Fighting Child Sexualization in Media
Tim Winter, President of the Parents Television Council, shares how we can protect our families and especially our children from the harmful content that seems to pervade every form of video entertainment. This is even more critical in light of the increasing media that features children in sexualized manners, such as the recent French production […]
What’s At Stake for School Choice?
We are just over a week away from Election Day, and thousands of voters across our state and nation have already cast their ballots for what is likely to be the most important election of our lifetimes. One of hot-button issues in North Carolina especially is school choice. We are one of the top states […]
Voting During COVID-19
The 2020 General Election is already underway, with one-stop early voting in North Carolina beginning earlier this week, and thousands of absentee ballots already being mailed out and returned. Many voters will notice that some processes and practices at polling locations have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and these changes can seem strange and […]
Christianity & the “Cancel Culture”
Many Christians in our country are finding themselves increasingly under attack by a culture that vehemently opposes Biblical values on everything from life to marriage to sexuality. This so-called “Cancel Culture” often targets affluent people—whether Christian or not—who do not prescribe or conform to what the popular culture deems appropriate. From Chick-fil-A to J.K. Rowling, […]
Religious Liberty & the US Supreme Court Today
The past year has yielded several U.S. Supreme Court rulings on cases impacting religious liberty, from the recent Bostock v. Clayton County—which redefined “sex” in federal employment discrimination law—to the long-running Little Sisters of the Poor case. Some of these rulings have rightfully defended this bedrock freedom of our nation, while others are likely to […]
Marijuana’s Disastrous Effects
The debate over the legalization of marijuana has been going on for years, and more and more states have recently elected to legalize it in some form, either recreational or medical. In fact, marijuana is now legal in 33 states for medical use, and 11 for recreational use. This prompted us at NC Family to […]
Ethics in a Pandemic
We have been battling COVID-19 for roughly half a year, and this fight against the pandemic seems to have polarized our nation even more, rather than bringing us together to fight a “common enemy.” A major disagreement has arisen over the ethical versus medical issues, over “being alive” versus “living.” Dr. R.J. Snell with the […]
Opting Out Is Not An Option (Part 2)
This radio show originally aired in July 2019 An emerging assumption in our culture is that the “other side” is evil, and it’s leading to a reluctance to engage in civil conversations with people who disagree with us politically. Dan Darling, vice president of Communications at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, says it’s an […]
Opting Out Is Not An Option (Part 1)
This radio show originally aired in July 2019 When public policy gets ugly or difficult, many Christians are tempted to opt out, to retreat to their churches and concentrate on the good work done there. However, as citizens of a country where we elect our leaders and have input in setting public policy, we are held […]
Protecting Children Through the EARN IT Act
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently unanimously approved a bill called the EARN IT Act, which seeks to address the widespread availability of child sexual abuse material on digital platforms, and the use of those platforms to entire, groom, traffic, and abuse children. Our friends at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCoSE) have worked […]