Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders (R) announced that the state will recognize June as “Fidelity Month.”
The resolution states that the United States was “founded on the values of faith, liberty, and patriotism,” and quotes George Washington as having said, “Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government” when discussing virtue for self-government.
“Cultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-ordered society,” the resolution adds, declaring that actions that “encourage virtue, commitment, responsibility, and shared moral foundations strengthen both individuals and their communities.” The resolution asserts that “Fidelity Month” provides “an opportunity for residents to reflect on and renew commitments to these shared values and institutions.”
The move follows Tennessee’s dismissal of Pride Month and instead celebrating June as “Nuclear Family Month.”
The bill, introduced in 2025, was signed on April 9. While it originally aimed to designate June 2025 as “Nuclear Family Month,” an amendment to the bill updates the legislation to recognize June 2026 as such.
According to the legislation, the nuclear family, “consisting of one husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children, is God’s design for familial structure and has been the bedrock of society since the creation of the world” was the “basic building block of Tennessee’s society throughout her formative years” and “built the United States of America and created prosperity within our nation.”
The legislation further declares that Tennessee does not align with the “humanistic, globalist ideologies of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and like-minded organizations that fight for population control through the means of promoting sterilization and abortion practices,” but instead values “God’s perfect design for humanity.” It continues to state that the nuclear family is “under attack in our beloved State and nation, and it is our responsibility to uplift, protect, and support values that help Tennessee prosper.”
