NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his recent article, "The Lonely (Political) Crowd." Dr. Streeter discusses the connection between political involvement and loneliness, and how we can counter loneliness in our current politically-charged society.

This week on Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs talks to Pastor Joe Carter about his recent article "How to read the news with discernment." Carter gives tips for navigating the often confusing and misleading world of instant news and, occasionally, "fake news."

This week on Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Haley McNamara of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to discuss the far-reaching web of the pornography industry. McNamara exposes the numerous businesses and companies that are benefiting from the porn industry, and shares how the National Center on Sexual Exploitation has been fighting this toxic industry.

This week on Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs talks to Father John Bartunek about his new book, Spiritual but not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Bartunek discusses the disconnect we are seeing between "religious" and "spiritual," and how we can bridge this divide to achieve a fully rounded faith that is both spiritual and religious

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with John Bursch of Alliance Defending Freedom to discuss the March for Life's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect them and other objectors from the Obama era so-called contraceptive mandate.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs talks to Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and President of the Ruth Institute, a global nonprofit focused on keeping families together. Dr. Morse addresses the popular "seamless garment" approach that has been used against the pro-life movement, and how she and the Ruth Institute plan to turn this approach on its head to advance pro-l...

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Anna Beavon Gravely, Executive Director of NC FreeEnterprise Foundation. Gravely discusses this week's Super Tuesday election, and what the data tells us about North Carolina's highly competitive political landscape this year.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs talks to Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, about a new survey of American voters on paid family leave. Olsen shares the surprising findings that support for paid family leave spans the partisan divide and is highly important to key voter groups.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life America. Hawkins shares the state of the pro-life movement right now, both on the federal and state levels, and how we all can be ready to fight for life when Roe v. Wade is hopefully overturned.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is pleased to bring you a re-airing of the radio show from March 16, 2017. In this show, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with Andrew Kern, President of the CiRCE Institute. Kern speaks about the revitalization of classical education in our country and state, and what can be gained from this atypical approach to education.

This week on Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs talks to Eric Buehrer, founder of Gateways to Better Education. Buehrer tells the story of his organization's work to update the US Department of Education's guidelines for religious liberty, so that students, teachers, and administrators are aware of their Constitutionally protected religious liberties.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Jackie Bonk of Project Rachel in Eastern North Carolina. Bonk discusses her work with post-abortive mothers and fathers, and how there can be hope and healing for those who have gone through this heartbreaking experience.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs talks with Patrina Mosley of the Family Research Council. Mosley discusses the recent rise in chemical abortions, and outlines the dangers associated with chemical abortions, as well as many of the lies that the abortion industry markets about this particular method.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs joins NC Family President John Rustin, and Director of Community Impact and Counsel Jere Royall to discuss the growing hemp industry in North Carolina. Rustin and Royall share details about the 2019 Farm Act, as well as define key terms like hemp, marijuana, THC, and CBD.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs continues her conversation with Luke Goodrich of the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty. In Part 2 of this 2-part show, Goodrich discusses his new book Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America , and elaborates on how we as Christians can be informed advocates for religious freedom.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs speaks with Luke Goodrich of the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty. In Part 1 of this 2-part show, Goodrich discusses his new book Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America , in which he outlines the top five threats to religious freedom in our culture today.

This week on Family Policy Matters , we have a special treat for you. To celebrate the Christmas season, NC Family welcomes the ERLC's Dan Darling to do a reading from his new book, The Characters of Christmas. Darling reads from the chapters on Herod, Mary, the innkeeper, and more, and helps us understand what these characters might have been feeling and places us in their shoes.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs talks with Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons of the Institute for Marital Healing. Dr. Fitzgibbons discuss his new book, Habits For A Healthy Marriage , and some of the most common and dangerous conflicts in marriage—selfishness and anger—and how to combat these conflicts.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. Michael Naughton to discuss his new book, Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World . Dr. Naughton shares how our culture often has a fundamental misunderstanding of "leisure" and how we need both work and leisure to live full lives.

This week on Family Policy Matters , we bring you Part 2 of an excerpt from an address given by former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran to NC Family's Major Speakers Dinner in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 7, 2019.

This week on Family Policy Matters , we bring you an excerpt from an address given by former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran to NC Family's Major Speakers Dinner in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 7, 2019.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs talks with Mary Eberstadt, senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, about her new book Primal Screams . In this book, Eberstadt discusses the loss of and subsequent search for identity many individuals in our culture have experienced, and explains this loss through the lens of society's de-...

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Dr. Samuel Gregg, research director at the Acton Institute, to discuss his new book. Dr. Gregg examines the misconception much of our culture has about the relationship between faith and reason, and how both are ultimately essential in the search for truth.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family brings you Part 3 of a speech delivered by Dr. Ryan Anderson of The Heritage Foundation at NC Family's Major Speakers Dinner in Charlotte, NC on October 8, 2019. Dr. Anderson concludes his address by outlining the mechanization and ideology behind transgenderism, and how we can apply our Christian ideology in love to defend truth.

This week on Family Policy Matters , NC Family brings you Part 2 of a speech delivered by Dr. Ryan Anderson of The Heritage Foundation at NC Family's Major Speakers Dinner in Charlotte, NC on October 8, 2019. Dr. Anderson continues his discussion about what all children are entitled to in their lives, and how those rights are in jeopardy in the culture war of today.