Barronelle’s Battle Comes to an End
Washington State florist Barronelle Stutzman, along with our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom, have announced a settlement with the ACLU over Barronelle’s well-known religious liberty case. This ends a nearly ten year long court battle for Barronelle. In 2014, Barronelle declined to design flowers for a friend and long-time customer’s same-sex wedding. She explained that […]
Happy National Adoption Awareness Month!
Did you know that November is National Adoption Awareness Month? In honor of this special month, we wanted to share a few inspiring and helpful resources with you about adoption… 1. “An Inside Look at Adoption: Q&A with Adoptive Parents” — Spotlight Article from the Summer 2020 Edition of Family North Carolina Magazine. Adoptive parents Tony […]
POV: COVID, Marriage, and Mental Health
I remember the day, a couple of months into COVID, when a close friend walked into my living room and said, with despair in her voice, “I don’t think I’m ever going to be hugged again.” Up until that point, we’d had a few folks over but had been maintaining some distance, trying to be […]
U.S. House Passes Radical and Sweeping Pro-Abortion Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that many have characterized as the most radical, pro-abortion disaster that our nation has seen since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973. In fact, H.R.3755–Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 would essentially codify Roe v. Wade and create an absolute right to abortion in federal law. […]
Insights On Vaccine and Mask Mandates from Our Friends at ADF
The ever-increasing number of vaccine and mask mandates by government officials, schools, employers, restaurants, retailers, and public venues has many citizens asking “What are my rights when it comes to COVID-19 protocols?” Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom have produced a helpful Summary Guidance resource that provides insight into this issue, especially as it relates […]
Christian Schools Should Be Thoroughly Christian (and not just for legal reasons)
~ This article originally appeared on the Colson Center’s BreakPoint Podcast on September 14, 2021, and is reprinted here with their permission ~ Last week, a U.S. District judge ruled against a Catholic school [in North Carolina] that had fired a male teacher for announcing that he planned to marry his male partner. Coming from […]
NC Legislature Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Age for Marriage
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill this afternoon that would raise the minimum age for marriage in North Carolina from fourteen to sixteen years of age. SB 35–Max 4-Yr Age Diff to Marry Under 18 Yrs, has already passed in the State Senate, and now heads to Governor Roy Cooper for his signature […]
Charlotte Passes SOGI Ordinance
The Charlotte City Council voted unanimously last night in favor of adopting an ordinance that would ban discrimination based on—among other categories—“sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression).” The ordinance directly addresses “discrimination” within employment, public accommodations, and businesses that contract with the City of Charlotte. As of January 1, 2022, employers in Charlotte will […]
A New Approach to Overturning Roe v. Wade
NC Family has joined with 21 other state family policy organizations in a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case deals with pro-abortion organizations and individuals challenging Mississippi’s law banning abortions after 15 weeks with limited exceptions. The High Court is scheduled to […]
Barronelle Stutzman’s Long Obedience and the Failure of the Court
This article comes from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview’s BreakPoint Podcast, which aired today, July 7, 2021 On Friday, in an act of what can only be described as dereliction, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear the case of Arlene’s Flowers, Inc. vs. Washington. In refusing to hear this case, the […]