Shows
NC Family's Family Policy MattersHow to Strengthen NC Families (with Aaron Baer & John Rustin)This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Aaron Baer, President of the Center for Christian Virtue, and John Rustin, President of NC Family, to discuss how North Carolina ranks on the Family Structure Index and how we can strengthen families in our state.
2025-03-3115 min
The Rustin ProjectEpisode 11 - John Bruton Returns!John returns from witness protection to talk current events! We talk about the Grammy's, WAP, how Rustin gets his news from Twitch, and of course, racism.
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2021-03-181h 11
The Rustin ProjectEpisode 6 - Why does Rustin hate Elon Musk?John explores why Rustin hates Elon Musk, and it has nothing to do with Dogecoin. Then John talks about returning to the comedy stage during the Covid blip. Finally we finish up with insiders corner on Photoshop, InDesign, and why we hate Adobe's iron grip on our wallets.
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2021-02-111h 23NC Family's Family Policy MattersNC Public Policy & 2021This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes two of NC Family's own to the show: President John Rustin, and counsel & Director of Community Impact Jere Royall. John and Jere examine the new makeup of NC's General Assembly, and what we can expect in state politics this coming year.
2021-01-2515 min
The Rustin ProjectThe Rustin Project - Episode ZeroIt's the pilot presentation, hopefully we get picked up by FXX. John discusses his newfound fatherhood while Rustin flexes his radio voice before we dive into dating and what we've been watching during Covid.
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2020-12-311h 13
The Rustin ProjectThe Rustin Project - TrailerFrom Golden Ox Studios, Rustin McCann and host John Bruton discuss what we would even call this thing
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2020-12-3101 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersA Pursuit Of Truth That Leads To FreedomThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is pleased to bring you a re-airing of the radio show from March 16, 2017. In this show, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with Andrew Kern, President of the CiRCE Institute. Kern speaks about the revitalization of classical education in our country and state, and what can be gained from this atypical approach to education.
2020-02-1015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersClearing the Air About HempThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs joins NC Family President John Rustin, and Director of Community Impact and Counsel Jere Royall to discuss the growing hemp industry in North Carolina. Rustin and Royall share details about the 2019 Farm Act, as well as define key terms like hemp, marijuana, THC, and CBD.
2020-01-0915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersLearning To Know GodThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with Jessica Burke, a former educator and writer for the Leadership Council of the ERLC. Burke discusses the importance of faith in a child's education, and how learning can help us all better know God through his creation. Burke also advises parents on balancing helping their children earn a successful education while growing a meaningful faith.
2019-07-1515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Dangerous Inequalities of the "Equality Act"This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with Mary Beth Waddell, Senior Legislative Assistant for the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. Waddell discusses the federal "Equality Act," which has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and analyzes its potential impact on individuals, families, and communities across our nation should it become law.
2019-06-1715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFlowers, Faith, and Religious FreedomThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family brings you a Q&A session between NC Family President John Rustin, Barronelle Stutzman, and Kellie Fiedorek, from our NC Family Major Speakers Dinner in Raleigh. Stutzman is the Washington State florist whose religious liberty case made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fiedorek is an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, who represents Stutzman in her ongoing defense of her religious liberties.
2019-06-1015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFathers and the FamilyThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Dr. Pat Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Initiative or MARRI. Dr. Fagan discusses the important role of fathers in families, especially in the relationship between fathers and sons.
2019-05-2815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersAn Inside Perspective on NC's Pro-Life BillsThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family president John Rustin sits down Senator Joyce Krawiec of the North Carolina General Assembly. Sen. Krawiec discusses SB 359 – Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that she sponsors and Governor Roy Cooper recently vetoed. Sen. Krawiec explains the necessity of this and other pro-life bills currently in the NC Legislature, and why North Carolinians should urge their legislators to override the Governor's veto.
2019-05-0615 minNC Family's Family Policy Matters"Well At Least I Have Cerebral Palsy For An Interesting Reason" (RE-AIR)This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is excited to re-air an episode from February of 2016. In it, NC Family president John Rustin talks with pro-life advocate and speaker, Gianna Jessen, who was miraculously born alive after her biological mother underwent a failed saline abortion in the 1970s. Jessen tells her amazing story and how God has used her life to promote the sanctity of human life.
