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Love God and love people during American Family Radio Share a Thon

>>  : In Matthew 22:37 40, Jesus said, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. It's Share a Thon on American Family Radio. Call now 877-661-62396. That's 877-616-2396. Or give [email protected] make your pledge and help us. Love God and love people during Share a Thon.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: To this love God and love.

Hamilton Corner launches Share a Thon to support biblical education

Good evening everyone. Welcome to this day three spring 2026 Sharathon edition of the Hamilton Corner. I'm the host of the program joined by the Corner contingent right across from me, my man, 100 grand, Mr. M. Bobby Rosa. If you've seen him in the studio, if you're watching the show, you might call him Kango Slim. All my NewSong Orleans people know he came to pump the party. And in the screening room, produce extraordinaire. Often imitated, never duplicated. The real J. Mac, ladies and gentlemen, and we are ready to rock and roll with today's edition of the program. Let me say on the outset there are some who are tuning in. Now. You've been hearing Share a Thon conversations all week. You've been saying that, man. Yeah, I gotta do that. I want to do that. Well, now is your time. This is your last opportunity to do so. this spring, the number to call and make your gift to make your pledge is 877-616-2396. The number to call is 877-616-23 96 or you can give securely [email protected] that is afr.net this, is the place where your contributions, in my estimation they can go the furthest when you consider the breadth and the scope of what God is doing here. this is one of the places that it is good soil to invest in. in addition to the work that we're doing here, the partnerships we have all across the country. this is a time when God would have his people to refuse to retreat from the darkness that is prevalent, but that we would stand and put the light on the lampstand as the scripture calls us to. at this very moment many of you, if not most of you, are making your transition from your part time jobs where you generate an income to your full time jobs where you cultivate an outcome. And as you do So I want to remind you to do so with intentionality, understanding the primacy that God places on family and understanding the privilege that we have and the opportunities to be salt and light on this side of eternity, responding to our Lord's command to execute his commission. This is what we get the opportunity to do. When we see things that are transpiring in our country. We must never forget that the family is God's primary institution for establishing his kingdom, generationally passing it from one generation through the next. The family is the most strident institution involved in that execution. And we seek to continue to fortify families. I was on in a previous hour and I didn't even know, that this was going to be stated in the listener testimony because I hear them for the first time on the air. The production staff has heard them before, but I have not. So I'm reacting often to them immediately upon hearing them for the first time. And there was a man who was sharing how God, has used this network to shape and to sharpen his worldview, to sharpen his wife's worldview, and to sharpen his children's worldview through the things that are offered. He referred to AFR as a teaching tool. As a teaching tool. And that's something that really, really resonated with me upon hearing that testimony. So when you call 877-616-2396, you're investing in a teaching tool that aids in the sharpening the cultivation of a biblical worldview that will, we will continue to convey the truth of God's word. We will continue to articulate how God's word should apply to, to the issues of the day. that is something that I am, passionately committing to do, committed to doing so that is what you're supporting when you call 877-616-239, 877-76-162396 is the number to call or you can give securely [email protected] afr.net now, speaking of the scripture, to the word of God we go.

