NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Paul "Skip" Stam, a lawyer and former member of the State House of Representatives, to discuss the propaganda tactics that the abortion industry has utilized to advance their agenda.  

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family's Mitch Prosser and Adamo Manfra discuss the foundational truths represented in the Declaration of Independence and how they impact NC Family's work 250 years later. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family's John Rustin, Mitch Prosser, and Jere Royall discuss the activities of the North Carolina General Assembly and the US Congress in 2025 and how it will affect families. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin welcomes Dr. Farr Curlin, physician, professor and Co-Director of the Theology, Medicine and Culture Initiative at Duke University, to discuss the recent HHS report on the impacts of transgender procedures on minors. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Wilfred McClay, historian and author, to discuss cultivating the art of conversation. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Wilfred McClay, historian and author, to discuss cultivating the art of conversation. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Daniel Darling, director of The Land Center for Cultural Engagement and the author of several books, to discuss the role of the family in the health of our nation.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Maria Keffler, author of the book Desist, Detrans & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult and co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, to discuss how to protect your children from the cult-like tactics that the transgender movement has utilized.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Maria Keffler, author of the book Desist, Detrans & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult and co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, to discuss how to protect your children from the cult-like tactics that the transgender movement has utilized.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Renee Griffith, Director of the EduBuilder program, to discuss her work empowering North Carolina's leaders in education. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss the benefits of phone-free environments for children. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss the benefits of phone-free environments for children. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Monique Yohanan, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, to discuss vaccine policy from a perspective that balances parental rights with public health concerns.  The opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or perspectives of NC Family. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Monique Yohanan, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, to discuss vaccine policy from a perspective that balances parental rights with public health concerns.  The opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or perspectives of NC Family. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Josh Wood, Executive Director of Them Before Us, to discuss the damage that divorce causes to children and society at large and what policies can be put in place to mitigate these effects. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Beverly Willett, author and co-chairman for the Coalition of Divorce Reform, to discuss the great importance of saving marriages and reducing unnecessary divorces.  Learn more about Beverly Willett's book, Disassembly Required

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this.

This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Marty McCaffrey, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina, to discuss how the medical community can improve care for babies born with genetic abnormalities. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Mississippi's Attorney General Lynn Fitch to discuss the Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance program (MAMA), and how it is helping women and children across the state.  

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center, to discuss the new Truth Rising documentary and study co-produced by the Colson Center and Focus on the Family.  This documentary will be available to stream on September 5, 2025. Learn more about Truth Rising here: https://www.truthrising.com  

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Patrick T. Brown, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss a pro-family perspective on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tonya Baker Nelson, President and CEO of Hand of Hope Pregnancy Centers, to discuss their work in providing aid to victims of human trafficking. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Reverend Paul Sullins, Research Associate Professor at The Catholic University of America, to discuss how Christians can approach scientific research in a healthy way. 

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tucker Young, NC Family's summer intern, to discuss his experience learning about the legislative process and effective advocacy from a Biblical perspective.