Thursday, August 20, 2020
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Call our office at 866-849-2536 to schedule a speaker from WFA or WFC for your next event!
NEW EVENT ALERT!!
TONIGHT! Still some room left!
Thursday, AUGUST 20, 2020
Green Bay, WI (Ashwaubenon Pizza Ranch)
Tuesday, AUGUST 25, 2020
Appleton, WI (Pizza Ranch)
Thursday, AUGUST 27, 2020
Wausau, WI (CitySquare Center)
Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Verona, WI (Pizza Ranch)
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Oconomowoc, WI (Schwefel's)
CLICK HERE to register now.
Watch for more information in
next week's newsletter!
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34th Annual ECFA Bike & Hike
Adoption/Pregnancy Support Fundraiser
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Waukesha, WI
LEARN MORE HERE
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020
GENERAL ELECTION DAY
A project of Wisconsin Family Action.
CLICK HERE to find all you need to know
about voting--endorsements, Voter Guide,
how to register and more!
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Responding to the Transgender Issue:
Parent Resource Guide
This resource is fully researched and documented, defines terms,
explains the issue thoroughly and gives parents practical ways
to address the issue with their children and especially in schools.
A free pdf of the publication is available HERE.
Call our WFC office at 888-378-7395 to obtain a print copy for a suggested donation of $5.
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PARTNER WITH US!
It is the mission of Wisconsin Family Action to advance Judeo-Christian principles and values in Wisconsin by strengthening, preserving, and
promoting marriage, family, life and religious freedom. Our vision is a Wisconsin where God is honored, families thrive, human life is cherished
and religious freedom flourishes.
CLICK here to invest in your family, faith, freedom and future!
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LEAVING A LEGACY
Because of our desire to serve and help families, our ministry is making resources available that can be useful in creating a wise giving plan.
Click HERE for more information on how you can significantly impact the Kingdom while strengthening and building families.
Wisconsin's Cultural Indicators 2019
Click HERE to read more
Wisconsin's Cultural Indicators, 2019 Edition
is now available online HERE or
by contacting our office
at 608-268-5074.
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Get To Know Your Elected Officials
Wisconsin's 2019-2020
Legislative Directory
Now available for download
Click Here to find out who your state and federal legislators are, along with their contact information.
Establish a relationship; let them know you are informed, interested, and involved. PRAY for your elected officials! (I Tim. 2:1-4)
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It's okay if you missed it...
This week we held another exciting and information-packed "Lunch With a Purpose" webinar. Our good friend and Wisconsin’s own Dr. Jake Jacobs was our special guest. Jake is author of Mobocracy: This Is What Democracy Looks Like, written in 2011 in the wake of all the protests against Governor Walker and the infamous Act 10.
If you weren't able to attend but wanted to take part in this excellent webinar we have you covered!
We'll let you know when our next "Lunch With a Purpose" is coming up so you can save the date!
2016-2020 Party Platform Comparisons
The fall election officially began this week with the Democratic Convention, which while headquartered in Milwaukee, will now be completely virtual. In addition to speeches from prominent Democrats, party delegates will approve the party platform. The proposed Democrat 2020 platform, among other things, calls for raising taxes, universal health care, gun control, restoring taxpayer funding for abortion, restricting school choice, passing the Equality Act and making America a world-leader in LGBT rights. Party platforms are typically reviewed and renewed every four years during the party conventions where presidential candidates are officially nominated. While the Democrats are adopting a new platform, the Republicans have decided to reaffirm the platform they adopted in 2016, which many who were involved with shaping that platform, say it is one of the best Republican platforms they have ever seen or worked on.
Party platforms aren’t just formal documents that gather dust on a shelf or are buried deep in a website. In essence, a party platform is a world-view statement. It provides a blueprint for policy initiatives at the state and the federal levels and states a party’s official position on key issues that impact American citizens. The words and ideas in party platform matter greatly.
Have you ever taken time to compare party platforms before you vote? Click HERE to see the most recent party platform comparison to help you decide how to best vote your values. This chart compares the GOP’s 2016/2020 platform with the proposed 2020 Democrat platform on some core, foundational issues.
CLICK HERE to view and download Party Platform Comparisons.
COMMIT TO VOTE! Pledge, right here and now, to committing your voice, your choice, your values by ballot in the upcoming elections! Click HERE to sign the pledge today.