American Family Radio calls for more documentary filmmakers in America

Colossians chapter two. this is something I've been meditating on personally for quite some time. We had our men's B last night and man, one of our brothers ministered so powerfully. If, you listen to Sam, I'm talking to you, brother. I'm still chewing on, what you shared. It wasn't this specific text, but it's, it is, it does relate to this text. Colossians chapter two, verses one through three. And this is what The Lord says to us through his word, for I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf. And for those who are at Laodicea and for all those who have not personally seen my face, as many of you know, this is the Apostle Paul writing to the church at Colossae. All right. To all of those who have not personally seen my face, that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. The thing that I hope to convey accurately to you from this text is that the, Apostle Paul is rightly conveying to the church at Colossae at this particular time and for, the body of Christ in mass, that the fulcrum of true wealth m the repository for all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge is Jesus Christ. Is Jesus Christ understanding that will aid us in living lives of full surrender. If we behold our King the way he is to be beheld, there is no room for passive stargazing Christianity that having an appropriate view of who he is moves us to live lives responsive to that reality. The whole concept of being so heavenly minded that you're no earthly good is actually an oxymoron. Because when we are truly heavenly minded, when we love our Lord the way that we say we love our Lord man, we'll live like that. We'll love his calling for us with the same type of commitment and passion. We'll understand that heaven is our home because we have this blessed and eternal hope that it gives significance and meaning and amplifies the reality of what this timestamp in our created experience represents. There are no mulligans, no do overs. This is not all that we have to offer. But this time is vitally, vitally, vitally important that we need people. Because as you've heard me say on this show, darkness is not an affirmative force. It merely reoccupies the space that is vacated by the light. And for too long, professing Christians in our country, we have vacated sphere after sphere after sphere. We vacated lane after lane after lane. And then many stand on the sidelines and just complain about the darkness and the advancement of darkness, not recognizing that God has ordained us for such a time as this. We need people because of our love for the Lord. In recognizing that all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him, that he animates. Last hour I was talking with Alex McFarland about CS Lewis and how he was such a prolific writer. We need godly men and women who will use their gifts of writing and articulation and storytelling and creativity to convey transcendent, enduring truths. We talk about, not talk about Hollywood often, but how long will we merely just curse the darkness instead of offering what is saturated by the light? We need godly financiers. We talk about, you know, the shucksters and the ones that are getting wealthy. Well, we need more David Bonsons. We need it. And so that is one of the things that we cry out for here through American Family Radio. This is one of the things that when you give during Sharathan, you support the work that God is doing through us. You help fortify a supply line that speaks to all those various areas. One of the things that immediately comes to my mind is American Family Studios and the award winning documentaries that are produced through American Family Studios. How it's not only about, entertainment, even though it must be excellent and attention captivating, but there are award winning resources like the In His Image documentary that is a tool for the church to respond to the trans insanity. I am convinced that that type of clarity helps us get the Childs vs Salazar decision that says, hey, if you have a minor that same sex attracted or that is confused about their identity, do they really know what they're talking about? One of the things that I appreciated from the In His Image documentary is that it explains the scientific procedures that are involved in phallioplasty and vagioplasty. Do you realize what is actually happening? Many people don't and did not until they saw that film. And so if you sense the urgency and the passion that I have in my heart and those who listen to the show, on a regular basis, like, hey, we know that's you. This is true. That is, that is who I am. But there is a sense of urgency because time is of the essence. Man, I feel like David when he showed up hearing the taunting voice of that uncircumcised Philistine. And as the King James renders it, is there not a cause? I'm sick and tired of generation after generation of American children growing up into church attending homes only to abandon any semblance of Christ following once they get any modicum of independence. I'm sick of that. I'm tired of that being such a consistently experienced phenomenon. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of having In God We Trust on our legal tender, on our Federal Reserve notes. But our society looks like everything but in God We Trust. And I'm not talking about some, some therapeutic moralism or anything of that nature. I'm talking about the reality that the most enduring need that we have in our nation is repentance. And we need voices that are willing to stand boldly, to cry aloud and spare not. And I'm grateful to be able to, when I'm not on the air, to turn on and. And hear voices that are willing to proclaim the truth and stand boldly and articulate these things. So that's why I have no, no real hesitation about inviting you to call and to participate in this share a THON 8776162396 is the number to call because the message that in Christ is hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge is a message that's necessary for this society. I alluded to this before. I'm going to share a story later on if we get, if we're able to get to it. that with all of the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and all of these outfits that want to say, well, you can't use the public school classroom for proselytizing, I said, well. Well, according to the John Overton High School in South Nashville, you can have space reserved on campus during the school day to allow for high school students, high school Muslim students to pray during Ramadan, Ramadan every day. Now, the Good News Bible Clubs, you know, Truth for Youth, Bible Challenge that we have during here, the stuff that's done through Truth for Youth, they have to do it before school or after school. They can't do it during school time. But if you're a Muslim, John Overton High School in South Nashville says, oh, no, you can pray during school. You can actually get out of class, get a hall pass to go down to these reserve rooms. Ten teachers have emptied their classrooms, so it can be m a Ramadan prayer room. Do you hear what I'm telling you in the middle of the school day? Where are all of the ACLU's? Where are all these people now? It's almost like the whole separation of church and state thing. They really mean separation of Christianity in state thing. You put a crescent or a sickle on it. Hey, have at it. And oh, by the way, if you thought it was just Ramadan, it ain't. It's not. Because they also have the reserved space for one day a month during the rest of the school year. That's not Ramadan. They let them take napkins out of the cafeteria to put down for prayer rugs in the middle of the school day. Guys, I'm not kidding. You want to see the link? This is happening right now. Right now. And that's why I'm telling you, supporting the work that we're doing, being a participant and, and not only giving, but standing up in your own communities, man, because enough is enough.

