Awake, Not Woke (Part 1)
The phrase “being woke” has become synonymous with radical progressive ideologies including transgender activism, Critical Race Theory, and often neo-Marxist policies. Those not viewed as woke often become targets of the so-called “cancel culture,” wherein unfavorable views are rejected, marginalized, and silenced. The enemy of the woke is the faith and the family, according to […]
How to Pass Down Your Faith to Your Children
Any Christian parent has likely experienced some amount of anxiety or worry about passing down their faith to their children. This difficult task is made even more so amidst a culture that grows seemingly more hostile towards people of faith every day, and targets our children through social media and education. After interviewing over 200 […]
ALERT: NC Attorneys—Please Oppose State Bar “SOGI” Proposal!
Once again, the North Carolina State Bar has sent to the North Carolina Supreme Court a proposed amendment to the Preamble of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys that would include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes. As NC Family warned when the State Bar considered this amendment in June, […]
UPDATE: Wake County and City of Raleigh Approve SOGI Ordinances
The Wake County Board of Commissioners and Raleigh City Council voted this week to adopt local non-discrimination ordinances that would ban discrimination based on—among other categories—“sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” (SOGI). As NC Family shared last week, the ordinances prohibit “discrimination” in public accommodations and employment in Wake County and the City of Raleigh, and in businesses […]
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Texas Heartbeat Law Can Stay in Effect
Texas’ Heartbeat Act can continue to protect unborn life for now, according to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. In a ruling last night, the 5th Circuit decided by a 2-1 vote to reinstate the Texas law while litigation continues. The Texas Heartbeat Act prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually between five and […]
Working-Class Americans & Family Policy
The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) recently released a report entitled “Working-Class Americans’ Views on Family Policy.” The report drew its results from a variety of focus groups and essays from working-class Americans from across the country. Patrick T. Brown is a fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he authored the IFS […]
Wake County and City of Raleigh to Vote on SOGI Ordinances
The Wake County Board of Commissioners agreed on Monday to vote on the adoption of a local non-discrimination ordinance next week that would ban discrimination based on—among other categories—“sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” (SOGI). The Raleigh City Council will also vote next week on whether to adopt a practically identical ordinance for the city. If adopted, the ordinances would prohibit “discrimination” in public accommodations […]
Afghanistan & Religious Liberty
According to the international mission organization Open Doors, Afghanistan has for years been the second most dangerous place to be a Christian, falling just behind North Korea. But this ranking was under the U.S.-backed government of the last 20 years. Now, with the Taliban back in control, the situation for Christians in Afghanistan is nearly […]
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Heartbeat Law
A U.S. District Court judge issued an order this week that temporarily blocked Texas’s historic and life-saving heartbeat law. As NC Family shared last month, the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect on September 1 and prohibits abortion in the Lone Star State once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually between five and eight […]
The Goodness of Limits
In our fast-paced culture, we can often view life’s limitations as barriers that we must try to fight through. But as Christians, we often find ourselves drawing closer to God the more we embrace our limits and how He created us. So argues Dr. Ashley Hales in her new book A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle […]