Little Sisters of the Poor Update
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Helen Alvaré, JD, professor of law at George Mason University and founder of Women Speak for Themselves, about the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 2016 opinion in Zubik v. Burwell, and what that ruling means for the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious nonprofits. “Family Policy Matters” […]
Campus Speech Policies Are Too Restrictive For Students
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tyson Langhofer, senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit ADF has filed on behalf a Christian student group against NC State’s speech permit policy. “Family Policy Matters” Transcript: Campus Speech Policies Censor Christian Students INTRODUCTION: Tyson Langhofer is senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending […]
Responding to Attacks on HB 2
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed recently against North Carolina’s new law, HB 2, the Public Facilities and Security Act, which has been under attack from LGBT activists and the media since it became law […]
Opening Meetings With Prayer: Constitutional?
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Gibbs, III, president and general counsel for the National Center for Life and Liberty, about the continuing legal battle over Rowan County, NC’s public invocation policy, which was recently heard by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. “Family Policy Matters” Transcript: Opening Meetings With Prayer: […]
“This, in many ways, is an acid test of who we are as a people.”
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Daniel Blomberg, JD, an attorney with The Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty, about Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell—an important religious freedom case before the U.S. Supreme Court—about why this case matters to every person of faith in America. “Family Policy Matters” Transcript: “This, in many […]
No Different From Mike Wallace
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, about a new report from Family Research Council, “Investigating Planned Parenthood and Research Using Aborted Babies.” “Family Policy Matters” Transcript: No Different From Mike Wallace INTRODUCTION: Arina Grossu is the Director of the Center […]
Charter Schools ARE Public Schools
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, about how North Carolina’s charter school law performed in a new report that ranks charter school laws across the nation. “Family Policy Matters” Transcript: Charter Schools ARE Public Schools INTRODUCTION: Nina Rees is president […]
Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 2
This week, in part two of series that began last week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Representative Paul “Skip” Stam, who represents the southern portion of Wake County in the N.C. House, about his career in the General Assembly. “Family Policy Matters” Transcript: Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 2 INTRODUCTION: Representative Paul “Skip” […]
Why We Must Boldly Declare the Truth About Marriage
This week, “Family Policy Matters” features a portion of a keynote address on why pro-family citizens are called to stand boldly for the Truth about marriage that Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, gave at the North Carolina Family Policy Council’s Major Speakers dinner event in Winston-Salem, NC, in November 2015. “Family Policy […]
Seven U.S. Supreme Court Decisions That Changed America
This week, “Family Policy Matters” features a portion of a keynote address on the seven Supreme Court decisions that changed America, as presented at the North Carolina Family Policy Council’s Major Speakers dinner event in Charlotte, NC, in November 2015. It was presented by Paul Weber, CEO of CitizenLink, a public policy partner of Focus […]