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From Celebrating a Pro-Life Milestone to Protecting Kids Online, Here are the Week’s Top Stories:

Aug 21, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate, Weekly Rewind

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Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

Here are Two Ways to Help Oppose Chemical Abortion in Arkansas. Family Council is encouraging everyone to take two simple steps to help oppose chemical abortion drugs in Arkansas. The first is to send a message asking Congress to support the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act. The second is to ask the federal government to stop letting abortionists deliver abortion drugs through the mail. Keep Reading.

Arkansas Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit from Ballot Measure Campaign. On Wednesday, the Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit from Protect AR Rights, the group backing the Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment. The decision means the measure will not appear on the ballot. Keep Reading.

Pro-Life Efforts in Arkansas Hit a Milestone. Back in 2021, I received a call from someone in eastern Arkansas who felt called to do something impactful in her community. Keep Reading.

New Lawsuit Filed to Block Assisted Suicide in Illinois. On December 12, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation letting healthcare providers help terminally ill patients end their lives. The law is slated to take effect next month, but a new lawsuit is asking the federal courts to block the law. Keep Reading.

Speaker Johnson Warns About the Threat Socialism and Communism Pose to Americans. Recently, Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins sat down with House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss some of the issues facing our nation. Among them was the rise of socialism and socialist candidates as well as the threat that socialist ideology poses to everyday Americans. Keep Reading.

California Shows Legalizing Marijuana Does Not Stop the Black Market. Marijuana has been legalized to varying degrees under different state laws, and the Trump Administration has eased federal restrictions on the drug. But instead of weakening drug cartels or decreasing crime, legalization has created new problems for law enforcement. Keep Reading.

Colorado Says No to “Bet Now, Pay Later.” Arkansas Should Too. As of last week, Colorado gamblers can no longer use credit cards to fund sports betting apps, and they are limited to six deposits per day. The new rules come from a bipartisan bill passed in May after lawmakers grew alarmed by rising addiction rates — especially among young men and boys. Keep Reading.

Gambling’s Toll on College Students. Gambling has exploded in recent years, and studies show more than half of men ages 18-49 now have an active sportsbook account online. But experts are also questioning what this type of gambling may do to our society. Keep Reading.

Facebook Owner Faces Avalanche of Lawsuits for Allegedly Harming Kids. The U.S. Surgeon General says 95% of American teenagers use social media, and about one-third use it “almost constantly.” But federal lawsuits have raised concerns about the harm that Big Tech can do to kids. Keep Reading.

In Louisiana, Ten Commandments Go Back to School. KSLA reports some Louisiana schools began displaying the Ten Commandments during the past school year while others plan to begin displaying them this year. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Update: Baby Gabriel Survives First Heart Surgery; Biological Parents Sue Surrogate. From Daily Citizen.

Forced Abortion in America is Rising and Abortion Pills are the Weapons. From LifeNews.

Inoculating Your Children from Socialism. From Breakpoint.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

TikTok in the Dock, Trump to Elevate Arkansas Judge, Big Tobacco 2.0 — and More

Aug 14, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate, Weekly Rewind

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

President Trump to Nominate Arkansas Federal Judge Lee Rudofsky for Eighth Circuit. On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump issued a statement on Truth Social announcing his intention to nominate U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Keep Reading.

Family Council Joins Letter Urging DOJ to Stop Mail-Order Abortion Drugs. On Friday, Family Council joined a coalition of conservative leaders in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to stop abortion drugs from being delivered illegally through the mail. Keep Reading.

HHS Report Exposes Alleged Insurance Fraud Surrounding Sex-Change Procedures Performed on Children. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a startling report exposing ways medical professionals and facilities allegedly profited from sex-change procedures performed on kids. Keep Reading.

TikTok Seeks Arkansas School Documents. Last week, attorneys for TikTok served subpoenas on public school officials in Northwest Arkansas requesting documents and testimony that may be relevant to a lawsuit over the social media giant’s operations. Keep Reading.

Big Tobacco’s Growing Stake in Marijuana. One of the questions that has come up in recent years is how much Big Tobacco may be behind marijuana in the U.S. and internationally. Keep Reading.

