Faulkner County Declares Itself Pro-Life

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On Tuesday night the Faulkner County Quorum Court passed a resolution affirming that it is pro-life.

The resolution reads,

A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT OF FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO PROTECTING THE UNALIENABLE RIGHT TO LIFE OF EVERY PERSON; AND, DECLARING FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO BE A PROLIFE COUNTY.

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life; and

WHEREAS, Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution states that the policy of the State of Arkansas is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth; and

WHEREAS, it is the duty of state and local governments to protect the unalienable right to life of every person within their respective jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court stated in Poelker v. Doe, 432 U.S. 519 (1977), that the United States Constitution does not forbid a municipality, pursuant to democratic processes, from expressing a preference for normal childbirth instead of abortion;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS:

Section 1: It is the policy of Faulkner County, Arkansas to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death.

Section 2: The Faulkner County, Arkansas declares itself to be a Pro-Life County. Passed by the Quorum Court on September 21, 2021.

Faulkner County is the eighth in Arkansas to pass a good, pro-life resolution like this one.

Similar measures have passed in Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, Jackson, and Saline counties.

Any city, town, or county in America can pass a pro-life resolution like the ones that these municipalities have passed.

If you would like to learn more about how you can pass a pro-life resolution in your community, give Family Council a call at (501) 375-7000.

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Saline County Affirms It Is Pro-Life

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On Monday night the Saline County Quorum Court passed a resolution affirming that the county is pro-life.

The resolution reads,

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal,
and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the
right to life; and

WHEREAS, Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution states that the policy of the
State of Arkansas is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth; and

WHEREAS, it is the duty of state and local governments to protect the unalienable
right to life of every person within their respective jurisdictions;

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court stated in Poelker v. Doe, 432 U.S. 519 (1977),
that the United States Constitution does not forbid a municipality, pursuant to democratic
processes, from expressing a preference for normal childbirth instead of abortion;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS:

SECTION 1. It is the policy of Saline County, Arkansas, to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death.

SECTION 2. Therefor, Saline County, Arkansas declares itself to be a Pro-Life County.

Saline County is one of the largest counties in Arkansas. Resolutions like this one send a very powerful message about where the county stands when it comes to abortion and euthanasia.

Earlier this year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 392 of 2021 affirming that municipalities in Arkansas can designate themselves as Pro-Life.

So far, Washington, Benton, Crawford, Cleburne, Pope, and Jackson counties have passed resolutions affirming that they are pro-life. Springdale passed a pro-life resolution in 2019, and Jonesboro is currently considering passage of a similar resolution.

Any city, town, or county in Arkansas can pass a pro-life resolution like the ones that these municipalities have passed.

If you would like to learn more about how you can pass a pro-life resolution in your community, give Family Council a call at (501) 375-7000.

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Pew Research Shows Politics and Culture Wars Aren’t Fueling an Exodus From Church

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Contrary to popular belief, politics and the so-called “culture wars” aren’t driving people to abandon their Christian faith.

That’s according to new findings from Pew Research.

Pew’s analysts examined American evangelicals along political and racial lines. Among other things, Pew notes that:

  • There was no mass departure of White Americans from evangelical Protestantism between 2016 and 2020.
  • There is no clear evidence that White evangelicals who opposed Trump were more likely than Trump supporters to leave the evangelical fold.
  • The share of non-White U.S. adults who abandoned the born-again/evangelical label in recent years is offset by the share who adopted it.

In other words, there just doesn’t seem to be a mass exodus from evangelical churches over politics.

It’s worth pointing out that what many people call the “culture war” isn’t new. Churches have opposed abortion and infanticide for the better part of the past 1,900 years, and Christians have affirmed that marriage ought to be the union of one man to one woman since the first century. Believers have addressed these topics and others publicly for the past two millennia.

These conversations are nothing new, and this latest research from Pew just goes to show that they don’t seem to be hurting evangelical churches.

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