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Dispute Over Value of Partial Birth Abortion Ban
After the partial birth abortion decision by the US Supreme Court, we are witnessing the most visible and unpleasant dispute in the pro life movement I have seen in my lifetime. Much of the heat is coming from our brothers and sisters on the front line of the pro life...
David Brooks: Conservative Success Depends on Adopting Liberal Policies?
An editorial that ran in the April 29th New York Times and many other papers makes the claim that conservatives have not had political success in recent elections because they did not adopt liberal policies. Gary Schneeberger, senior media director of government and...
In Defense of Social Conservatism
The issues surrounding marriage, family and life itself must remain the primary focus of our movement as social conservatives. But why continue to limit the focus primarily to family issues? There are at least five good reasons.
The First Really Bad Idea of 2007
On their best day, the so called "pro-choice" advocates say they want to make abortions "safe, rare and legal". But the latest bad idea they have come up with is Exhibit "A" as to why they are not pro-choice at all, but pro-abortion. The "award winning" license plate...
Amniotic Fluid offers new Stem Cell Hope
There is an ongoing national debate over the best way to approach scientific research using stem cells. The debate has centered around those who want to destroy human embryos for the purpose of obtaining stem cells for experiments verses those who want to pursue the...
Governed not by polls, politics nor profits…
What are the moral “first principles” to consider when deciding who to vote for and why? These points below represent an attempt to develop a principled approach for social conservatives exercising active citizenship as we choose and support candidates.
The Death of Terri Schiavo — Years Later
Principled Thinking & Christian Perspectives on Euthanasia and the End of Life March 31, 2006 By John Stemberger, President and General Counsel Florida Family Policy Council www.FLFamily.org One Year Later Friday March 31, 2006 marks the one year anniversary since...
In Everything Give Thanks
"During a cold day in November, the week of thanksgiving in 1959, we had no heat in the house, mother was very ill with asthma, and daddy had left at 6:00 a.m. for work as he faithfully did every morning, trying to make things better for us. During that week in which...
Because You are My Son
Tonight, my son asked me a profound and interesting question. He wondered, "How do we turn to dust when we die?" Now, how do you respond to a question like that in terms that a five year old can understand? I don't remember reading that in my "Parenting for Dummies"...
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FFPC Praises Governor Ron DeSantis for Signing Bill into Law Prohibiting Males from Competing in Female Sports
(Orlando, FL) The Florida Family Policy Council praises Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis for signing the bill into law which prohibits males from competing in female sports. The bill was signed into law this morning by DeSantis at a Christian school in Jacksonville.
Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Núñez Keynotes South Florida Legislative Prayer Breakfast
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez honored us as keynote speaker at the South Florida Legislative Prayer Breakfast.
The event was hosted by the Florida Family Policy Council, the South Florida Pastors Network & Asociación de Ministros in Miami.
SPECIAL REPORT AND ACTION ALERT: The Wins and the Losses of the 2021 Special Session on Casino Gambling
Please call and say THANK YOU to all the legislators who VOTED NO on the Compact that Expanded Casino Gambling in Florida.