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Bill Sponsors Pull Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling Proposal

NC Family Staff | May 30, 2018
A bill that would have legalized Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) gambling in North Carolina was pulled from consideration after being debated in a State House READ MORE

ALERT: Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling Bill Scheduled in House Committee Tomorrow!

NC Family Staff | May 29, 2018
A bill that would legalize Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling in North Carolina is scheduled to come up for debate in a House committee tomorrow, READ MORE

ALERT: Bills Would Double Lottery Advertising!

NC Family Staff | May 24, 2018
Measures have been introduced in both the State House and Senate to authorize the State Lottery Commission to double the amount it spends on READ MORE

NC’s Opioid Epidemic Has Thousands Of Victims That Almost No One Is Talking About

Julie Tisdale | May 22, 2018
Opioids are a hot topic at the moment. I see news articles about drug deaths, crime, lost economic productivity, and the burden on the READ MORE

Trump Administration Moves To Further Block Taxpayer Dollars From Funding Abortion

Traci DeVette Griggs | May 21, 2018
President Donald Trump announced Friday he is reinstating a Reagan-era rule designed to protect federal funds from being redirected to abortion services. Title X READ MORE

Take A Stand Against Video Gambling!

Rachel Lee Brady | May 18, 2018
Illicit video gambling parlors are preying on families across North Carolina, and we must take action to end this harmful activity in our state. READ MORE

NC General Assembly Returns For “Short” Legislative Session

Jake Sipe | May 17, 2018
Members of the North Carolina General Assembly assembled in Raleigh this week for the start of the 2018 “short” legislative session. Like all “short” READ MORE

High Court Strikes Down Federal Ban On Sports Betting

NC Family Staff | May 16, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on Monday that strikes down a federal law banning sports betting in the U.S. and opens the READ MORE

Scouts Adding To America’s Crisis of Masculinity?

Julie Tisdale | May 14, 2018
I’ve been thinking a lot about the decision of the Boy Scouts to open their organization to girls and to drop “boy” from their READ MORE

Primary Voting Today!

NC Family Staff | May 8, 2018
Today is Primary Election Day! It may be difficult to believe, but the 2018 election season is upon us. Although primary elections do not READ MORE

NC Family Joins Coalition Fighting To Cut Planned Parenthood Title X Funding

NC Family Staff | May 2, 2018
NC Family has joined more than 85 pro-life groups urging the Trump administration to fulfill a top pro-life priority that would keep some taxpayer READ MORE

Christian Leaders Call Us All To Prayer on Thursday, May 3!

NC Family Staff | May 1, 2018
Plumbers, engineers, car mechanics, presidents of universities—Christians from all walks of life—are encouraged to take time this Thursday, May 3 to join together in READ MORE

California Bill Raises Major Religious Liberty Concerns

NC Family Staff | April 26, 2018
A bill that is quickly moving through the California State Legislature has religious liberty advocates worried that certain Christian books and counseling recommendations could READ MORE

Case of British Toddler Again Brings International Outrage

Traci DeVette Griggs | April 25, 2018
Once again, the laws and policies that rule Great Britain’s medical system are drawing the ire of people all over the world and have READ MORE

Call To Prayer For Imprisoned Pastors With North Carolina Connections

NC Family Staff | April 19, 2018
Pastor Andrew Brunson remains behind bars in a dangerous prison in Turkey waiting for the continuation of a trial many hoped would end his READ MORE

POV: Could the Mention of “God” in Court Cause a Mistrial?

John Rustin | April 18, 2018
Could the mere mention of “God” in an American courtroom serve as the basis of a mistrial? A case that recently came before the READ MORE