U.S. Department of Education Finds Connecticut Athletic Policy Violates Title IX
In a win for the rights of women and girls in sports, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled that a Connecticut high school policy allowing biological males to compete in female sports violates Title IX and must be changed. This ruling comes after nearly a year of investigation into […]
Planned Parenthood Urged to Return $80 Million in COVID Relief Funds
The nearly $2 trillion “CARES Act” economic stabilization package passed by Congress in late March included hundreds of billions of dollars for small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These potentially forgivable loans were intended to help small businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations with less than 500 employees to weather the economic shutdown […]
Bill Proposes to Abolish North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program
A bill introduced this week in the North Carolina General Assembly would abolish the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, a program that provides tuition assistance to help enable students in lower-income families to attend the school of their parents’ choosing. House Bill 1129, ironically entitled “Ensure a Sound Basic Education,” is sponsored by Rep. Graig Meyer […]
Federal Judge Temporarily Restrains Cooper Executive Order Restricting Church Services in NC
Churches in North Carolina again are able to legally hold indoor worship services with more than 10 people in attendance, now that a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 138 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The legal action was filed by attorneys David Gibbs, Jr. of the Christian […]
An Even Deadlier Force in Our State
Since the COVID-19 pandemic came to North Carolina, there have been 597 confirmed deaths from this virus as of May 13, based on the latest statistics from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). These same numbers tell us that over 15,000 North Carolinians have been infected, meaning the death rate for known cases […]
National Day of Prayer Still On During Pandemic
The annual National Day of Prayer occurs tomorrow, Thursday, May 7, as people across America are invited to pray for our nation and the world. The theme for this year’s NDP is “Pray God’s Glory Across the Earth,” which feels especially fitting as our world attempts to fight and come to grips with the COVID-19 […]
Evangelical Charity Gets Villain’s Welcome in NYC – FRC
This article originally appeared in Family Research Council’s “Washington Update” on April 14, 2020. All credit is given to FRC and Tony Perkins for this content. When Franklin Graham set up a 68-bed field hospital in the middle New York City’s Central Park, he didn’t hang a sign saying, “Christian Patients Only.” But somehow, the […]
“CARES Act” to Bring Important Relief to Churches and Nonprofits
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world as we know it, not only in regards to our physical health, but also socially, economically, relationally, and spiritually. In an effort to bring some financial stability and economic relief to our nation, the U.S. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) at […]
VIDEO: A Message from NC Family President John L. Rustin
NC Family President John L. Rustin shares an update on NC Family’s work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides some vital resources for you to stay informed and involved during this difficult time.
Resources for Parents and Students Schooling at Home
The closure of K-12 schools, colleges, universities and many businesses across our state and nation to quell the spread of COVID-19 means that parents and students of all ages have been thrust, either willingly or unwillingly, into schooling at home for the foreseeable future. We at NC Family see this shift toward homeschooling as an […]