American Family Association Share a Thon continues on American Family Radio

We're Talking about the 12, Shiites in Iran. Well, guess what? There are a lot of those people who live right here, and they're waiting with bated breath for just enough of the American citizens, most of which, many of which are professing Christians to a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest. But don't let it happen. 877-616-2396.

>>  : American Family association founder Don Wildmon saw signs of the times long ago. At the turn of the century, he wrote these words which ring even more true today. A dark cloud has descended on America. This cloud has left us unable to tell right from wrong. In pursuit of what is called politically correct, tolerant, and diverse, we have not only permitted but promoted a way of life that, should we continue to follow it, will ultimately destroy this grand experiment we call America. There is a way to lift this cloud of darkness. A light to show the way. Jesus said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light, light of life. We need to do the best we can to follow that light and share him with others. A reminder from the American Family Association.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Hi, this is Donna in, Spring, Texas. And I came to Texas in 2019. Look, I got here as soon as I could, but when I got here, I discovered afr. And, man, I'm telling you, I thank God every day. And I'm in the car a lot of days a lot of times. And that is where my station is fixed. You have been such a staple in my life, and I thank God for you. Love God and love people. We're living the world that keeps breaking. But if we want to find a way to change, all comes.

>>  : Share a Thon continues on American Family Radio. call and pledge your support at 877-616-2396. That's 877-616-2396. Or give [email protected] and help us love God and love people on American Family Radio.

Hamilton Corner is the spring 2026 charathon edition of the Hamilton Corner

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome back. Day three, spring 2026 charathon edition of the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III is my name. God is good. God is good. The number to call if you're listening. You've been wanting to give the entire week. Couldn't get to it. Well, you still have a few moments where you can get in. 877-616-2396 is the number to call. 877-616-2390 is the number to call. Or you can give securely [email protected] that is afr.net if you're watching the show, you already know that I'm honored to be joined in studio by executive Vice president of the American Family association, none other than Mr. Ed Vitagliano, who may or may not have made an appearance in my training for AFR concerning illegalities with a pseudonym of Fred Schmitagliano.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Schmitagliano, maybe.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: I don't know. I can't either confirm or deny. But Ed, thank you so much for joining me here in studio.

American Family Radio is holding a fundraising thon this month

>> Ed Vitagliano: Absolutely.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: God, has amazingly utilized our supporters and listeners, to respond to the call. During this year, a thon as we're seated here, there have been over 16,500 pledges made, over $4 million donated already.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And that, and that is what we we look for when we have a share. A thon is to try to hit that number. And our listeners, our supporters have come, through once again. So we're thrilled. 16, over 16,000 people have said we're going to be, we're able to stand with you. We know there's a lot of people who might not be able to.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Sure.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And so for those folks we say please continue to pray for us. Amen. You know, do anything you can, share the, the, the app with people with friends, tell people about American Family Radio, whatever you can do to help get the, the, the gospel out and the message of the truth of God and his Word.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Amen.

A Nashville high school is making special accommodations for Muslim students during Ramadan

So before you came into the studio I was discussing and I actually, I didn't intend to talk about it in the first segment, but it's a story that, that, that so stirred my heart, because for the longest time and as an attorney I've helped people advise people with policies concerning school and things of that nature. When you had Christian student led Bible clubs and things of that nature, they would have to meet before school or after school. They could not conflict with instructional hours. but then we get this story out of Nashville, Tennessee where the John Overton High School in South Nashville is making school day accommodations for Muslim students to participate in Ramadan to where you have instructional time and classrooms are being segregated for this express purpose, and not only during Ramadan, but even during the rest of the school year, that Muslim students have the opportunity to leave class in the middle of the day once a month to go on campus to another location in the school to spend time in prayer, according to their Islamic traditions. But Christian students have not been afforded that. When you hear about those kind of stories and considering the fight that we've been in, for so long, what strikes you about that story?

