Equality Act Update

Yesterday the US Senate Judiciary Committee met for a hearing on the so-called Equality Act. This bill would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the federal civil rights law. It has no religious exemption and in fact poses a real threat to religious freedom. The bill is dangerous and sweeping in its impact, putting women and children especially at risk.  At the Equality Act hearing in Senate Judiciary, the primary pro-life statements came from Senator Lankford who participated as a witness. This bill could come up for a vote in the Senate with very little notice. Wisconsin’s US Senator Tammy Baldwin (D), an open homosexual and co-sponsor of the bill, testified in support of the bill. Several Republican legislators testified in opposition. A recording of the 3+ hour hearing is available online HERE.

Wisconsin Family Action urges you to contact our Wisconsin US senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson (R). Senator Johnson has not yet made any public statement as to his position on this proposal. Since it is likely that the full Senate will vote on this bill possibly as early as next week, now is the time for citizens to urge Sen. Johnson in particular to vote NO on the proposal. A quick way to contact the senators by email is to use our new Action Center.  We encourage you to use the Action Center and to share it with others.

WFA PAC has endorsed… 

Wisconsin Family Action PAC has endorsed the following candidates who are on the ballot in the upcoming April 6 Spring Nonpartisan General Election:

John Jagler for Senate District 13
Elijah Behnke for Assembly District 89
Dan Degner for Fond du lac City Council

WFA PAC also endorses Judge Shelley Grogan for District II Court of Appeals.

CLICK HERE to read the press release of these endorsements.

The only statewide race on the April 6 ballot is for Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction. CLICK HERE to find your candidate comparison and please share with friends, family and everyone you know! This publication is downloadable and suitable for churches to share.

Visit myvotewi.gov for general election information. Absentee ballots are currently being mailed, and early in-person voting starts statewide next Tuesday, March 23. Be sure to share this information with friends and family!

To be, or not to be, he or she?
That is the question. 

Lifesite News reports that last week, in recognition of International Women’s Day, President Biden signed two executive orders that ironically elevate men claiming to be women at the expense of actual women. One order creates the White House Gender Policy Council, which will have a special emphasis on gender identity and the other directs the Department of Education to do a comprehensive review of all its regulations, policies, etc., to make sure they are all free from sex discrimination, which includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
READ more HERE.

Including gender identity means biological males who claim to be women are actually preferred over biological women. That means these men have access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, and shelters and that they can compete on women’s athletic teams. Instead of honoring and recognizing women, Biden has demeaned and diminished them, all to satisfy the far-left.

Wisconsin Family Action is your strong voice in the legislation on behalf of FAMILIES! Click HERE to support our work financially and please continue to pray for us!

IN THE MEDIA

WEEKLY RADIO COMMENTARY. “WISCONSIN FAMILY CONNECTION” –  Airing this week on over 20 stations statewide. Click HERE to listen to this week’s Wisconsin Family Connection, “Liberty Guarding the Ballot Box.” Read the transcript of this week’s commentary HERE. Subscribe to our podcasts HERE! 

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“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 info@wifamilycouncil.org. 

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. CLICK HERE to listen to this week’s episode in which Julaine gives a timely update on the Equality Act in Congress, important information about the upcoming April 6 election in Wisconsin, and encouraging news about the Choose Life Wisconsin license plate sales and grant distributions.. 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). Click HERE to watch archived episodes. Julaine was a guest on Monday, March 8, 2021. Click HERE to watch this most recent episode. Livestream “InFocus” HERE. Julaine will be on “InFocus” next on Monday, April 5, 2021.

STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH – Q90FM
Julaine Appling is a regular guest on Q90’s “Stand Up for the Truth” program hosted by David Fiorazo (9-10 a.m., M-F).  Julaine joined David on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Click HERE to listen to the archived episode of “Be Strong and Courageous, Stay in the Fight.”