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Governor Weaponizes Taxpayer Dollars In “Conversion Therapy” Executive Order

NC Family Staff | August 2, 2019
This afternoon, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper issued an Executive Order banning state and federal funds from being used to reimburse medical and mental health READ

Consent Decree Echoes Gov. Cooper’s “Gender Identity” Bathroom Policy

John Rustin | July 24, 2019
The latest development in the ongoing legal saga over access to public bathrooms in North Carolina took place on Tuesday, when U.S. District Court READ

POV: Religious Freedom For Medical Professionals Is Under Attack

Julie Tisdale | July 16, 2019
It’s become all too common to hear stories of creative artists, like florists and bakers, who find themselves in legal hot water after declining READ

Divorce is Down…and Up

Traci DeVette Griggs | June 27, 2019
The overall divorce rate in the U.S. has fallen over the past 25 years and younger adults are the reason why. Stats compiled by READ

Southern Baptists Apologize and Vow Change on Sexual Abuse Allegations

Traci DeVette Griggs | June 13, 2019
Southern Baptist Convention officers and messengers issued a strongly worded apology during their annual meeting this week and vowed ongoing action to help ensure READ

U.S. House Passes H.R. 5 – The “Equality Act”

NC Family Staff | May 17, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives voted this afternoon to approve H.R. 5 – the so-called “Equality Act.” After over two hours of debate, the READ

13 Reasons Why Netflix Debut Linked to Dramatic Increase in Teen Suicides

Traci DeVette Griggs | May 17, 2019
When Netflix first released the series 13 Reasons Why in May of 2017, school systems and public health officials all over the country warned READ

ALERT: Urge Your U.S. Representative to OPPOSE the So-Called “Equality Act”

NC Family Staff | May 9, 2019
NC Family has become aware that a vote on H.R. 5, the so-called federal “Equality Act,” is scheduled to take place on or before READ

Fight for Life or Hasten Death

Traci DeVette Griggs | April 25, 2019
Two bills introduced this week in the North Carolina House offer a startling contrast to end of life ideologies. One bill would provide more READ

Female Mutilation Bill Progressing Through State Senate

Calley Mangum | March 22, 2019
It is estimated that 513,000 women and girls as young as four are either at risk or have already undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) READ

NCDMV Makes It Easier to Change “Sex” on Driver’s License

NC Family Staff | January 31, 2019
A new form issued by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) will make it easier for individuals to change the “sex” designation READ

A New Kind Of Adoption

Julie Tisdale | November 28, 2018
There’s a new sort of adoption gaining ground. And it warrants some close scrutiny. I’ve written recently about In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and why adoption READ

POV: In Defense of Millennials

Traci DeVette Griggs | November 21, 2018
Everywhere we go, people ask my college professor husband, “What’s up with young people these days?” They think he has a unique perspective on READ

New York Times Article Highlights Extreme Media Bias

NC Family Staff | October 24, 2018
It goes unsaid these days that a heightened level of bias exists in the mainstream media—whether from the right or the left—but an article READ

Indiana Law Strengthens Sex Education Parental Permission Requirements

NC Family Staff | July 31, 2018
Indiana parents will now receive two written opportunities to either consent or decline before their children receive sex education instruction in school districts, now READ

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