The Narrative with Aaron Baer

In a special season finale of The Narrative, CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews, President Aaron Baer, and Policy Director David Mahan sit down to answer some of the burning questions our listeners have submitted over the past few weeks. The topics include:

• How should I vote on Issue 1?

• Why should I support the Backpack Bill if I live in a rural area with no private schools?

• How does the Biblical command to tithe come into play when in-between church communities?

• What is the status of getting the Heartbeat Bill out of the courts and back to being enforced in Ohio?

Before answering questions, they discuss THE FAMiLY LEADER's recent 2023 Family Leadership Summit in Iowa. Aaron recaps the experience convening with other Family Policy Council's around the nation and hearing from 2024 Republican Presidential candidates. They also discussed a newly introduced bill (HB 245) that would prohibit adult cabaret performances in locations other than adult cabarets.

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In addition to the high-profile abortion ballot initiative, Ohioans will also vote this fall on whether to legalize recreational marijuana in our state. This week on The Narrative, CCV Policy Director David Mahan and Communications Director Mike Andrews are joined by Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), to unpack why this initiative would be extremely harmful to Ohio. 

Before the interview, David and Mike provide a real-time update as the rally to vote yes on August 8 ramps up in Ohio with the start of early voting this week. You'll get to hear their pastoral hearts and scriptural backing behind Issue 1. Pledge to Vote today! 

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*This episode was corrected on July 21, 2023 due to an erroneous statement made about Issue 1!

On Tuesday, August 8, Ohioans have the opportunity to protect our state’s governing document from the deadly agenda of Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and other radical pro-abortion groups as they attempt to create a right to abortion up to birth. Issue 1 on the Special Election ballot will allow voters to elevate the threshold to amend our state Constitution from a simple majority to 60 percent of the vote.

This week on The Narrative CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews unpack what Issue 1 really is and the arguments for supporting it. 

In the news:

• The United States Supreme Court released a landmark 6-3 decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, reaffirming that the government cannot force artists, or anyone, to say something that they don’t believe.
• Two other major decisions released by the Court preserved the American promise for another generation.
• Ohio’s 2024-25 state budget was passed! The guys unpack this major victory for school choice, making all Ohio students eligible for EdChoice, as well as the other pro-family wins included in the new budget.

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Last weekend marked the anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion back to the states. As a key voice on abortion policy, Alexandra DeSanctis joined CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews and Policy Director David Mahan on The Narrative this week. She recaps the landscape of the first year in a post-Roe world and looks ahead to the future of the pro-life fight in America including how pro-lifers can combat this issue with effective communication.

In the news...

• The Social Media Parental Notification Act was presented to the Ohio General Assembly as a part of Governor Mike DeWine’s 2023-24 executive budget. This proposal would require certain online companies to obtain verifiable parental consent to contractual terms of service before permitting kids under the age of 16 to use their platforms. Mike and David discuss this idea and the role of social media in their own homes.
• College students go viral for boldly proclaiming the Gospel. 
• David shares his experience being part of true grassroots movements like this year’s “Be a Vote for the Voiceless” fight against the potential November 7 abortion ballot initiative. Get involved and pledge to vote today!

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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley believes wholeheartedly that God has a much higher calling for men, with purpose found in the pages of scripture. In a new episode of The Narrative, he joins CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews to dive into his new book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs.

The Ohio House of Representatives passed two critical bills on three major CCV-backed priorities: the SAFE Act with the Save Women's Sports Act amended into it and the Parents’ Bill of Rights. In addition, The Narrative podcast reached it's two-year anniversary. Tune in to this week's episode as the guys praise God for the work He has done and look to the future with hope. 

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A number of notable names recently entered the 2024 Presidential Race, ramping up conversations about the rapidly growing candidate field. In a new episode of The Narrative, President and CEO of the FAMiLY LEADER Bob Vander Plaats joins The Narrative to bring some clarity to the upcoming election season. Bob provides helpful insights into what's happening in the Republican primaries as well as how Christians should begin to think through the decision set before them without compromising on their beliefs.

With Father's Day this weekend, The Narrative guys draw from their experience as dads to spend some time before the interview reflecting on the importance of fatherhood and its centrality to CCV’s legislative work.

They also unpack this week’s newsworthy updates for CCV-backed legislation. Tune in for updates on the SAFE Act, Save Women’s Sports Act, Parental Bill of Rights, and the Senate Budget Proposal. 

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Confused about the battle in Washington over the national debt limit? Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration, joins The Narrative podcast to talk about a topic that tends to annually dominate the news cycle—the federal budget. Tune in for his insights on how the budgeting process works and how the national debt limit can be used as a leverage point to radically defund woke and weaponized agencies.

In other news, CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews engage the conversation surrounding recent boycotts and unpack Ohio's biennial budgeting process. 

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Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley were both captivated by transgender ideologies as teenagers, leading them to undergo life-altering medical and surgical procedures to "gender transition" between the ages of 12 and 16. The ensuing physical complications and overwhelming regret they experienced caused them to resume living as biological females and begin raising awareness about the harms of the transgender movement. 

In a new episode of The Narrative, Chloe and Prisha sit down with CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews and Policy Director David Mahan to courageously share about their experiences, healing, and powerful advocacy on behalf of children who need protection from the dangerous narrative that they were born in the wrong body.

This conversation deals with sensitive topics, please listen with discernment.

Mike, David, and CCV President Aaron Baer also share how CCV is equipping pastors and other pro-life advocates to get involved and get Christians to the polls to protect life in 2023 through the County Captain Campaign. They also unpack Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's recent opinion stating that the Ohio Revised Code allows operators of public bathrooms to segregate use by biological sex.

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The Honorable Betsy DeVos, former U.S. Secretary of Education, sat down with Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) President Aaron Baer at the 2023 Celebration Gala in Columbus just a few weeks ago. Thanks to her leadership, we've seen dramatic school choice expansions over the last 20 years in Ohio, and now we could see the Backpack Bill–a universal education freedom initiative–enacted.

There have been few school choice leaders in the public square like The Honorable Betsy DeVos, so we wanted her keynote remarks and this conversation to be available on a special episode of The Narrative.

Before the interview, Aaron, Communications Director Mike Andrews, and Policy Director David Mahan unpack the SAFE Act, a bill to ban the experimental and dangerous practice of giving children puberty-blocking drugs and wrong-sex hormones for the purpose of “gender transitioning,” and why the opponent hearing this week was actually good for the bill's progress. They also honor Tim Keller and discuss the need for Christians to be engaged in culture and politics.

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The Narrative podcast is back! 48th Vice President of the United States Mike Pence, a pro-life champion, joined Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) President Aaron Baer at the 2023 Celebration Gala in Cincinnati. 

He spoke boldly against the radical pro-abortion, anti-parent ballot initiative that will likely appear on the Ohio ballot this November and encouraged Christians in Ohio to defend life at the polls in 2023. Vice President Pence's remarks were so timely and impactful that we decided to release them as a special episode of The Narrative so that you could be encouraged as well.

Before the interview, Aaron, Communications Director Mike Andrews, and Policy Director David Mahan reconvene to unpack what's been going on at the Ohio Statehouse. They explain the recently passed Constitution Protection Resolution that will allow Ohioans to vote on Tuesday, August 8, on whether to raise the approval threshold to amend the Ohio Constitution to 60 percent of the vote. 

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