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NC Family President John Rustin
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NC Family's Family Policy Matters
How 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.
2025-03-31
15 min
The Rustin Project
Episode 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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therustinproject/support
2021-03-18
1h 11
The Rustin Project
Episode 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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therustinproject/support
2021-02-11
1h 23
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
NC Public Policy & 2021
This 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.
2021-01-25
15 min
The Rustin Project
The Rustin Project - Episode Zero
It'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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therustinproject/support
2020-12-31
1h 13
The Rustin Project
The Rustin Project - Trailer
From Golden Ox Studios, Rustin McCann and host John Bruton discuss what we would even call this thing --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therustinproject/support
2020-12-31
01 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
A Pursuit Of Truth That Leads To Freedom
This 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.
2020-02-10
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Clearing the Air About Hemp
This 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.
2020-01-09
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Learning To Know God
This 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.
2019-07-15
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The 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.
2019-06-17
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Flowers, Faith, and Religious Freedom
This 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.
2019-06-10
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Fathers and the Family
This 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.
2019-05-28
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
An Inside Perspective on NC's Pro-Life Bills
This 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.
2019-05-06
15 min
NC 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.
2019-04-22
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The 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.
2019-04-08
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Parenting for an Immortalized Future
This 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.
2019-03-04
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Unmasking the Pro-Abortion Agenda
This 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.
2019-02-11
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The Cross and the Storm-Tossed Family
This 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.
2019-02-04
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Expert Insight Into NC's Upcoming Legislative Session
This 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.
2019-01-28
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Giving Marriage A Voice
This 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.
2019-01-22
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Faith Amidst Suffering
This 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.
2019-01-14
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Retaking Religious Liberties
This 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.
2019-01-07
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The God-Shaped Brain and the Aging Brain
This 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.
2018-12-31
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Grassroots Efforts On Sex Education Have Statewide Impact
This 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.
2018-06-25
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Turning Back The Tide Of The Opioid Epidemic
This 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.
2018-04-02
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Valuable Insights On Today's Hot Button Cultural Topics
This 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.
2018-03-26
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Legalizing Marijuana Defies Reason
This 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.
2016-11-25
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
We Are All Lobbyists
In 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.
2016-08-11
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Part 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.
2016-08-04
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Is 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.
2016-07-28
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Living Together Often Weakens Chances For Long Happy Marriage
NC 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.
2016-07-21
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Abstinence Education On The Rise
NC 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.
2016-07-14
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
What 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.
2016-07-07
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The Media-Discerning Family
NC 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.
2016-06-30
14 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Little Sisters Of The Poor Update
NC 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.
2016-06-23
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The Differences Between Moms And Dads
NC 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.
2016-06-16
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The Lottery—An Unreliable Source Of State Revenue
NC 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.”
2016-05-26
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
The Planned Parenthood Investigation Must Continue
NC 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.
2016-05-19
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Campus Speech Policies Are Too Restrictive For Students
NC 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.
2016-05-12
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Rating System Protecting TV Industry, Not Children
NC 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.
2016-04-28
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Why We Shouldn't Select A New Supreme Court Judge Now
NC 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.
2016-04-21
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Responding To Attacks On HB 2
NC 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.
2016-04-14
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Protecting Campus Speech, Part 2
In 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.
2016-04-07
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Protecting Campus Speech, Part 1
This 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.
2016-03-31
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
If They Must Be There, Let’s Make Them Safe
This 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.
2016-03-24
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Combatting The Explosion Of Porn
This 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.
2016-03-17
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Opening 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.
2016-03-03
15 min
NC 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.
2016-02-25
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
No Different From Mike Wallace
John 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.”
2016-02-18
15 min
NC 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.
2016-02-11
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Charter Schools ARE Public Schools
This 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.
2016-02-04
15 min
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Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 2
This 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.
2016-01-28
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 1
This 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.
2016-01-21
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
On Teens Making Wise Decisions About Sex, Part 2
This 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.
