"It's Time to Teach Our Kids to Love Our Country Again."

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Pastor Cason Huddleston explains why the State Board of Education's social studies standards battle matters for Texas families.

The episode begins with host Jonathan Covey introducing Pastor Cason Huddleston, senior pastor of Freedom Place Church in Rowlett and a candidate for the Texas State Board of Education. Huddleston explains the State Board's role as the executive branch in Texas's three-tiered education system, involving legislators, the Texas Education Agency, and the board. He details the ongoing social studies standards review mandated by House Bill 1605, aiming to eject Common Core. Huddleston recounts a recent State Board hearing where over 100 Christian conservatives outnumbered leftist and Muslim groups, a shift from previous meetings. He mentions testimonies from Senator Bob Hall and Abraham George, chairman of the Texas Republican Party, who emphasized party platforms against Sharia law. Huddleston shares a controversial moment where a board member, Stacey Childs, called founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson villains. He testifies that it's time to teach kids to love America again, arguing that removing faith from history is dishonest indoctrination. Huddleston links his political involvement to COVID-19, when his mayor tried to ban church services, leading him to found the Rowlett Republican Men's Club. He discusses flipping city seats and gutting DEI commissions. The host then shifts to Texas's new Senate Select Committee on Religious Liberty, announced by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, highlighting that many Texans don't understand their religious liberty rights. The episode notes the U.S. Supreme Court's increasing scrutiny of religious speech restrictions and parental rights. Upcoming events are promoted, including the America Reads the Bible event, Fort Worth Benefit Dinner, Texas GOP Convention, and Texas Faith Fest. The host concludes by emphasizing Texas Values' work at the Capitol and courts.

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A Rowlett pastor turns a COVID-era church dispute into a local case for religious liberty and conservative civic participation.

A substitute host and Rowlett pastor use an education-framed conversation to press into religious liberty, local government, and voter participation.

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Hear a Rowlett pastor explain how COVID-era church restrictions pushed him from the pulpit into local politics and a State Board of Education run.

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