Family Action Council of Tennessee

Our Mission

Securing the blessings of liberty by advocating for God's design for the family.

Our Issues

A Cause for All Tennesseans

God-Given Marriage

God-Given Marriage is a new initiative that challenges the way Tennessee’s elected officials have applied the “right to marry” holding in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision to Tennessee’s marriage licensing statutes.

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God Law & Liberty

The Bridge Between Conscience and Law

In prior episodes, we have been developing our understanding of conscience and it's impact on law. Here, we begin to connect the dots between conscience, our liberty and how those ideas informed the appearance of common law in culture. Common law is simply the legal enactment of natural law, or laws we interpret from God and nature. And common law is the foundation of our US Constitution and the legal framework from which our Founding Fathers understood law.

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Commentary

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Really? Soldiers' Dog Tags Establish Religion?

Dec 5, 2019 by David Fowler

This week I read a news story that involved the intersection of civil government and personal religious beliefs. It demonstrates the mess the U.S. Supreme Court has made of the First Amendment. What people don’t realize is the Court’s sub...

News Snapshot

Heisman Trophy Candidate Almost Aborted

Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins got press recently—and not just for his “standout performance” in the Buckeyes’ win over the Michigan Wolverines and becoming one of those enviable Heisman trophy candidates. When FOX Sport...

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December 03

Your faithfulness to lift up the elected officials in Tennessee goes a long way to keeping our state on track. Thank you! #KeepFamilyFirst #GivingTuesday #fact

December 03

You are showing others in our state that God’s design for marriage, the family, life, and religious freedom are important enough to protect and defend even when those values might be unpopular or challenged in our culture. #KeepFamilyFirst #GivingT...

December 03

Your continuous, loyal support helps further public policies that respect God’s design for marriage and the family, esteem life, and protect our ability to live out our values in the marketplace. Thank you! #KeepFamilyFirst #GivingTuesday #fact

December 03

Because of you, the precious lives of the unborn in Tennessee can be better protected through stronger state legislation in 2020. It’s your support that has helped us work with Senator Mark Pody to identify and bring in law professors who could tes...

November 29

We are extending #Thanksgiving with another day of thanks on December 3--only this time, we are going to thank you for how you have stood with #fact. Look for posts throughout the day on 12/3 and then like, comment, and share. #GivingTuesday #KeepFam...

November 27

G.K. Chesterton once said, “When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” What I have come to realize in celebrating #Thanksgiving this year is that atheists have no reason to be th...

Our Allies

FACT is pleased to associate with the following national organizations in the course of its work on behalf of families in Tennessee: Alliance Defending Freedom, Family Policy Alliance, Family Research Council, and Focus on the Family.