Ultimate Victory for NC’s “Choose Life” License Plates!
A five-year legal battle is over and the ruling is in: the State of North Carolina can now issue specialty license plates bearing the pro-life message “Choose Life.” The 2-to-1 decision issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on March 10 concluded that North Carolina’s “Choose Life” specialty license […]
NC Lottery Considers More Ad Money and Games
Does the State need more advertising to sell tickets for the North Carolina Lottery, including commercials that feature kids? The executive director of the North Carolina Education Lottery appears to think so. At a meeting yesterday morning before the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the NC State Lottery, Alice Garland presented information on a number […]
POV: Immunize the Flock!
(A Point Of View (POV) piece from the NC Family staff.) When asked why she supports a certain candidate for president, a 76-year-old grandmother from North Carolina responds, “He says things we are all thinking but afraid to say out loud.” “We appreciate decency. We applaud decency. We teach decency. We seek to develop decency. […]
ALERT: NC House Speaker Calls For Special Session!
This afternoon, Speaker of the North Carolina House Tim Moore (R-Cleveland), issued a statement calling for a special session of the N.C. General Assembly to address the highly controversial ordinance changes recently approved by the Charlotte City Council. In the March 3 press release, Rep. Moore stated: “The vast majority of my fellow colleagues in the […]
ALERT: Rustin Urges State Leaders to Call Special Session!
At noon today, NC Family president John L. Rustin issued a formal request to Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Senate Leader Phil Berger and N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore to call for a Special Session of the N.C. General Assembly to repeal “the highly controversial and hazardous ordinance changes” recently adopted by the Charlotte City Council. […]
SCOTUS to Hear Texas Abortion Law Case This Week
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments this Wednesday, March 2, in one of the most important abortion cases to come before the Court since 2007. The case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, involves a challenge to an abortion safety standards law enacted by the Texas legislature in 2013, and has the potential to […]
Opportunity Scholarship Deadline Fast Approaching!
Parents who would like to send their children to a non-public school in North Carolina, but who need financial assistance, may apply for an Opportunity Scholarship for 2016-2017 school year. The deadline for priority consideration is this Tuesday, March 1. Applicants that meet the deadline and the eligibility standards will be entered into a lottery, which will randomly […]
Porn Study Finds Disturbing Trend Among Young Adults
New data from the Barna Group highlighting the increasing acceptance and use of pornography by teens and young adults is fueling concerns about the sexual health of future generations. According to the landmark study commissioned by Josh McDowell Ministry, teens and young adults are consuming more pornography and being exposed to porn at younger ages than previous […]
Safety, Privacy, and Religious Liberty Attacked In Charlotte!
Last night, February 22, the Charlotte City Council voted 7-4 to expand its local “non-discrimination” ordinance to grant special legal protections to individuals based on their self-determined “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression.” This means that men can enter women’s public restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms if they identify as a woman. The […]
Alert: Charlotte, Now is the Time to Act!
The vote is drawing near! As we have been reporting, the Charlotte City Council is scheduled to vote this Monday, February 22 on a highly controversial policy change that would put women, children and families in the Queen City at great risk. If you live in or around the Charlotte area, please plan to join […]