300,000 Silent Pulpits & One Loud Voice | AFA President Tim Wildmon | Finally: a Decent Podcast (Ep 44)

By: Chris Johnson

In this episode of Finally: a Decent Podcast, host Bill Johnson sits down with Tim Wildmon — president of the American Family Association (AFA) — for a deeply personal conversation about faith, family, and one man’s unlikely crusade to reclaim American culture.

Tim shares the inside story of how his father, Don Wildmon, walked away from the pulpit in 1977, started the National Federation for Decency out of their family home in Tupelo, Mississippi, and built it into one of the most influential pro-family organizations in the country — all because he was disturbed by what was on TV.

From early memories of state chapter meetings to Don’s famous quote about “300,000 silent pulpits,” this conversation is a powerful reminder of what one person with conviction can accomplish.

 

🕐 Topics covered:

• The founding of the National Federation for Decency (now the AFA)
• Don Wildmon’s early days — letters to newspapers, Nightline with Ted Koppel
• How Tim went from sports journalism to carrying on his father’s mission
• The church’s role (and silence) in cultural battles Secular humanism, the Humanist Manifesto, and the battle for American values
• 🔗 Learn more about the American Family Association: afa.net

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