The battle for the next generation is being fought on college campuses. Dr. James Dobson welcomes longtime friend Morton Blackwell, founder of the Leadership Institute and former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, for a conversation about the ideological pressures facing Christian and conservative students in higher education. Blackwell explains why he founded the Leadership Institute and how the organization has spent decades training young leaders across the country. He describes what he sees as an increasingly hostile campus culture toward traditional morality, conservative ideas, and Christian beliefs—and why simply ignoring those pressures is not enough. Through Campus Reform, student correspondents, public exposure, legal action, and campus organizing, Blackwell says conservative students have been able to fight back. He shares examples of controversial campus programs being exposed, state lawmakers responding, conservative speakers returning to campuses, and students receiving legal support when their free-speech rights are challenged. The conversation also explores the intense social pressure young adults can experience when they arrive at college. Blackwell warns that students who have been raised with traditional values can quickly find themselves surrounded by a culture that pressures them to conform, making strong preparation, support, and conviction more important than ever. Rather than retreat from the campus, Blackwell argues that Christian and conservative students should organize, speak publicly, document abuses, use the legal protections available to them, and make sure opposing viewpoints are heard.