>> Ed Vitagliano: You know what strikes me about this? I wrote an article, probably 10 years ago, maybe a little longer. It was about Europe and it was about the inflow of Muslim immigrants to Europe. And the focus of the story that I wrote for the magazine was that Europe has been on this long term trajectory of, turning away from God, from rebelling against its own Christian heritage, rejecting its own Christian heritage and claiming that they wanted a secular civilization on the continent. And my thought was a bit of a prediction, but I was quoting people who knew. What they're going to wind up getting is, we don't want the God of scripture, we don't want Jesus, we don't want our Christian heritage. What they were going to wind up getting was Islamic Sharia law as God's judgment, chastisement, hopefully not judgment under destruction, instead of Jesus. You don't want Jesus. No one goes without religion for very long. You're going to wind up with Islam. And I'm thinking the same thing about this. public schools, colleges and universities have been in a reject Christ mode for decades and decades. And we can talk about why that is, but what they're doing instead is submitting voluntarily to Islam. I just, it's hard to, it's hard to figure why Christianity is the bad guy and Islam is somebody we can support. I'm not sure there's probably explanations for that. Maybe Christianity is the competitor, ideology, if we can use that term. And they just are going to fight against Christian ideas and Christian inclusion and Islam they don't think is much of a threat. But this is, to me, this is abhorrent. If you're going to say no to Christians and you're going to make Christians have to jump through hoops to try to express, their faith. And then are these young, are these students allowed to pray five times a day or whatever that is?

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Not five times. There's a dedicated time during the middle of the school day, to satisfy one of the, the prayer times. But that is one of the major points that they're setting aside instructional time as well as school grounds, classrooms, their entire classrooms dedicated to it. And also classrooms being made available to students to go to during lunchtime so they don't have to be around food during their time. And then there's a clip I have, I don't know if we'll get to it from Minnesota to where there are new food services that won't. That will give the food to the fasting students at the end of the day so that they can take home making all of these accommodations. School day accommodations.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Is this Nashville school, the one that has separated the food so that the fasting students don't have to look at it? It's bizarre.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Well, it's accommodating and it is subjugating.

>> Ed Vitagliano: It's more than accommodating. It's submission. It is, it's submission. That's what Islam means.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yes.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And the Islamic radicals who are leading this charge to get this in schools,

>> Abraham Hamilton III: that's how they view it.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, they're viewing it that way. And they're using our own freedoms and liberties and our own principles against us.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yes, yes. And it should be glaringly obvious because of all of the historical hostility toward, think about this. Children being presented the gospel. But a red carpet is being rolled out for this ideology. It's egregious.

>> Ed Vitagliano: You remember see at the poll how that started and schools held the line saying this has to be student led and it's got to be before school time. They weren't going to let these kids walk out in the middle of school to go and pray. This had to be before school and had to be student led. All kinds of restrictions on m it.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: No, those restrictions are not being applied.

>> Ed Vitagliano: These are not being applied.

Steven McDowell: Thank you for supporting America 250 through shareathon

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Well, let me give the number for those who are tuning in. you wanted to get, get in on shareathon. Some of you have been waiting until this time. The number to call is 877-616-2396. That number again is 877-616-2390. For a one time gift of 150 or more, you'll receive this pocket constitution embossed with, with the AFA logo that consists of commentary from Steven McDowell, our Declaration of Independence, our US Constitution as well as all of the amendments. And as I've explained that it's vitally important that we place the Declaration and the Constitution together. The regressive ideology as we've been talking about Woodrow Wilson and his desire was to sever the Declaration from the Constitution. Which has led to all kinds of. Of chicanery. The Declaration is the vision and mission statement for our nation. The Constitution is the implementation vehicle. And as contrary to Woodrow Wilson's desire to have Americans to bypass the preface is what he called it, to skip the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence, all of that God created all men equal stuff, all of that unalienable right stuff, get rid of all of that, and then just get to the grievances to where government ultimately is the end all, be all. He wants to skip all of that. Or if you're a Great Commission partner at the $30 per month level, you'll get 5 of the constitution pocket constitutions, as well as 5 of the America 250 wristbands. And that is simply our way of thanking you for being willing to support us. 877-616-2396 is the number to call or you can give securely online if those who have already done so, we want to thank you wholeheartedly for what you have done. There is no way for us to continue to do what we're doing without the support of listeners and viewers just like you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you.

The Declaration of Independence was the engine that drove Abraham Lincoln's opposition to slavery

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, you know, it's interesting, I know you know this, and I'm assuming your listeners are well prepared, you train them well on all this, but the, Declaration of Independence was the engine that drove Abraham Lincoln's belief that slavery had to come to an end.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: That's exactly right.

>> Ed Vitagliano: All those ideas from the Declaration of Independence, those were the, that was the ideological, framework for his opposition to slavery. And yet Woodrow Wilson and others, they want to get rid of all that,

>> Abraham Hamilton III: literally wanted to do the reverse. And because Woodrow Wilson repudiated Jefferson and Lincoln by name, he was the President, 28th President of the United States, who resegregated the entire Federal Service.

