The WallBuilders Show
by Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green
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Why Conservative Ballot Measures Won In Blue States
Why Conservative Ballot Measures Won In Blue States
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The WallBuilders Show is a daily journey to examine today's issues from a Biblical, Historical and Constitutional perspective. Featured guests include elected officials, experts, activists, authors, and commentators.
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- Why Conservative Ballot Measures Won In Blue States · 27 minThe election recap most people heard is missing the part that actually tells you where voters are: the ballot initiatives. We walk through a stack of results that don’t fit the…
- Short-Sighted Votes And Lasting Values · 27 minA single vote can reveal a whole worldview, and that’s where we start. After a listener shares raw post-election grief and a sobering passage from Hebrews 12, we talk honestly…
- Why Veterans Day Still Matters · 27 minVeterans Day forces a deeper question than “Do I feel thankful?” It asks, “What am I willing to do with the freedom someone else protected?” We start by honoring every man and…
- Stay In The Fight - with Loran Baxter · 27 minLosing an election can make good people feel powerless, and that’s exactly when quitting starts to sound “reasonable.” We’re not buying it. We talk about the spiritual danger of…
- The Golden Calf Of Political Niceness · 27 minSomething doesn’t add up for a lot of Americans after this election and the worst move we can make is to either swallow every rumor or shrug and quit. We sit down the Monday…
- What Happens To A Nation When Values Stop Voting · 27 minA lot of people woke up after the election feeling blindsided, but our read is more specific: it wasn’t simply a “blue wave,” it was a red side no show. We walk through the…
- A Frequent Recurrence To Freedom · 27 minFreedom doesn’t disappear all at once. It fades when we stop remembering what makes it possible, and George Mason said it plainly: no free government and no blessings of liberty…
- Steady After The Election · 27 minThe results are in, emotions are high, and a lot of people are asking the same question: what do we do now? We sit down the day after the election to process what happened…
- Why Christians Have A Moral Responsibility To Vote - with Dr. Everett Piper · 27 minElection Day pressure is real, but we’re not letting polls, headlines, or cynicism steal our responsibility. We talk straight about why your vote still matters even when the…
- Election Day Game Plan · 27 minTomorrow is not a day to “try to fit voting in.” We’re making the case for a real Election Day plan: block the time, expect delays, and treat your vote like it can decide the…
- Real Reform Starts With Enforcing Laws Again · 27 minA lot of people feel like the country is stuck in permanent decline, but the stories we bring on Good News Friday push back on that narrative with specifics you can verify. Rick…
- What Does Religious Liberty Mean If We Forget Its Roots · 27 minSomebody sends us a blunt warning sign: a movement openly calling to scrap the Constitution and abolish the Senate. That is where we start, because it forces a real question most…
- What If A Christmas Classic Could Reframe 1776 - with Joel Smallbone · 27 minA Revolutionary War story with drumlines, family fracture, and a Christmas heartbeat sounds like a gamble, but that’s exactly why we wanted to talk about it. We sit down with…
- A Theology Of Voting - with Daniel Trippie · 27 minIf you’ve ever heard a Christian say “politics is too nasty,” “my vote won’t count,” or “I can’t support anyone unless Jesus is on the ballot,” we’re tackling that head-on with a…
- One Week To Turnout · 27 minOne week. That’s all that’s left, and we can feel the pressure building in every conversation, every headline, and every poll that tries to tell you the story before a single…
- Good News That Cuts Through The Noise · 27 minA “polling firm” gets quoted by major media outlets, pundits build narratives on top of it, and then the group admits the numbers were basically made up. That’s where we start…
- What Happens When Courts Test Freedom By Tradition · 27 minA “historical” series can look authentic and still sell you a false story, and that matters because stories shape what we think America is. We respond to a listener question…
- How Pastors Can Swing Close Elections - with Chad Connelly · 27 minYour ballot is not a love letter, and it’s definitely not a place to nurse a grudge. We’re feeling a shift on the ground, and we talk through what we’re seeing as we travel…
- Policy Over Personality - with Dr. Jim Garlow · 27 minA “pastor” on the ballot sounds reassuring until you look at what they actually plan to do with power. Tim Barton sits down with Dr. Jim Garlow, calling in from Israel, to talk…
- Vote Like It Matters · 27 minPolls are loud, but the ground truth is louder and what we’re hearing in battleground states is giving us cautious optimism. With the midterm elections just days away, we break…
- Columbus Day Returns As Culture Fights Back · 27 minThe news cycle is loud, but not everything happening in America is bad, and we refuse to act like it is. Good News Friday brings you stories that point to real shifts in culture…
- Who Gets To Rewrite Your Rules Of Government · 27 minA state constitutional convention can sound like a clean reset button, but it can also become the biggest political gamble voters never meant to take. We dig into Michigan’s…
- Why Your Vote Still Matters · 27 minTwenty days sounds like plenty of time until you realize how many elections get decided by a few thousand votes, sometimes less. We talk through the hard truth behind low-turnout…
- Vote Early With Confidence - with Doug Napier · 27 minSomething big is happening at the same time in America and you can feel it in the voting numbers, the church, and even in the brands people are pushing back on. We start with a…
