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>In defense of ideological opposition to gambling
>Our problem-solver-in-chief who occupies the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee rebuked ideological opponents of all sorts in his March 2 State of the State Address, arguing that Florida’s challenges will not be fixed by public officials adhering to dogmatic...
>Commentary by Thomas hits Florida Legislators on Gambling proposals
> The Orlando Sentinel’s Mike Thomas had an excellent piece yesterday about the proposals that FL Legislators are making to bring a multitude of Las Vegas Casinos to Florida. He makes a strong and compelling case why this is bad public policy for the people of...
>Orlando Sentinel Devotes Column To Criticizing Mistaken Photograph in FFPC E-Newsletter
>Last week the Florida Family Policy Council’s weekly E-Newsletter contained a story about yet a third South Florida activist judge who illegally approved a homosexual adoption in direct defiance of Florida’s law which prohibits the arrangements. The photo in the...
New Comprehensive Study Shows How Pornography Threatens Marriages, Children, Communities and Individual Happiness
(ORLANDO, FL)– The Florida Family Policy Council and the Family Research Council released a new study today that comprehensively details the effects of pornography on marriages, children, communities and individual happiness. The study, “The Effects of Pornography on...
>Understanding The Legal Challenge to Florida’s Ban on Homosexual Adoption
>By John Stemberger What Exactly Did Miami Judge Cindy Lederman’s Decision Do? In November of 2008, Miami Circuit Court Judge Cindy Lederman ruled in a 54 page decision that (in her opinion) Florida’s ban on homosexuals adopting children is somehow...
>Can Divorce Make Us Sick?
> By Chuck Colson The deteriorating health of marriage can lead to...deteriorating health! Find out why. ------ A few weeks ago, I was astonished to find Time magazine exposing how the collapse of marriage harms women, children, and the poor. No Christian could...
A Case Against Marriage? Unbelievable
Check out this (if you will excuse my French) completely asinine 5 min video piece on NBC’s Today show below asking the seemingly serious question of whether marriage is obsolete (oh, and by the way, they also suggest we should "add levity to divorce" by joking about...
Response to Christopher Scolese
Christopher J. Scolese, the Acting NASA Administrator who was appointed by President Obama earlier this year, encouraged NASA employees to become active gay rights proponents which he claimed reflects "American Values". His agency wide memo stated: "I encourage you to...
OBAMA APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR INSTRUCTS NASA EMPLOYEES TO “CELEBRATE” LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND PROMOTE GAY RIGHTS ACTIVITIES
Family Policy Council Leader Blasts the Commander in Chief and NASA's Acting Administrator for Being "Off-Mission" (Orlando, FL) This past Monday June 9, the approximately 300,000 employees of the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) were instructed to...
Gambling Our Way To Prosperity
The latest symptom of the prevailing new ethic of “something for nothing” has appeared….the scratch card vending machine. Without a doubt this can attract more losers for Florida. Not having done enough to expand gambling with the Seminole Tribes and pari-mutuels, we...
GAMBLING DEAL IS A BAD BET FOR FLORIDA’S CHILDREN
Joint Coalition Statement in Opposition to Legislatures Proposed Gambling “Deal” By Dennis Baxley, Christian Coalition of Florida; Bill Bunkley, Florida Baptist Convention; Nathan Dunn, Florida Family Action; John Stemberger, Florida Family Policy Council Joint...
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN FLORIDA BAR ATTORNEYS FILE NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO FAMILY LAW SECTION WHICH SUPPORTED GAY ADOPTION RULING
(Orlando, FL) Yesterday afternoon, 116 lawyers who are members of the Florida Bar filed a formal notice in support an Amicus (friend of the court) Brief which argues that the Family Law section the Florida Bar is in violation of both the United States Constitution and...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist Rejects Most Qualified Supreme Court Nominee Endorsed by PBA, Law Enforcement, NRA, Right to Life and other Pro-Life / Pro-Family Groups
Instead Appoints Judge Endorsed by Planned Parenthood and Homosexual Activists (Tallahassee, FL) Today, Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist announced the appointment of Judge James E.C. Perry of Sanford and rejected Judge Alan Lawson for the Florida Supreme Court. ...
Testimony Regarding Seminole Indian Compact
February 12, 2009 Statement to theHouse Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact ReviewBy Nathan Dunn – Vice President of Public PolicyFlorida Family Action My name is Nathan Dunn and I represent Florida Family Action. We are associated nationally with Focus on the...
>Judge Lederman’s Top Ten List: Bad Arguments for Homosexual Parenting
>1) REGURGITATES THE ARGUMENTS TYPICALLY OFFERED BY PRO-HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS, INSTEAD OF ENGAGING IN AN OPEN-MINDED AND THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS. 2) MAJOR MYTHOLOGICAL FLAWS IN STUDIES CITED TO ARGUE THERE IS “NO PROOF” THAT CHILDREN RAISED BY HOMOSEXUALS ARE ANY WORSE...
Special Notes
RECAP: Week #6- This week in Tallahassee…
Week 6 of the Florida Legislature has come to an end, and we are officially two-thirds of the way through session. As we come to this point of the 2024 Legislative Session, the pace of Tallahassee has definitely slowed in the committee process, while picking up steam in the main chambers of both the House and Senate. Two major victories crossed the finish line on the House side this week.
RECAP: Week #5 – This week in Tallahassee…
Week 5 of the Florida Legislature is over. As we reached the halfway mark of the 2023 Legislative Session, Tallahassee was full of action from both the halls of the legislature to the chambers of the Supreme Court.
Video Update: On the ground in Tallahassee today…
Aaron DiPietro, Florida Family Policy Council Legislative Affairs Director, was at the Supreme Court today for the oral arguments on whether the radical abortion-on-demand ballot initiative will be allowed to be on the 2024 General Election ballot here in Florida. In this video, Aaron along with Noah Fay, FFPC Media Producer, recap what took place during the oral arguments this morning.