NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on Family Policy Matters, we are re-airing a show from October 2022, where host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Susan Bane to discuss (and correct) some of the myths surrounding abortion. Dr. Bane is an OB/GYN, and is currently the Medical Director at Choices Women's Center in Wilson, North Carolina.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Brent Leatherwood, the new president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, to discuss what's in store for them in the near future.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Andy Jackson, Director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, to discuss the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent decision reversals and the implications they will have for the 2024 elections. These include voter ID, redistricting, and voting rights for felons. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Alvin Lui, President of Courage is a Habit, to discuss the ways that the school system in America is dumbing down our children and pushing a liberal agenda.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Mary Eberstadt, Author and Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, to discuss the damage that is still being done as a result of the sexual revolution, and how the church can work to combat it.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Arielle Del Turco, Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, to discuss the rise in the attacks on churches, how they are impacting religious liberty, and what we can do about it.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Jean Twenge, an author and Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, to discuss why this rise is occurring and what we can do to protect our teens.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Erika Bachiochi to discuss the true heart of feminism, and how we can reclaim the original vision and achieve true equality (spoiler alert, it involves celebrating gender differences instead of denying them).

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Jaime Zerbe, chief of staff at Smart Approaches to Marijuana, along with NC Family's Jere Royall and Sharon Sullivan to discuss the dangers of "medical" marijuana and the impact it could have on North Carolina. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Kenny Xu to discuss an alternative to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements, especially in the healthcare industry. Xu is the author of the book An Inconvenient Minority , the president of Color Us United , and a resident of North Carolina.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Jameson Broggi, one of the primary supporters of the North Carolina Reclaiming Education on America's Constitutional Heritage Act (NC REACH Act), to discuss the value of requiring college students to read some of America's foundational documents. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Charles Fain Lehman, a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss the increase in deaths from suicide, drugs, and alcohol and how it connects to the decrease in religiosity in America. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Erica Steinmiller-Perdomo, legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, to discuss the legal case where an abortion doctor in North Carolina is suing the state in order to increase her capacity to perform abortions. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tim Goeglein to discuss the continued importance of America's history, especially in light of Tim's new book, Toward a More Perfect Union. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Senator Amy Galey to discuss the Parents' Bill of Rights and the impact it could have for parents in North Carolina.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Stan Goldfarb, Board Chair at Do No Harm, to disucss why the transgender movement has taken off and the dangers it continues to bring.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Hal Frampton, Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), to discuss why a North Carolina teacher was fired for teaching a series of optional seminars critiquing critical race theory. ADF has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dr. David Phillips, the teacher in question, against the North Carolina Department of Public Instruc...

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Peter McFadden to discuss how to build and maintain a healthy marriage, covering everything from Saint Valentine all the way to the truth about "true love."

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Patrick T. Brown to discuss how the workplace can become more family friendly and work with employees as they raise their children. Patrick is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back John Rustin and Jere Royall to discuss some of the prominent issues that will be addressed by the North Carolina legislature this session.

Abortion laws across America have changed a lot over the last year. Ever since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade , many states have taken significant steps to restrict abortion and protect life. This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Bill Pincus, the president of the North Carolina Right to Life, to discuss North Carolina's abortion laws and steps that we...

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Erica Komisar to discuss ways that we can help adolescents navigate the mental health crisis that is wreaking havoc on our country. Erica is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back the Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, Connor Semelsberger, to discuss the importance of the family unit and how we can take steps to rebuild the American family. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Katharine B. Stevens, the CEO and Founder of the Center on Child and Family Policy, to discuss how we can best care for our children in their early years. 

In this special edition of Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs talks all things Christmas with Dr. Michael Barber, from the origins of our traditions to the biblical justification for making Christmas a long celebration.