Governor Sanders Declares June “Fidelity Month” in Arkansas

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Above: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks with the media. (File photo, 2023)

Last week, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a proclamation declaring June “Fidelity Month” in the Natural State.

The governor’s proclamation says:

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS:

WHEREAS: The United States of America was founded on the values of faith, liberty, and patriotism as acknowledged in its founding documents and in the statements of its Founding Fathers;

WHEREAS: The Declaration of Independence appeals to “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” when establishing the United States as a free nation with a unique identity;

WHEREAS: George Washington stated that “Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government” when discussing the necessity of virtue to proper self-government;

WHEREAS: The commitment of Arkansas to spiritual and civic institutions is at the core of the State’s collective identity;

WHEREAS: Cultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-ordered society;

WHEREAS: Practices that encourage virtue, commitment, responsibility, and shared moral foundations strengthen both individuals and their communities;

WHEREAS: Fidelity Month provides an opportunity for residents to reflect on and renew commitments to these shared values and institutions; and

WHEREAS: The month of June is promoted by community and faith leaders as a time to encourage renewed dedication to these virtues and institutions.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the State of Arkansas, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2026, as

“FIDELITY MONTH”

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this 27th day of May, in the year of our Lord 2026.

We have written repeatedly over the years about how morality and virtue are essential for self-government. Governor Sanders’ “Fidelity Month” proclamation celebrates those founding principles.

As our nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, it’s good to pause and remember the principles that make self-government possible in the first place.

Family Council deeply appreciates Gov. Sanders doing that by designating June as “Fidelity Month” in Arkansas.

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CDC Data Shows Fertility Rate in America at an All Time Low

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Public health data released last week shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low last year.

Over the past 20 years, the number of children born each year in the U.S. has dropped significantly, and the total fertility rate in the U.S. is well below the replacement rate — meaning America’s population is declining.

The CDC’s latest statistical data shows births in the U.S. declined by 1% from 2024 to 2025 — reaching record laws. The Congressional Budget Office projects that by the year 2030 there will be more deaths than births in America. The CBO suggests bolstering the U.S. population through immigration, but even at that, it believes America will stop growing by the year 2056.

Back in 2024, Pew Research Center found nearly half of adults under 50 in America don’t plan to have children. That’s a sharp change from 2018, when 61% of adults under 50 said they planned to have children someday.

Last fall, Pew also released a survey showing that most Americans believe it would hurt the U.S. in the future if fewer people have kids. In other words, most Americans understand that the U.S.’s declining birthrate is going to be a problem in the future.

All of this underscores how our society seems to view children as, at best, an accessory, and, at worst, a burden.

Society doesn’t treat children like they are a blessing from the Lord. Instead, people have been told that children will somehow stop them from doing what they want.

The truth is, children are good for society. We’ve seen in other countries how low birth rates hurt the economy, contribute to labor shortages, and make it harder to care for the elderly.

In 2020, a Chinese Communist Party official admitted the country needed to do more to raise its birthrate in order to “meet labor demands.” The situation in China has only gotten worse since then.

But more than just being good for society, children are a blessing. Children are an incredible responsibility, but they’re also an incredible joy. As John Stonestreet once said, “Every person bears the image of God, so whenever families produce children, they mirror God to the world. Sure kids are sometimes irritating, but they’re often hilarious, and they always remind us that life isn’t about ourselves.”

That’s a message more Americans should take to heart.

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