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If Christians Don’t Act...Who Will?

Nature abhors a vacuum and unnatural things do as well. For too long, people of faith have been fed the blasted falsehood that America’s vital institutions could be value-neutral, reflecting no particular belief - but tolerance and personal freedom. And for too long, we have swallowed it.

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My Truth vs. The Truth: Explaining the Change in Generation Z

Feelings are an important way of thinking. God gave us feelings. But there's a philosophical issue that is at stake. We've tipped as a culture—moving away from seeking THE truth to talking about speaking OUR truth. We've stopped believing that truth is located out there somewhere objectively and in someplace stable where we can find it and orient ourselves to it and thinking that it's all [inside of us].

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Empowering the Next Generation with Biblical Truth

Over the last several years, young adults have been leaving the church in droves. This is a concerning trend. It can be attributed to many things, one of which is the cultural shift that reveres feelings over facts. Dr. Jeff Myers of Summit Ministries has dedicated his time to reaching the next generation of adults. We recently sat down with him to discuss the next generation’s spiritual struggles and political involvement.

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The Power of Family and Faith in Shaping Society with Abraham Hamilton, III

Marriages and families are under attack in our society. There is no doubt about it. But we have an opportunity and a responsibility as Christ followers, to engage in policy debates and to vote our biblical values so that the institutions ordained by God are protected and sustained for the generations to come.

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Here's a Tool to Find Out If LGBTQ Propaganda Is in Your Kid’s School

Is your child’s school infected by the progressive left?

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A Mother Knows

While it is good to set aside a day to honor our mothers, God calls us to honor them every day and promises us long lives if we do. So, let’s pause to honor all mothers and celebrate the experiences that make them unique, those things that, by God’s design, only a mother can know.

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Living in the Modern Times of Habakkuk

Why Lord, is this happening? What will you do, Lord, to cast out this evil and protect our kids? That is when the prayer of Habakkuk came to my mind. The prophet saw the wickedness in his world and pleaded for God to intervene. Habakkuk’s sincere concern was a mix of righteous indignation and hopeless impatience with the way things were.

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Why is the CDC pushing the LGBTQ agenda instead of fighting disease?

Many parents may be surprised and concerned to learn that the Centers for Disease Control is actively promoting the LGBTQ agenda through schools across the country.

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A Biblical Approach to Marriage

At the forefront of Genesis, we see God’s beautiful design and purpose for human sexuality and human flourishing. We also see that marriage has only one meaning and that is marriage sanctioned by God joins one man and one woman in a single union.

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My Faith Votes: Respect for Marriage Act a ‘sinister trick’ to attack Americans who hold a biblical worldview

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My Faith Votes moves people of faith from pews to polls with 100k+ church outreach campaign

Campaign alerts 100,000+ pastors to key ballot issues in their states including abortion and marijuana.

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New poll: Hispanic evangelicals say ‘game over’ to Democrats over abortion policies

Hispanics keep moving right, led by evangelicals. September poll commissioned by My Faith Votes and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, conducted by Heart & Mind Strategies.

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A Conversation with Ken Ham: Why Understanding Genesis is Foundational to the Christian Worldview

If we truly understand what it means to think correctly as Christians, our worldview has a position on everything. We may not know all the details, but we have a position because we start with the authority of the word of God. And that foundation comes from Genesis 1 to 11. In this insightful conversation between Ken and My Faith Votes, CEO, Jason Yates, Ken brings simple clarity and bold authority to issues we are facing both in culture and within the church. Issues like abortion, racism, gender, and marriage and questions like “How can there be a loving God if there is death and suffering in the world?”

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A Conversation with Lucas Miles: Has Liberal Thought Hijacked the Church?

Has liberal thought hijacked the church? Pastor, author, and podcaster Lucas Miles answers that question in this engaging and eye-opening conversation with My Faith Votes CEO, Jason Yates.

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Parental Rights and Responsibilities in Schools

We have an obligation to know if our kids are being educated or indoctrinated. And the way we prevent the latter is through voting. Voting out representatives who seek to take over the role designed for parents and voting in representatives who respect parental authority.

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A Conversation with Rebecca Friedrichs: Taking on Teachers Unions

With more parents becoming aware of the issues facing our schools through the attention being brought to school boards and the curriculum being pushed, our conversation with Rebecca looks at the surprising power that the teachers unions have and the need for teachers to be aware of where their dues are really being used.

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A Conversation with Stephen Kendrick: Filmmaker and Father

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A Conversation with Don Bentley

A decorated veteran of the War in Afghanistan, Don Bentley, shares his feelings as he has watched the evacuation unfold.