>> Ed Vitagliano: I did not know that he did it himself personally.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Resegregated the entire Federal Service. After Federal employment for 50 years was completely integrated, Woodrow Wilson resegregated it directly, repudiating the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Absolutely right.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, listen, the fact that so many Americans don't know these kinds of things. I didn't know that last part. but a lot of people don't know. And I'm sure kids in school aren't taught that. After the Civil War, it was the Republican Party that welcomed black, men and I guess women if they had run, but at the time, black men to run for Congress.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: That's a fact.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And the Democratic Party was the one Pushing, especially in the south, obviously pushing for segregation.

>> Ed Vitagliano: You told me one time, and I looked this up just simply to get the sources, myself. You said that the Nazi Party came to the, segregate to the Jim Crow South.

>> Ed Vitagliano: To get ideas. Hm. On how to segregate a particular group out. Obviously it was the Jews.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And probably some other groups too, but primarily the Jews in Nazi Germany. They came to get ideas on how to do that to the Jim Crow South.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: That is a fact. It is an absolute fact that the National Socialist Workers Party of Germany used the Jim Crow south and the segregation laws, miscegenation laws passed by and implemented by Democrats in the south to form the model for what became Nazi Germany. All of the conversations about who is and who is not a German, who is and who is not a Jew, how do you navigate the blood and all this other kind of stuff, the blood and soil things, they got all of that from Southern Democrats in the United States of America. That's a fact. The reality of Margaret Sanger's eugenicist movement. A lot of the methodologies that the Nazis employed, the ideas from them came from American Southerners and eugenicists in the United States of America. That's a fact as well.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And that is part of our history. Folks, let me just say I don't mean m this to sound self serving, but this is why AFR exists. That what you just heard from Abraham Hamilton. You folks who listen to Abe on a regular basis, you don't get this in a lot of other places, a lot of other outlets. This is the truth of our history that isn't being taught to our children, isn't being taught to college, and university students. This is the truth about our history. And so when people throw around the word progressive, this is why Abe says regressive. The number to call, you still have some time to to give to our spring share. A Thon is 877-616-2396. And if you don't like to talk to people, you can go to afr.net you can give there safely and securely. But if you want to call 877-616-2396. We are running out of time. If you're a procrastinator, you still have about 25 minutes, to give and listen, I just, I know, I know Abe's, Abe's army, Abraham's army, I know you guys are, are in the fight. So now's your time to give. If you have not already? 8 7, 7, 6. 1, 6, 2, 3, 9 6.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Well, I was looking in because I have this, you know, in my notes, and I'm telling you it's. It's a. It's a contest of worldviews and contest of ideologies. The Scripture tells the believer that we are called to cast down vain. Logismos. It's a Greek term. It's, imaginations. In some translations, it's speculations and others, but the root of it is logisma. So we get our English word logic from that. The Christ followers, compelled by Jesus to confront, to combat, and really to destroy. Unsound, argument, unsound logic, unsound ideology. And you have. And just because this is just a topic of conversation, when you brought up my reference to regressives, that's not my original idea. I derived that idea from President Calvin Coolidge, and he sought to repudiate. I'm, not trying to make this a Woodrow Wilson show, but Woodrow Wilson, specifically Woodrow Wilson, on July 4, 1914, gave an address to where he called for, and he was invited to speak on the 138th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, just like we're Preparing to celebrate 250 on the 138th anniversary. That is when President Woodrow Wilson said, you need to dispense with the. With the mere preface to the Declaration if you really want to get to the heart of it, ignore the beginning of it. And when you get to the grievances and where government is the answer, that's the real core of the Declaration. Well, years later, President Calvin Coolidge was invited on July 4th, 1926, to deliver an address on the, 150th anniversary. 100. 100 years ago, yeah. Where he directly took. Calvin, took Woodrow Wilson to task, in which he said, anybody who seeks to invalidate the ideas from the Declaration, from its beginning to its end, they cannot lay any claim to advancing the American population. The only direction that they could be moving is backwards. Because if man is endowed with unalienable rights, that notion is final. If all men are created equal, that notion is final.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Equal.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Any effort to derogate from that can only move people backwards, which is why I call them regressive, because they're not advancing anyone forward. And so that tension between those two presidents from 138th anniversary to the 150th anniversary is still happening today. because today's progressives want to conceal the notion that mankind is created equally. They want to conceal the notion that government at its highest efficacy is a chaotic engine that has to have limitations because of the reality of man's depravity. They want to deny that.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, and the progressive idea was that we, and the progressives actually said this. We don't need to have so many people voting. We need the experts m that kind of administrative layer above the, the voters need to really be doing, making the hard decisions. And you see that same kind of idea when you're told like with all the COVID stuff, follow the science, we'll tell you what you can do and you have that same globalist idea, on a global scale. We'll coalesce a group of experts to tell the rest of you how to live. That's all coming from the progressives?

