NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Arielle Del Turco to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine, and how Christians in Ukraine, Russia, the U.S., and around the world can stand for Christ in the midst of this horrible conflict.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. Andy Jackson to discuss North Carolina's recent (and complicated) redistricting process, and explain how our new legislative and congressional districts could impact the upcoming election.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes ADF attorney Kevin Theriot to discuss the case of Love Life ministries, a NC pro-life nonprofit whose members were arrested in Greensboro—in violation of their First Amendment rights—for praying outside an abortion clinic.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Rev. Bob Fu to discuss the Chinese Communist Party's widespread persecution of Christians and Uyghur Muslims. Rev. Fu also shares his personal story of growing up in China and facing persecution first-hand as a house church leader.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Melissa Henson from the Parents Television and Media Council to discuss how the pandemic has negatively affected our media habits and screen time, especially for children and teens.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Sue Liebel from the Susan B. Anthony List to discuss the potentially landmark U.S. Supreme Court abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health . Liebel shares how states can be preparing themselves for a post- Roe v. Wade world, and what abortion laws currently look like in North Carolina.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Will Estrada of The Parental Rights Foundation to discuss the importance of parental rights and how parents across the country are starting to stand up and protect their children, especially in education.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Mike Long, President of PEFNC, to discuss the growth in school choice that North Carolina saw throughout 2021, and what we can expect looking forward into 2022.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Carl Trueman to discuss his new book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self , in which he explains how our culture has gotten to this point of aggressive individualism, and how Christians can speak the truth with love in this strange new world.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. Jimmy Myers to discuss the critical issue of mental health struggles among our nation's youth, a crisis which has been exacerbated by the nearly two-year long COVID-19 pandemic.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Patrick Brown from the Ethics and Public Policy Center to discuss his recent article, "5 Ways to Make America More Family-Friendly."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , NC Family President John L. Rustin sits down with North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell to discuss our state's economic landscape as we look forward to 2022. Treasurer Folwell addresses healthcare, the employment crisis, and North Carolina's budget surplus.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , we have a re-air of a show from June of 2017 with Matt Fradd, author of The Porn Myth . Fradd shares how pornography affects the brain and works just like any other addictive substance.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , we have a special year-end show featuring excerpts from the most popular episodes of Family Policy Matters that aired throughout 2021. Guests include North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, author Noelle Mering, and Kristie, a North Carolina mother of a transgender-identifying daughter.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Michael Ward, author of After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man. Ward discusses the importance of Lewis's most philosophical work in today's society, and how his "guide book" can help non-philosophers understand and apply the critical practices Lewis addresses.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Michael Farris, President of Alliance Defending Freedom, to discuss the potentially monumental U.S. Supreme Court Case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Farris unpacks the oral arguments heard by the Court last week and the likelihood that Roe v. Wade will be overturned.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , we're featuring Part 2 of an address given at NC Family's Charlotte Dinner in October by Roger Severino, former Director of the Office for Civil Rights. Severino shares how he stood for religious liberty during his time at HHS, particularly in regards to COVID-19 regulations, and how we can all stand for our rights by getting involved in the regulatory process...

This week on  Family Policy Matters , we're featuring Part 1 of an address given at NC Family's Charlotte Dinner in October by Roger Severino, former Director of the Office for Civil Rights. Severino shares the numerous achievements of his office in regards to life and religious liberty, and how the current administration has rolled back those achievements.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Family Research Council's Connor Semelsberger to discuss his recent analysis of Congress's Build Back Better bill, entitled "6 Things to Know About Biden's Anti-Family Budget Buster."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes FRC's Meg Kilgannon to discuss her recent report, "A Concerned Citizens Guide to Engaging with Public Schools."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs continues her conversation with author Noelle Mering. Mering discusses her newest book, Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology , in Part 2 of a 2-part show.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes author Noelle Mering to discuss her newest book, Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology,  in Part 1 of a 2-part show.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. Christian Smith from the University of Notre Dame to discuss his new book, Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation , which he co-authored with Dr. Amy Adamczyk.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Patrick T. Brown, author of the recent report "Working Class Americans' Views on Family Policy." Brown discusses some surprising findings that reveal what working class Americans really value when it comes to family policy.  

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Family Research Council's Arielle Del Turco to discuss how religious freedom is a national security issue, in particular as it relates to the recent turmoil in Afghanistan.