Brian Johnston

Life Matters

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Commissioner Brian Johnston examines, along with various guests and experts, how the dismissal of the legal right to life has impacted the nature of the law, the practice of medicine, ethics, the arts, and personal relationships. With constant reminders of how a culture of life invigorates and ennobles the human experience, Johnston and his guests give positive answers and access to numerous available resources.

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Brian Johnston

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Latest episode

Oct 7, 2025

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Episodes

Understanding History To Understand the Present 24.07.2021

In this vital episode, Commissioner Johnston examines how history is being directly attacked and rewritten at this very moment. This practice is the ongoing pattern of progressive, historical revisionism. It also reflects a fundamental principle lost on most of us in our day-to-day lives: what has preceded us has lead to this moment.  A proper understanding of history will empower us to address th...

254: The Agenda of Medical Killing 20.06.2021

In this second episode of Life Matters with Dr. Patrick Marmion, Brian explores the current debate and dramatic culture change that is being brought upon end-of-life care and the presumption of both non-treatment and termination of dependent and vulnerable patients.

253: Breeding Killer Doctors 29.05.2021

Dr. Patrick Marmion is an obstetrician gynecologist that has worked in various aspects of the medical profession for more than 46 years. In this extended episode of Life Matters , Commissioner Johnston explores questions of medical ethics and the incredible pressure that is placed on physicians to comply with the killing of patients. In this first episode, Dr. Marmion relays his story of being for...

251: The Subversive Agenda of the Media in Silencing to Right To Life 09.05.2021

251: The Subversive Agenda of the Media in Silencing to Right To Life   In this episode of "Life Matters", Commissioner Johnston explains that we are in a battle of ideas, a frequent theme of the "Life Matters" program. It is critically important to realize that the dominant media culture is not merely tolerant of a pro-death worldview - it is selling it and selling it hard. In many ways, we, here...

249: Roe v. Wade - The Alibi for Doe v. Bolton 03.04.2021

In this episode of Life Matters, Brian Johnston explores the more profound significance of the Roe v. Wade narrative. As has been discussed in other programs and deeply explained by other Supreme Court justices, by Justice Blackmun's court clerks, and many other legal experts who would prefer legalized abortion, Roe versus Wade is a confusing jumble. It's a wild story that leads us confusingly thr...

248: When Medical Killing Became Law 27.03.2021

Relatively few Americans understand the actual nature of abortion law in the United States. Many do know that the Roe v. Wade decision authorized abortion throughout the nation. Still, beyond that, there is mass confusion as to when it is approved, what conditions are legally necessary for the abortion to take place, etc.  Even more specifically, few realize Roe was joined by a companion decision,...

Zombie Apocalypse - The Fabled Return of the ERAÂ 15.03.2021

Contemporary media as well as the leadership of the Democrat Party have become incredibly aggressive now that the party controls all levels of the federal government.   There is apparently a conscious decision to simply use that newly grasped authority to 'declare as law' those measures which have previously failed. The expectation is that an accommodating media will simply echo the 'establishment...

247: Euthanasia Prevention In Canada And The United States 13.03.2021

In this episode, Commissioner Johnson discusses the expansion of medical killing via assisted suicide and euthanasia. The Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions of 1973 did not merely authorize human abortions but specifically directed that only physicians should be involved in these killings. That meant that the medical profession was changed from being a profession sworn only to help and care f...

246: Understanding History To Understand the Present 06.03.2021

In this vital episode, Commissioner Johnston examines how history is being directly attacked and rewritten at this very moment. This practice is the ongoing pattern of progressive, historical revisionism. It also reflects a fundamental principle lost on most of us in our day-to-day lives: what has preceded us has lead to this moment.  A proper understanding of history will empower us to address th...

245 - A Tribute to Rush Limbaugh - The Mayor of Realsville 27.02.2021

I want to stop for a moment and honor a friend of mine and a friend of the California ProLife Council. Now, I know some of our supporters are not Conservatives. I, more than most, understand that the ProLife Movement is very diverse. And that means that some of you may not be Rush Limbaugh fans. If that's you, please bear with me. I believe you need to know that the dominant media's presentation o...

244: Watch Your Language. Watch It Closely 21.02.2021

In this episode of Life Matters , Commissioner Johnston outlines the incredible power that language has over our thoughts and perceptions. Brian had studied Comparative Linguistics at Sonoma State University and explains a language phenomenon that many of us don't often think about.  Just as we are unable to comprehend a completely foreign language, there is the related inability to think about or...

243: Creating Zombie Law - The Fabled Return of the ERAÂ 13.02.2021

In this episode of Life Matters, Brian Johnston explains how much of abortion rhetoric and abortion law is actually based on falsehoods.  Pro-life individuals are aware of the absurd assertion that, 'there is no human being killed,' when a baby dies in a human abortion. But those familiar with objective facts and self-evident truths know that this is simply an assertion of ideology, separated from...