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Absolutely. 877-616-2396 is the number to call if you want to make your last minute gift. It is welcomed. We appreciate that. 877-616-2396 or you can give securely [email protected] but in addition to all of that, to all of you, 16,600 plus of you who've already given, thank you, thank you, thank you. By God's grace and with your support we will continue to place the light on, on the lampstand More when we come back from this break.

American Family Studios director and producer Maryland. Fred Perkins grew up listening to afa

>>  : American Family Studios director and producer Maryland.

>> Md Perkins: Perkins I grew up in Tupelo and my parents were supporters of the ministry. So I always knew the name Don Wildmon. Tim Wildmon knew Rusty Benson because he was a friend of our family, went to church with him. So I knew what was happening with the AFA Journal. We got those in the house. So I was always familiar for me with afa, listening to JJ on the radio, driving to school, here in Tupelo. But it was later in life when I got connected with the ministry because I had gone to film school and studied film and television production and had moved back to Tupelo to kind of get our feet under us as a family. And through a fellow church member, ended up getting connected with what was happening with American Family Studios and some of the documentary work that they were trying to get off the ground and so came in as an editor, ended up moving into the role of producer on some projects, worked on the God who Speaks and in his image. And you know, I have to admit that when I first started at AFA I wasn't fully sold on the culture war concept. I mean I appreciated some of the awareness and things like that and certainly appreciated aspects of the ministry, but that kind of core missional aspect of afa, you know, I have to admit I wasn't fully sold on that, but really, it was through working on in his image that, I began to see the way in which the homosexual agenda had taken hold in society from a perspective that I had not fully appreciated to that point. And it was through that project, really, that I gained a fuller sense of clarity as to why AFA stood in the way that it did, why it spoke in the way that it did, why it approached some of these topics in the way that it did. And, you know, through God's providence, I ended up doing research on a book called Dangerous Affirmation about Gay Christianity within the church and kind of the spread of that movement, the influence of that movement within Christian circles. And so that really laid that burden on my own heart in a way similar to Don, you know, digging into the research, trying to look at kind of what was actually underneath the surface of so many of these things. And I felt that same burden myself as I began to research these topics and kind of see what was happening there. And then through working on our current project, Culture Warrior, Don Wildmon and the Battle for Decency, our new documentary coming out, later this year, you know, being able to see from that level of perspective, the burden that Don had and the things that were motivating him and the things that were happening in society that really did need to be addressed. And sadly, the way in which many, many believers within the church were hesitant to jump on board and join him in his cause. And what would have been different if more people had listened up initially to some of the warnings that he was. He was shouting, you know, we leave that in the Lord's hands. But either way, the statement that Don often made, God has called us not to be successful, but to be faithful. And so that distinction between faithfulness and success, you know, we often want to. We're Americans, we're pragmatic. We want to think about what can we do and initiate some kind of result. But Don, with that biblical perspective on the fact that God could, calls us to do something, and we leave in his hands, the fruit of that effort, and we trust that he will bless that. And so those are some of the reasons that I'm grateful to work for afa. I appreciate the ministry more than I did when I first started here. And, I hope that people will continue to support the work that we do and enable us to continue to, be faithful in the many Generations ahead.

>> Ed Vitagliano: My name is Fred from Wichita, Kansas. I've been listening to AFR Radio since the days of Thomas A. And his drive time show. I've been so blessed by the combination of biblical and political commentary, the news. Fred Jackson, a shout out to you, and, I've actually met jj. You're a good man as always, and I, really love the Todd Herman show. So God bless all of you for all of your efforts and I hope to see you someday in Tupelo.