2016-01-14
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
On Teens Making Wise Decisions About Sex
This 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.
2016-01-07
15 min
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Protecting Student Privacy At School, Part 2
In 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.
2015-12-30
15 min
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Protecting Student Privacy At School
This 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.
2015-12-22
15 min
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Counteracting The Abortion Pill One Life At A Time
This 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.
2015-12-17
15 min
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Pornography Can Damage Your Child’s Self-Image
This 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.
2015-12-03
15 min
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Why Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling
This 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.
2015-11-25
15 min
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Responding Like Jesus To The Redefinition Of Marriage
This 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.
2015-11-12
15 min
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What Happened To The Muppets And What Parents Can Do About It
This 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.
2015-11-05
15 min
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The Power Of Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics
This 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.
2015-10-29
15 min
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Government’s Coercive Threat To Religious Liberty
This 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.
2015-10-22
15 min
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Fetal Tissue Research: An Antiquated Science
This 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.
2015-10-15
15 min
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The Exploitation Of Women Through Surrogacy
This 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.
2015-10-08
15 min
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His Christian Community Gave Him Courage To Speak Out
This 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.
2015-09-30
14 min
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Inside The Kim Davis Case
This 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.
2015-09-24
15 min
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A New Kind Of Taboo For Children
NC 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.
2015-09-17
15 min
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Video Sweepstakes Gambling And Political Corruption
NC 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.
2015-09-10
15 min
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National Day Of Action Against Predatory Gambling
NC 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.
2015-09-03
15 min
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Reproductive Trafficking
NC 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.
2015-08-27
15 min
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Truth Overruled: The Future Of Marriage & Religious Freedom
NC 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.
2015-08-20
15 min
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Exposing Planned Parenthood
NC 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.
2015-08-13
15 min
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Responding To Transgender Activism, Part 2
In 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.
2015-08-06
15 min
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Responding To Transgender Activism, Part 1
In 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.
2015-07-30
15 min
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Understanding House Bill 465
NC 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.
2015-07-24
15 min
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An Update On The Rowan County Prayer Battle
NC 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.
2015-07-24
15 min
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Protecting Your Ministry, Part 2
In 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.
2015-07-09
15 min
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Protecting Your Ministry, Part 1
In 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.
2015-07-02
15 min
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Keeping School And Library Computers Safe
NC 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.
2015-06-25
15 min
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A Christian Alternative To The Boy Scouts
NC 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.
2015-06-18
15 min
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Millennials And Faith
NC 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.
2015-06-11
15 min
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The Science Of Fetal Pain
NC 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.
2015-06-04
15 min
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Millennials And Love
NC 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.
2015-05-28
15 min
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The Importance Of Abortion Waiting Periods
NC 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.
2015-05-21
15 min
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Why 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.
2015-05-14
15 min
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Finding Truth, Part 2
NC 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.
2015-05-07
15 min
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Finding Truth, Part 1
NC 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.
2015-04-30
15 min
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FCC And Broadcast Decency
NC 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.
2015-04-09
15 min
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The Dangers Of ENDA
NC 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.
2015-04-02
15 min
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Bella’s Gift With Sen. Rick Santorum
NC 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.
2015-03-12
15 min
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Standing Up For Religious Freedom
NC 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.
2015-03-05
15 min
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Debunking The Myth Of “Medical” Marijuana
NC 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.
2015-02-26
15 min
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What It Means To Love Our “LGBT” Neighbors
NC 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.
2015-02-19
15 min
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Fighting Casino Expansion In Kings Mountain, NC
NC 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.
2015-02-12
15 min
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National Marriage Week USA 2015
NC 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.
2015-02-05
15 min
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The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
NC 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.
2015-01-29
15 min
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Defending Marriage In A Hostile World
NC 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.
2014-11-13
15 min
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Why Casinos Are Bad For Business
NC 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.
2014-03-22
15 min