Episode 30
Putting Children First
Featuring Katy Faust

October 13, 2026

On this episode of Cornerstone University’s Wisdom and Influence podcast, host Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us and editor of Pro-Child Politics, for a conversation on children’s rights and the cultural forces that threaten them. Faust argues that every child has a fundamental right to their biological mother and father, tracing how no-fault divorce, the redefinition of marriage, and reproductive technologies such as IVF and surrogacy have subordinated children’s needs to adult desires. The discussion also examines how the church and Christian institutions have often replaced a robust biblical worldview with a culture of sensitivity, leaving them ill-equipped to defend children against family breakdown and commodification. Drawing on sociology, firsthand stories from children of non-traditional households, and international child-rights frameworks, Faust contends that protecting children is both a universal human obligation and a distinctively Christian mandate. Listeners will gain a clearer understanding of how marriage, family structure, and reproductive ethics intersect — and why centering children’s rights is essential to a just society.