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Abraham Hamilton III talks with Ed Vitagliano about progressive ideas

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome Back to the shareathon edition of the Hamilton Corner for this special spring 2026, day three, the final segment of the show. Abraham Hamilton III here with AFA's Executive Vice President Ed Vitagliano. And we just want to thank you for your support, for continuing to express your confidence in God and your confidence in this ministry, continuing to engage and frankly lighting up the darkness, you know, refusing to retreat from the issues of our day, refusing also to abandon God's word, but having God's word as our shield, if you will, as we advance in our foundation, as we articulate the truths from scripture and apply them to the issues that we are facing today. For those who would still like to give, if you'd like to participate, through, offering a financial gift, you can do so by calling 877-616-2396. The number again is 877-616-2396. Or you can give securely online at afr.net and be. During the break, Ed, you and I were having a conversation as to how, World War I was such a blow, to the progressive regressives and how that blow led to kind of a underground movement of progressives in our own nation. Would you mind sharing a little bit about a little bit of that, what you were saying that you were saying with the audience?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, the whole idea behind the progressive movement, which I think in this country was like, from 1880 to 1920 in terms of its explicit nature being, proclaimed. The whole idea, the premise of it was that mankind was on this upward trajectory of learning and, you know, with this discovery and that discovery and that was just going to continue. And that's why we needed more and More to start turning over the government away from the voters who were ignorant or provincial and weren't interested in the latest, discoveries and turning it over to the administrative state. Okay, now that idea was shattered, given a huge body blow by the outbreak of World War I, which was a bloodbath, and science was turned against humanity. Mustard gas, machine guns, all those kinds of things where technology was used to kill people. And it was a blow to this idea that mankind was going to continue to grow in knowledge and escape the shackles of superstition and religion to some extent. And so, just from my studies, just over the years, a lot of those ideas went underground into colleges, universities, law schools, which were going to train the judges that would, in the middle of the century, start, kicking quote, unquote, God and the Bible out of school. But also our seminaries.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yes, I was.

>> Ed Vitagliano: All of those ideas went into those educational institutions and lost some of the shine in the political realm, but went underground. And by underground, I mean they became even more effective in trying to change the future of the country. It's really stunning to see. And a lot of these same ideas I mentioned before the break, we see these things being, we're being told these things all the time. Covid was a huge, moment in which everyone was told, hey, just listen to the experts, follow the science. And I have a great deal of respect for science and, and for medical minds. I think Frank Turek, Dr. Frank Turek has said in the past, science, though, doesn't say anything. Scientists say things. And so this whole idea that, I look at the folks who are advocating for no borders, and in my mind, this is the quote, unquote, progressive idea that nations are standing in the way of global governance. You know, we've talked about over the past. I, off the top of my head, can't think of some of the progressives who said that, we need to have a global government, but the time is not right for that. This was being said in the 1920s. In fact, I can't remember the guy's name. He was one of the advisors for Woodrow Wilson. He was a professor, at, over the years. I just can't recall things off. But he said, we need global government, but mankind's not ready for it yet. Chilling, chilling ideas. And if you have nations, you have a nation like the United States that is all about the individual and about liberty and freedom, gumming up the works, getting us out of the Paris Accords and all these kinds of things. It's an obstacle to the globalists who don't want national governments and national votes getting in the way of their Utopian schemes.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: 877-616-2396 is the number to call. 877-616-3396. those who still want to get in, as we are here talking to you nearly, we're about three shy from 16,650 pledges.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Three people.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Three people. Yeah. And as Tim always says, that this represents families, not only individuals, but households, families, that as they help us to fortify our supply lines, we're able to continue to offer, the content, the instruction. There was a listener testimony earlier who said that AFR is a teaching tool, has been for him and his family. We want to keep this teaching tool alive and well. I'll never forget, and I shared this with this audience on this show, because in the foray of shmovid activity, the United nations released little things. And it was a document they released down in the footnotes, when I forget how to pronounce the guy's name, that the un, the head of the UN who said that they had data that showed, that what they called social distancing, which really was just physical distancing, not social distancing. And, the mask wearing that, it didn't have the scientific evidence that it would work, but it was an exercise to see how many people would comply. How many people would comply with a, directive that did not germinate from their nations and that would align with the world's advice. And it was a test to see how many people, like sheep, would go along with the edict, the global edict. And many, many Americans succumbed to it. I never forget YouTube kicked me off of YouTube because I had the audacity to have a scientist on to talk about, the shmovid injections and things of that nature. And YouTube kicked me off.

>> Ed Vitagliano: This is not a science fiction movie we're talking about. It sounds like. Sounds like what you're saying. We just want to see how quickly people will fall in line.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: That's exactly right.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And we saw this in places like Australia. Remember the videos of them arresting people, arresting people who came out of their apartment complex and other countries. At least we had some pushback in this country. Yes, but so many other countries in the west just said, okay, yes, yes,

>> Abraham Hamilton III: you had something you wanted to.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, this was, Colonel Edward House is, one of the names for Wilson's. He was Wilson's most trusted advisor. I'm Trying to remember the name of the guy who said that about. About the, about. We need a global government.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: But humanity's not ready for it yet. I'll. I'll come up with it.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: At some point.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: And he will be one of several. But the one who advised Wilson, it'll be good to have his name, if we can do so.

