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Refining Rhetoric with CEO Robert Bortins. A podcast where faith, business, politics, and classical education meet. Join us as we use the Classical tools of rhetoric to seek truth in every arena of life.
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Originalism, Religious Freedom & AI: Abraham Hamilton III (opens the original)
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What does the Bible have to do with how judges read the Constitution — and why should Christian parents be worried about AI chatbots raising their kids? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins talks with Abraham Hamilton III — lawyer, homeschool dad of six, and General Counsel for the American Family Association — about biblical hermeneutics, constitutional originalism, and the fight for religious freedom in America. Abe unpacks why the Founders expected lawyers to understand
Katy Faust: The Industry Buying and Selling Children (opens the original)
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What happens to children when marriage gets redefined? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins sits down with Katy Faust — founder and president of Them Before Us, a global movement defending children's right to their mother and father — to talk about the fallout of the Obergefell decision, the rise of commercial surrogacy, and how "big fertility" has turned children into a commodity. Katy walks through how IVF and surrogacy have created what she calls a marketplace of childre
Dr. Albert Mohler on Why Christians Need to Be "Loud" Again (opens the original)
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Why are so many historically Christian colleges quietly abandoning their roots — and what does it take to raise a generation that won't? In this episode of *Refining Rhetoric*, host Robert Bortins sits down with Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Boyce College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to talk about raising faithful Christian kids, the secular pressures pulling Christian colleges off course, and why parents need to be "loud" about their convictions instead of silent. Dr. Mohler nam
The Last Line of Defense: Why Christian Employers Must Speak Up (opens the original)
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What if employers — not politicians — are the last line of defense for freedom in America? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins sits down with Linda J. Hansen — founder of Prosperity 101, former deputy chief of staff on Herman Cain's historic presidential campaign, and pioneering homeschool mom of six — to unpack why Christian employers can no longer afford to stay on the sidelines. Linda traces the remarkable journey from a divine call at her firstborn's birth to the natio
Band of Friends: How One Dad Is Redeeming Kids' Entertainment (opens the original)
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What does it take to build entertainment kids actually love that parents can actually trust? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins talks with John Forystek, media veteran and creator of the faith-driven animated franchise Band of Friends , and DJ Gravitt — a Classical Conversations graduate and the show's producer and songwriter. John, whose background spans record labels, publishing, and global media, describes the moment he stopped watching cartoons as an executive and sta
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