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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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When Civil Government Collides with God's Word

During this time of crisis and quarantine, our liberties are being tested and boundaries being pushed by civil government. And this has been alarming for churches as worshippers are being asked, and in some cases mandated not to meet for worship. But is this truly a religious liberty issue? Is civil disobedience called for in response? We will discuss some of the history behind our first amendment and how Christians should view their relationship with civil authority.

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If Abortion Is Protected From COVID-19 Orders, Why Isn’t Worship?

Apr 3, 2020 by David Fowler

This week, a pastor of a megachurch in Florida was arrested because the church continued to hold worship services in violation of the state’s COVID-19–predicated “sheltering” order and three federal judges ruled unconstitution...

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TX, OH, AL Blocked From Banning Abortions Due to COVID-19

Federal district court judges put temporary restraining orders on Texas, Ohio, and Alabama where Attorneys General Ken Paxton of Texas, Dave Yost of Ohio, and Steve Marshall of Alabama had declared that abortions were included in their respective state’s ban on non-essential surgery during the COVID-19 crisis.

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April 03

This week, a pastor of a megachurch in Florida was arrested because the church continued to hold worship services in violation of the state’s COVID-19–predicated “sheltering” order and three federal judges ruled unconstitutional such an order...

April 03

Says the American Center for Law and Justice’s Jordan Sekulow, “At a time when much of the country is trying to pull together emotionally while distancing physically, radical Leftists are seizing this opportunity to point the blame at conservativ...

April 02

In the midst of a pandemic, abortion activists are still finding ways to sue so they can continue killing babies! National Review reports, "Federal district court judges have issued temporary restraining orders on states that moved to restrict aborti...

April 01

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: “Everyone has been instructed that if they see worship services going on, they will go to the officials of that congregation, they’ll inform them they need to stop the services and disperse. If that does not ha...

March 31

"For all the sickness and death the coronavirus is causing, and for all the economic ruin our political leaders have sown in their response to it, this crisis is a powerful reminder that state borders matter, and that a federal republic like ours div...

March 30

Marvel Comics is about to unleash non-binary twin superheroes as part of its New Warriors series, and you won’t believe the names. One twin is called Snowflake while the other twin is called—we kid you not—Safespace. Can we say Marvel has gone ...

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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.

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