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

Liberty of Conscience

David introduces the concept of our liberty of conscience which can be found in many historical documents including our Tennessee State Constitution. Most likely, many today would argue that this liberty, and referencing our First Amendment would simply mean that we have the right to think and therefore act however we so desire. But it would be error to disassociate this liberty of conscience from being rooted in the Word of God. Our Framers understood this. And the further we as a society stray from knowing God and seeking to live under His authority, the more we will continue to struggle with how to apply our laws and constitution to modern society.

Commentary

David's Latest Commentary:

Let the Rule of Law Life Act Replace the ‘Heartbeat’ Bill

Nov 15, 2019

At the conclusion of two days of testimony in August before the Judiciary Committee of the Tennessee Senate on Senate Bill 1236, known as the “heartbeat bill,” I was asked by the committee’s vice chair, Senator Jon Lundberg, to rewo...

In the News

David Featured on Bott's Mid-South View Point

FACT President David Fowler talks with Byron Tyler about the God-Given Marriage initiative on Bott Radio Network's Mid-South View Point at 2:00 p.m. on 89.1 FM and 1160 AM in Nashville today. The show can also be heard via podcast at the follo...

News Snapshot

Tennessee Independent Baptists Organization Allowed to File Brief in Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Appeal

Last week we told you that Tennessee Independent Baptists for Religious Liberty has asked the state’s Court of Appeals here in Nashville to accept a friend-of-the-court brief in a case in which a couple of Williamson County ministers and citize...

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November 15

At the conclusion of two days of testimony in August before the Judiciary Committee of the Tennessee Senate on Senate Bill 1236, known as the “heartbeat bill,” I was asked by the committee’s vice chair, Senator Jon Lundberg, to rework the bill ...

November 13

Our culture has forgotten that family was instituted by God to serve as a bulwark for liberty. Help us stand for marriage, save babies, and defend your religious liberty so we can #KeepFamilyFirst. Thank you so much! https://www.factennessee.org/dona...

November 08

Yesterday, an organization representing a number of Christian pastors and churches raised the stakes a bit higher in litigation pending before the Tennessee Court of Appeals over the constitutionality of actions urged by the Haslam administration bac...

November 06

FACT President David Fowler talks with Byron Tyler about the God-Given Marriage initiative on Bott Radio Network's Mid-South View Point at 2:00 p.m. on 89.1 FM and 1160 AM in Nashville. https://www.factennessee.org/news-views/in-the-news/david-featur...

October 28

Thank you so much, Family Policy Alliance, for sending word out about our God-Given Marriage initiative! #fact

October 26

Thanks Bev for your support and a great article about God-Given Marriage. Let's get this message across the state of Tennessee! #fact

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.