Order NC Family’s 2018 General Election Voter Guides Now!
The 2018 Election Season is now in high gear, which means it is time to order the 2018 General Election Voter Guides from NC Family for distribution at your church, civic group, and neighborhood! Help make sure that voters across North Carolina know where the candidates stand on important issues like sanctity of life, religious […]
The Arrogance of the State of Colorado!
The Colorado Civil Rights Commission is targeting cake artist Jack Phillips once again. In an astounding display of arrogance and hostility, the state government of Colorado is proceeding with a new discrimination complaint against the embattled owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop. This latest complaint is because Phillips refused to design a cake in celebration of a […]
Indiana Law Strengthens Sex Education Parental Permission Requirements
Indiana parents will now receive two written opportunities to either consent or decline before their children receive sex education instruction in school districts, now that a new Indiana law was enacted July 1. Under the new law, school districts must send a notice to parents of upcoming sex education instruction requesting consent, and the notice […]
NC Family Thanks Outgoing & Welcomes Incoming Board Chairman
The North Carolina Family Policy Council Board of Directors said a very fond farewell last week to departing Board Chairman Henry Williamson (right) for his many years of faithful service and leadership. At its quarterly board meeting on Thursday, the Board also welcomed Alan Cole (left) as the Council’s newest Chairman with unanimous consent. Williamson […]
NC General Assembly Short Session Adjourns
NC Legislators have put the 2018 Short Session to bed, until November 27, 2018 when both chambers are scheduled to reconvene. Both the House and Senate adjourned today, but not before overriding eight of Governor Cooper’s vetoes and approving six proposed amendmentsto the North Carolina Constitution. These proposed amendments will appear on the ballot in […]
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Washington State Florist Another Day In Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is giving Washington State florist Barronelle Stutzman another day in court, announcing on Monday that the Washington Supreme Court must reconsider her case in light of the High Court’s recent decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Stutzman stands to lose her family business and everything she owns because […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Jack Phillips and Religious Liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case this morning, ruling 7-2 in favor of Colorado Cake Artist Jack Phillips. “Jack is relieved and delighted,” said Alliance Defending Freedom Vice President Kristen Waggoner shortly after the ruling. “It’s been a long six-year battle.” Waggoner presented […]
Scouts to Make Condoms “Readily and Easily Accessible” at World Jamboree
Youth attending the Boy Scouts’ World Jamboree in 2019 will have full access to condoms, compliments of the Boy Scouts of America. According to the World Organization of Scouting Movement Guidelines (section 7.4): “The host organization must ensure that condoms are readily and easily accessible for all participants and IST [staff] at a number of locations […]
Bill Sponsors Pull Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling Proposal
A bill that would have legalized Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) gambling in North Carolina was pulled from consideration after being debated in a State House committee this morning. Although the fate of the bill, HB 279—Fantasy Sport Regulation, remains up in the air, the pushback from many members of the Judiciary IV committee helped contribute to […]
ALERT: Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling Bill Scheduled in House Committee Tomorrow!
A bill that would legalize Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling in North Carolina is scheduled to come up for debate in a House committee tomorrow, Wednesday, May 30, and NC Family could use your help! HB 279—Fantasy Sports Regulation is on the agenda for the House Judiciary IV Committee, even though it was defeated in another […]