2019-04-2215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Woman Who Inspired "Unplanned"This week on Family Policy Matters, NC President John Rustin talks with Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood Clinic Director whose story of transformation and redemption is featured on screen in the film Unplanned, now in theaters. Johnson discusses her inspiring story, her ministry And Then There Were None for abortion clinic employees seeking a way out, and how Unplanned came to be.
2019-04-0815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersParenting for an Immortalized FutureThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with Barrett Johnson, co-founder of I.N.F.O. For Families, which stands for Imperfect and Normal Families Only. Johnson addresses the trend we have seen in recent years of public figures having their pasts come back to haunt them, and how parents can protect, teach, and prepare their children to make wise choices in an era where nearly everything they do is immortalized on social media.
2019-03-0415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersUnmasking the Pro-Abortion AgendaThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin talks to Steven Aden, chief legal officer and general counsel for Americans United for Life (AUL), one of the country's preeminent pro-life legal organizations. Aden focuses on recent anti-life legislation as well as AUL's annual Life List, a ranking of every state in regards to the status of their pro-life laws. Aden discusses North Carolina's placement specifically, and what can be and is being done to move our state higher in the rankings.
2019-02-1115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Cross and the Storm-Tossed FamilyThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southeastern Baptist Convention, and the author of Christianity Today's 2019 Book of the Year, The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home. Dr. Moore offers a practical, realistic perspective for nurturing and maintaining a healthy biblical family life that reflects the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
2019-02-0415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersExpert Insight Into NC's Upcoming Legislative SessionThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is pleased to bring you a special look into one of our Cornerstone Community calls. Our most recent call featured special guest Paul "Skip" Stam, former Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Along with NC Family President John Rustin, Stam shares his insight on the recently convened 2019-2020 session of the NC General Assembly, and how he thinks this new legislature will address key issues such as abortion, school choice, and gambling.
2019-01-2815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersGiving Marriage A VoiceThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with April Readlinger, Executive Director of CanaVox. Readlinger discusses CanaVox's international work in strengthening marriages through the use of reading groups, and how open and honest conversations about marriage with like-minded individuals can reestablish the idea of community.
2019-01-2215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFaith Amidst SufferingThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin talks with Dr. Frank Moncher, a clinical psychologist and consultant for the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia and Catholic Charities USA. Dr. Moncher speaks to the struggles many adults experience in caring for their aging and infirmed parents, and addresses the growing trend of assisted suicide. Furthermore, Dr. Moncher offers insight towards how our faith both influences our view of suffering, and guides us through a difficult period of life.
2019-01-1415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersRetaking Religious LibertiesThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Greg Baylor, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and the Director of ADF's Center for Religious Schools. Baylor unpacks how religious and moral objections to the Obamacare contraceptive mandate have played out judicially under the aid of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and if the Trump administration has done enough to provide protections for these objectors.
2019-01-0715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe God-Shaped Brain and the Aging BrainThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Dr. Timothy Jennings, a board-certified psychiatrist, author, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatrist Association, and President of Come and Reason Ministries. Dr. Jennings explains how our physical bodies are very much connected to our spiritual souls, and how engaging and experiencing God, truth, and love can result in better health and better life, especially as we age.
2018-12-3115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersGrassroots Efforts On Sex Education Have Statewide ImpactThis 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.
2018-06-2515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersTurning Back The Tide Of The Opioid EpidemicThis week NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Dr. Omar Manejwala, Chief Medical Officer of Catasys and a one of the nation's leading experts of addiction. They discuss the opioid epidemic, some practical steps we can take to combat it, and the role faith can play for someone in recovery.
2018-04-0215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersValuable Insights On Today's Hot Button Cultural TopicsThis week NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Nancy Pearcey, a renowned Christian apologist and professor in residence at Houston Baptist University. They discuss her valuable insights into some of today's biggest hot button cultural topics.
2018-03-2615 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersLegalizing Marijuana Defies ReasonThis week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family President John Rustin sits down with Dr. Michelle Cretella, President of the American College of Pediatricians. Dr. Cretella shares her insights into the push to legalize marijuana, and why such legalization is dangerous for individuals and families across the nation.