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A Conversation with NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

From concerned citizen to Lt. Gov in two years, Mark Robinson is blazing a new trail in North Carolina politics and standing for biblical values in all he does.

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A Christian Response to the Equality Act

This is the fourth in a series of four articles on the Equality Act.

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The Equality Act’s Attack on Women and Girls

This is the third in a series of four articles on the Equality Act.

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Implications of the Equality Act for Christian Businesses and Nonprofits

This is the second in a series of four articles on the Equality Act.

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How the Equality Act Impacts People of Faith 

This the first in a series of four articles on the Equality Act.

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A Conversation with Christian Baker, Jack Phillips

Our conversation goes beyond the inflammatory headlines and gives you a deeper and important look into Jack’s life, his legal battles, and why his case affects every American’s civil rights and religious freedom.

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Being a Mother is not "Too Much"

The truth is, in 1972, before this generation of moms was even born, our society made a decision affecting hundreds of millions of parents and children. When abortion was legalized, we wrote it into law; women can choose if a child would be “too much.”

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5 PRAYER PRIORITIES FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER: 2021

On Thursday, May 6, The National Day of Prayer celebrates 70 years of prayer for America. Originally signed into law in 1952, the National Day of Prayer is a day set aside to pray for our nation.

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My Faith Votes Conversation with Skillet's John Cooper

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Lift Up America, Event Replay

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A Prayer for America

Lord, this is a dark and dangerous time for our country. Our politics is full of hate, and it is spilling over in how we think of and treat each other.

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My Faith Votes Conversation with Promise Keepers CEO, Ken Harrison

The word "political" has been changed dramatically. It's leadership. We have leadership in government which involves politics. But we've merged those words together so that Christians get confused. "Oh, I don't want to be political." Great, don't be political but get involved in leadership though. -Ken Harrison

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Promise Keepers and My Faith Votes

Calling on men to stand together for our nation.

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Sex Ed and Religion -- A battle in Washington State

Washington State has introduced a new sexual education bill that seems likely to become law soon. Few things generate as much controversy as teaching sex ed in schools.

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Losing Parental Rights in Education

A proposed bill in Mississippi appears that it would strip both homeschool parents and private school administrators of their control over the curriculum. HB188, if passed into law, would mandate that all high school students in the state, whether in public, private, or homeschool, must be given “the same curriculum requirements” regarding state history and the US government.

Election Watch

Election Watch - Feb 11, 2020

Buttigieg on the Bible, Abortion, and Trusting Women

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The Dangerous Business of Proclaiming Christ

True Christians in the West are by default becoming more and more distinct from the surrounding culture. As the culture quickly slips into neo-paganism, proclaiming Christ is becoming more and more dangerous and offensive. This can have a devastating effect on our relationships, our reputations, and even our jobs.

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The Foundation of a Strong Society

Strong families create strong societies. There is no question about it. Rebecca Hagelin, with Dr. James Dobson Family Talk, says it this way, “A stable family unit is the foundation on which to build a stable society and to raise stable children. Creating sound, stable families is so obviously the answer to saving our society from a litany of social ills and heartbreak that it is often overlooked in a search for more complex and less-effective ‘solutions.’”

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Men — Listen Up This Father’s Day!

This Father’s Day, I’m reminded of a conversation I had with a father like me — a conversation that all fathers need to face. I just got done giving a presentation to a large audience when the usual line of people formed to ask questions or give their input to the talk.

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Church Membership in America

A new Gallup survey shows that church membership in America has plummeted 20 points since 1999 to just 50 percent. And the percentage of Americans claiming to have no religion has more than doubled since then.

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What You Must Know about the Equality Act

Equality. It is a word that has helped spark movements and revolutionary change around the globe. It is a powerful word representing opportunity, fairness, and equal rights for every person under the law.

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Mike Huckabee identifies 'biggest threat' to moral fiber of US, why it's the Church's fault

Redefining gender and sexual identity is the “greatest threat” to the moral fiber of America, said former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, and the fault lies with the Church.

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A Conversation With Michele Bachmann

Jason Yates, My Faith Votes, recently sat down with Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, former Congresswoman from Minnesota and former Presidential candidate, to glean her insight on the cultural moment we are living in and how Christians can bring biblical answers to our communities.

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Judge Kavanaugh Statement

Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, releases a statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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My Faith Votes Rallies Pennsylvania Christians to Oppose New Guidance

My Faith Votes is rallying Pennsylvania Christians to oppose a new guideline that seeks to redefine sex in the state.

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George Barna: Worldview And The State Of The Church (Video)

What does it mean to have a biblical worldview? Do the majority of Americans hold a biblical worldview? George Barna of the American Culture & Faith Institute recently conducted a massive research study on this topic, and the results may surprise you.