Proclaiming the Joy of Being Made in the Image and Likeness of God
Damon Owens, founder and Executive Director of joytob, a teaching ministry discusses the interwoven nature of a theology of family, theology of love, and theology of the body. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Proclaiming the Joy of Being Made in the Image and Likeness of God THOMAS GRAHAM: Thank you for joining us this Christmas week for […]
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 […]
Protecting the Next Generation: Sex Education Then and Now
Sex education has been a widely debated topic in recent decades – and it remains a hot button issue today. Changes in leadership at both the state and federal levels have brought about changes in the nature of sex education as well as changes in levels of funding for differing priorities. Generally speaking, there are […]
A Disturbing Proposal Concerning Parental Rights
Peter Sprigg, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council in Washington, D.C, discusses a disturbing proposed regulation in Delaware that would allow students to self-identify not only their gender (male, female or other), but also their race, and to do so potentially without any involvement from their parents. [This proposal is similar to […]
New School Choice Program Scheduled to Start in 2018
Parents of children with disabilities could have more educational freedom in 2018. North Carolina’s first ever Education Savings Account (ESA) was approved during the 2017 Legislative Session and will provide $3 million in state funds to help offset educational expenses for families of students with specific disabilities who wish to attend nonpublic schools. Parents of […]
Putting Pro-Life Belief Into Action Through Adoption
Rob Schwarzwalder, Senior Lecturer at Regent University and former Senior Vice-President at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., discusses how adoption intersects with a pro-life ethic. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Putting Pro-Life Belief Into Action Through Adoption INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us this week for Family Policy Matters. Today, we’ll be talking about one of […]
Legalities of Religious Expression during the Christmas Season
Tom Brejcha, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Society, discusses the conflicting and confusing information about the legalities of religious expression during the holiday season. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Legalities of Religious Expression during the Christmas Season INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us this week for Family Policy Matters. As we enter the Advent season […]
The Origins and Importance of Thanksgiving
Dr. Bradley Birzer, a Professor of History and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative, and Fellow of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library discusses the origins and importance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Family Policy Matters Transcript: The Origins and Importance of Thanksgiving INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us […]
Cultivating Christian Life and Thought
Madison Perry, Executive Director of the North Carolina Study Center, discusses how the Center came into existence and how it serves the students of UNC-Chapel Hill. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Cultivating Christian Life and Thought THOMAS GRAHAM: Thanks for joining us for this week’s special Focus on Faith edition of Family Policy Matters. Today, I am […]
Local Citizens Stand to Protect Students
Comprehensive sex education developed by Planned Parenthood was moving into nine middle schools in Cumberland County recently until a small group of concerned citizens came onto the scene and spoke up in opposition. The Cumberland County Board of Education last year approved partnering with NC Youth Connected (NCYC) to implement the program, Get Real: Comprehensive […]