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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.  <[link removed]>



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1. NC VALUES & CWA: North Carolina's 20th Annual Day At The Capitol



Join us and Concerned Women of America for North Carolina's 20th Annual Day At The Capitol (Raleigh, NC).



We hope you will mark your calendar and join us in Raleigh to:



- Lobby on important issues.

- Hear from guest speakers: North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and Mario Diaz, Esq., General Counsel for Concerned Women for America (CWA) in Washington, D.C.

- Visit legislative offices and sit in on a legislative session.

- Attend our prayer service and more!



Make plans now to attend this free event!



- Click here <[link removed]> to view the June 9 schedule, register for the event, find parking information, and instructions for scheduling a meeting with your legislators.

- Invite a friend to join us! Women, men, teens, and children are all welcome. This is a great civics opportunity for the whole family. Hopefully, you will have friends to go with. If not, please check with me <mailto:[email protected]> to find others from your area for carpooling.



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2. FOX NEWS: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Mississippi abortion law



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The court's order sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court seemingly ready to dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.



The court first announced a woman's constitutional right to an abortion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and reaffirmed it 19 years later.



The case involves a Mississippi law that would prohibit abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The state's ban had been blocked by lower courts as inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent that protects a woman's right to obtain an abortion before the fetus can survive outside her womb.”



We recognized almost a year ago that the Mississippi case had the potential to impact North Carolina and to begin eroding the Supreme Court’s logic in Roe v. Wade. Therefore, our sister organization the Institute for Faith & Family filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court (which you can read here) <[link removed]>, to support Mississippi’s law limiting abortion at 15 weeks gestation.



If you support our pro-life work, would you please consider making a monthly or one-time donation of $5, $10, $25, $50, $75, or $100 towards advancing pro-life legislation and filing pro-life Amicus Briefs? <[link removed]>



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3. YOU’RE INVITED: North Carolina’s Largest Live On-line US Constitution Course



Did you Know: Of those who have gone through public schools



- 70% of students do not know that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land

- 65% do not know the role of the Judiciary

- 62% cannot name the 3 branches of government

- 48% of elected officials name the 3 branches of government



We need to change that, and this change starts with getting educated about the constitution. Whether you know a lot or a little, we wanted to invite you to learn more. Here’s what you can expect:



- Knowledge – Know more about the Constitution than 99% of Americans

- Format –  50 min of instruction, 30min Optional Q/A

- Fun/Inspiring – This will not be dull/boring, Presented from Independence Hall, Philadelphia.

- Invite Friends – Invite your friends to join you – build community

- North Carolina + All States – this class is open to anyone from all 50 States

- For Such A Time As This – Constitutional literacy is at all time LOWS.

- We Need You – If not you, then who?  Take this simple step for yourself, family and future generations!



Register HERE - North Carolina’s Largest On-line Constitution Course  <[link removed]>or CTRL+Click on Flyer Below to Register.



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4. CNS NEWS: U.S. Army Runs Animated Recruitment Ad: 'A Little Girl Raised by Two Moms'



“In a new, animated recruitment ad, the U.S. Army presents the story of "Emma," a real soldier (Emma Malonelord), who was raised by lesbians, enjoyed a "fairly typical childhood," saw her two moms get married,  and decided to join the Army to experience her ‘own adventures, my own challenge.’



It is a recruitment ad with a pro-homosexual theme. It presents lesbian behavior, "gay marriage," and gay parenting as normal and patriotic.”



































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5. CAROLINA JOURNAL: Report: N.C. ranks 5th nationally in economic competitiveness



"North Carolina is among the top five states in the nation on metrics such as tax rates, size of state government, and income transfer programs, according to a new report <[link removed]> from the American Legislative Exchange Council.



Only four states — Utah, Florida, Oklahoma, and Wyoming — came in ahead of North Carolina on ALEC’s economic outlook rankings. The Tar Heel State ranked fifth in last year’s report, as well.”



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WEEKLY PRAYER: OFFICIALS



LORD, you also have instructed us to pray for our governing officials, and we come to you in the spirit of this petition. We pray for our national government and its executive, legislative, and judicial servants. May they indeed be servants unto the people, and govern in a manner that protects liberty and virtue. In the same spirit, we pray for public servants across our state and local governments. May they all heed your mandate in Romans 13:4 to be in positions of authority as "God's servant" and for the "good" of the public. They govern in what we confess are difficult times. May they plead with you to give them wisdom, and may your grace respond in provision.



Protect we, the People, from this virus, and help quicken our social, physical, emotional, and economic recovery.





Amen













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Sincerely,



North Carolina Values Coalition



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