NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on Family Policy Matters, we will be airing n inspiring speech by Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom and Director of ADF's Center for Academic Freedom. This message was delivered at NC Family's Major Speaker Series Dinner in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 19th. 

This weekon Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Leila Miller, co-author of the new book Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's Tough Moral Issues . They discuss her new book and how to help today's parents shepherd children in age-appropriate ways around 10 of the biggest moral challenges facing kids in our current culture.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham speaks with Bruce Asheford, Provost and Professor of Theology and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. They discuss how Christianity applies to the many facets of public life and how we as Christians can bear witness to our faith in ways that contribute to the common good.  

This weekon Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with David Gibbs III, the President and General Counsel at the National Center for Life and Liberty. They discuss the importance of churches seeking legal protections in today's changing world.

This weekon Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Jere Royall and Jake Sipe, members of the NC Family staff. They discuss the importance of this year's election, the NC Family voter guide, and what listeners can do to help.  

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Candi Cushman, Director of Education Issues at Focus on the Family. They discuss Focus on the Family's "Bring You Bible To School Day," a nationwide religious freedom initiative for students of all ages.

This week on Family Policy Matters,NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Kimberly Curlin, the Director of the Wake County Chapter of Safe Families. They discuss the mission of Safe Families, which is to bring together families in need with churches and host families who

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks withDr. Greg Murphy,a State Representative, physician, and surgeon from Greenville, N.C., about the opioid epidemic and what the North Carolina General Assembly is doing to combat it.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Dr. Jane Anderson, a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. They discuss the increasing number of adolescents diagnosed with depression, and how parents can help.

NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Brad Griffin, Associate Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, which focuses on providing research, resources, and support to churches who want their youth ministry programs to help young people develop a fruitful, and long-lasting faith.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Brian Jodice, Executive Vice President for Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC). PEFNC is a statewide organization that seeks and supports greater educational opportunities for parents and students. They discuss school choice opportunities in North Carolina.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Katy Faust, founder and director of Them Before Us, an organization devoted to giving children a voice in the debate over family structure. They discuss the problems with the current conversations about parenting and family formation.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Dr. Ray Guarendi, a clinical psychologist for over 40 years and author of more than a dozen books on parenting, marriage, adoption, and now grandparenting. They discuss his new book, Being a Grandparent: Just Like Being a Parent…Only Different!

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin speak with Catherine Fowler Sample, writer and producer of the award-winning film "The Dating Project." The film is a new documentary that follows five modern-day singles, age 20 to 40, in their quest to find authentic love and meaningful relationships. They discuss how the dating scene has changed in America over the last one...

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham interviews Susanne Berger. Berger is the Board Chair of Neighbor Health Center, a new faith-based health center that seeks to serve Christ by providing primary care to patients of all ages regardless of whether they have health insurance. They discuss her personal story of faith and vocation, as well as the missio...

Dr. Pat Fagan, Founder and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI), discusses the dramatic shift in western nations away from intact married religious families with children; why that shift matters, and what can be done to reverse this troubling trend.

This week, NC Family President interviewed Father Sean Raftis, a parish priest in Montana who has become well-known in recent years as one of the Gonzaga Prep "Tag Brothers" whose story has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, ESPN, CBS and is now the inspiration for the summer blockbuster movie "Tag." They discuss his intriguing story and the importance of deep lasting friendship.    

This week we will be re-airing a wonderful interview from May 2017 between NC Family President John L. Rustin, and Andrew Walker, Director of Policy Studies at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss a small group study on religious liberty produced by the ERLC.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin interviews Janet Oehl, an activist with Onslow Protect Our Students. They discuss the fight against comprehensive sex education that was being pushed in her local school system, and how the success of a small grassroots movement has developed into a statewide organization dedicated to a similar mission.

This week on Family Policy Matters Traci Griggs, Director of Communications at NC Family, interviews Jo Teague, substance abuse counselor for Wake County Human Services-Child Protective Services and founder of Alcohol and Drug Assessment Services in Raleigh, North Carolina. They discuss the impact of the opioid crisis on the foster care system in North Carolina, and how concerned citizens can help...

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham interviews Debbie Capen, Executive Director of MiraVia, a pregnancy care center on the campus of Belmont Abbey College.  They discuss her personal story and the mission of MiraVia.

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John L. Rustin speaks with Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss school safety and where the research suggests efforts should be made to best keep children, teachers, and staff safe.

This week on Family Policy Matters we will be airing an inspiring speech by John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. The message was delivered at NC Family's Major Speaker Series in Greenville, N.C., on April 26.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Pastor Outreach Director, Thomas Graham, spoke with Dr. Patrick O'Connell, founder of Sentinel Primary Care. They discuss Dr. O'Connell's personal journey of faith and vocation, as well as, how he integrates his religious beliefs into his work as a primary care physician.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John L. Rustin talks with Helen Alvare, a family law professor at George Mason University's Scalia Law School. They discuss her new book, Putting Children's Interests First in American Family Law: With Power Comes Responsibility.