2016-11-2515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWe Are All LobbyistsIn Part 1 of this 2-part series, NC Family President John Rustin talks with NC Family Lobbyist and Counsel Jere Royall, about his unique and winsome philosophy on lobbying in the North Carolina General Assembly.
2016-08-1114 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersPart 2 Of "Is My Religious Liberty Being Ignored?"In part 2 of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Travis Weber, director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, about how the current state of religious liberty in our nation is threatening the constructs of the U.S. Constitution.
2016-08-0414 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersIs Religious Liberty Being Ignored?In part 1 of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Travis Weber, director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, about how the current state of religious liberty in our nation is threatening the constructs of the U.S. Constitution.
2016-07-2814 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersLiving Together Often Weakens Chances For Long Happy MarriageNC Family President John Rustin talks with Scott Stanley, Ph.D., Co-director of the Center for Marriage and Family Studies at the University of Denver, about his research regarding cohabitation and why couples should think twice before moving in together before marriage.
2016-07-2114 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersAbstinence Education On The RiseNC Family president John Rustin talks with Valerie Huber, president of Ascend (formerly the National Abstinence Education Association) about a new CDC study that shows a remarkable decline in teen sexual activity in recent years.
2016-07-1414 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhat Does Title IX Really Say?NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, about the escalating national battle over the Obama Administration's effort to force gender-neutral bathrooms, showers, and changing facilities on public school campuses nationwide.
2016-07-0714 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Media-Discerning FamilyNC Family president John Rustin talks with Bob Waliszewski, director of Focus on the Family's Media and Culture Department and PluggedIn.com, about some of the new movies being released this summer, and how we can determine whether they are truly family-friendly.
2016-06-3014 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersLittle Sisters Of The Poor UpdateNC Family president John Rustin talks with Helen Alvaré, JD, professor of law at George Mason University and founder of Women Speak for Themselves, about the U.S. Supreme Court's May 2016 opinion in Zubik v. Burwell, and what that ruling means for the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious nonprofits.
2016-06-2315 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Differences Between Moms And DadsNC Family president John Rustin talks with Glenn Stanton, Ph.D., director of family formation studies at Focus on the Family, about the key differences between moms and dads and why those differences matter to child wellbeing.
2016-06-1615 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Lottery—An Unreliable Source Of State RevenueNC Family president John Rustin talks with Lucy Dadayan, senior policy analyst for the Rockefeller Institute for Government in New York State, about a new report she authored entitled, "State Revenues from Gambling: Short-Term Relief, Long Term Disappointment."
2016-05-2615 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Planned Parenthood Investigation Must ContinueNC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, about the ongoing Congressional investigation into Planned Parenthood's alleged involvement in the illegal procurement and sale of aborted baby body parts.
2016-05-1915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersCampus Speech Policies Are Too Restrictive For StudentsNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tyson Langhofer, senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit ADF has filed on behalf a Christian student group against NC State's speech permit policy.
2016-05-1215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersRating System Protecting TV Industry, Not ChildrenNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about a new PTC report that analyzes the TV Content Ratings System and reveals that the current system is inadequate to protect children against the increasing amount of sexual, violent and profane content on television.
2016-04-2815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhy We Shouldn't Select A New Supreme Court Judge NowNC Family president John Rustin talks with Casey Mattox, Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about why the United States Senate should wait until after the 2016 Presidential election to hold hearings to find a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who passed away in February.
2016-04-2115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersResponding To Attacks On HB 2NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed recently against North Carolina's new law, HB 2, the Public Facilities and Security Act, which has been under attack from LGBT activists and the media since it became law on March 23.
2016-04-1415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersProtecting Campus Speech, Part 2In Part 2 of this 2-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Robert Shibley, executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education (or FIRE), about freedom of speech on college and university campuses in North Carolina, and how we can better protect academic freedom.
2016-04-0715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersProtecting Campus Speech, Part 1This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Robert Shibley, executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education (or FIRE), about freedom of speech on college and university campuses in North Carolina, and how we can better protect academic freedom.
2016-03-3115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersIf They Must Be There, Let's Make Them SafeThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Chris Gacek, senior fellow for regulatory affairs at Family Research Council, about an important case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court called Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt, which involves a legal challenge to Texas' abortion safety law.
