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NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Family Policy Matters is a weekly podcast and radio show produced by the North Carolina Family Policy Council. Each week, our host, Traci DeVette Griggs, welcomes leaders from across the state and nation to discuss topics related to faith, family, and life in North Carolina.
Episodes
- NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The Lottery—An Unreliable Source Of State Revenue
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Lucy Dadayan, senior policy analyst for the Rockefeller Institute for Government in New York State, about a new…
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The Planned Parenthood Investigation Must Continue
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, about the ongoing…
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Campus Speech Policies Are Too Restrictive For Students
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tyson Langhofer, senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit ADF has filed on behalf…
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Being A Championship Father
This week, "Family Policy Matters" features a portion of a keynote address on responsible fatherhood that Carey Casey of the National Center for Fathering gave…
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Rating System Protecting TV Industry, Not Children
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about a new PTC report that analyzes the TV Content…
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Why We Shouldn't Select A New Supreme Court Judge Now
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Casey Mattox, Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about why the United States Senate should wait…
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Responding To Attacks On HB 2
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties…
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Protecting Campus Speech, Part 2
In Part 2 of this 2-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Robert Shibley, executive director of the…
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Protecting Campus Speech, Part 1
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Robert Shibley, executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education (or FIRE)…
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If They Must Be There, Let's Make Them Safe
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Chris Gacek, senior fellow for regulatory affairs at Family Research Council, about an important case…
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Combatting The Explosion Of Porn
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Roxanne Stone, editor-in-chief of Barna Group, about a new report, The Porn Phenomenon, which highlights…
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The New Frontier In Parental School Choice
This week, NC Family president John L. Rustin talks with Darrell Allison, President of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC), about the…
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Opening Meetings With Prayer: Constitutional?
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Gibbs, III, president and general counsel for the National Center for Life and Liberty, about the…
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"This, In Many Ways, Is An Acid Test Of Who We Are As A People."
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Daniel Blomberg, JD, an attorney with The Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty, about Little Sisters of the…
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No Different From Mike Wallace
John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, about a new report from Family Research Council…
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"Well At Least I Have Cerebral Palsy For An Interesting Reason."
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with pro-life advocate and speaker, Gianna Jessen, who was miraculously born alive after her biological mother…
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Charter Schools ARE Public Schools
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, about how North…
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Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 2
This week, in part two of series that began last week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Representative Paul "Skip" Stam, who represents the southern…
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Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 1
This week, in part one of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Representative Paul "Skip" Stam, who represents the southern portion of…
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On Teens Making Wise Decisions About Sex, Part 2
This week, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Valerie Huber, president of Ascend, formerly the National Abstinence…
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On Teens Making Wise Decisions About Sex
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Valerie Huber, president of Ascend, formerly the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA), about…
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Protecting Student Privacy At School, Part 2
In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Matt Sharp, legal counsel with Alliance…
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Protecting Student Privacy At School
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Matt Sharp, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about an important case in Virginia that…
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Counteracting The Abortion Pill One Life At A Time
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. Matthew Harrison, a pro-life family physician in Charlotte, NC, and associate director of Culture of…
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Why We Must Boldly Declare The Truth About Marriage
This week, Family Policy Matters features a portion of a keynote address on why pro-family citizens are called to stand boldly for the truth about marriage…
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Pornography Can Damage Your Child's Self-Image
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. Michelle Cretella, president of the American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDs), about how pornography…
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Why Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Les Bernal, executive director of the Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation, about daily fantasy sports…
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Seven U.S. Supreme Court Decisions That Changed America
This week, "Family Policy Matters" features a portion of a keynote address on the seven Supreme Court decisions that changed America, as presented at the North…
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Responding Like Jesus To The Redefinition Of Marriage
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with J.D. Greear, lead pastor of The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham area, about how Christians can…
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What Happened To The Muppets And What Parents Can Do About It
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about ABC's new television show, The…
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The Power Of Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Shawn Carney, campaign director for 40 Days for Life, a national pro-life campaign to end abortion…
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Government's Coercive Threat To Religious Liberty
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, about the escalating threat to religious…
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Fetal Tissue Research: An Antiquated Science
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Prentice, Ph.D., vice president and research director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, about…
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The Exploitation Of Women Through Surrogacy
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Jennifer Lahl, founder and president of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, about the dangers…
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His Christian Community Gave Him Courage To Speak Out
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Duke University Student Brian Grasso, who created a firestorm over his refusal to read the Duke…
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Inside The Kim Davis Case
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Mathew Staver, founder and chairman of the Liberty Counsel, about his client, Rowan County, Kentucky…
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A New Kind Of Taboo For Children
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Jennifer Johnson, associate director of the Ruth Institute, about the harms of divorce on children and adults, and…
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Video Sweepstakes Gambling And Political Corruption
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Bob Hall, executive director of the political watchdog group, Democracy NC, about the corrupt nature of the video…
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National Day Of Action Against Predatory Gambling
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Adam Forcade, co-founder of the Kings Mountain Awareness Group and Director of Grassroots Development at Stop…
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Reproductive Trafficking
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Alana Newman, a donor conceived woman and former egg donor, who is the founder of the Coalition Against Reproductive…
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Truth Overruled: The Future Of Marriage & Religious Freedom
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Ryan Anderson, Ph.D., the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, about his new book, Truth Overruled…
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Exposing Planned Parenthood
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, about the ongoing undercover…
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Responding To Transgender Activism, Part 2
In part two of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family…
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Responding To Transgender Activism, Part 1
In part one of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council…
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An Update On The Rowan County Prayer Battle
NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Gibbs, III, president and general counsel of the National Center for Life and Liberty, about the ongoing legal…
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Understanding House Bill 465
NC Family president John Rustin talks with North Carolina Representative Jacqueline Schaffer (R-Mecklenburg) about an important piece of pro-life legislation…
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Protecting Your Ministry, Part 2
In part two of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel at Alliance Defending…
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Protecting Your Ministry, Part 1
In part one of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about an…
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Keeping School And Library Computers Safe
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Haley Halverson, Communications Director for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCSE), about the NCSE's…
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A Christian Alternative To The Boy Scouts
NC Family president John Rustin talks with John Stemberger, president of the Florida Family Policy Council, and founder and chair of Trail Life USA, a…
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Millennials And Faith
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Naomi Schaefer Riley, a weekly columnist for the New York Post and a former Wall Street Journal editor, about some…
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The Science Of Fetal Pain
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. David Prentice, vice president and research director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, about the emerging…
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Millennials And Love
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Meg McDonnell, executive director of the Chiaroscuro Institute, about how Millennials (young adults under 30) view…
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The Importance Of Abortion Waiting Periods
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Amber Lehman, CEO, and Mary O'Shea, Program Director, of First Choice Pregnancy Solutions in Wake Forest, NC, about…
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Why The Religious Freedom Restoration Act?
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, litigation staff counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about the importance of Religious…
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Finding Truth, Part 2
NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Nancy Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University…
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Finding Truth, Part 1
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Christian apologist, Nancy Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, about her new…
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Speaking The Truth, Part 2
This week, "Family Policy Matters" features the second part of a powerful presentation given by former U.S. Senator and 2012 presidential candidate Rick…
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Speaking The Truth, Part 1
This week, "Family Policy Matters" features the first part of a powerful presentation given by former U.S. Senator and 2012 presidential candidate Rick…
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FCC And Broadcast Decency
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about the Federal Communication Commission's…