It has not been uncommon for progressive/ socialist functionaries to gain control of accreditation agencies of various types. By doing this, they also control the actual work product of the entities being accredited. If you don’t dance to the accreditors’ tune, you are out of luck. This has been true […]
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Big, Beautiful Bill Passage: Defunding Planned Parenthood and Illegal Immigration Enforcement
With the passage and signing of Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”, there are a couple of enormous positives. The first is the defunding of Planned Parenthood. For decades, Republicans have controlled both houses and the Presidency at times, but never got this done. This is worthy of celebration that taxpayers are […]
Stein’s Latest Vetoes
We had previously reported on Josh Stein vetoing bills related to immigration enforcement. Now, he has vetoed a bill that reverses the green energy requirements in state law for electricity generation. In addition, he vetoed bills related to DEI and transgenderism. He also vetoed a bill that would have required […]
What They Do When They Take Over A Church To Transform It
Jon Harris describes some of the things that happened at the three high-profile church takeovers that had been previously highlighted: In February 2019, Hayes Wicker, the revered pastor of First Baptist Church of Naples, was forced to resign, compelled to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and barred from the church campus […]
Medicaid Expansion In NC Threatened By “Big, Beautiful Bill”
First things first. The bill is certainly big, but it has never been beautiful. It is very difficult to know what is in it at this point, and what is not. There is more work to do to get it passed, in any event. Now, Carolina Journal is reporting that […]
Hostile Takeover of Faith Baptist: Part Of A Pattern?
This is the organization that produced the three-part documentary: The emails we’ve been receiving since this documentary released reveal something disturbing, but not surprising: a pattern among churches with similar stories in North Carolina. — Church Reform Initiative (@Church_R_I) July 1, 2025
Ten Years Of Same-Sex Marriage
Last week marked the 10-year anniversary of the infamous Obergefell Supreme Court decision that forced legal acceptance of same-sex marriage on all the states. The decision was a disaster from a number of standpoints. I found a couple of good articles that discuss the decision and its implications. In particular, […]
Good News: NC Taxpayers No Longer Have To Pay For Transgender Treatments
This is the result of the US Supreme Court vacating previous rulings requiring the state to provide this coverage in its State Health Plan. What courts had issued these rulings? A U.S. District Court judge and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Readers will recall that the circuit court […]
North Carolina’s Response to Hurricane Helene and “Rightly Ordered Love”
Brittany Farrell has a great article in Family North Carolina magazine about the response by North Carolina citizens to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. She describes the doctrinal concept of ordo amaris that suggests we must first help those closest to us. She particularly discusses Baptists on Mission (formerly […]