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Friend,
Welcome to the Friday Five! Every Friday we share our top five
articles, stories, and quotes for you to read and share with your
friends and church families.
 1. NC VALUES VOICE: Live with Dr. Carol Swain and her Carolina Values Summit 2020 speechEarlier this week we had another episode
of “The NC Values Voice”, a weekly 30-minute interview by Executive
Director, Tami Fitzgerald, with a special guest. The NC Values Voice
aired on Facebook Live and www.ncvalues.org/voice
on Wednesday night at 7:30pm. Our goal with these programs is to
inform and motivate our statewide coalition members with current,
relevant information.
At this week's program we streamed Dr.
Carol Swain's Carolina Values Summit 2020 speech. Dr. Swain is a
political commentator and former Vanderbilt University Law Professor
who was forced out by the cancel culture for expressing her Biblical
views on Islam, on Marxism, and on Christian student groups being
removed from campus. After her Summit speech, we also had an exclusive
sit-down interview between Dr. Swain and Tami
Fitzgerald.
Watch live and past episodes at: www.ncvalues.org/voice. You can also watch the other Carolina Values Summit 2020 speakers as well as the event in its entirety at www.carolinavaluessummit.com.
 2. NC VALUES: NC Values endorses Jim O’Neill for Attorney General"While the State Attorney General is known as the
“People’s Lawyer”, Stein appears to be pursuing a political agenda of
his own. Joining lawsuits that seek to change existing law resembles
an attempt to act as legislator, instead of fulfilling his official
duties as the state’s head lawyer. Unfortunately, this is not the
first time Stein has prioritized his personal liberal
agenda."
"That is why the North Carolina Values Coalition
whole-heartedly endorses Jim O’Neill for Attorney General. As the District Attorney in
Winston-Salem, he has proven that he is not pushing an agenda, but
enforcing the laws passed by the people of North Carolina. He will not abuse his office,
as Stein has done, to push abortion on demand and other radical
leftist agendas. The
people of North Carolina would gain a solidly conservative and
law-and-order Attorney General by electing Jim O’Neill."
 
3. ONE NEWS NOW: Conservatives wary of radical makeovers in education"Meanwhile in North Carolina, The Blaze reports that the Durham
Association of Educators wants universal healthcare, welfare benefits
for illegals, and suspension of rents and mortgages. But Tami
Fitzgerald of the North Carolina Values Coalition says the
organization has no real clout.
"We do not have unions in North Carolina," she begins. "So this
is a teachers' association, and it offers some member benefits, but
they have no authority for collective bargaining or striking. These
are really demands that fall on deaf ears."
The Blaze also reports that the association has rejected Governor
Roy Cooper's (D) recently announced a plan to open schools on a
limited basis in August. Fitzgerald says the teachers are playing
politics.
"It's just shocking that certified teachers would look to
politicize their students' education in their local district in order
to advance a Marxist, political agenda," Fitzgerald submits. "It
really causes you to begin to wonder, 'What are they teaching in the
classroom?'"
The Coalition executive director adds, though, that there are
many good teachers in the Durham district who would not agree with the
teachers' association plan of action."
4. JOHN LOCKE: NCAE files lawsuit challenging Opportunity Scholarship Program"Despite a 2015 decision by the N.C. Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the Opportunity Scholarship Program, teacher unions filed a new complaint..."
5. US NEWS: Pence join school choice champion Bob Luddy and urges in-person school during visit to North Carolina"Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday that schools
around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for
in-person learning as he visited a classroom of masked fourth graders
at a North
Carolina private school."
Watch a video of his speech on Youtube here.
 WEEKLY PRAYER: ELECTIONLORD, we thank you for the many liberties we get to enjoy in this country that many across human history never had the blessing to experience. One in particular that we express gratitude for is the ability to participate in the election and continued accountability of our elected officials. As we approach the upcoming election, we pray for the candidates seeking to gain or hold office. LORD, please convict us to practice our civic and patriotic duty in voting, and help elect officials who acknowledge your authority and virtues.
Sincerely, North Carolina Values Coalition
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