“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,” -Acts 4:19 Welcome to part two of our four-part series highlighting the vision of Kansas Family Voice of North Dakota. Today, we look at the second part of our vision – a North Dakota where
Kansas Family Voice of North Dakota’s vision for our state is one where God is honored, religious freedom flourishes, families thrive, and life is cherished. This week’s email is the first of a four-part series dedicated to highlighting each element of this vision, explaining how Kansas Family Voice of North Dakota is helping to fulfill
Let me introduce you to Sasha, our German Shepherd. Sasha is the most loving dog our family has been privileged to own, and she is immensely spoiled. She has been part of our family since puppyhood and is a key member of our family “pack”. Like most German Shepherds, she sheds enormous amounts of fur
On Wednesday, roughly two-million students gathered at their school flagpoles to pray. This was true at thousands of private and public schools in the U.S., and in places including including Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Scotland and South Africa. The right to pray at school was initially affirmed by the Supreme Court in its
Let me describe a country. This country has a representative democratic republic form of government, meaning the general public elects politicians to represent their interests in government. They also established a separation of powers. The country’s Constitution was written to establish 3 branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Does that sound familiar? It should,
Last week, I wrote about our daughter’s 18th birthday, a landmark event in her life. However, this week we celebrated another birthday – mine. This year, I turned a number greater than 50 – and that’s all I’m going to say about that. However, when you get to my age, you often reflect on the
September 4th was a big day in the Jorritsma household. Our daughter Stephanie turned 18 years old. We celebrated with gifts, dinner at a local restaurant, a homemade cake, and a cruise on the Missouri River aboard the Lewis & Clark Riverboat. It was a fun day for everyone. Aside from being the formal entrance
Here are a few facts that may surprise you. North Dakota has: 47 members in the state Senate 94 members in the state House 527 registered lobbyists That’s a lot of lobbyists! The word “lobbyist” often has a negative connotation. I used to think of lobbyists as being somewhat shifty characters lurking in legislative
Life is precious. But when we think of life issues, we often primarily think of abortion or assisted suicide. However, the life issue is broader than that. My son, who lives on the East Coast, became keenly aware of this fact recently. Here is his story, in his own words: A dear friend of mine
Parental rights have been eroding for decades. It’s particularly obvious in education. Parents who want school choice are sometimes labeled as haters of democracy — nothing could be further from the truth. It is precisely our democratic system which protects and upholds our right to guide our children as we see fit. Determining how our
We have the right, privilege and obligation to speak into every aspect of our government. Our Action Center makes it easy for you to do that.