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Early Voting Starts Today!

NC Family Staff | October 15, 2020
One-Stop Early Voting in North Carolina begins today and ends Saturday, October 31. During this period, you can register and vote on the same READ

Fourth Circuit Activist Opinion Reads Like A “Transgender Manifesto”

NC Family Staff | September 4, 2020
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled last week that a Virginia county school board violated federal law by not allowing READ

2020 Summit on Protecting Children in Education

Calley Mangum | August 7, 2020
Several pro-family organizations are joining together to hold an event aimed at protecting children from the increasingly graphic sexual education being presented in public READ

School Choice Opponents Sue to Overturn Opportunity Scholarship

Calley Mangum | July 29, 2020
Seven North Carolina parents, in conjunction with the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the National Education Association (NEA), are suing in an READ

POV: COVID-19 Saving Marriages?

Julie Tisdale | July 27, 2020
Earlier this month, the New York Post published a story with the encouraging headline “Divorce filings drop as COVID-19 lockdown mends marriages.” The story went on READ

Trump Executive Order Seeks To Improve Foster Care & Adoption

Makenna McCoy | July 14, 2020
According to national statistics, more than 400,000 children nationwide are in foster care, and of those, more than 124,000 are waiting for adoption. Over READ

SCOTUS Strikes Montana Law That Discriminates Against Religious Schools

NC Family Staff | July 1, 2020
In a major win for school choice and religious liberty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Montana law preventing religious schools READ

Nebraska Supreme Court Accepts Legal Challenge To No-Fault Divorce

Makenna McCoy | June 19, 2020
The Supreme Court of Nebraska has agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to the state’s no-fault divorce law. The challenge is based on a READ

POV: Loving From a Distance During COVD-19

Julie Tisdale | March 31, 2020
Last week, right in the middle of this Covid pandemic, my family was rocked by the unexpected news that my husband has a brain READ

Resources for Parents and Students Schooling at Home

NC Family Staff | March 25, 2020
The closure of K-12 schools, colleges, universities and many businesses across our state and nation to quell the spread of COVID-19 means that parents READ

Yes! Talk About Religion and Politics (POV)

Traci DeVette Griggs | January 7, 2020
When it comes to getting along with others, many of us have bought into the old adage: “Never talk about religion or politics.”  Well, READ

POV: Far More Than A Chicken Sandwich

John Rustin | November 22, 2019
I’ve long admired Chick-fil-A’s slogan, “We didn’t invent the chicken, just the chicken sandwich,” because it cleverly acknowledges two fundamental ideals: (1) the restaurant READ

HHS Proposal Returns Federal Funding to Faith-Based Adoption and Foster-Care Agencies

Calley Mangum | November 5, 2019
Faith-based organizations that provide foster-care and adoption services can continue to operate according to their deeply held beliefs without fear of losing federal funding, READ

Disturbing Themes In Reading Assignment

Julie Tisdale | October 4, 2019
Every week, I meet with and mentor a 14-year-old through a program at my church. We work on homework or assigned readings together, and READ

Are You Being Manipulated?

Traci DeVette Griggs | September 4, 2019
Big news recently on the social media front is action by Facebook and Twitter to ban accounts that were set up by the Chinese READ

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