2016-03-2415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersCombatting The Explosion Of PornThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Roxanne Stone, editor-in-chief of Barna Group, about a new report, The Porn Phenomenon, which highlights the growing use and acceptance of pornography among teens and young adults.
2016-03-1715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersOpening Meetings With Prayer: Constitutional?This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Gibbs, III, president and general counsel for the National Center for Life and Liberty, about the continuing legal battle over Rowan County, NC's public invocation policy, which was recently heard by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
2016-03-0315 minNC Family's Family Policy Matters"This, In Many Ways, Is An Acid Test Of Who We Are As A People."This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Daniel Blomberg, JD, an attorney with The Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty, about Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell—an important religious freedom case before the U.S. Supreme Court—about why this case matters to every person of faith in America.
2016-02-2515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersNo Different From Mike WallaceJohn Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, about a new report from Family Research Council, "Investigating Planned Parenthood and Research Using Aborted Babies."
2016-02-1815 minNC Family's Family Policy Matters"Well At Least I Have Cerebral Palsy For An Interesting Reason."This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with pro-life advocate and speaker, Gianna Jessen, who was miraculously born alive after her biological mother underwent a failed saline abortion in the 1970s, about her amazing story and how God has used her life to promote the sanctity of human life.
2016-02-1115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersCharter Schools ARE Public SchoolsThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, about how North Carolina's charter school law performed in a new report that ranks charter school laws across the nation.
2016-02-0415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersStam Reflects On His Career, Part 2This week, in part two of series that began last week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Representative Paul "Skip" Stam, who represents the southern portion of Wake County in the N.C. House, about his career in the General Assembly.
2016-01-2815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersStam Reflects On His Career, Part 1This week, in part one of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Representative Paul "Skip" Stam, who represents the southern portion of Wake County in the N.C. House, about his career as a pro-life attorney and his work in the General Assembly.
2016-01-2115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersOn Teens Making Wise Decisions About Sex, Part 2This week, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Valerie Huber, president of Ascend, formerly the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA), about the important role parents can play in helping teens make wise decisions about sex.
2016-01-1415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersOn Teens Making Wise Decisions About SexThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Valerie Huber, president of Ascend, formerly the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA), about why more American teens are delaying sexual activity, and the important role parents can play in helping teens make wise decisions about sex.
2016-01-0715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersProtecting Student Privacy At School, Part 2In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Matt Sharp, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about an important case in Virginia that is currently before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and could have a significant impact on the privacy, safety and health of students in public schools in North Carolina.
2015-12-3015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersProtecting Student Privacy At SchoolThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Matt Sharp, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about an important case in Virginia that is currently before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which could have a significant impact on the privacy, safety and health of students in public schools in a number of states, including North Carolina.
2015-12-2215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersCounteracting The Abortion Pill One Life At A TimeThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. Matthew Harrison, a pro-life family physician in Charlotte, NC, and associate director of Culture of Life Family Services, about the Abortion Pill Reversal Method, which he helped to pioneer in 2006.
2015-12-1715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersPornography Can Damage Your Child's Self-ImageThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. Michelle Cretella, president of the American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDs), about how pornography harms children, and steps parents can take to protect their children from sexually explicit material online.
2015-12-0315 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhy Daily Fantasy Sports Is GamblingThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Les Bernal, executive director of the Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation, about daily fantasy sports gambling and why it should be banned.
2015-11-2515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersResponding Like Jesus To The Redefinition Of MarriageThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with J.D. Greear, lead pastor of The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham area, about how Christians can respond to the redefinition of marriage in both Truth and love.
2015-11-1215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhat Happened To The Muppets And What Parents Can Do About ItThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about ABC's new television show, The Muppets, and why the PTC is warning parents that this is not a show for children.
2015-11-0515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Power Of Prayer Outside Abortion ClinicsThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Shawn Carney, campaign director for 40 Days for Life, a national pro-life campaign to end abortion through prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil, about the national campaign, and the growing number of young people who are joining the pro-life movement.
2015-10-2915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersGovernment's Coercive Threat To Religious LibertyThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, about the escalating threat to religious liberty from the legalization of same-sex unions, and what pro-family citizens should do to fight back.
