Members of the North Carolina General Assembly will reconvene in Raleigh on Tuesday, April 21 for the beginning of the 2026 “Short” Legislative Session. This year’s session is technically the second year of the two-year legislative biennium, which began in late-January 2025. But, just how “short” this year’s session will be is anyone’s guess.

Gender transition ideology has taken the world by storm. Some adults, including medical professionals, are pushing children down this path and coaching them on what to say. Parents are facing intense pushback if they don’t affirm their child’s new “identity.” The transgender movement is teaching children that if they feel uncomfortable in their bodies, it means they a...

Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the NC General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we discuss:

Two recent court decisions have called into question the truth about religious freedom and the freedom for a person to express their deeply held religious beliefs. While one of these cases is a direct affront to freedom of expression (Finland’s Supreme Court Decision), the other case exploits a law enacted to properly protect a citizen’s religious fr...

Over the last fifty years, the institution of marriage has been under attack. The increase in divorce, the legal redefinition of marriage to include same-sex unions, and the rise of individuals avoiding the commitment of marriage altogether has fractured families across the nation. So how do healthy marriages impact our communities and nation at large?

This wee...