Responding to the Sale of Unborn Children
Disgust. Horror. Sorrow. Anger. The nausea of early pregnancy was exacerbated for me this week by an onslaught of clips, quotes, and pictures from an American horror story every time I opened my computer. Knowing that my own unborn child is currently in the midst of the first trimester—when the majority of abortions are performed—made […]
Boy Scouts Set to Change Ban on Homosexual Leaders
The Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) long-standing prohibition on openly homosexual Scout leaders could soon be history. On July 10, the BSA’s executive committee voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to amend the BSA’s adult leadership standards to “allow chartered organizations to select adult leaders without regard to sexual orientation…” The resolution must receive […]
ALERT: General Assembly Budget Proposes Lottery Expansion…Again
The State Senate version of the proposed budget plan being discussed in Raleigh includes provisions that would expand state lottery advertising and operations, including the sale of online scratch-off tickets. Page 10 of the 504-page Senate budget proposal would authorize a 50 percent expansion in lottery advertising, from 1 percent of annual lottery revenues to […]
SB 2 Protects Religious Liberty in North Carolina
In the wake of last month’s disappointing U.S. Supreme Court decision forcing marriage redefinition on every state, magistrates and registers of deeds employees across North Carolina are utilizing the state’s new religious liberty law to recuse themselves from involvement in marriage ceremonies that violate their conscience. The new law, Senate Bill 2—Magistrates Recusal of Civil […]
North Carolinians Still Support Marriage and Religious Freedom
A majority of North Carolinians—regardless of gender, age, race or political affiliation—support marriage as defined in the N.C. Constitution and support religious liberty protection for public officials, when it comes to marriage. As the fallout from last week’s Supreme Court marriage ruling continues to settle, the John W. Pope Civitas Institute released its June 2015 […]
North Carolina “Choose Life” Plates Still Alive
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court granted pro-lifers in North Carolina a major victory by vacating a lower court decision that has prevented the State from issuing “Choose Life” specialty license plates. The Supreme Court has ordered that the case of Berger v. ACLU of NC be reconsidered by the Fourth Circuit Court of […]
ALERT: SCOTUS Forces Same-Sex “Marriage” On the Nation
In a 5-4 decision issued this morning, the United States Supreme Court has forced the legal recognition of same-sex unions as “marriage” on our nation. Justices Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas all issued dissenting opinions in the ruling in OBERGEFELL v. HODGES. “This is a dark day for our nation, but it is not the […]
Discriminatory Wake County Library Policy Scrapped
Thanks to a successful lawsuit filed by a Christian civil liberties organization, Wake County, North Carolina has agreed to reverse its unconstitutional Library Conference Room Policy that had prohibited organizations from using its facilities to present religious viewpoints. In April 2015, Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit against Wake County, challenging a policy that limited the […]
ALERT: Help Stop Gambling Expansion in North Carolina!
Efforts are underway in the state legislature to legalize video sweepstakes gambling in North Carolina, and WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT! Please contact your member of the State House this weekend and ask him or her to OPPOSE the legalization of video sweepstakes. It is our understanding that the House Republican Caucus is […]
Sweepstakes Rumors Rising in N.C. General Assembly
The rumor mill around the state legislature is humming about an effort to legalize electronic sweepstakes gambling in North Carolina. Two bills have been introduced to make electronic sweepstakes legal, but neither has seen any action so far this session. One reason for this may be that in the last month officials in the judicial branch […]