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.
We
would be very grateful if you could make a donation of $100, $50, $25,
or $10 today towards our work producing these Friday Fives and
fighting for your values on the public square!
1. NC VALUES: Come advocate for
the unborn with us!
We wanted to invite you to two unique opportunities to advocate for
the unborn and to meet your North Carolina General Assembly
members:
Legislative Day of Action with Katie Shaw
(6/2): On June 2nd, we will be traveling to the North
Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh to gather support for the Human
Life Nondiscrimination Act (HB453). We will be supplying all of our
pro-life coalition members with talking points and resources to
effectively advocate for this important piece of legislation. You will
also have the opportunity to personally meet Katie Shaw, a
nationally known self-advocate who has Down syndrome. She’s testified
on behalf of the unborn in multiple states and we are proud to welcome
her to North Carolina. To
learn more about this event, or to RSVP, click here.
Legislative Day of Action with CWA (6/9): On June
9th, we'll be returning to Raleigh and participating alongside
Concerned Women for America for our annual multi-legislation day of
action. We'll be gathering in support of a number of important bills
in the State House and Senate. To
learn more about this event, or to RSVP, click here.
2. NC VALUES: The Hidden
Economic Story Behind North Carolina's HB2
"Hindsight is 20/20. It is clear that the
fight over HB2 was never about economics. The economic disaster
prophesied by the LGBTQ activists and Corporate America never
occurred. Businesses didn’t engage in a mass boycott of the State.
While Diversity Officers pushed a public narrative, the corporations
quietly purchased land, invested in infrastructure, and continued to
hire North Carolina’s brightest and best university students to help
their bottom line. Not one company that was doing business in North
Carolina before HB2 was passed pulled out and moved elsewhere.
Economic Armageddon didn’t happen. Rather, the battle over HB2 was
about the perception of harm, the saber-rattling of a pubescent cancel
culture, and the advancement of the LGBTQ agenda to transform American
values. If HB2 had any negative impact on the State’s economy and
specifically direct tourism spending, the impact was too small to be
detected by all available data.
In the end, the NCAA returned. The
All-Stars played. The musical artists and celebrities rebooked their
shows. The activists found a new target."
3. FOX NEWS: Group launches $2M
TV campaign to highlight the humanity of unborn children
"An anti-abortion group is pouring an
initial $2 million into a campaign they say will "highlight the
humanity of unborn children" as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a
case that critics say could undercut Roe v. Wade.
Announced on Wednesday,
the 30 second ad will appear on national cable networks – including
on Lifetime, Hallmark, and Bravo – as well as the Washington, D.C.
market. It comes months before the court will consider whether
Mississippi's 15 week ban on abortions is unconstitutional.
'Five decades of medical breakthroughs –
every age group has more opportunity, except one,' a female narrator
says in the ad run by Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List."
4. FOX NEWS: Sen. Thom Tillis &
other GOP senators asking religious groups to help craft Equality Act
compromise, sources say
"The offices of three Republican senators [Sens. Thom Tillis,
R-N.C.; Rob Portman, R-Ohio and Susan Collins, R-Maine] met with
conservative religious groups late last month to ask for their help in
crafting a bill similar to the controversial Equality Act, but one that includes
protections for religious groups, sources familiar with the meeting
told Fox News."
5. TRIANGLE NEWS HUB: Advocates
push non-discrimination ordinance
"On Monday evening, Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ leaders and allies rallied
to demand the city of Charlotte pass a fully-inclusive
non-discrimination ordinance. Asking for a new ordinance to include
protections against discrimination in housing and other
public accommodations, the groups hope Charlotte joins eight other
cities and counties, which have already passed similar
ordinances."
WEEKLY PRAYER: LEADERS
LORD, we worship a mighty God who has the power to change
hearts and minds. We lean on you as we continue to fight for the
values we hold dear.
Give our leaders Your wisdom—and courage
to live it out.
Amen.
Will you chip in $100, $50, $25, or even $10 to help
the NC Values Coalition continue to fight for your rights? You can
donate by clicking here.
Sincerely,
North Carolina Values Coalition
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