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  • They Wanted an Abortion. McKenna Named Him Gabriel.

    They Wanted an Abortion. McKenna Named Him Gabriel.
    2026/08/29
    Welcome to CURE America. Today our show is hosted by Jonathan Alexandre, Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Senior Counsel at Liberty Counsel. This episode asks a question most of the culture has decided not to hear: what is a child, if not a product? Alexandre sits with Mark Wiltz of Live Action and Torrey Snow of CURE as they confront surrogacy, IVF, and the industry that sells parenthood as a transaction. Wiltz brings the fight from Capitol Hill and from Live Action's work under Lila Rose—the humanity of the preborn, the damage of the abortion pill, and the difference between welcoming a baby and ordering one. Snow brings the older claim: family is not a lifestyle accessory. It is the first institution God made, and no people stay whole once children become inventory. At the center is McKenna West, a cardiac nurse hired to carry a child for a couple in Los Angeles. When the baby is diagnosed with a severe heart defect, the intended parents want the pregnancy ended. West will not. She takes the child to Texas, where surgeons can treat him and the law still treats him as alive. Gabriel is born. Live Action, Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Erik Baptist, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stand between a contract and a killing. The episode does not present this as a curiosity. It presents it as the logic of commodification, followed all the way to the edge. Later, Wiltz leaves and Marty Dannenfelser of CURE joins Alexandre and Snow. The same moral problem moves into policy: whether families can reach scholarship aid without waiting on a governor's permission, and whether Congress will keep delaying limits on high-THC hemp products already sold like snacks and already sending people to emergency rooms. The argument is not that government can heal a culture. It is that a culture which will not name a child as a gift will medicate everything else and call the result freedom. Watch if you want the unvarnished case against buying and selling parenthood—and a close that refuses despair. A child is not a line item. The family, the church, and a people still able to petition their government remain older, and stronger, than the market that learned how to price a life. We'll see you next week on CURE America.
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    1 時間
  • Title IX and the Erasure of Women

    Title IX and the Erasure of Women
    2026/08/22
    Hosted by Jonathan Alexandre, this episode of CURE America features Torrey Snow, National Clergy Director at the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), and Marty Dannenfelser, Vice President for Government Relations and Coalitions at CURE. In a candid and substantive conversation recorded during the August recess in Washington, D.C., the three examine the simple biological realities of male and female and why those realities continue to surface in national news and policy debates. They reject the language and premises of transgender ideology, tracing its roots to a long-standing cultural and spiritual rejection of biblical design for humanity, the family, and human identity. The discussion underscores that when society treats subjective feelings as authoritative over objective biology, women and children lose critical protections in spaces, sports, scholarships, and educational opportunities originally secured by measures such as Title IX. Marty draws on decades of Capitol Hill experience to explain how Title IX was crafted to expand opportunities for women and how later reinterpretations—accelerating during the Obama years after the legalization of same-sex marriage—opened the door to policies that undermine those very protections. Torrey frames the issue theologically, arguing that the current cultural moment is the culmination of a centuries-long struggle against God's design, in which individuals claim the authority to redefine reality and demand affirmation from others. The conversation also addresses the broader societal cost of eroding accountability. The guests highlight the historic role of the church, pastors, and strong families in holding leaders and citizens responsible for their private and public conduct—an accountability that has weakened in an increasingly secular culture. They contend that restoring clear biblical standards in individual lives, family life, and civic leadership is essential to governing well and protecting the vulnerable. Jonathan closes by emphasizing the practical implications: electing leaders who will uphold biological truth and scriptural principles, supporting clergy networks that call people to integrity, and refusing to cede language or policy ground to ideologies that deny the created order. This episode offers a clear, faith-rooted analysis of one of the most contested cultural questions of our time, connecting theology, history, policy, and the everyday need for accountability in American life.
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    59 分
  • Who Must Confront the Socialist Surge?

