This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Mike Long, President of Parents for Educational Freedom North Carolina, to discuss North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship and the impact that it has.

A NC Detransitioner Sues Her Doctors (With Josh Payne)

11 days ago 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Josh Payne, attorney and co-founder of Campbell Miller Payne, PLLC, to discuss Prisha Mosley's legal case. Prisha is a North Carolina citizen who was pushed to pursue so-cal

The Danger And Detachment Of Surrogacy (With Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse) (Re-Air)

18 days ago 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, we are re-airing a show from June, 2020 where host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down again with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of The Ruth Institute to discuss the issue of surrogacy. Dr. Morse shares how surrogacy i

Perinatal Hospice: Loving Babies Born With Life-Limiting Conditions (With Mary Szoch)

25 days ago 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Mary Szoch, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, to discuss a new report that explored perinatal hospice as an alternative for babies wit

How to Create a Media-Savvy Family (With Adam Holz)

Mar 25th, 2024 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Adam Holz, Director at Plugged In and co-author of Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family: How to Navigate a Media-Saturated World--And Why We Should, to discuss how parents can cre

How to Combat a Family-Unfriendly Culture (With Timothy Carney)

Mar 18th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Timothy Carney, author of Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be, to discuss how America has created an increasingly family-unf

A Biblical View of Immigration (with Joshua Arnold)

Mar 11th, 2024 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Joshua Arnold, Senior Writer at The Washington Stand, to discuss four biblical principles to inform a Christian approach to immigration.

Is Masculinity Really Toxic? (with Nancy Pearcey)

Mar 4th, 2024 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Nancy Pearcey, a professor and author of the book The Toxic War on Masculinity, to discuss the many cultural challenges that men are facing today. The Toxic War on Masculini

How to Teach Your Children a Biblical Worldview (With Dr. George Barna)

Feb 26th, 2024 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. George Barna, author of Raising Spiritual Champions, to discuss why it is critical for parents to instill a biblical worldview in their children and some tips for how th

Sharing the Stories of Those Hurt by the Transgender Movement With Kallie Fell

Feb 19th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Kallie Fell, Executive Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (CBC Network), to discuss the CBC Network's new documentary and book and how they share the s

Can Getting Married Save Civilization?

Feb 12th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Brad Wilcox to discuss the importance of marriage and his new book, Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization.

How North Carolina Compares to Other States on Issues of Life and Death

Feb 5th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Danielle Pimentel, Policy Counsel at Americans United for Life (AUL), to discuss AUL's Annual Life List and how North Carolina ranks compared to other states.

Why Christians Should Engage in Politics

Jan 30th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Christy Stutzman, author of The Spiritual Price of Political Silence, to discuss why and how Christians should engage in politics.

A Rural Church Meets Educational Needs

Jan 22nd, 2024 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Reverend Mark Perko and MiRandi Chewning to discuss Deep Creek Christian Academy, the school that they run through their church in rural North Carolina.

The Critical Connection: Faith, Race, and Political Engagement

Jan 16th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes John Amanchukwu, a pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina, to discuss his book Eraced: Uncovering the Lies of Critical Race Theory and A

A Pregnancy Resource Center Opens a Coffee Shop in NC

Jan 8th, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tonya Baker Nelson, Founder and CEO of Hand of Hope Pregnancy Centers, to discuss the new coffee shop she is opening this spring. You can learn more about Hand of Hope Pre

Protecting Our Teens (Even When They Push Us Away) (Re-Air)

Jan 1st, 2024 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, we are re-airing a show from January 2023, where host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Erica Komisar to discuss ways that we can help adolescents navigate the mental health crisis that is wreaking havoc on our c

Get to Know Our Staff, From Top Gun to Upcoming Weddings

Dec 22nd, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes the staff at NC Family to discuss everything from the best book they read this year to what they're looking forward to in 2024.

The Surprising History Behind Some Christmas Traditions

Dec 18th, 2023 15m 1s

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Michael Foley, author of the new book Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained, to discuss some of our favorite Christmas traditions and the history b

General Education Could Be Getting A Makeover at Public Universities

Dec 11th, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Jenna Robinson, President of The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, to discuss new model legislation that would revamp general education courses at public universi

What You Need to Know About Critical Race Theory

Dec 5th, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Neil Shenvi and Dr. Pat Sawyer, authors of the book Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society,

Raising Kids With Character

Nov 27th, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Monica Swanson, author of Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes without Being Asked, to discuss some practical ways that paren

How to Be God-Honoring Citizens in a Fallen World

Nov 20th, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Lynn Wogamon, author of Standing for God in America: How Christians Can Make a Difference in Today's Society, to discuss what the Bible says about being an engaged citiz

Kids, Phones, and Porn

Nov 13th, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Clare Morell, Director of the Ethics and Public Policy Center's Technology and Human Flourishing Project, to discuss how cell phones and social media are harming children an

A Free Mom For NC State Students

Nov 6th, 2023 15m

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Nancy Nelson, the founder of NCSU Free Moms, to discuss the organization and the work that they do loving on kids at NC State University.