hedging, and thousands responding to a clear gospel. Andrew Wommack joins us to unpack what happened in that room—and why so many people, including skeptics, sensed something they couldn’t easily explain.We talk candidly about courage rising in unexpected places. JD Vance described shedding his reluctance to speak openly about faith. Worship leaders like Brandon Lake, Kari Jobe, Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes, and Chris Tomlin showed up when it would have been safer to stay home. And then came the moment that stunned the arena: Erica Kirk forgiving her husband’s killer, live and unguarded. That act of mercy didn’t erase grief; it transfigured it. The ripple was immediate—public figures and everyday people confessing old grudges and finally letting them go.Andrew offers a wide-angle view: prophetic markers that a Great Awakening began years ago, why spiritual renewal usually meets fierce resistance, and how discipleship—not hype—turns a surge of faith into lasting cultural change. We explore the difference between performative religion and practiced obedience, and we point to concrete ways to grow deeper roots: biblical formation, constitutional literacy, and vocational courage that shows up in city halls, classrooms, studios, and neighborhoods.If you’ve felt a shift in the air but weren’t sure what to call it, this conversation names the moment and maps the next steps. Share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway—we want to hear how you’re stepping forward.Support the show
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Oct 3, 2025 • 27min

Forgive to Be Free

The Nazarene FundMercy can move a mountain. We unpack how a single act of public forgiveness—offered to a killer on a global livestream—ignited a wave of healing and curiosity that’s drawing young people back to church, rekindling faith in unexpected places, and reminding all of us that grace is stronger than grievance. Along the way, we share Tim Allen’s surprisingly tender turn toward Scripture after decades of unresolved grief and talk about why forgiving doesn’t erase the past—it unchains the heart to face the future.That surge of interest isn’t an illusion. Pastors are reporting a rise in attendance, especially among young men who are asking the big questions: What is my purpose? How do I build a life that lasts? We lean into practical guidance—marriage, children, legacy, and a pursuit of the eternal—that grounds zeal in wisdom and turns moments into movements. It’s a quiet revolution powered by meaning, not marketing.The conversation widens to the hard reality of global Christian persecution. We walk through the numbers most Americans never see, spotlight rescue work that relocates vulnerable believers, and describe on-the-ground operations that dismantle trafficking and organ harvesting. We also highlight a rare moment of transparency at the UN, where New Zealand released its cabinet papers to defend a controversial stance—inviting citizens to weigh evidence, not slogans.If you’ve been carrying bitterness, consider this your nudge to lay it down. If you’ve been searching for purpose, you’re not alone—there’s room for you here. Share this episode with someone who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find these stories. Your voice helps the signal of truth and grace carry farther.Support the show

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