Citizen Initiatives Defending Liberty and Faith-Based Fiction Reaching Young Adults

On April 15, 2025, Kevin Lundberg (Chairman, Protect Kids Colorado) and Ann Roecker (Author) joined the show. Lundberg discussed Protect Kids Colorado’s ballot initiatives for 2026 aimed at protecting parental rights, analyzed SB 25-284 on nonprofit youth organizations, and addressed the Democrat-led lawsuit challenging TABOR’s constitutionality Roecker introduced her young adult apologetics novel ‘The Revelation of Emery Audubon,’ which uses storytelling to address why young people leave.

Ballot Initiatives as a Constitutional Check on Government

Kevin Lundberg, former Colorado State Senator and Chairman of Protect Kids Colorado, discussed three ballot initiatives being prepared for the 2026 election cycle. The initiatives aim to protect parental rights from legislation like HB 1312, which could allow the state to remove children from parents who do not affirm gender ideology.

“We the people reserve the right to make law independent of the legislature.”
Kevin Lundberg, Chairman, Protect Kids Colorado

Start listening at 23:25 – Hour 1

Lundberg emphasized that the initiative process creates an opportunity for citizens to engage directly in self-governance. Protect Kids Colorado seeks to build a network of volunteers who can collect the 125,000+ signatures needed to qualify initiatives for the ballot.

Deceptive Legislation Targeting Schools

Lundberg analyzed SB 25-284, which despite its title about “allowing” nonprofit youth organizations in schools, actually mandates policies that could exclude faith-based organizations. The bill requires all participating nonprofits to comply with gender ideology provisions, effectively barring Christian organizations that adhere to biblical teachings.

“As government increases, liberty decreases.”
Kevin Lundberg, Chairman, Protect Kids Colorado

Start listening at 42:34 – Hour 1

Democrats Sue to Eliminate TABOR

A House Joint Resolution passed by Democrats authorizes the legislature to sue the state, arguing that TABOR violates the constitutional requirement for a “republican form of government.” Lundberg noted the irony that the Attorney General, who would defend the state, is unlikely to mount a vigorous defense of taxpayer protections.

Start listening at 46:20 – Hour 1

Apologetic Fiction as a Tool for Reaching Young People

Ann Roecker, author of “The Revelation of Emery Audubon,” discussed why 50 to 70 percent of Christian young adults leave the church. Research shows their questions about faith go unanswered by parents and pastors, leaving them vulnerable to secular indoctrination.

“Apologetic fiction smuggles God’s truth across enemy lines, and the story is a cover.”
Ann Roecker, Author

Start listening at 66:28 – Hour 2

Her novel follows Emery Audubon, a student at an elite university where the Bible has been banned and churches closed. Through an illegal class on the Book of Revelation, Emery discovers truth and eventually sparks reformation at her school.

From Revival to Reformation

Roecker reflected on the Jesus Movement revival of the 1960s through 1980s, which brought millions to faith but failed to reform institutions. Secular atheists filled the vacuum, reshaping marriage, education, and media. She expressed hope that current campus revivals will extend beyond personal transformation to cultural reformation.

“Reformation begins with us when we stand on God’s word in the public square.”
Ann Roecker, Author

Start listening at 109:11 – Hour 2

The episode connected citizen engagement in Colorado politics with spiritual engagement in the broader culture war, illustrating that protecting liberty requires action on multiple fronts.