MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Call our office at 866-849-2536 to schedule a speaker from WFA or WFC for your next event!


2010 VISION: CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH, CHALLENGING THE CULTURE
TONIGHT!  Still some room!
Thursday, Nov. 7 - Elkhorn (Pizza Ranch) 
with
Special Guest
WI Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly
Click HERE for more information and to 
reserve your place today!

STAY TUNED!
We'll be updating you with our
new event dates for 2020 soon!
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NOVEMBER is...
National Adoption Month

Learn more about adoption from
Evangelical Child & Family Agency (ECFA)
Click HERE
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, November 3.

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VETERAN'S DAY
November 11, 2019

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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 liberty. 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.

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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 NEW 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.

Waiting Period After Divorce Is Prudent for All 

The Wisconsin state senate is moving quickly forward on a bill that would eliminate the waiting period after a divorce before a remarriage. Currently state law requires that after a divorce is finalized, a resident must wait six months before remarrying. The bill would reduce that time to zero wait time. Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action, testified against the proposal, asking the authors and others to at a minimum keep a waiting period for couples with minor children because they are so dramatically and too often adversely affected by divorce and remarriage.

Julaine Appling, WFA president, shares, "I also asked both the senate and assembly committee members to consider reducing the waiting period rather than completely eliminating it. A waiting period is prudent for adults but especially for children. This bill is all about adult desires trumping what is really in the best interest of children. The state should be very concerned about the well-being of the next generation of taxpayers and workers."

Read Assembly Bill 439/SB 398 HERE.

Wisconsin Family Action's mission is to advance Judeo-Christian principles and values in Wisconsin by strengthening, preserving, and promoting marriage, family, life and religious liberty. Click HERE to securely partner with us today!

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Is an Embryo a Person?
 

From John Stonestreet writing for BreakPoint:
"Many people, even those who are pro-life, are unprepared to answer the very common questions we face in this cultural moment about abortion. But we should be prepared for two reasons. First, the answers are out there. Second, lives are literally in the balance."
Read "Is an Embryo a Person?" HERE.

When does life begin? Stephanie Gray, director of Love Unleashes Life, presents us with three things to remember when talking about this question.
Watch the video from Whatwouldyousay.com HERE.

Check out resources for LIFE issues on our website HERE.

Wisconsin Family Action is 100% pro-life, from conception to natural death. Partner with us today for LIFE! Click HERE.

 

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Is Technology Destroying Childhood?

How YOU can make a difference 

The website WaitUntil8th.org calls on parents to wait until their child is at least in eighth grade before giving them a smart phone and urges them to join with many other parents and sign a pledge to that end. Currently the average age a child receives a smartphone is ten years old, despite the many distractions and dangers that come with this handheld, ever-present technology. Every major carrier makes a basic phone that just calls and texts without a data plan if parents believe their child will need to get in touch with them before being in eighth grade.
 
Technology is changing and maybe destroying childhood. When kids used to be outdoors playing with friends or reading books or just hanging out with the family, now they are spending hours snap chatting, instagramming and watching YouTube videos. In addition to holding off on smartphones, wise parents will filter, monitor and enforce strict rules regarding where and when digital devices can be used.

Click HERE to learn more.
 

WhatsApp is the most popular GLOBAL messaging app that also uses end-to-end encryption. This means that only the sender and the receiver can access the message AND images.
In essence, this allows people to share child abuse images without getting caught. Facebook is planning to switch all of their other messaging platforms over to end-to-end encryption, and Google is pushing to have end-to-end encryption for all searches (leading to Dark Web-like risks).

What does this mean? Learn more HERE.

As a reminder, technology in and of itself is not bad/evil. Many app, software and hardware developers are not out to hurt anyone; they may very well have the noblest and best of intentions. However, any technology can be and will be used for bad/evil purposes by some. Parents have a real challenge today to stay up on what is happening in this area--for their own sakes, but certainly also for the well-being and safety of their children.

What you can do:
Pray for your children/grandchildren for protection from sexually explicit content.
Keep them safe. Visit protectyoungeyes.com for loads of solid information to assist you with this.
Know what your children are using for apps. Be diligent in reviewing the content they are exposed to. 
Openly discuss the dangers of the internet and allow conversations to flow on the issue.

IN THE MEDIA

WEEKLY RADIO COMMENTARY. "WISCONSIN FAMILY CONNECTION" -  Airing this week on over 20 stations statewide. Listen to "Transgender Agenda: Help Is Now Available for Parents & Others" HERE. Subscribe to our podcasts HERE! 

ARCHIVED:
Week of October 21, 2019 - The Lottery: Preying on the Most Vulnerable
Week of October 14, 2019 - Reshaping America's Past, Present & Future
Week of October 7, 2019 - Tom Rost: Standing Up for All of Us

"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]. 

--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.

--Dave Lingle, Wisconsin Family Council's Director of Church Relations, is available to speak in churches. Call 920-342-1928 for more information.