POV: Our Listening Skill & God’s Genius
While watching some of the recent coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, I joyfully marveled again at the God-given human athletic skill on display. Our wise Creator’s genius in the human body comes spectacularly to life in this global competition every four years. And every time I view these games, Psalm […]
Religious Liberty Victory for Magistrate in NC!
In a victory for religious liberty, a North Carolina magistrate reached a settlement on her legal challenge against the state that will restore the salary and retirement benefits she lost when she was forced to resign in October 2014. Gayle Myrick was a magistrate in Union County, North Carolina in 2014 when same-sex marriages started […]
Religious Freedom Gets Another Boost
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) introduced a new division Thursday that will help to ensure religious freedom and conscience protections for individuals and organizations in the healthcare industry. The new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division will be part of the DHHS Office for Civil Rights, and was “established to restore federal […]
UNC System Officially Adopts Free Speech Policy
The UNC System Board of Governors is implementing a new policy to “ensure free, robust, and uninhibited debate and deliberation by students” at all UNC system schools. The Board officially adopted the new rules in response a directive from the NC General Assembly this past session in the form of HB 527 Restore/Preserve Campus Free […]
NC Family Leads Delegation to Stand for Religious Liberty at U.S. Supreme Court Today!
Before most of us turned over in our beds last night, a busload of North Carolina citizens were gathered in Raleigh at 4 a.m. to board a bus en route to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. NC Family staff and these individuals from all across the state are spending today at the Supreme […]
Legislative Leaders File Motion to Dismiss HB 2/HB 142 Lawsuit
State legislative leaders have asked a Federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit challenging House Bill 142, the “replacement” bill for North Carolina’s House Bill 2. If granted, this action would nullify a legal proposal filed last week by Governor Roy Cooper and other parties in the case that seeks to invalidate the bathroom protections included in House […]
Governor Roy Cooper Mandates Open Bathrooms Across N.C.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper took sweeping action on Wednesday issuing an Executive Order that will allow men to enter women’s public bathrooms, showers, locker rooms and other intimate facilities across the state and that will grant special legally protected status in state employment and contracting on the basis of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity […]
NC Family Presents “Life & Liberty Awards” at Charlotte Dinner
Last night at our annual Charlotte Dinner, NC Family was proud to present our “Life & Liberty Award” to two lawmakers who, according to NC Family President John L. Rustin have “set the example of courageous leadership in the public eye and behind the scenes as they tirelessly work to educate, encourage and bolster their […]
POV: Lean Across The Aisle
I remember when it happened to me. I was sitting in a conference room at NC State University as a part of a group of community members tasked with helping reduce alcohol use and abuse on campus. It was an interesting mix of people from all walks of life. Over lunch one day, I struck […]
Trump Administration Takes Major Actions to Protect Religious Liberty
The Trump Administration took two major actions on October 6 in an effort to further protect religious liberty in our nation. First, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it was making changes to Obamacare’s contraceptive-coverage mandate so that religious and moral exemptions are provided for employers. Second, Attorney General Jeff […]