Dear friends, At a recent conference, I was discussing best practices in pastor outreach with some colleagues. It soon became clear that their best success came from small Hispanic and Asian churches. “Why?” I asked. They responded flatly. “The bigger, whiter, Evangelical churches don’t want to be political.” It’s not hard to understand why it
Wisconsin Family Action is one of 40 state groups allied with Kansas Family Voice. A Wisconsin judge says a work-from-home photographer does not have to comply with city and state “public accommodations” laws that might have forced her to photograph same-sex weddings. “This is a huge win for free speech in Wisconsin,” said Julaine Appling,
Last week, 30 up-and-coming policy leaders from around the nation converged on Colorado Springs for the second annual Statesmen Academy, sponsored by Family Policy Foundation. Most of this year’s Statesmen are new state legislators — serving their first or second term in office — while a few are planning to run in the near future.
Leaders from our 40 allied state family policy councils (FPCs) gathered for the 25th Kansas Family Voice FPC Conference held July 24-28 in Colorado Springs. It ran concurrently with the Statesmen Academy, which is a project of our sister organization called Family Policy Foundation. More than 30 men and women, who are either in office
Today I am writing to you from Colorado Springs where I am attending the annual Kansas Family Voice FPC conference – gathering of our allies from all across the nation. I am so excited to be here, reconnecting and exchanging ideas with my colleagues. As you may know, Kansas Family Voice serves as a uniter
This week, I have had the pleasure of attending the annual Kansas Family Voice FPC conference and Statesmen Academy at Kansas Family Voice headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It’s been a refreshing week filled with praying, learning, and strategizing with other state directors and pro-family elected officials from across the United States. I wish each
We’ve been following the heartbreaking story of UK baby Charlie Gard and his parents, Chris and Connie, as they’ve fought for the right to bring Charlie to America for experimental treatment that may have helped him. Yesterday, Charlie’s parents decided to end their legal battle after the latest medical reports showed that Charlie’s condition had
The Minnesota Department of Education has just approved a transgender “toolkit” that will be distributed to all public and charter schools in the state. The toolkit, which was authored by a number of transgender and gay-rights activists, directs schools to stop referring to students with gender-specific pronouns like he, she, him or her. A decision
Traditional homemade soup. What comes to mind? For many of us, I suspect it evokes the memory of delicious aromas from our favorite being cooked in our parent’s home when we were growing up. Being of Dutch descent, for me it is the memory of my mother huddled over the stove cooking traditional Groentesoep met
This week my family received a bright orange flyer in the mail from the Johnson County Election Office. My wife saw it and asked, “What are we voting for now?” I get it. There always seems to be an election going on somewhere for something. Who can keep up? It’s especially easy to miss the
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