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The Van Maren Show

From the Front Lines of the Culture War

Every week, The Van Maren Show will try to get a handle on what is really going on in our culture today. It can be difficult to find news sources and storytellers that accurately reflect a Christian, socially conservativ
Latest Episode3/22/2023

US gov't attitudes on communism in World War II brought cultural and moral destruction to the West

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon interviews Diana West, former columnist and author of the 2013 book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character, where she exposes the "massive incursion" of leftists and communist agents working on behalf of the Soviet Union into the Franklin Roosevelt administration, and explains how this censored part of history continues to shape our world today.
3/22/2023

US gov't attitudes on communism in World War II brought cultural and moral destruction to the West

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon interviews Diana West, former columnist and author of the 2013 book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character, where she exposes the "massive incursion" of leftists and communist agents working on behalf of the Soviet Union into the Franklin Roosevelt administration, and explains how this censored part of history continues to shape our world today.
3/15/2023

Romania's new pro-life movement is working to change the hearts of a skeptical society

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon talks with Romanian pro-life activists Alexandra Nadane and Teodora Paul about the fast-growing pro-life movement in their country, the challenges of defending the unborn in a formerly communist country, and how they recruit young people to help build a culture of life.
3/8/2023

The state is coming for your children: Why parents can't ignore gender ideology, assisted suicide

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon shares an urgent warning about the encroachment of state-sponsored physical and moral destruction of children, specifically the very real horrors of "gender transitions" and the proposed idea of assisted suicide for "mature minors" in Canada. If you're a parent, you will want to tune in to this episode.
3/1/2023

Canadian man seeking assisted suicide says he cannot afford to live without disability benefits

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Les Landry shares with Jonathon his story about why he applied for assisted suicide under Canada's medical assistance in dying law (MAID), as well as what the government should do to help people like him who don't want to die but increasingly see it as their only option.
2/22/2023

Canadians shouldn't be surprised Trudeau got away with invoking the Emergencies Act

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Andrew Lawton joins Jonathon to give his take on the recent ruling that backed Justin Trudeau's invocation of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy. The two discuss why the ruling shouldn't surprise us, the problems with "pandemic amnesty," and developments related to the Freedom Convoy protests we should continue to watch for in 2023.
2/15/2023

New documentary offers a path from porn addiction to freedom in Jesus Christ

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon interviews Jacob Valk and John-Michael Bout, producers of the anti-porn documentary "Into the Light." The group discusses the tendency to "over-spiritualize" the issue of porn addiction, whether you should consider cutting out mainstream entertainment and social media to help you avoid porn, and the shocking extent to which even Christian marriages can be damaged by "porn-shaped brains."
2/8/2023

Queen Elizabeth's former chaplain shares what working for the Royal Family was really like

On this week's episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon sits down with the former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II. Gavin Ashenden, who has since converted to Catholicism, describes what the position and the Royal Family were like, the role of faith in their public and private lives, and whether the royal title "Defender of the Faith" even means anything now in this post-Christian era.