The WallBuilders Show

• Building on the American Heritage Series - Changing a State and a Generation

  What if the textbook your child reads in fifth grade quietly rewires how they’ll vote at forty-five? We pull back the curtain on who actually shapes classroom content, why two states can steer a national market, and how a long game—not a last-minute lobby—decides what millions of students learn about America, free enterprise, and the Constitution.We walk you through the real mechanics of education: state boards setting standards, publishers investing millions, and the ripple effects that follow. Texas and California educate a quarter of the nation’s students, so their standards become the template for everyone else. When California’s budgets and regulations stalled new adoptions, Texas became the main driver. Inside that vacuum, a fierce fight unfolded over what history should emphasize: group identity and constant critique, or a balanced story that includes failures, celebrates individual achievement, and teaches why free markets lifted more people out of poverty than any command economy ever did.Here’s the part most people miss: votes on standards are won years before the meeting starts. We share the 15-year strategy that flipped a state board from losing 1–14 to winning 10–5, and how that shift restored heroes like Nathan Hale and General Patton, kept Christmas alongside other holidays, and required teaching free enterprise. The takeaway is practical and urgent. If you want better outcomes, go upstream: recruit candidates for school boards and state boards, show up with quality civics materials for Constitution Day and Freedom Week, and use your taxpayer standing to review what gets taught. Homeschool and private school families still have skin in the game—88 percent of future leaders come through public schools.Support the show

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• Building on the American Heritage Series - Politics in the Pulpit

  British generals feared their sermons, and John Adams credited them by name. We open the door to a forgotten story: how American pastors shaped the ideas that fueled independence, guided legislators, and ultimately informed the First Amendment’s protections—then connect that legacy to the questions pastors and voters face today.We walk through the tangible links from pulpit to policy: reprinted sermons that taught equality under God, consent of the governed, and taxation limits long before 1776; clergy who counseled governors, served in congresses, and even held the Speaker’s gavel. From there, we cut through modern confusion about “separation of church and state,” clarifying that the First Amendment restrains Congress, not churches, and was never meant to secularize society. Along the way, we explore why early state bans on clergy in office were short-lived, how Jefferson and Witherspoon defended ministers’ civil rights, and why free exercise means robust moral teaching in public life.Grounding the conversation in Scripture, we show how Romans 13 names civil rulers as “ministers of God,” how prophets confronted kings with truth, and how Jesus addressed issues we’d now call policy—contracts, marriage, justice. We offer a practical hierarchy for conscience-driven citizenship: public acknowledgment of God, protection of innocent life, preservation of marriage, and respect for private property, with additional biblical guidance on taxes, labor, and courts. We also tackle the IRS chill effect with facts and legal strategy that protect pulpit freedom, encouraging pastors to disciple believers for Monday—not just Sunday.If you value clear thinking where faith meets freedom, press play and share this with a friend. Tell us which topic your pastor should tackle next.Support the show

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• No Kings, No Fascists, Know History

  Seven million in the streets—or a narrative that outran the facts? We unpack the “No Kings” rallies with a clear-eyed look at turnout claims, media framing, and the surprising historical flubs that turned Boston Tea Party lore into prop work. From there, we trace a bigger thread: how redefining loaded words like fascism isn’t just sloppy, it’s strategic. When a term once reserved for Mussolini and Hitler gets reduced to shorthand for “policies I dislike,” the debate tilts from evidence to emotion, and the public loses its compass.We walk through what fascism actually meant historically—authoritarian one-party rule, suppression of dissent, cult-of-leader nationalism—and measure today’s accusations against that yardstick. The presence of permitted protests and noisy opposition doesn’t fit the totalist mold. So why does the label stick? Projection. Calling your opponents what you fear in your own camp blunts accountability. We explore how that tactic shapes voter behavior, including why polls in places like Virginia can swing without voters switching sides; fatigue can make people sit out rather than cross the aisle.The conversation also draws a hard line between protected speech and incitement. Protest is core to a free republic; urging violence is not. If you hate a law, the constitutional fix is representation and reform, not threatening agents who enforce statutes. That civic clarity connects to a deeper foundation: rights rooted in God, not government, and a culture capable of self-control. Without a moral backbone, rhetoric escalates, definitions melt, and the center cannot hold.If you’re hungry for grounded history, honest terms, and a roadmap for principled civic action, this one’s for you. Listen, share with a friend who’s wrestling with the headlines. Your voice keeps this conversation honest and alive.Support the show

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• America Pushes Back On Lawlessness And Finds Faith

  Headlines keep telling one story about chaos, division, and decline. We bring you another: a steady pushback against lawlessness, a break with weaponized labels, and a surprising rise in faith—from tech boardrooms to college arenas.We start with the hard civic piece. Labeling Antifa as a terrorist organization was controversial, but we dig into why targeting violence instead of peaceful protest can reset norms and protect communities. From empty storefronts to higher insurance costs, the ripple effects of street anarchy are real. We then unpack a turning point for the Southern Poverty Law Center: the FBI has officially cut ties with the SPLC and its “hate map,” a move that matters for anyone concerned about free speech, religious liberty, and the integrity of public institutions. When labels replace evidence, the public square corrodes; when institutions step back from politicized sorting, trust gets a chance to recover.The cultural current is shifting too. Elon Musk, who once dismissed religion, now praises the teachings of Jesus and even amplifies calls to go to church. We share a powerful testimony of a young man who stripped off anti-Christian symbols, picked up a Bible, and found a local church. Pair that with 8,000 students gathered at the University of Tennessee and hundreds baptized in one night, and you see a pattern: Gen Z is hungry for meaning, community, and hope. Even Bill Maher, a longtime critic of religion, is calling out the world’s neglect of persecuted Christians in Nigeria—proof that truth can cut across ideology when the stakes are human lives.If you care about public safety, free expression, and genuine spiritual renewal, this conversation connects the dots. We weave together policy, media accountability, and stories of personal change to show why a moral reset is not only possible—it’s already underway.Support the show

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• Cabinets, Faith, and the Filibuster

  What 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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