NC Family's Family Policy Matters

Latest Episodes:

Cultivating Christian Life and Thought Nov 09, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham speaks with Madison Perry, Executive Director of the NC Study Center. They discuss how the North Carolina Study Center came into existence, and how it serves the students of UNC.

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times for American Journalism Nov 03, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Director of Communications Traci Griggs speaks with John Miller, director of the journalism program at Hillsdale College. They discuss the transformation of the news media and why the absence of vibrant news reporting can be a threat to our American way of life.

Embracing the Better Angels of our Nature Oct 26, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with David Lapp who is the lead organizer for a group entitled "Better Angels." They discuss his efforts to reunite America by helping Americans to move past hostility and insults and find common ground across the political spectrum in order to achieve that foundational goal of our American Constitution, which is to form "a more perfect union."

A More Accurate Way of Talking about Sexual Abstinence Oct 23, 2017

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Our guest is Mary Anne Mosack, Executive Director of Ascend, an advocacy organization that works in the realm of Sexual Risk Avoidance education. She discusses how to help teens make wise and healthy decisions about activities and relationships, especially when it comes to human sexuality.

Serving at the Intersection of Ministry and Business Oct 16, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham speaks with Jim Dotson, Executive Director of Mission Increase Raleigh. They discuss Jim's personal story in corporate America and his work now helping organizations be effective stewards of the gifts and talents God has given them to maximize the Kingdom impact of their ministry.

Religious Liberty Attacks on the Rise in America Oct 09, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Kelly Shackleford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the nation's largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. They discuss crisis of religious liberty in America today, demonstrated by a new report documenting the rise in the number and severity of attacks on religion across our nation.

Embracing the Messiness of Parenthood Oct 02, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Paul Asay, an award-winning journalist who currently serves as senior associate editor at Plugged In. They discuss his new book, When Parenting Isn't Perfect, which he co-wrote with Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, to encourage parents to embrace the messiness of parenthood and to show grace to children.

Religious Freedom in Education Can Change America Sep 25, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Justin Butterfield, Director of Research and Education for First Liberty Institute, which is the nation's largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom. They discuss what students, parents and educators need to know about their religious liberty rights at school.

The Often Unidentified Problem Of Sex Trafficking Of Boys Sep 18, 2017

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NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham speaks with Chris and Anna Smith, Co-Founders of Restore One Ministry in this month's "Focus on Faith" segment. They discuss Restore One, a ministry that offers faith-based residential recovery programs, free of cost, to American boys who are survivors of sex trafficking.

Classical Education: What and Why Sep 11, 2017

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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin continues a discussion with Brett Kunkle, co-author—along with the Colson Center's John Stonestreet—of a new book entitled, A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World. They discuss the new book, which seeks to help young people successfully navigate today's complex culture while staying focused on those thing that are truly important and that have an eternal significance.