More Americans Now Use Marijuana than Cigarettes. New survey data shows marijuana use has surpassed cigarette use in America, and the number of people who use marijuana daily is growing. Keep Reading.

Sports Gambling Is Still a Bad Bet: Guest Column. A recently released report shows a clear correlation between legalized gambling and gambling addiction. While this should surprise absolutely no one, there is further evidence that the explosion of legalized sports gambling was a bad idea. Keep Reading.

Released Time Continues to Expand in Arkansas Public Schools. Released time makes it possible for students to be excused from school so they can attend Bible studies or other religious classes during normal school hours. Thanks to federal court rulings, released time programs have been in operation for decades — including in Arkansas. Keep Reading.

Here is Why Homeschoolers in the EFA Program Do Not Take the Same Assessments as Public School Students. A candidate for Arkansas Senate recently published a video on Facebook supporting new testing restrictions on homeschoolers and private school students who receive Educational Freedom Account (EFA) funding. What some people do not seem to understand is that every student receiving EFA money must take a nationally recognized norm-referenced test, and Department of Education data shows Arkansas’ EFA students are outperforming their peers nationwide. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

HHS Ceases Medicaid, CHIP Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Kids. From Daily Citizen.

Baby Gabriel is Born After His Surrogate Mom Protects Him From Abortion. From LifeNews.

Study Shows LGBT Mental Health Issues Most Commonly Stem from Familial Causes, Not Backlash. From The Washington Stand.

Commercial Surrogacy Turns Women into Machines, Babies into Products. From National Review.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

New This Week: Arkansas A.G. Battles Big Tech (and More!)

Aug 7, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsCurrent Events, Update, Weekly Rewind

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

Arkansas Judge Denies Temu’s Motion to Dismiss A.G. Griffin’s Lawsuit. An Arkansas judge recently denied a motion by Temu seeking to dismiss Attorney General Tim Griffin’s lawsuit against the online company. Attorneys representing Temu reportedly have until August 28 to respond to the A.G.’s allegations that Temu violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Keep Reading.

Arkansas A.G. Leads Coalition Against Dangerous Drugs Made from Hemp. In a letter released Tuesday, Attorney General Tim Griffin and 34 other attorneys general called on federal lawmakers to preserve the hemp reforms enacted in 2025 and reject any effort to reopen the loopholes that allowed intoxicating hemp products to flood the market in states like Arkansas. Keep Reading.

Arkansas State Police Make Major Drug Seizure, Arrest in Pope County. Troopers found 24 pounds of “individually packaged illegal marijuana,” a handgun, and 120 marijuana plants during a traffic stop. The driver reportedly told law enforcement he was traveling from Tulsa to Tennessee. Keep Reading.

Lee County Another Step Closer to Being 100% Pro-Life. In 2021, the Lee County Quorum Court declared itself a Pro-Life County, and since then nearly every incorporated city and town in the county has passed Pro-Life resolutions as well. In June, the City of Rondo became the latest community in Lee County to pass a resolution affirming that it is Pro-Life. Keep Reading.

New Report Confirms What We’ve Been Saying About Sports Betting. A recent report from the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) examines the explosion of online and app-based sports betting since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the federal sports betting ban in 2018. The numbers are staggering. Keep Reading.

Federal Government Strengthens Religious Liberty Protections. The U.S. Department of Justice has issued updated guidance directing every federal agency to protect the free exercise of religion. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the updated guidance on July 23. It is the first change to the DOJ’s religious liberty guidelines since 2017, and it reflects nearly a decade of important U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have expanded protections for people of faith. Keep Reading.

Business and the Christian Life: Guest Column. President Calvin Coolidge once said that “the business of America is business.” Too many Christians think of business as either inherently bad, immoral, or perhaps amoral, something set apart from their faith. At best, it pays the bills and support the missionaries, but many fail to see it as also under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Keep Reading.

Return to What Built the West. C.S. Lewis, when writing the final book of his interplanetary science fiction series, decided on a name for his climax book based on a poem by sixteenth century Scottish poet David Lyndsay. In this poem, Lindsey referenced the shade of the biblical Tower of Babel as “the shadow of that hideous strength.” Keep Reading.