    Who Must Confront the Socialist Surge?
    2026/08/18
    "CURE America" examines three defining challenges: the expanding influence of democratic socialism, the erosion of academic standards in elite public education, and the contested meaning of housing affordability. Today's conversation is hosted by Torrey Snow, National Clergy Director of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). Joining him are Delano Squires of the Heritage Foundation and Jonathan Alexander, Vice President for Governmental Affairs at Liberty Counsel. The discussion opens with Star Parker's column and the question of who must confront the rise of Democratic Socialists. Snow, Squires, and Alexandre explore tensions within the progressive left, the risks of allowing the far-left wing to set the agenda, and the failure of socialist policies. They also address the role of religion, noting how the decline of biblical formation has left a void filled by partisan politics, and call on pastors to equip congregations with a clear framework for citizenship and personal agency. Turning to education, the panel confronts the fact that only three Black students received offers to Stuyvesant High School. They reject efforts to eliminate or dilute the entrance exam and instead urge civil-society solutions—intensive preparation programs led by organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers and the National Urban League—while stressing the primacy of family and high expectations. On housing policy, the guests distinguish between a human need and a governmental entitlement, contrasting demand-side interventions with supply-side reforms that reduce regulatory barriers. They affirm that a working person should reasonably be able to secure stable housing, while insisting government's role is to remove obstacles rather than guarantee outcomes.
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    1 時間
  • The Man Who Knows Washington A Conversation with John Gizzi

    The Man Who Knows Washington A Conversation with John Gizzi
    2026/07/27
    For more than four decades, John Gizzi has been one of Washington's most persistent and well-connected political journalists. He covered the White House for "Human Events" beginning in 1979, accurately predicted the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994, and has reported from the briefing room through every administration since. Now chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax, Gizzi has interviewed presidents from Reagan and Carter to both Bushes and Trump. In this exclusive conversation with Donald T. Eason, Gizzi delivers a clear-eyed assessment of the Trump presidency. He describes Trump as the first modern president who never held elective or appointive office — a man who operates without the usual political filter. "What you see is what you get," Gizzi says. That unvarnished style helped him win over voters, but it also produced costly early missteps. Gizzi details the personnel failures of the first term with unusual candor: the appointment of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state after only a single prior meeting, the short-lived tenure of Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Trump's own admission that naming Jeff Sessions attorney general was his worst decision. Four years out of office, Gizzi argues, taught Trump to choose people he actually knew. The discussion ranges further: the evolving culture of the White House press corps, the fight over election integrity and the SAVE Act, the underestimated resilience of the Iranian regime, and the large wave of congressional retirements that will shape the 2026 midterms. Gizzi predicts Republicans will hold the Senate, though by a narrower margin, while the House remains among the closest in nearly a century. What emerges is a portrait of power from a reporter who has watched it operate up close for a generation — historically grounded, unsentimental, and unusually frank. An hour with one of Washington's most enduring political journalists.
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  • Trump's Reconciliation 3.0: Securing Elections & Protecting Our Kids

    Trump's Reconciliation 3.0: Securing Elections & Protecting Our Kids
    2026/07/14
    In this incisive episode of CURE America, Donald T. Eason, President of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) and host of the program, sits down with Marty Danenfelser, CURE's Vice President for Government Relations and Coalitions, for a thoughtful and principled examination of why the integrity of our elections remains the indispensable foundation for meaningful policy reform. As President Trump has emphasized — and as CURE has urged in its communications with congressional leadership — the swift passage of Budget Reconciliation 3.0 represents a critical opportunity to advance long-stalled priorities. These include expanding genuine education freedom by removing the arbitrary governor opt-in barrier to the federal tax credit for Scholarship Granting Organizations, as well as ending the use of federal funds to support harmful medical interventions on minors. Drawing on CURE's established policy work, Eason and Danenfelser explore how secure and honest elections are not merely a procedural concern, but the essential safeguard that allows the American people to translate their convictions about faith, family, and freedom into durable law. Without confidence in the electoral process, the very possibility of sustained progress on behalf of America's children and distressed communities remains in jeopardy. Join Donald T. Eason and Marty Danenfelser for a substantive discussion that connects the defense of election integrity to the urgent legislative imperative of Reconciliation 3.0.
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    1 時間
  • What Really Matters – Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom

    What Really Matters – Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom
    2026/05/04

