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Articles by J. Matt Barber

Matt Barber served as Policy Director for Cultural Issues with Concerned Women for America before joining Liberty University School of Law in 2008. In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, Dean Barber holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from Regent University and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from Colorado Christian University. Before his work with Concerned Women for America, Dean Barber was press secretary for an Illinois gubernatorial candidate. He was also a law enforcement officer for three years and a corporate fraud investigator for five years. As a published freelance writer, many newspapers and online publications run his columns, including the Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Insight magazine, WorldNetDaily.com, TownHall.com, and others. Dean Barber frequently appears on Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN, and is a regular guest on dozens of talk radio programs and networks, including Michael Savage, G. Gordon Liddy, Michael Medved, Janet Parshall, Michael Reagan, and Dennis Prager. Setting him apart from others in his field, Dean Barber served twelve years in the Army National Guard, and was an undefeated professional boxer, retiring in 2004. Several times prior to turning pro, he was a state and regional Golden Gloves champion, competing in the 1992 Western Olympic Trials and winning a Gold Medal in the 1993 Police and Fire World Games.

Memo to Christian Troops: ‘We’ve Got Your Back’

Monday, May 13, 2013

When NBA basketball player Jason Collins recently announced to the world that he’s sexually attracted to other men, Michelle Obama tweeted, “So proud of you, Jason Collins! This is a huge step forward for our country. … Continue reading →
NBA’s Jason Collins: ‘Gay’ Superhero!

Monday, May 6, 2013

So I guess you’ve heard. Fading, 34 year-old NBA free agent Jason Collins has been declared a hero for publicly announcing that he digs dudes. Well, it’s about time! Used to be all a guy had … Continue reading →
The Fool Says, ‘There is no God’

Sunday, April 21, 2013

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 Be they theist or be they atheist, on this most scientists agree: In the beginning there was nothing. There was no time, space … Continue reading →
Religious Freedom & ‘Gay Marriage’ Cannot Coexist

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. – Psalm 73:6 “Gay pride” necessitates anti-Christian hate. It must. “Gay marriage” and other “sexual orientation”-based laws do violence to freedom and truth. They are the … Continue reading →
Fighting For The Soul of America

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

I just had breakfast with the Rev. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. Well, not the real Peter Muhlenberg, but a preacher friend of mine named Travis Witt. Travis does a powerful impersonation of the Revolutionary War-time pastor-patriot … Continue reading →
Marriage is What It Is

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

“It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is,” said the smooth-talking, skirt-chasing, totally busted philanderer. “Well, no, Bill,” replied Congress. “Actually, things just ‘is’ what they is.” Here’s what marriage is: The God-ordained, … Continue reading →
Marriage Equality Spells Marriage Extinction

Sunday, March 24, 2013

This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two of the most critical cases of our time. On Tuesday, March 26, attorneys will make the pitch both for and against California’s Proposition 8. … Continue reading →
Pro-Choice’ Slave Masters Losing War

Sunday, March 17, 2013

The pro-aborts are losing. They know it, and they hate it. As LifeNews.com reported in January: “CNN released the results of a new poll showing a majority of Americans want all or most abortions prohibited – … Continue reading →
Barack Obama is no Abraham Lincoln

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people. (Proverbs 14:34) The name “Abraham Lincoln” enjoys a boundless shelf life. The 16th president of the United States is more popular today than ever. The blockbuster movie … Continue reading →
Killing the Obamacare Zombie: Hope Lives!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

“But Republican governors are folding like cheap lawn chairs,” you say. “And political eunuchs in the GOP establishment are bowing to Obama like he bows to foreign dictators. Any hope of repeal is long dead, and … Continue reading →
An Open Letter to ‘Gay’ Teens

Monday, February 25, 2013

Who am I? I’m a husband and a father. More importantly, and by the grace of God, I’m a follower of Jesus Christ. This is what motivates me to write you. You don’t have to read … Continue reading →
Women in Combat: Felony Stupid

Monday, February 18, 2013

The term “moronic” is defined as “notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.” It is frequently used as an insult. The Obama administration is moronic. This is not an insult. President Obama’s latest “notably stupid” stoke … Continue reading →
Bloody Hands: The Southern Poverty Law Center

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Long before homosexual activist Floyd Corkins entered the D.C.-based Family Research Council (FRC) with the intent to commit mass murder, I warned from the rooftops that the hard-left Southern Poverty Law Center’s anti-Christian “hate group” propaganda … Continue reading →
All Life is Not Equal

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

First, on a personal note: Thank you, thank you and thank you, Mary Elizabeth Williams! What a glorious service you’ve done the pro-life cause. I know, that’s not what you intended. But that’s precisely what you’ve … Continue reading →
Obama is Sinking America

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Although it certainly wasn’t Oscar material, I still love the 1989 film “Erik the Viking,” starring, among others, Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt and John Cleese. It’s a campy British comedy-fantasy about a band of … Continue reading →