Artificial Intelligence: For Good Or Evil
Jason Thacker, Creative Director at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, discusses Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Thacker explains the benefits and dangers stemming from the use of AI, and where the Church can enter into this discussion. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Artificial Intelligence: For Good Or Evil TRACI GRIGGS: Thank you for joining us today […]
Pro-Life Pleas Fall on Deaf Ears
Impassioned pleas to cross party lines and “do the right thing” rang through the North Carolina House chamber this afternoon. But in the end, it was not enough. Only two of the seven needed Democrats voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 359-Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This bill would have mandated that […]
AT ISSUE: Crouching At The Door
The image of New York State legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo laughing and wildly applauding after signing a law that legalizes abortion up until birth is seared on my brain. I can’t get away from it. These representatives also erased from their state’s criminal statutes any penalty for violence against unborn children. As a consequence, […]
No Such Thing As Privacy When You’re Watching TV and Videos
Tim Winter talks about how the media industry targets children and teens, and how even what parents watch on TV and click online will influence what is produced in the future for themselves and their children. Family Policy Matters Transcript: No Such Thing As Privacy When You’re Watching TV and Videos TRACI GRIGGS: This is Family […]
13 Reasons Why Netflix Debut Linked to Dramatic Increase in Teen Suicides
When Netflix first released the series 13 Reasons Why in May of 2017, school systems and public health officials all over the country warned that it could cause an increase in teenage suicide. (See previous NC Family story here.) Apparently, that is exactly what happened. According to a study in the April 2019 Journal of […]
Watching out for unhealthy effects of TV and Movies
Tim Winter, President of the Parents Television Council, speaks about how the media industry targets children and teens, and how devastating this can be at times. In particular, he cites the destructive effect of 13 Reasons Why, which is being blamed for a frightening increase in teen suicides after Netflix released the first season of the […]
Fight for Life or Hasten Death
Two bills introduced this week in the North Carolina House offer a startling contrast to end of life ideologies. One bill would provide more opportunity for terminally ill patients to make valiant efforts to survive, while the other would legalize physician-assisted suicide. Right To Try Act (HB 934) The bill entitled Right to Try Adult […]
The Dangers of Breaking From Our Constitution
Dr. Adam Carrington, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College’s Graduate School of Statesmanship, unpacks the recent trend of states passing legislation to do away with the Electoral College, and the repercussions of state lawmakers, as well as presidential candidates, desiring to break from tradition. Carrington also addresses other proposed changes to our Constitution, […]
No Clause For Religious Tests
Alexandra McPhee, attorney and Director of Religious Freedom Advocacy for Family Research Council. McPhee discusses her recent publication, “Rebels Without a Clause: When Senators Run Roughshod Over the ‘No Religious Test’ Clause of the U.S. Constitution,” which addresses the recent trend of some U.S. Senators employing seemingly religious tests on nominees for public office. […]
Unplanned: A Must-See Movie
Whether you are a lifelong pro-life advocate who needs a wake-up call or someone suffering from post-abortion regrets, Unplanned is a movie with a message that will resonate with you, perhaps for a lifetime. It also provides a shove to those who seem determined to balance on the cultural fence on the issue of abortion—you […]