Pence Hits Airwaves after Debate with Popular Christian Talk Show Host

Click above to hear the full interview with Dr. Dobson and Gov. Mike Pence 

Thanks to technology, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, hit the airwaves early Wednesday on a Christian talk-show favorite.

They pre-recorded an interview with Dr. James Dobson's "Family Talk Radio" program.

Dobson asked Pence three questions about policy issues related to religious freedom and the threat to those liberties in popular American culture.

His ministry is one of several, like Little Sisters of the Poor, Hobby Lobby and others, fighting an Obamacare mandate for contraceptives.

Dobson told Pence that's just one example of the faith conscience of groups likes his being trampled by federal regulations.

"If Hillary Clinton is selected, and I'm not making any political statement here, but if she is and changes the court... then we are gonna be stuck with this and I won't do it," Dobson said.

"The fine for not complying to this mandate is hundreds of thousands of dollars," he continued. "We'll close our door. I mean we're out of business and we will be if that occurs. So the question really has meaning for us."

Dobson asked what a Trump-Pence administration would do in the face of these regulations.

"What I can tell you is that a Trump-Pence administration will be dedicated to preserving the liberties of our people, including the freedom of religion that's enshrined in our bill of rights," Pence replied.

Dobson also asked about the Obama administration's regulations regarding discrimination based on sex and gender identity.

Pence said these regulations are part of an administration that is too involved in the lives of the people of America.

"Donald Trump and I simply believe that all of these issues are best resolved at the state level, by the people of communities, by the standards they want," Pence said.

"How dare the president tell parents everywhere that their children have to conform to his idea of how you go to the bathroom and with whom," Dobson said during their conversation.

Dobson also brought up another issue related to civil rights and religious liberty that he calls "outrageous."

He was referring to last month's U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report calling for restrictions to be placed on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. 

Dobson quoted USCCR Chairman Martin Castro in part saying the following: "Religious liberty and religious freedom are code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, islamophobia and Christian supremacy." 

He asked Pence his thoughts on Castro's statement and religious leaders exercising their religious freedom to help enact civil rights laws.

Pence said he and Trump would uphold the U.S. Constitution. 

"I don't believe in discrimination or mistreatment of anyone. I believe we should love our neighbor as ourselves," he said. "Neither do I think that anyone should fear persecution because of their deeply held religious beliefs."

He said when there's discrimination and fear of persecution that's when the courts have stepped in to sort things out. He says that's the way it should be.

Pence and his wife also talked with Dobson about his influence on their family through the years, from "Adventures in Odyssey" to family night workbooks.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., was also offered to record an interview with Dobson on his radio program but declined.