The Issues
The
Issues
Religious Liberty
In today’s culture, there is an attempt to reduce our freedom of religion into simply the freedom to believe or the freedom to worship. However, the free exercise of religion is much more than that. In America, each of us has the freedom to live out the convictions of our faith in our everyday life without threat of government intervention.
Marriage & Family
The marriage of a man and a woman and their ability to raise their children is foundational to the strength of a nation. We believe that strengthening our families, defending parental rights and defending a natural definition of marriage are critical to achieving a strong and healthy nation.
Life
The marriage of a man and a woman and their ability to raise their children is foundational to the strength of a nation. We believe that strengthening our families, defending parental rights and defending a natural definition of marriage are critical to achieving a strong and healthy nation.
Education
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” – Lincoln
Whether through the avenue of Public School, Private School or Homeschool, the education of our children is of utmost importance and is a responsibility that lies with the child’s parents.
Gender Identity
What is the basis of Male and Female? Can it be changed? These and many other questions regarding biological sex have been a topic of much contention and debate in recent years, especially when addressing issues such as locker-room usage, sports team membership, and other similar areas.
Human Trafficking
This modern day slavery is an evil that until recently, many believed was virtually non-existent in South Dakota. Over the past several years much has been done to crack down on this horrific practice, but there is more to be done.
Constitutional Rights
Our US Constitution outlines many of the rights that we as Americans have. These rights are not given to us by the Constitution; they are God given. It is our job to preserve the protections outlined in the Constitution because without them we may have a government that does not recognize the rights that every human has been given by their Creator.
Commercial Surrogacy
The transfer of a child from their birth mother to the intended parents through the use of “pre-birth parentage orders” and commercial surrogacy contracts raises significant ethical concerns. In addition, the medical processes used in a surrogacy arrangement often result in embryos being discarded or destroyed.
Although the birth of a new baby is inherently a beautiful thing, we must examine closely the means used to achieve this end.
Gambling
In the late 80’s, South Dakota began its venture into gaming through Casino style games in Deadwood, a State lottery and video lottery. The State profits over $100 Million annually from this venture, but many South Dakotans are seeing the secondary negative effects of this industry.
The cost on society within South Dakota is a result of problem and pathological gamblers, due to job loss, unemployment benefits, welfare benefits, poor physical and mental health, and gambling treatment.
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