CHARLESTON, W.Va., – On Wednesday, the Family Policy Council of West Virginia (FPCWV) announced an aggressive campaign to garner 2,500 signatures on a petition asking legislators to let the people vote on the definition of marriage.

CHARLESTON, W.Va., — A poll commissioned by the Family Policy Council of West Virginia last month, which surveyed 10,000 homes statewide, revealed that 78 percent of registered Democrat voters agree that marriage should be defined as one man and one woman. The poll results were released Tuesday.

CHARLESTON, W.V. — After a year of studying whether or not the Legislature should allow West Virginians to vote on the definition of marriage, members of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary have failed to advance a reason against letting the people of West Virginia vote on the definition of marriage. The state group that has led efforts to give West Virginians the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage says legislative inaction leaves West Virginia’s marriages vulnerable to redefinition.

Charleston Gazette reports on the Family Policy Council of West Virginia's "Pastor's Briefing."

Click to download the resolution passed by the West Virginia ministries of the Church of God in favor of an amendment to the West Virginia Constitution defining marriage as one man and one woman.

Click to download the online story about the hearing on July 14, 2009 as covered by Erica Peterson of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Click to download an mp3 of the story by Erica Peterson from West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Perhaps the most comprehensive coverage of the hearing from July 14, 2009.

Front page story on the "standing room only" crowd at the hearing before Subcommittee A of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary.

The Associated Press provides this piece reporting on the legislative hearing on whether to allow West Virginians the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage.

West Virginia MetroNews previews the legislative hearing on the marriage protection amendment.

Legislators taking up study resolution during July Interims. Click to download the entire release.

Guest Commentary by Jeremiah G. Dys, Esq., appeared in the Charleston Gazette, Fairmont Times-West Virginian, and other papers throughout West Virginia.

Supporters of marriage express their support for marriage and their disappointment with local legislators.

Download a copy of Del. Barbara Fleischauer's guest commentary appearing in "The Dominion Post" on Sunday, April 12, 2009, in which she compares those who support the right to vote on the definition of marriage as "Chicken Little."

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates voted to form a select interim committee Friday to study the need for a marriage protection amendment more closely. The state group that has led efforts to give West Virginians the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage says the committee will help legislators to better understand the need to defend marriage in the state.

WDTV covers the town hall meeting organized by the Family Policy Council of West Virginia in Morgantown where voters gathered to tell Del. Fleischauer - who did not come to listen - to let the people vote on marriage. See the full story, including video, at wdtv.com.

Click to download the story covering the debate about the need for a marriage protection amendment in West Virginia between Jeremiah G. Dys, Esq. and Stephen G. Skinner, Esq. An audio excerpt of the debate can be found under the "Multi-Media" section of the website.

The Family Policy Council of West Virginia has announced a series of 2 town hall style meetings on the topic of marriage and democracy. Click to download the entire press release and to find out where to attend.

Click to download a story from the Charleston Gazette that shows Delegate Carrie Webster's dislike for calls coming from voters in her district asking for the right to vote on a marriage protection amendment.

Download a copy of Dr. Daniel Anderson's editorial published in the Charleston Gazette.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal lawsuit seeking to void the federal Defense of Marriage Act threatens the definition of marriage in West Virginia and the validity of the West Virginia DOMA, according to the Family Policy Council of West Virginia. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by homosexual advocates in Massachusetts is the most recent attempt to circumvent the democratic process and further weaken the definition of marriage in West Virginia.

Click to download a copy of an article appearing on the State Journal's website featuring comments by Jeremy Dys, president and general counsel of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This Sunday, March 1, hundreds of West Virginia churches across the state will participate in “Stand4Marriage Sunday.” The participating churches will address the importance of marriage and reaffirm their commitment to defending and protecting marriage from redefinition by same-sex “marriage” advocates.

Article from the Charleston Gazette features the president of West Virginians for Equality explaining that the first step towards same-sex "marriage" in West Virginia is making sexual orientation a human right.

Click to download the press release announcing, "Stand4Marriage Sunday" on March 1, 2009.

Pastor Kevin West of Christ Temple Church in Huntington explains his reasons for supporting a marriage protection amendment, admonishing supporters to exercise a gracious tone in support of God's design.

Pastor Mark Johnson's editorial appearing in The Journal out of the Eastern Panhandle, Wednesday, February 11, 2009.