Episode 32 – Ken Connor Interview Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: (dramatic opening music)(music under voice over) O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, The Book of Psalms, chapter 8, verses 1 through 6. English Standard Version

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. The Book of Romans, chapter 1, verses 16 through 20. English Standard Version

******** VK: Hello! Welcome to another episode of Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K in the studio today with Ken Connor, noted attorney, author, activist, and former Chairman of the Family Research Council and the Center for a Just Society. Before we begin our interview though we’d like to take a few minutes to meditate on one of God’s most important attributes – His holiness. We’re going to do that by using a devotional extract from RD Fierro’s book on prayer entitled Purposeful Prayers. This happens to be day number 3 from the 30 day devotional study. ----------- Purposeful Prayers Devotion, Day Number 3, Holiness VK: Well, I think meditating on God’s holiness sets the stage pretty well for days discussion. By way of a slightly longer introduction of Ken, listeners should know that Ken has practiced law for over 40 years and has been at the forefront of some of the most important issues confronting our nation and culture pretty much throughout that time. Governor Bush asked Ken to represent Terry Schiavo in her family’s fight to keep Terry alive. Furthermore, as a former president of Florida Right to Life and two national organizations involved in major cultural issues Ken has unique insights on the challenges facing Christians in America and in our day and time. Also, though he’s too modest to tell anyone Ken was good friends with some of the most important Christian leaders in the last half century including Chuck Colson and RC Sproul among others. Ken, Thanks for being here today to share some of your unique insights. Ken: Thanks for inviting me. It’s always a pleasure to be back in Tallahassee. VK: Ken you’ve been at the forefront of many of the social and cultural issues confronting Christianity in America for the last … well, several years? Ken: Decades actually. VK: Well, long enough for you to not only have been prominent in many of issues at the national level but also long enough for you to form some thought about the major issues facing a culture that many think is abandoning its Judeo-Christian origin. Would you mind sharing a few of your thoughts about where we are today as a nation and as the church within the nation.

Question List: 1. You were the first person I remember talking about the dangers posed judicial activism. Do you still see that as a problem in America? Has it improved in the 30 years since you first began talking about it? Or gotten worse? 2. You were also one of the first people to talk about the fact that the life issues included more issues than just abortion. Could you expand a little bit on what you meant and where you see those issues standing today? 3. One of the reasons RD founded Crystal Sea Books was to be a part of reclaiming the arts and entertainment parts of culture for the cause of Christ. He admired the influence that great Christian fiction writers like CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien had on the broader culture through their brilliant fiction and allegory. What do you think about that as a vision? Do you share RD’s concerns? 4. What do you think are some of the most important discussions going on within the broader culture as they affect the church? 5. You were asked to represent Terry Schiavo. Tell us about that. What were the issues involved? What did you learn from that? 6. At one point you decided to run for the Governor of Florida. Tell us something about that. Why did you decide to run? How did the race affect your life and family? Would you recommend seeking public office to other Christians? 7. You have said that it was reading the works of Francis Schaeffer that animated you to become involved in public policy and life. What was it that you read and how did it influence you? VK: Today for our closing prayer how about if we pray that everyone would come to a saving knowledge of the God of the Bible who is our one sure anchor to truth. ---- Prayer for the spiritually lost, radio version. VK: We hope you’ll be with us next time when we’ll continue our discussion with Ken. And we hope you’ll take some time to encourage some friends to tune in too, or listen to the podcast version of this show. If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the English Standard Version)

The Book of Psalms, chapter 8, verses 1 through 6. English Standard Version The Book of Romans, chapter 1, verses 16 through 20. English Standard Version