By Peyton Major Christian Action League January 26, 2024 A prominent North Carolina school board voted Jan. 18 not to comply with major components of a landmark new state law known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” and immediately faced pushback as well as warnings of potential legal action. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board voted […]
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Influence and Impact: A Year of Christian Action in North Carolina
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 29, 2023 The Christian Action League has been a formidable force in North Carolina’s legislative process in 2023, actively engaging in lobbying efforts on a range of critical issues that resonate with its Christian mission and values. From landmark legislation concerning abortion restrictions and maternal support to contentious […]
North Carolina’s Education Transparency: Johnston County Sets the Example
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 16, 2023 Officials in Johnston County are making it clear that elementary-aged children do not need to be hearing about or reading about sexuality, sexual activity or gender identity at school. The Board of Education there last week approved policies that not only meet the letter of North […]
N.C. Legislature Overrides Cooper on 3 Bills that Protect Children and Guard Parental Rights
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League August 18, 2023 The North Carolina legislature overrode the vetoes of Gov. Roy Cooper this week on a trio of bills that supporters within the Christian and conservative communities say protects the health and safety of children against a leftist ideology that has blurred the differences between girls and […]
Parents’ Bill of Rights Heads to Cooper, Clarifying Moms and Dads Rights on Education, Gender, Elsewhere
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League June 30, 2023 The North Carolina House and Senate this week easily passed a bill known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” sending to Gov. Roy Cooper legislation that would clarify parents legal rights within education, gender, sexuality and other areas. The legislation, Senate Bill 49, declares that “parental […]
NCGA Advances Bills to Ensure Parental Rights and Protect Children from Transgender Surgeries
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 23, 2023 Bills designed to expand parental rights and to protect children from transgender surgeries advanced in the N.C. Legislature this week and could become law by the end of the session. The Christian Action League supports both measures. Parents’ Bill of Rights Senate Bill 49, which passed […]
State Senate Passes Parents’ Bill of Rights
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 10, 2023 “Parents are the primary decision-makers with respect to their minor children, not their school, or even the children themselves,” Sen. Amy Galey (R-Alamance) told fellow lawmakers Tuesday before the Upper Chamber passed the Parents Bill of Rights along a party-line vote. Senate Bill 49, which is […]
Parents Want More Transparency from Schools: Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves Forward
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 3, 2023 North Carolina parents have made it clear that they want more transparency from schools and more influence over what their children are being taught, and Republican lawmakers are trying, once again, to give them what they want with a new version of the Parents’ Bill of […]