AFA is encouraging people to proclaim the gospel and make disciples in their communities

well, we have literally about six and a half minutes to go with the remainder of the 2026 spring share a thon the number to call if you would still like to make your gift, you can do so. 877-616-2396 is the number to call. 877-616-2390. We have people still in sheriff on central awaiting your calls. And one of the things, I guess I don't know if I should share this, but a tradition that we have here to conclude, Sharathon, is that we will gather with those who are manning the phone lines. We'll sing the Doxology together. To conclude, because we recognize the truth of scripture, that all good and perfect gifts flow from the Father of Lights. And we are grateful. I, for one, I am sobered every time, by the reality of, you know, thousands of people all around the country that are willing to support this ministry. And to me it imposes, accountability to God, you know, that we're going to have to be given account to God for what we do with these resources and how we stand and how we utilize it. And to see the, thousands of people around the country who have recognized, that God was ordained for this moment, it's a sobering thing and it conveys to me an air of responsibility for stewarding well, the platform that God has afforded us.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, you know, the challenges to our faith aren't always, as bold and blatant as we expect. Sometimes it is insidious. And sometimes the challenges to our faith, the the whispers for us to maybe hold our voice, hold our tongue and not speak up, and maybe sit this one out. Those kind of whispers sometimes are the. Are the most intimidating. And so sometimes, when we are tempted, and that's what I think it is, it's a temptation to not get involved. It can have very tragic consequences. I think the majority of people who listen to AFR are in the camp of put, me in coach, point me in the right way, I want to say something, I want to do something. And that's part of what we do here, is to give the Tools and the information that people need and some of the instructions. Sometimes we can get people together to contact, members of Congress or to contact a corporation. Ah, we can help facilitate that. But we got more and more people who want to get involved, and that's part of why we exist.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Amen. 877-616-2396 is the number to call. 877-616-23 96 is, is the number to call or you can give securely [email protected] we know that in our mission statement as AFA that a part of it indicates our commitment to coming alongside the church domestically and abroad and the mandate to execute the Great Commission. And in addition to having people at the ready to contact legislators and to mobilize, to respond to an issue is that we also have people, just like several listener testimonies we've heard during these last several days, pastors who rely on AFR to help being sharpened and, and those who are encouraged to proclaim the gospel and make disciples right in their local communities. One of the things I've been encouraging on the Hamilton corner is the ministry of neighborliness. Do you know your neighbors?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: If not, hey, get, get the feet to walking and knock on a few doors, you know, invite people over for dinner, get to know them as lovers of Jesus Christ. concern about our neighbor's eternity is intrinsic to who we are. And you may find that, hey, you have a neighbor who's an ally in the good fight of faith. So then now you have two households that are able to storm the gates of your neighborhood, your culdesac, your gated community, you know, and proclaim, the gospel, make disciples there. And the next thing you know, you have three, four, five families. You guys have enough to mobilize your entire county, you know, to exalt the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and proclaiming the gospel, making disciples and putting feet to our faith right where you live.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, and that has been the part of the theme, of this Love God, love people.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Amen.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And expressing our love for God by loving, our neighbors and loving other people. It's interesting. You're talking about if you can find one additional person in your neighborhood, that's two people who can keep an ear out too, for, okay, this guy lost his job or this lady, down the road, has had surgery, you can take a meal. That opens the door. Some simple act of love and compassion can open the door for a deeper conversation in the future about the Lord.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Absolutely.

Thank you for your support of American Family association this year

Well, guys, we are close to the end of this time period. A couple minutes left, but we want to. Once again, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, for your commitment to support the work of AFR materially for those who may not have had the material resources this year, but you support through giving, prayer and love and even sharing the resources with others. We thank you as well. I often say that the American Family association consists of people on the front lines, behind microphones and things like we are right now, but also people at home who are part of the supply line. That from God's standpoint, he sees all of us collaboratively working together to be salt and light in a time and place where God has deposited us. So we are grateful to them.

Executive vp: Thank you for participating in Cherathon

Executive vp, I'll leave you with the last words.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, folks, thank you so much for participating, in Cherathon. Those who gave, we are very grateful. Those who wish they could have given, but could not. We love you. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for listening. Let other people know about American Family Radio. Go to church. Pray for our nation. Because only the Lord Jesus Christ can save our land.