- Stop Punishing Your Own Side - with Jordan Lorence · 27 minYou can feel it in election season: the temptation to vote with your emotions, sit out November, or “send a message” because your candidate lost a primary. We don’t sugarcoat the…
- Surprising Polls And Clear Steps For Christian Voters · 27 minThe headlines are trying to tell you the outcome is already decided, but the numbers we’re seeing hint at something very different. We dig into late-election reality, including a…
- How To Lead With Grace When You Are Under Attack - with Rob McCoy · 27 minWhen your name gets dragged, your motives get questioned, and the loudest voices seem determined to misrepresent you, what does faithful leadership actually look like? Tim Barton…
- Why Pastors Should Teach Culture And Government - with Rob McCoy · 27 minA lot of Christians have been trained to believe the Bible is “spiritual” while government and culture are “someone else’s job.” We push back on that idea with Rob McCoy as he…
- A Pastor Can Shape A City Without Losing His Calling - with Rob McCoy · 27 minA pastor who becomes a mayor sounds like a headline, but Pastor Rob McCoy treats it like a calling problem: how do you love God, love people, and still tell the truth when the…
- Ballot Initiatives You Cannot Ignore - with Michael Huffman and Byron Foxx · 27 minBallot initiatives are quietly rewriting state law while most voters are distracted by the top of the ticket. We dig into why these measures matter so much, how they bypass…
- Supreme Court Deportation Ruling And Signs Of Revival · 27 minThe news cycle trains us to expect the worst, then act surprised when we feel exhausted. We go the opposite direction with a rapid run of verified good news stories that actually…
- Treason, Sedition, Insurrection · 27 minCalling something “treason” feels satisfying when you’re angry, but it can also be the fastest way to lose the rule of law. We slow the conversation down and get specific about…
- Homeschooling And Parental Rights In America - with Mike Farris · 27 minHomeschooling didn’t become normal in America because the culture got nicer. It became normal because families and attorneys fought for parental rights when educating your own…
- Faithful On The Wall - with Rudy Atallah · 27 minSome of the most important work in America is happening in ordinary churches, with leaders who decide they’re done sitting on the sidelines. We’re recording from opposite ends of…
- Parental Rights On Trial - with Kelly Shackelford · 27 minA state law can tell you nothing about where your minor child is and still call it “policy.” That’s the heart of the parental rights fight we tackle today, and it’s why we’re…
- Economic Gains And Policy Wins You Probably Missed · 27 minMedian household income hits a 58-year high and child poverty hits a record low, yet most people never hear the numbers. We start with that disconnect and talk honestly about why…
- From Shy To Bold Through Christian Leadership Training · 27 minSomething shifts when you stop waiting to feel ready and start training to become ready. We sit down with Zach, Hannah, and Bella, Patriot Academy Institute grads, and talk about…
- Finding Your Calling With Confidence · 27 minThe fastest way to lose hope is to stare at the whole mess and forget the person right in front of you. That’s why this conversation with Zach, Bella, and Hannah hit so hard…
- How Patriot Institute Trains Courageous Christian Citizens · 27 minCivics can feel “too complicated” for a reason, and that lie keeps good people quiet. We sit down with Patriot Institute grads at Patriot Academy to talk about what changes when…
- Building Biblical Citizens · 27 minA golf ball, a committee room, and a room full of people who are scared to speak. That is where courage gets trained, and it is exactly what we talk through with three Patriot…
- Midterms, Museums, And A Faith Revival In Sports · 27 minGeorge Washington’s Constitution is not just a museum piece, it’s a living reminder that words, edits, and ideas shaped a nation. After Constitution Day, we talk about a rare…
- Constitution Alive: Constitution Day Quick Start · 27 minThe fastest way to lose your freedoms is to stop reading the document designed to protect them. Constitution Day gives us the perfect excuse to change that, and we take it…
- Constitution Alive: One Life To Give · 27 minOne sentence can outlive a battle and outlast a lifetime. We start with the true story of Nathan Hale, a 21-year-old who volunteered for an “impossible” spy mission, got caught…
- Constitution Alive: Public Schools Once Taught Love Of God And Country · 27 minThe Founders didn’t build America on vague feelings or distant myths. They built it on written principles, public commitments, and the kind of courage that looks a lot less…
- Constitution Alive And The Original Intent That Keeps People Free · 27 minThe fastest way to lose a constitutional republic is to raise citizens who cannot explain what the Constitution says. That is the warning thread running through our conversation…
- Never Forget With Real Context · 27 min“Never forget” sounds strong until you realize how many people no longer know what they’re supposed to remember. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we talk honestly about national…
- Charlie Kirk Shows Why A Free Society Needs God · 27 minA year after losing Charlie Kirk, we stop and remember what made him more than a headline or a political organizer: a man who increasingly aimed at the heart. We play a powerful…
- A Midterm Convention Wake-Up Call - with Chad Connelly · 27 minA midterm election can be won or lost long before Election Day, and we’re feeling that pressure from the floor of a first-ever midterm Republican convention in Dallas Fort Worth…
- Why The GOP Is Holding A Midterm Convention · 27 minA midterm convention for Republicans has basically never happened, so when the RNC sets one in Dallas and schedules it right against NFL opening games, the obvious question is…
