ALERT: Marijuana Bill Goes Up in Smoke
Following more than an hour of testimony and discussion on Wednesday, the N.C. House Judiciary 1 Committee soundly defeated a bill that would have legalized “medical marijuana” in North Carolina. Just before the vote, the primary sponsors of House Bill 78-Enact Medical Cannabis Act, Reps. Kelly Alexander (D-Mecklenburg), Becky Carney (D-Mecklenburg), Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), and […]
Free to Pray in Forsyth
Local clergy in Forsyth County, North Carolina are once again free to pray “in Jesus name” when offering invocations before county commission meetings. On Monday night, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a revised public prayer policy that allows “religious leaders” to offer the invocation “according to the dictates of their own conscience.” […]
ALERT: Charlotte City Council Defeats SOGI Proposal!
Following four hours of public comment and an additional hour of committee discussion, the Charlotte City Council defeated a proposal by one vote that would have expanded a number of city ordinances to include legal protections on the basis of “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and “gender expression.” The 6-5 vote came after an amendment was […]
UPDATE – Charlotte Confronts Controversial Policy Change!
The Charlotte City Council is scheduled to consider a highly controversial and hazardous policy change TONIGHT that would put women, children, and families at great risk! The proposal would expand several sections of the Charlotte city code to include legal protections on the basis of “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and “gender expression.” According to the […]
NC Family Joins Brief in Support of Opportunity Scholarships
As the North Carolina Supreme Court considers the future of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, the North Carolina Family Policy Council has joined a friend of the court brief encouraging the high court to uphold the school choice program for lower income students. NC Family joined eight other organizations, including the Christian Legal Society; the […]
State Senate Approves Religious Protection Bill
Following nearly two hours of spirited debate on Wednesday, the N.C. Senate passed a bill designed to protect the religious liberties of magistrates and registers of deeds staff in North Carolina. By a 32-16 vote, the Senate gave its stamp of approval to Senate Bill 2-Magistrates Recusal of Civil Ceremonies. The measure would: (1) allow […]
Senate Committee Passes Measure to Protect Magistrates, ROD’s
A North Carolina Senate committee has given preliminary approval to legislation that would protect certain public servants in North Carolina from being forced to participate in the legal union of same-sex couples in violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs. Senate Bill 2-Magistrates Recusal of Civil Ceremonies, which passed committee on a voice vote on […]
ALERT: Charlotte Leaders Need to Hear from You!
This coming Monday, February 23, the members of the Charlotte City Council are scheduled to vote on a hazardous policy change that would put women, children, and families at great risk, and they need to hear from you! This proposal would: Allow a man to go into a women’s restroom, locker room, or […]
NCFPC President Responds to News & Observer Editorial
On February 14, the Raleigh News & Observer published an “Our Views” editorial complaining that state legislative leaders are wasting taxpayer money by continuing to defend North Carolina’s marriage laws, including our constitutional Marriage Amendment, in court. As president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council, I could not – in good conscience – allow […]
ACTION: Charlotte Considers Hazardous Policy Change
A policy change scheduled for consideration by the Charlotte City Council on February 23 would allow men to use women’s restrooms and women to use men’s restrooms based on their “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression,” not on their biological sex. Such a change would make Charlotte the first city in the state to […]