How much of your money and of your family's freedom to live, worship, and raise children and define marriage should Washington be allowed to claim and control?

As little as necessary!

Family Research Council (FRC) has relentlessly advanced the vision of smaller, less intrusive, and more family-friendly government on Capitol Hill and in the media for 28 years . . . and we are dramatically changing the terms of debate.

Now the discussion isn't about whether government's impact on families should get smaller and less expensive. It's about how much and how soon.

We are also helping policymakers and judges know that, despite what Hollywood and bogus studies claim, the intact married family that worships weekly is the best model to raise healthy and productive children.

And just last week our efforts led to a historic pro-life victory with the passage of the Weldon rider to the patent bill. This permanently bans the patenting of human clones and embryos, which some scientists hoped to do.  Donate today to win more victories like this!

We are also a powerful voice for our troops, their religious liberty, and your security regarding liberals' pushing open homosexuality in the military.

I could mention scores of issues on which your FRC team is a leader on TV, the Internet, and behind the scenes in Washington, DC.

But influencing public debate like this is costly for FRC. Our staff of 65 dedicated policy experts, pro-family advocates, and grassroots mobilizers labor long and hard every day.

Now we need your help as the end of our fiscal year approaches on September 30.

To meet our budget and enter our new fiscal year with the resources needed to stand against the Obama administration's and the Left's assault on your values, we must raise $1.8 million by September 30. Will you stand with us and make a tax-deductible contribution today?

We only spend what our generous friends donate. As the deadline approaches, we will be conducting an intensive 3-day campaign from September 28 - 30.

Your gift today will further strengthen FRC as the leading voice for traditional family values in Washington. Our influence is greater than ever before, and we can't do it without you.

Without adequate funding, we do less, say less, and accomplish less. But if we can meet our budget goals, we can do more, say more, and accomplish more--for you and for your family and for America--in the coming 12 months.

Thank you and God bless you for your support and prayers.