NC Family's Family Policy Matters

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Faith Amidst Suffering Jan 14, 2019

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin talks with Dr. Frank Moncher, a clinical psychologist and consultant for the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia and Catholic Charities USA. Dr. Moncher speaks to the struggles many adults experience in caring for their aging and infirmed parents, and addresses the growing trend of assisted suicide. Furthermore, Dr. Moncher offers insight towards how our faith both influences our view of suffering, and guides us through a difficult period of life.

Retaking Religious Liberties Jan 07, 2019

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Greg Baylor, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and the Director of ADF's Center for Religious Schools. Baylor unpacks how religious and moral objections to the Obamacare contraceptive mandate have played out judicially under the aid of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and if the Trump administration has done enough to provide protections for these objectors.

The God-Shaped Brain and the Aging Brain Dec 31, 2018

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Dr. Timothy Jennings, a board-certified psychiatrist, author, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatrist Association, and President of Come and Reason Ministries. Dr. Jennings explains how our physical bodies are very much connected to our spiritual souls, and how engaging and experiencing God, truth, and love can result in better health and better life, especially as we age.

Is Church Optional? Dec 24, 2018

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This week on the Focus On Faith edition of Family Policy Matters, NC Family's Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham sits down with Joe Carter, an editor for The Gospel Coalition and of the NIV Lifehacks Bible. Carter discusses why many Christians do not attend church, the importance of attendance, and how pastors and parishioners can better welcome visitors, particularly Millennials, into their congregations.

Religion Is Not Like A Coat, Part 2 Dec 17, 2018

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This weekon Family Policy Matters, NC Family is happy to share part two of a two-part speech from our Winston-Salem Major Speakers Dinner. In this second portion, Dr. Bruce Ashford, a provost and professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses the social ostracism Christians can experience and how to stand firm in our faith in a secular world.

Religion Is Not Like A Coat, Part 1 Dec 11, 2018

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is happy to share part one of a two-part speech from our Winston-Salem Major Speakers Dinner. In part one, Dr. Bruce Ashford, a provost and professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses the relationship between Church and state, and the value of life in both of these arenas.

North Carolina's Four New Constitutional Amendments Dec 03, 2018

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin interviews Mitch Kokai, a senior political analyst at the John Locke Foundation, one of North Carolina's preeminent conservative research organizations and public policy think tanks. Mitch talks about four new amendments to North Carolina's constitution.

Drawing Young People Out Of A Culture Of Isolationism Nov 26, 2018

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NC Family President John L. Rustin interviews Cristina Barba, Founder and President of The Culture Project International, which seeks to restore culture through the experience of virtue. Christina, who has had a lifelong passion for proclaiming the dignity of human life, was awarded the 2016 Defender of Life Award by Students for Life of America, and she joins us today to discuss this exciting mission work that is taking place across our nation and in our own backyards.

Lessons From Little Ones About The Heart Of God Nov 19, 2018

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Erin Hawley, Law Professor at the University of Missouri and wife of newly elected U.S. Congressman Josh Hawley of Missouri. Erin discusses her new book, Living Beloved: Lessons from my little ones about the heart of God.

Canada's New Culture of Death Nov 12, 2018

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NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Wesley Smith, an author and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism. They discuss Canada's Supreme Court recent ruling on doctor-assisted suicide and why this is alarming to those of us in the United States.