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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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Law and Order and Man's Depravity, Part II

We continue our discussion from last week regarding man's true nature of depravity and how that influenced our Founder's thinking in creating a government of law and order, checks and balances and a separation of powers. From the Federalist Papers and even a letter written by George Washington, these men knew that crafting a governmental structure made for liberty was going to be hard-fought not only to create but also to keep. And this week, on this nation's 244th birthday, we still find ourselves grappling with these ideas and on the verge of tyranny while holding loosely to the ideas that continue to preserve our liberties to this day.

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What SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Means for TN’s New Abortion Law

Jul 3, 2020 by David Fowler

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court issued its latest travesty, this time a judgment holding unconstitutional an abortion-related law in Louisiana. But no one should be surprised that the Court failed to use the case to overrule Roe v. Wade. E...

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Pro-Life Legislation Goes to Full Health Committee

On Wednesday, the Tennessee House’s Health Subcommittee, by voice vote, recommended to the full Health Committee both the governor’s proposed abortion legislation, known as the “Missouri laddered” approach, as well as the Rule of Law Life Act.

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June 19

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court issued a judgment based upon the word “sex” in Title VII, the federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination, having a meaning it did not have when it was enacted in 1964 and one that isn’t even its ...

June 19

"The opinion holds that disapproving of choices made related to sexual orientation or gender identity is “wrong” or “discriminatory” or “hateful. If people start to imbibe that and start to agree with that, and the law says ‘but there’s...

June 18

It’s both ironic and disappointing that a few female athletes—women who have clearly benefited from the athletic opportunities protected by Title IX—are now advocating to abolish female-only sports. #fact

June 15

Oscars will add 'representation and inclusion standards' for award eligibility. And you thought finding a movie for family night was difficult. Wait until next year! #fact

June 13

A strong outcry from pro-life leaders is raising ethical questions in the medical community surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine candidates that are manufactured using cells derived from human fetuses electively aborted decades ago. #fact

June 10

Houses of worship continue to be penalized and face restrictions that are not imposed on other activities, such as mass protests. Nice to see this win for the Catholic Diocese of Madison who stood up for its right to free exercise of religion and ha...

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 Research Council, and Focus on the Family.