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Welcome to the North Carolina Family Policy Council
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization serving to provide research and education on public policy issues that affect the family.
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Family Policy Perspectives Video
Find out about our DVD series on family issues.

RESEARCH AND ISSUES

Radio: Dangers of the Fairness Doctrine
NCPFC President, Bill Brooks talks with Lindsey Burke about universal or government-funded preschool, why it is dangerous, and whether similar efforts at the state level have proven successful. 
(July 4) listen

Connecting the Dots of the Homosexual Agenda
Alysee ElHage shows that seemingly unrelated issues relating to sexuality in society and government are actually interconnected and work together to further an expansive homosexual agenda. (May 2009) more

TOP STORIES

White House Celebrates Gay Pride Month
President Obama and the First Lady welcomed more than 200 members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) community to the White House for a party celebrating Gay Pride Month.
(July 2) more

Title V Abstinence Funding Expires
June 30 marked the end of Title V funding from the federal government for abstinence education programs, meaning that these programs must now look elsewhere for funding. (July 1) more

Court Upholds Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
A full panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has upheld the constitutionality of a Virginia statute banning partial-birth abortion. (June 29) more

Senate Rejects Corporal Punishment Change
The North Carolina State Senate rejected a bill Wednesday afternoon that would have limited local school districts’ authority on policies related to the use of corporal punishment. (June 25) more

Sexual Orientation Gets House Approval
Yesterday afternoon, House Speaker Joe Hackney cast the deciding vote as the North Carolina House voted 58 to 57 in favor of passing Senate Bill 526–School Violence Prevention Act on its third reading. (June 24) more

Senate Rejects Abstinence Standard
By a vote of 25–21, the North Carolina State Senate approved a bill Tuesday that will force the 104 of the state’s 115 school districts that currently teach Abstinence-Until-Marriage sex education programs to change to a more contraception-focused Comprehensive Sex Education program. (June 24) more

School "Sexual Orientation" Bill Passes House Vote
A bill to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" in a school bullying bill has passed the North Carolina House by a vote of 59 to 57 and will be on the calendar for a final vote today. (June 23) more

Justice Defends Marriage
The United States Department of Justice has filed a brief defending the federal Defense of Marriage Act against a lawsuit in federal court that demands federal benefits recognizing same-sex “marriage.” (June 22) more

Family Champion Training Coming to N.C.
Focus on the Family is bringing its “Family Champion Training” seminar for pastors and church leaders to Raleigh on August 22, 2009. (June 19) more

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