2015-10-2215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFetal Tissue Research: An Antiquated ScienceThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Prentice, Ph.D., vice president and research director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, about fetal tissue research, and why he believes it is not only unethical, but also unnecessary.
2015-10-1515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Exploitation Of Women Through SurrogacyThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Jennifer Lahl, founder and president of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, about the dangers of surrogacy for both women and children, and why it should be banned nationwide.
2015-10-0815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersHis Christian Community Gave Him Courage To Speak OutThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Duke University Student Brian Grasso, who created a firestorm over his refusal to read the Duke University summer reading selection, Fun Home. Brian talks about how other Millennials can stand up for their faith on issues within our culture.
2015-09-3014 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersInside The Kim Davis CaseThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Mathew Staver, founder and chairman of the Liberty Counsel, about his client, Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis, who is under fire for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her deeply held religious beliefs.
2015-09-2415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersA New Kind Of Taboo For ChildrenNC Family president John Rustin talks with Jennifer Johnson, associate director of the Ruth Institute, about the harms of divorce on children and adults, and how the issue of divorce is related to the debate over same-sex "marriage" and same-sex parent families.
2015-09-1715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersVideo Sweepstakes Gambling And Political CorruptionNC Family president John Rustin talks with Bob Hall, executive director of the political watchdog group, Democracy NC, about the corrupt nature of the video sweepstakes gambling industry in North Carolina, and why state lawmakers need to reject any effort to legalize sweepstakes gambling in the Tar Heel State.
2015-09-1015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersNational Day Of Action Against Predatory GamblingNC Family president John Rustin talks with Adam Forcade, co-founder of the Kings Mountain Awareness Group and Director of Grassroots Development at Stop Predatory Gambling, about the upcoming "National Day of Action Against Predatory Gambling," which is scheduled for September 26 and 27 in cities across the U.S. including Kings Mountain, NC.
2015-09-0315 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersReproductive TraffickingNC Family president John Rustin talks with Alana Newman, a donor conceived woman and former egg donor, who is the founder of the Coalition Against Reproductive Trafficking, about the harms of third-party reproduction.
2015-08-2715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersTruth Overruled: The Future Of Marriage & Religious FreedomNC Family president John Rustin talks with Ryan Anderson, Ph.D., the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, about his new book, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom, and where we go from here after the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2015 ruling that redefined marriage.
2015-08-2015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersExposing Planned ParenthoodNC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, about the ongoing undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood by the pro-life Center for Medical Progress, and what pro-lifers can do to help put an end to the abortion giant's harvesting and sale of aborted baby parts.
2015-08-1315 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersResponding To Transgender Activism, Part 2In part two of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council, about the dangers of the Transgender Movement, and how Christians should respond.
2015-08-0615 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersResponding To Transgender Activism, Part 1In part one of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council, about the dangers of the Transgender Movement, and how Christians should respond.
2015-07-3015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersUnderstanding House Bill 465NC Family president John Rustin talks with North Carolina Representative Jacqueline Schaffer (R-Mecklenburg) about an important piece of pro-life legislation that she sponsored and that recently became law, House Bill 465–Women and Children's Protection Act of 2015.
2015-07-2415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersAn Update On The Rowan County Prayer BattleNC Family president John Rustin talks with David Gibbs, III, president and general counsel of the National Center for Life and Liberty, about the ongoing legal battle over the public prayer policy of Rowan County, North Carolina.
2015-07-2415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersProtecting Your Ministry, Part 2In part two of this two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about an important new resource that ADF has produced entitled, "Protecting Your Ministry," and why this 44-page legal manual is a must-have for churches, Christian schools and other religious organizations.
2015-07-0915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersProtecting Your Ministry, Part 1In part one of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about an important new resource that ADF has produced entitled, "Protecting Your Ministry," and why this 44-page legal manual is a must-have for churches, Christian schools and other religious organizations.
2015-07-0215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersKeeping School And Library Computers SafeNC Family president John Rustin talks with Haley Halverson, Communications Director for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCSE), about the NCSE's Safe Schools/Safe Library project, which is a grassroots campaign designed to help parents ensure that libraries and school computers are safe for kids to use.
