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 Suggestions for Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis by Dave Lingle, Wisconsin Family Council Church Ambassador Note: These suggestions were written before Governor Evers issued a “stay-at-home” order and implementation of some of these needs to be adjusted to comply with that order. SPECIAL TIME-SENSITIVE OPPORTUNITY:  The Colson Center is offering “A CrashCourse in Culture and Worldview” starting Monday, March...

Monday, March 16, from 7-8:30 p.m., Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) and DaySpring Church will be hosting, for the first time ever, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Forum at DaySpring Church in Pewaukee. Our media host for this event will be VCY America. WFC president Julaine Appling will be the moderator and a panelist, along with Pastor Daniel Reehoff of DaySpring Church and Jim Schneider, Executive Director of VCY America....

SC_2020_PrimaryInformationPub_print.USE A statewide primary race for the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin will be held on Tuesday, February 18. The three candidates vying for two positions on the primary ballot are Dan Kelly, Jill Karofsky and Ed Fallone. Wisconsin Family Council has prepared a Voter Information Publication that compares the three candidates so you may simply compare them and make your decision before...

STATEWIDE PRO-FAMILY GROUP RELEASES NEW PUBLICATION Wisconsin’s Cultural Indicators, 2019 Edition shows well-being of state closely tied to well-being of marriage and family Madison, WI—Today Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) announced the release of Wisconsin’s Cultural Indicators, 2019 Edition.  The Wisconsin’s Cultural Indicators, 2019 Edition is a premier publication unique to Wisconsin Family Council in the state.  It provides an...

10,000 Signed Petitions Delivered to Governor Evers “Take Down the ‘Pride’ Flag; Unite, Don’t Divide Our State”   MADISON, WI –This morning Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Council, and a group of concerned citizens delivered 10,000 signed petitions to Governor Tony Evers’ office in the East Wing of the State Capitol. The petition addresses the Governor’s decision earlier this month to fly the LGBT “Rainbow Pride...

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Wisconsin Family Council Engages in Founders’ Bible Project Pastors, ministry leaders gather in Madison to remind citizens of the historical impact of God’s Word on our state and nation   Madison, WI – Pastors and ministry leaders from across Wisconsin came to Madison today as a part of Wisconsin Family Council’s “Pastors’ Day at the Capitol.” The major focus of the time was the presentation of a copy of the Founders’ Bible to...

Pro-Family Organization Announces 2018 Legislator Award Sen. Terry Moulton to receive William Wilberforce Freedom Award Madison, WI – Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) announced today that retiring State Senator Terry Moulton (R-Chippewa Falls) is the recipient of its 2018 William Wilberforce Freedom Award. William Wilberforce was an 18th century British statesman, serving in Parliament from 1780, when he was just 21 years old, to 1825,...

Wisconsin Holds Steady with #17 Ranking for Family Prosperity Staying in top half is good, but real and serious problems persist Madison, WI – The Family Prosperity Initiative today publicly released the 2018 version of its hallmark work, The Family Prosperity Index. Wisconsin Family Council is a state partner with The Family Prosperity Initiative. This ground-breaking and game-changing project clearly shows the interrelationship of...

MADISON, WI – This week officials from Choose Life Wisconsin will hand deliver checks to eight of Wisconsin’s Pregnancy Resource Centers. Almost $15,000 has been raised from the sale of Choose Life Wisconsin license plates since the plates were released for purchase in late October of last year. “This is what we started dreaming about ten years ago when we began working to make a Choose Life license plate a reality in Wisconsin,” said...

FOR CITY OF MILWAUKEE RESIDENTS ONLY Recently the Milwaukee Common Council passed and Mayor Tom Barrett signed an ordinance  (p. 198, Sec. 75-19) that bans minors from receiving what is known as “conversion” counseling or therapy if any kind of a fee is paid for the counseling.  So-called “conversion” counseling is that which offers real help and real hope to people dealing with unwanted same-sex attraction or...

MADISON, WI – Today Choose Life Wisconsin, Inc., announced that the Choose Life Wisconsin license plate is now available for purchase. “The Choose Life plate has been almost ten years in the making,” said Julaine Appling, Choose Life Wisconsin president. “Wisconsin pro-life citizens can now purchase a beautiful license plate that expresses their views on life while also directly helping our state’s life-saving, woman-helping Pregnancy...

Madison, WI – Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) today announced that Dave Hutchens, Senior Pastor at Walnut Hill Bible Church in Baraboo, has received its 2017 John Witherspoon Award. John Witherspoon (1723-1794) was an American minister of the Gospel and as such was the only cleric to sign the Declaration of Independence. He served as president of Princeton University (1768-1794). Born in Scotland, Witherspoon came to America at the...

Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt to receive William Wilberforce Freedom Award Madison, WI – Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) will today present State Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt with its 2017 William Wilberforce Freedom Award. William Wilberforce was an 18th century Member of Parliament, serving from 1780, when he was just 21 years old, to 1825, when he retired due to health problems.  For 44 years Wilberforce tirelessly worked to abolish...

Madison, WI—Wisconsin Family Council President Julaine Appling released the following statement regarding the organization‘s participation in a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Jack Philips and Masterpiece Cakeshop. “As part of its mission to defend free speech and religious liberty, Wisconsin Family Council joined 32 other pro-family policy organizations in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court last week in support of a...

For Immediate Release Contact:  Lorri Pickens  920-358-7980 or Lorri@citizensagainstgambling.com Forum on Combatting Legalization of Internet Gambling Draws Dozens of Citizens Burlington –  Citizens Against Expanded Gambling and Wisconsin Family Council partnered to hold their first forum last night, drawing a crowd of 39 participants in Burlington.  The forum informed citizens on the facts about the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS)...

Wisconsin students exercise their religious freedoms, joining with students from across the nation Madison, WI – More than 300,000 students across the nation are expected to take part in Focus on the Family’s third annual “Bring Your Bible to School Day” on Thursday, Oct. 6. This student-led event is a simple way for children and teens to celebrate religious freedom and to share the hope and inspiration they receive from reading their...

TONIGHT: The Wausau School Board will revisit the new rules that allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their chosen gender. The WSD Education/Operations Committee of the Whole meeting is tonight, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. Read agenda HERE. You’ll find this item on the agenda under “VI – DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER.” Click HERE to contact Wausau School Board members TODAY and let them know how you feel about...

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American Conservative Union Foundation and Wisconsin Family Council Unveil Report on Underlying Reasons for State’s Rank (18th) on Family Prosperity Index State’s Lackluster Entrepreneurial Activity, Low Marriage Rate Contribute to Migration of Residents to Other States, Create Drag on Family Prosperity Madison, WI, (June 28, 2016) — The American Conservative Union Foundation, along with its state partner, Wisconsin Family...

Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit (Students and Parents for Privacy versus United States Department of Education) last week on behalf of 63 minor high-school girls in Illinois. The lawsuit is filed against the US Department of Education and the school district where the girls attend school and has ramifications for Wisconsin. WHAT THE LAWSUIT DOES: The lawsuit targets the U.S. Department of Education’s rules...

Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) presents “Breakfast with Pro-Family Champions!” THIS SATURDAY MORNING, April 2 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Brett Favre’s Steakhouse in Green Bay We especially extend a special invitation to PASTORS AND CLERGY. Enjoy a complimentary full hot breakfast and go home full and fired up! WFC president Julaine Appling and Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of presidential candidate Ted Cruz, will be talking...

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