    In this powerful and timely episode of CURE America, Pastor Donald T. Eason sits down with Timothy Goeglein, Vice President of External and Government Relations at Focus on the Family and former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush.
    Tim discusses his important new book, What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Family, and Freedom. The conversation dives deep into why marriage, family, fatherhood, faith, and truthful American history are what really matters as America approaches its 250th anniversary.
    They explore the sobering challenges facing our nation — record-low marriage and fertility rates, the growing crisis of fatherlessness, the struggles of young men, and the urgent need to restore the proven "success sequence": graduate, get a job, get married, then have children.
    Goeglein also shares encouraging signs of hope, including young men returning to church and longing for marriage and family. He offers practical, actionable steps that churches, families, neighborhoods, and individuals can take right now to strengthen lifelong marriage, raise children with moral grounding, and bring restoration from the ground up.
    A must-watch conversation on the issues that truly matter most for the future of our families and our nation.
    Pastor Donald T. Eason sits down with Timothy Goeglein, Vice President of External and Government Relations at Focus on the Family and former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush. In this insightful episode, they discuss Goeglein's powerful new book, What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Family, and Freedom.
    The conversation explores the critical importance of strengthening marriage, family, and fatherhood while addressing today's sobering challenges — record-low marriage and fertility rates, the crisis of fatherlessness, the struggles of young men, and the urgent need to restore truthful American history as America approaches its 250th anniversary.
    Full of practical hope and real, actionable steps that churches, families, and individuals can take right now to bring restoration from the ground up.
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    53 分
  • Clarence Thomas' Great Speech on the Declaration

    Clarence Thomas' Great Speech on the Declaration
    2026/04/27
    In this episode of CURE America, host Donald T. Eason shares his thoughts on Star Parker's nationally syndicated column praising Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's powerful speech delivered on April 15 at the University of Texas at Austin. Star Parker calls Thomas's address one of the greatest speeches marking America's upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Donald adds his personal reflections, noting how Thomas's words carry special force because they come from his own life — growing up poor in the Jim Crow South. Despite segregation and discrimination, Thomas and the Black community around him firmly believed that their equality and dignity came from God, not from government. Donald contrasts this with his own upbringing in Detroit and shares how he only truly embraced the Declaration of Independence after becoming a Christian in his early 20s. Justice Thomas emphasizes that the Declaration's most important line is the final pledge: the signers mutually committed "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Without courage and devotion, the words are just ink on paper. He warns that progressivism — a foreign idea from 19th-century Germany — rejects God-given rights in favor of government power, leading to family breakdown, massive debt, and weakened freedom. Thomas challenges Americans: Do we still have the courage of the soldiers who stormed Normandy? He calls on all of us to stand up for our founding principles with the same devotion that built this nation. As we approach America's 250th birthday, Donald encourages viewers to focus on faith, family, freedom, and personal responsibility — and to reject the idea that government, not God, is the source of our rights. Let us renew our commitment to the principles that made America the greatest nation on earth.
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    1 時間
  • Truth Over Myths: Defending Our Elections

    Truth Over Myths: Defending Our Elections
    2026/03/30

    In a time when election integrity has become one of the most heated debates in America, CURE America with Donald T. Eason delivers bold, straightforward conversations that cut through the noise.
    Hosted by Donald T. Eason, President of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), this compelling weekly series tackles the tough issues facing our nation — with a special focus on protecting the integrity of our elections, strengthening our democracy, and renewing urban communities from the ground up.
    In the powerful premiere episode, Eason takes on the controversial Save America Act head-on. He systematically dismantles the most common myths surrounding the bill: from claims of "voter suppression" and disenfranchising women, to accusations of a federal takeover of elections. With clear facts, real-world examples, and a passionate defense of common-sense reforms, Eason shows how the Save America Act simply ensures that only American citizens can register and vote — while preserving mail-in registration, accepting multiple forms of ID, and leaving states in control of their own elections.
    Viewers will hear why 83% of Americans support the bill, how everyday citizens (including married women) already have easy paths to vote, and why acting now is not reckless — it's responsible.
    Blending policy breakdowns, myth-busting segments, and inspiring calls to action, CURE America doesn't shy away from controversy. Each episode brings clarity to complex issues, rooted in the belief that secure elections, strong communities, and Judeo-Christian principles are essential to saving America.
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    28 分