What a sneaky business model! Preying on some parents’ desire to raise children with a Christian mindset, Focus on the Family is trying to imprint children with the Focus on the Family brand. And they do this under the guise of caringly selling Christian teaching materials to parents. Check out the sales pitch e-mail (right) [...]

One of the heartening pieces of  news  from Public Policy Polling’s latest data: support for the amendment from black voters has dropped from 61/30 to 51/39. PPP: “There is some reason to think a huge upset in two weeks is within the realm of possibility.” And the polls released today were taken before the ads [...]

This is a guest column by Dr. Art Kamm, whose Apex, NC-based blog, Art on Issues, is dedicated to his study of many topics including, but not limited to, debt, deficits, economy, leadership, healthcare, climate, politics, hunger, and intolerance. “A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts [...]

Big old Bible shot. Talks about “redefining marriage” when the Amendment does no such thing, gratuitous use of black families. “Protecting marriage” — every cliche imaginable. Vote for Marriage NC really doesn’t make the case for this amendment for those outside of the base of people who would have voted for it anyway: And I [...]

MetroWeekly’s Chris Geidner has the scoop, which is a breakthrough for the transgender community’s prospects for employment protections: An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person’s gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to [...]

“I ignored all these amendments being passed and passed until it hit my hometown and I was like…When I heard about it, I called down here and offered to help” — Jay Bakker, former NC resident, and co-founder of Revolution Church A shout-out to Jay, who was in Durham this past weekend to hold a rally [...]