NC Family's Family Policy Matters

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What Do Americans Think About Paid Family Leave? (Re-air) Jul 26, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, we're bringing you a re-air of a show from February 2020 with Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Olsen discusses a survey of American voters on paid family leave, and shares the surprising findings that support for paid family leave spans the partisan divide and is highly important to key voter groups.

Political and Lonely (Re-air) Jul 19, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, we're bringing you a re-air of a show from April 2020 with Dr. Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute. Dr. Streeter discusses his article, "The Lonely (Political) Crowd," addressing connection between political involvement and loneliness.

Putting Children First Jul 12, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Katy Faust, founder of the world's first children's rights organization Them Before Us, to discuss her new book. Faust outlines why the majority of public policy issues could be solved if everyone viewed them through the lens of what's best for children.

Teachers vs. Gender Ideology Jul 06, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Matt Sharp from Alliance Defending Freedom to discuss the religious liberty rights of teachers, particularly in regards to the case of Tanner Cross, a Virginia teacher whom ADF is representing in his fight to defend his First Amendment rights.

North Carolina's Fight Against Human Trafficking Jun 28, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Shawna Pagano from Pat's Place, the lead agency for North Carolina's statewide initiative to fight human trafficking through Project NO REST. Pagano shares her experiences working with trafficking victims in North Carolina, and how Project NO REST is working to eliminate this modern-day slavery in our state.

Fighting the Sexualization of Children Jun 21, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin talks with Cathy Ruse from the Family Research Council about her recent report, Sex Education in Public Schools: Sexualization of Children and LGBT Indoctrination. Ruse's report details how graphic and extensive sex education classes have become in public schools, as activists push material that sexualizes and indoctrinates children. Ruse also gives advice for parents to help them protect their children from this type of material.

Do You Actually Have a Biblical Worldview? Jun 14, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. George Barna, renowned pollster and researcher, to discuss his newest project: the Center for Biblical Worldview. Dr. Barna discusses the importance of ensuring every Christian understands and adopts a Biblical worldview, wherein their faith informs how they think and act in every aspect of their lives.

Protect Your Profession Jun 07, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, to discuss how Christians in the workplace can protect their professions from being corrupted by the fallout of the sexual revolution.

Religious Liberty for All Jun 01, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Andrew Walker to discuss his new book, Liberty for All: Defending Everyone's Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age. Dr. Walker shares why it is important for Christians to defend religious freedom for all different religions, and how broad religious liberties can help our nation thrive.

Which Streaming Service is Right for My Family? May 24, 2021

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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Melissa Henson from the Parents Television and Media Council to discuss her recent report on the wide variety of streaming services now available to families. Henson outlines the programming and parental controls available on each streaming service, and suggests which ones best fit which families.