U.S. House Responds to Dobbs Ruling with Radical Abortion Bills
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last month, the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced and passed two radical pro-abortion bills. H.R. 8296 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 would attempt to codify in federal law what the Supreme Court just overturned in its Dobbs ruling: an almost […]
Federal Court Rejects Human Biology in Favor of Transgender Ideology
The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled in late June that people born in North Carolina who identify as transgender can now change the sex on their birth certificate upon request and without the need of surgery. This strikes down a 1975 state law requiring transgender-identifying individuals to provide […]
Where Are the Leaders?
In the face of heated division within both in our political and ecclesial spheres, Americans need good leadership. But what does it mean to be a good leader? Francis X. Maier discussed this question in his recent commencement address to students at Thomas Moore College. Maier is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public […]
The Medical Marijuana Myth
Attempts to legalize marijuana for “medical” use in North Carolina have made large gains this year, with SB 711–NC Compassionate Care Act passing the State Senate in June by a 36-7 vote. Though the legislature adjourned for the year without moving SB 711 through the State House, the success of this legalization effort means it […]
State Lawmakers Pass Budget and Adjourn “Short” Legislative Session
The North Carolina General Assembly adjourned the 2022 “Short” Legislative Session this afternoon after giving final approval to a $27.9 billion state budget. House Bill 103—2022 Appropriations Act passed with bipartisan support in both the State Senate, where it received a 36-8 vote, and in the State House, where it passed by a 82-25 vote. Among other things, the […]
How Abortion Solves Nothing
As the pro-life movement plans for a nation no longer bound by Roe v. Wade, and the fight for life moves to the state level, we need to be equipped and ready. We must not just talk about and pass laws to protect unborn life, but also challenge the underlying reasons why some of our […]
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Coach’s Prayer and Religious Liberty
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the religious rights of Coach Joseph Kennedy were violated when he was fired for praying at the 50-yard line following high school football games. The 6-3 decision in the case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District definitively threw out the “Lemon” test—a three-pronged framework that has been used […]
Sports Gambling Bill Fails on House Floor
A miraculous victory was won this past Wednesday evening when a bill to legalize predatory sports gambling in North Carolina was defeated on the floor of the State House by a single vote. This victory came after two related sports gambling bills were sped through multiple committees in that chamber earlier in the week. While […]
SCOTUS Overturns Roe and Casey — Returns Abortion Regulation to States!
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court released its highly anticipated ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In a 6-3 decision, the nation’s highest court overturned the cases of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and returned the regulation of abortion to each individual state. NC Family will carefully read through this […]
Pandemic Learning Losses (Part 2)
Two recent reports from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) provided hard data on the severity of student learning losses in public schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly every subject in every grade showed learning losses, and in some cases, it was so severe that students are over a full school year […]