Top 4 Most Contested Truths in America (Part 1)
For NC Family’s Raleigh Dinner on May 10, 2022, we welcomed renowned author and president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Dr. Ryan T. Anderson, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Anderson spoke on what he called “the four most important civilizational truths that shouldn’t be contested, but are.” On this week’s episode of Family […]
SCOTUS Unanimous for Religious Freedom
On the same day that a draft opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health was leaked, the High Court issued its ruling in a crucial religious liberty case: Shurtleff v. City of Boston. In a unanimous 9-0 ruling in favor of religious liberty, the Supreme Court definitively stated that government cannot […]
The Complete Guide to Discussing Abortion
As the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health draws closer—along with the possibility of overturning Roe v. Wade—those of us in the pro-life movement must be informed and prepared to discuss our stance on this issue. Shawn Carney, co-founder and president of 40 Days for Life, has co-authored […]
The Constitutional Right to Parent
What exactly does the law say about parental rights, and how far do they extend? These are important questions to answer, as more and more parents are finding themselves faced with violations of their fundamental rights to parent their children. The North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL) recently released a resource for parents to […]
What Does It Mean to Be Human?
As biomedical science and technology continue to advance, many experts are concerned about the ethics of these advancements, and believe that America’s law and public policies do not sufficiently protect and honor human life. In fact, our nation’s bioethics often disregard what it even means to be human. So argues Dr. Carter Snead in his […]
Politics Without Fear
Despite our exhortation as Christians to fear not, we often let various types of fear prevent us from engaging in political discourse. It does not help that much of what we hear about politics through the news and social media is geared towards promoting fear. Dr. Brad Littlejohn has recently written a piece for The […]
A Holistic Approach to Poverty Prevention
Since the mid 1960s, the United States has spent about $24 trillion on fighting poverty through various government programs. Yet, the poverty rates across the country have hardly changed. Is there a better way to address the war on poverty? Dr. Vance Ginn thinks so, and that new approach places focus on the whole of […]
How Can NC Become the Most Pro-Life State in the Nation?
Every year, our friends at Americans United for Life release their Life List, which ranks every state in our nation on how well they protect the sanctity of human life, from conception to natural death. Arkansas came in first place this year after it enacted 16 life-affirming laws this past year. North Carolina sits in […]
God’s Work in War-Torn Ukraine
Almost exactly a month ago, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, beginning the first war in Europe since the 1990s. Millions of Ukrainian refugees have flooded into neighboring countries like Poland and Germany, while those Ukrainians who remain to defend their homeland face danger and death every day. There are countless ramifications of this war in […]
The First Amendment in Crisis
We have heard a lot in the past two years about First Amendment rights being threatened or violated by various government orders and COVID-19 regulations. In many cases, houses of worship and people of faith have even had criminal charges brought against them. Several lawsuits have been or continue to be litigated across the country […]