242: The Dramatic Shift In Washington, D.C. 06.02.2021

Is this episode of Life Matters Brian interviews National Right to Life President, Carol Tobias. They discuss in depth the dramatic change to the culture of Washington D.C. in the agenda of the Biden/Harris administration. President Biden has made a commitment to undo all of the pro-life gains won by President Donald Trump. But in addition to that, Biden intends to go much further. Up until his de...

241: Ten Reasons Roe v. Wade Does Not Make Sense 30.01.2021

" Roe v. Wade has no foundation in either law or logic; it is on a collision course with itself."  Edward Lazarus, a former law clerk to  Roe's  author, Justice Harry Blackmun, who writes: As a matter of constitutional interpretation and judicial method, Roe borders on the indefensible. I say this as someone utterly committed to the right to choose, as someone who believes such a right has groundi...

241: The Loud and Confused Roe v. Wade, The Quiet but Deadly Doe v. Bolton 24.01.2021

Commissioner Johnston knows attorneys who are actively involved in the abortion debate and on both sides of the issue. Many assert a mastery and working knowledge of Roe v. Wade's intricacies. But honest lawyers will not make any such claim. Perhaps what is more frightening, he knows many more commentators and reporters who will 'explain' the decision at length.  The problem is, this 'well-known'...

239: Roe and Doe - The Evil Twins 09.01.2021

In this episode of Life Matters Commissioner Johnston explores the real issues hidden deep within Roe versus Wade and Doe versus Bolton , the twin decisions handed down on January 22, 1973. Few people, even many pro-lifers are aware that abortion was legalized and the laws of all of the states overturned not by simply Roe versus Wade but by the twin conjoined decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bo...

238 - The End of an Extraordinary Year 26.12.2020

In this year end episode of Life Matters, Brian Johnston reviews the essential purpose of the program and the extraordinary nature of 2020 as a year.   Doctor Anthony Levantino MD, a former abortionist, tells the story of his transformation to a Pro-life advocate.   For the sake of those who seek a year-end tax deduction, Brian outlines some of the many ways that donors can help the California Pro...

237: What Is A Case Of Covid? What Is A Death From Covid? 17.12.2020

In this episode of Life Matters, Commissioner Johnston examines the implications of a 'changed medical profession' - changed by the Roe and Doe decisions, and what that means in how the government is addressing Covid-19.  CDC Guidelines what is a 'CASE' of Covid-19? Whatever a billing doctor says it is. There need be no confirming laboratory evidence. Once a case of COVID 19 is declared, hospitals...

236: The Impact of Communism in China 05.12.2020

In this episode of Life Matters Commissioner Johnston again interviews Chinese expert, Steven Mosher, PhD. Dr. Mosher is one of the world's leading experts on China and the impact of communism on the Chinese people. He was the first Westerner allowed into rural China after the Communist revolution and in1977 began his work on his doctorate. He speaks two dialects of Chinese which are in fact quite...

235: Why The Constitution Has An Electoral College 28.11.2020

In this episode of Life Matters Brian Johnston explains how the Constitution outlines the method for electing presidents (Article II; and the 12th Amendment).  The media culture, and even many Republicans that have not read the 12th amendment, are pressuring the public and the Trump administration into believing that popular acclaim, particularly when enforced by a media society, is our method of...

234: Were You Lied To About Covid? 20.11.2020

In this episode of Life Matters, Commissioner Johnston interviews Dr. Steven Mosher, world-renowned expert on China and Chinese domestic and foreign policy. This particular episode focuses on the origins of the COVID-19 illness, caused by the SARS-2 coronavirus. It is inescapable that the origins are directly from Wuhan China, even though the Chinese government has asserted that visiting American...

233: Does the Media Get To Certify Elections? 14.11.2020

In this episode of Life Matters, Brian Johnston interviews international political expert Dr. Steven Mosher, president of Population Research Institute. They discuss the present dilemma of media organizations proclaiming election returns long before an official tally has been certified. They also discuss a recent phenomenon in this election year, the widespread and broad distribution of unregulate...

232: The Post-Election Battle -Disinformation Is Given Free Reign 07.11.2020

Brian Johnston continually reminds us that the battle for the right to life is actually rooted in the battle of ideas. And in this battle of ideas they must be expressed through language, ideas must be embodied by words.  Because of that, there is an ongoing battle over words and their meanings. It is a battle reaching a crescendo, an ongoing battle in which our entire culture is now immersed.  Di...

231: Elections Weekend 2020 31.10.2020

In this episode of Life Matters Brian Johnston explores the final weekend leading up to election day, November 3, 2020. Brian gives an overview of the importance of the election itself, why pro-lifers across the political and religious spectrum need to vote, and in particular why they need to vote the entire ballot, including local candidates and school boards. Brian has several guests including B...

230: Understand the Principles Behind the Moment 23.10.2020

In this episode of Life Matters, Commissioner Johnston explores our current culture's fascination with news. But the word, 'news' is actually a reference to immediacy and not necessarily actual meaningful substance: that which is 'new.'  The word, 'ephemera' comes to us from Greek and refers to something that is very briefly lived. Many ephemeral insects literally live their lives in the course of...

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