November 05, 2009

Family Action Council of Tennessee (www.FACTn.org)

 
  Looming Election Cycle Cyclone  
 

Bob Dylan said, “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.” And if the question is what will be the prevailing political philosophy in the General Assembly after the 2010 election, then I guess you could say the answer is blowing in the wind because change is certainly in the air. Cyclone force wins during the election may leave the candidates for Speaker in 2010 twisting in the wind.

 
  The More the Marry-er  
 

While running the campaign in 2006 to make sure Tennessee’s Constitution protected the definition of marriage from liberal, activist judges, I heard opponents say that the law should not discriminate by allowing only heterosexuals who love each other to get married. Some folks think that’s discriminatory, too.

 
  Marriage Is the 'Maine' Thing  
 

Yesterday, Maine became the first state to decide by popular election whether to approve or repeal a homosexual marriage law. Earlier this year Maine’s legislature passed a law allowing homosexual marriage, but the people were able to put on a ballot a measure that would repeal that law. With the votes in, marriage won, meaning all 31 states to have voted on the issue of the definition or meaning of marriage have voted in favor of marriage between one man and one woman. Makes you wonder how many victories it will take before politicians begin to listen to what the people are saying about redefining marriage.

 
  New and Improved 'FACT Report'  
  As the number of listeners to our weekly FACT Report radio broadcast has increased substantially over the last few months, we’ve looked for ways to make it even better. And we think we’ve done just that. We have recently moved to a new and improved format that we believe you will like, and we hope you will give this week’s broadcast a listen. (Internet Explorer 8 users can receive instant alerts on their Favorites Bar each time a new FACT Report is posted on our Web site. Visit FACT's home page to activate this new alert feature.)  


 
     
  

NOVEMBER NEWS & NOTES

Town Hall Meeting Flames Interest

Baptists Form Ethics & Public Affairs Team

Launch The Truth Project in Your Church Now

Church bulletin insert (November 2009)
 

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