Family Council, Gov. Hutchinson, Sen. Russ Host Event in Conway

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Last night Family Council teamed up with Governor Asa Hutchinson and former state Senator Stanley Russ  in Conway to discuss, among other things, the importance of families and public policies related to families in Arkansas.

Below are a few pictures from the event.

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Interesting Planks Emerge in Draft GOP Platform

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Republicanlogo.svgThe Republican National Committee is reworking its platform ahead of the Republican convention, and a few interesting planks are emerging in the draft platform.

So far, noteworthy changes being offered to the GOP platform (according to various news outlets) include:

  1. Naming Internet pornography a public health crisis.
  2. Maintaining that marriage ought to be the union of one man and one woman.
  3. Putting the power to make marriage laws back into the hands of the states.
  4. Acknowledging that children raised in traditional, two-parent households are “physically and emotionally healthier, less likely to use drugs and alcohol, engage in crime, or become pregnant outside of marriage.”
  5. Stating that children have a “natural right to be raised in an intact biological family.”
  6. Affirming that students should be able to study the Bible academically as an elective course in public schools.
  7. Maintaining a pro-life position on the issue of abortion.

We will continue to monitor the different party platforms as the summer progresses.

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Sign the Pledge to Boycott Target

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Target_Albemarle_Rd_Charlotte,_NC_(7579989322)Recently we wrote about Target’s corporate statement effectively inviting men to use women’s restrooms and fitting rooms–and vice versa–at Target stores.

In the wake of this decision from Target, the American Family Association has encouraged people to boycott Target. So far more than 500,000 people have signed their pledge to do so.

AFA writes,

Clearly, Target’s dangerous new policy poses a danger to wives and daughters. We think many customers will agree. And we think the average Target customer is willing to pledge to boycott Target stores until it makes protecting women and children a priority.

You can sign AFA’s pledge to boycott Target here.

Photo Credit: By Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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