ARE YOU ONE OF THE 300?
As we shared last week, we are asking 300 people across the state of Wisconsin to invest $1000 between now and December so that Wisconsin Family Action has all we need to complete our election work because this type of work is NOT included in our annual budget. (We realize some may be able to give less, and some may be able to give more.) That amount will allow us to impact this election and educate voters in the way we believe we are called to do and as we have planned.
We are truly thankful to all who have responded thus far. We are so encouraged! If you haven't already given a donation in support of our work, we invite you to partner with us as part of "Gideon's Army!" Call us at 888-378-7395 or CLICK HERE to make your secure donation TODAY!
Cultural Changes Call For Biblical Guidance
 Black Lives Matter; Cancel Culture; COVID-19 declarations, orders and guidelines; “woke” –these terms and more are swirling in today’s American culture. What do they mean? Are they related? How should Christians respond? What’s the real purpose behind these events and ideas? These are questions every American Christian should be asking and seeking to answer. This is especially true for parents of pre-teens, teens and college-aged youth. These are the groups that are especially vulnerable to the persistent siren call of an ungodly, unbiblical world-view.
The first place for answers is the Bible. For these current cultural issues, in God's Word we look for principles that help guide us to Truth. Then we go to reliable human sources—pastors, bloggers, journalists, researchers, and organizations that have proven trustworthy over time. Parents, once you get to the truth on these matters, please make it a priority to share it in age-appropriate ways with your children.
Wisconsin Family Action has resources to assist families with our changing world. Click HERE to check out all we have to offer and don't forget to SHARE!
Wisconsin Family Action is a strong voice for families in Wisconsin. Click HERE to partner securely with us today!
IN THE MEDIA
WEEKLY RADIO COMMENTARY. "WISCONSIN FAMILY CONNECTION" - Airing this week on over 20 stations statewide. Listen to this week's Wisconsin Family Connection, "To IRS: Abortion Is Not Health Care" HERE. Read the transcript of this week's commentary HERE. Subscribe to our podcasts HERE!
ARCHIVED:
Week of August 10, 2020 - "Knowing Our History" (originally aired July 22, 2019)
Week of August 3, 2020 - "Commit to Action Because All Elections Have Consequences"
 "WISCONSIN FAMILY MINUTE"
A daily program for Christian radio stations! Click HERE for our daily program; listen or download! Click HERE to subscribe to your Wisconsin Family Minute podcasts! Find your local station HERE. If the Christian radio station you listen to isn't carrying "Wisconsin Family Minute," please encourage them to do so. Contact us at 866-849-2536 or [email protected].
HOME FRONT - VCY AMERICA
WFC President Julaine Appling hosts VCY America's "Home Front" program every Wednesday afternoon (Sept.-May) at 3:15 p.m. Home Front is currently on a break for the season. We hope you will tune in when we return on Wednesday, September 9! Click HERE to listen to archived episodes. Click HERE to subscribe to future Home Front podcasts!
VCY AMERICA TV30 "InFocus"
Julaine Appling, WFC president, is a regular guest (one Monday per month) on VCY America’s TV 30 "InFocus" live, call-in program with Jim Schneider which airs on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:00 p.m. (Sept. through May). Livestream InFocus HERE. Click HERE to watch archived episodes until September 2020 when we resume our regular programming schedule. The new InFocus season kicks off on Monday, September 14. Julaine will be a guest for this first show of the new season.
STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH - Q90 FM
Julaine Appling is a regular guest on Q90's "Stand Up for the Truth" program (9-10 a.m., M-F). CLICK HERE to listen to Julaine on last month's (aired July 14) "Stand Up for the Truth" program on Q90fm, hosted by David Fiorazo. Julaine will be a guest again on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. CLICK HERE to listen LIVE!
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 --WFA's president Julaine Appling is available to speak to your group, church, school, civic organization, and other events. Call 866-849-2536 to schedule.
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 --Dave Lingle, Wisconsin Family Council's Church Ambassador, is available to speak in churches. Call 920-342-1928 for more information.
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Wisconsin Family Action is your voice for marriage, family, life and religious liberty in The Badger State.
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Wisconsin Family Action
PO Box 7486 • Madison, WI 53707
866-849-2536 • wifamilyaction.org
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