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Three Ways You Can Help.

God led our family to take this step of faith with Citizen Impact in 2009, and we have seen Him bless our efforts and reward our faith. Since then, I have spoken in about 150 churches. Our Pastors & Ministry Leaders’ Day grew from about 40 in 2013 to nearly 100 this year.Read the rest

Atheists Strike Back: IRS Will Monitor Churches for ‘Electioneering’

7/22/2014   KIMBERLY WINSTON/RNS

The Internal Revenue Service said it will monitor churches and other houses of worship for electioneering in a settlement reached with an atheist group.

The settlement was reached Friday in federal court in Madison, Wis., where the initial lawsuit was filed in 2012 by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based atheist-advocacy group that claims 20,000 members nationwide.… Read the rest

Marriage: Where Do We Go From Here?

The pro-marriage case can win — if we don’t give up on it.
By Ryan T. Anderson
[originally published online here]


In the media’s portrayal, people defending marriage as the union of a man and woman have been getting routed ever since the Supreme Court decision last June — if not before.… Read the rest

The Children’s Hope for Family Act (Georgia House Bill 684)

This is an important piece of legislation that I believe will help Georgia’s children. I’ve included a summary below, but you can get more information at this website: www.ChildrensHopeForFamilyAct.org. –Paul Smith, Executive Director, Citizen Impact

overview of the legislation

Here’s an overview of the Children’s Hope for Family Act (currently GA House Bill 684).… Read the rest

A 2014 legislative preview

Jim Tudor
Originally published in the Covington News December 31, 2013

Under Georgia law, the Georgia General Assembly begins on the second Monday of January, which will fall on January 13th. This is significant because it is one of the latest dates that such sessions can begin.… Read the rest

Georgia School Confiscates Christmas Cards

December 3, 2013
By Todd Starnes

For as long as anyone can remember, teachers at Brooklet Elementary School have posted Christmas cards in the hallways outside their classrooms – until Monday.

When boys and girls returned from Thanksgiving break, they discovered that their teachers’ Christmas cards had been removed – under orders from the Georgia school’s administration.… Read the rest

Scalia Dissent: Gay Marriage Decision ‘Jaw-Dropping’

Wednesday, 26 Jun 2013
By David Alan Coia
Newsmax.com

In a blistering rebuke of the Supreme Court decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Antonin Scalia said the self-governing power of the people has been eroded.

“Today’s opinion aggrandizes the power of the court to pronounce the law,” Scalia wrote in the dissenting opinion.… Read the rest

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