2015-06-2515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersA Christian Alternative To The Boy ScoutsNC Family president John Rustin talks with John Stemberger, president of the Florida Family Policy Council, and founder and chair of Trail Life USA, a Christian adventure and leadership program for boys, about the continuing struggles facing the Boy Scouts of America, and the youth program he founded to give Christians an alternative.
2015-06-1815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersMillennials And FaithNC Family president John Rustin talks with Naomi Schaefer Riley, a weekly columnist for the New York Post and a former Wall Street Journal editor, about some of the issues she raises in her new book, Got Religion?, about Millennials (young adults age 30 and younger) and the Church.
2015-06-1115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Science Of Fetal PainNC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. David Prentice, vice president and research director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, about the emerging scientific evidence on fetal pain, and why this science is important to the passage of a federal bill, H.R. 36–The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protect Act.
2015-06-0415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersMillennials And LoveNC Family president John Rustin talks with Meg McDonnell, executive director of the Chiaroscuro Institute, about how Millennials (young adults under 30) view love, marriage and family, and about a unique project she co-founded that is helping to rebuild the marriage culture among this generation.
2015-05-2815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Importance Of Abortion Waiting PeriodsNC Family president John Rustin talks with Amber Lehman, CEO, and Mary O'Shea, Program Director, of First Choice Pregnancy Solutions in Wake Forest, NC, about the importance of increased waiting periods for abortion procedures, and why these waiting periods are a crucial part of protecting women's health.
2015-05-2115 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhy The Religious Freedom Restoration Act?NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, litigation staff counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about the importance of Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) laws, and why North Carolina needs a state RFRA to strengthen religious liberty protections for all its citizens.
2015-05-1415 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFinding Truth, Part 2NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Nancy Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, about her new book, Finding Truth: Five Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism and Other God-Substitutes.
2015-05-0715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFinding Truth, Part 1NC Family president John Rustin talks with Christian apologist, Nancy Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, about her new book, Finding Truth: Five Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism and Other God-Substitutes.
2015-04-3015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFCC And Broadcast DecencyNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about the Federal Communication Commission's enforcement of the broadcast decency law and why it matters to families.
2015-04-0915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Dangers Of ENDANC Family president John Rustin talks with Ryan Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and the editor of the journal, Public Discourse, about the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (or ENDA) and the dangers it poses to a number of fundamental civil liberties.
2015-04-0215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersBella's Gift With Sen. Rick SantorumNC Family president John Rustin talks with the Honorable Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and 2012 presidential candidate, about his new book, Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation.
2015-03-1215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersStanding Up For Religious FreedomNC Family president John Rustin talks with Travis Weber, Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council, about the growing threat to religious liberty from those seeking to redefine marriage, and what Christians can do to stand up against these attacks.
2015-03-0515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersDebunking The Myth Of "Medical" MarijuanaNC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. Kevin Sabet, Director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida and former Senior Advisor to the White Office of National Drug Policy, about his recent book, Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana.
2015-02-2615 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhat It Means To Love Our "LGBT" NeighborsNC Family president John Rustin talks with Glenn Stanton, Director of Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, about his new book, Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor: Being Friends in Grace and Truth.
2015-02-1915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFighting Casino Expansion In Kings Mountain, NCNC Family president John Rustin talks with Adam and Cynthia Forcade, co-founders and leaders of the Kings Mountain Awareness Group, about their grassroots efforts to fight the establishment of a proposed 220,000 square foot Indian gambling casino in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
2015-02-1215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersNational Marriage Week USA 2015NC Family president John Rustin talks with Sheila Weber, executive director of National Marriage Week USA, about the annual event scheduled for February 7-14, and how individuals, churches and communities can help strengthen marriage.
2015-02-0515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActNC Family president John Rustin talks with Douglas Johnson, legislative director for National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) in Washington, DC, about H.R. 36—the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a major piece of federal legislation aimed at banning abortions after 20 weeks.
2015-01-2915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersDefending Marriage In A Hostile WorldNC Family president John Rustin talks with John Stonestreet, a Fellow with the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview and co-host of the "Breakpoint" radio program, about his new book, Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage, which he co-wrote with Sean McDowell.
2014-11-1315 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhy Casinos Are Bad For BusinessNC Family president John Rustin talks with economist John W. Kindt, professor of Business and Legal Policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, about the economic impacts of casinos and casino gambling on the communities in which they are located.
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