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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: We wish you a Happy New Years!



At the NC Values Coalition, we just wanted to wish you a happy, healthy, and Christ-focused New Year!



































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2. NC VALUES: 🎥 Behind the scenes.



Earlier this week, respected pollster Rasmussen <[link removed]> released the findings of a poll which asked the American public how many genders they believed existed. Their question was simple: "Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There are two genders, male and female."





The results were rather surprising, if you only listen to the woke mainstream media:





"75% of American Adults agree that there are only two genders, male and female."





This poll contrasts sharply with what Hollywood, the woke media, and radical educators would have you believe. 











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3. NC VALUES: ⌛ Because values infinitely matter.



Within these final days of 2021, your email inbox will become crowded with a number of organizations asking for your charitable contributions.



Many—if not most—are likely worthy of your financial support. So as we bring this year to a close, you may rightly ask yourself "Why support NC Values?"



To put it shortly, because values infinitely matter.



As an organization, we at NC Values are laser-focused on these issues. Each week, when we meet as a team, it is clear that this is a mission born of our heart and our God-driven calling. We are genuinely actualizing neighbor-love by protecting life in the womb, protecting the sovereignty of the family, and protecting the church and Christian's Gospel liberty.



Friend, with less than two days remaining in the year, would you consider investing in our work protecting these invaluable values? Would you consider making your first donation of $10, $25, 50, or more BEFORE MIDNIGHT tomorrow night? <[link removed]>



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4. NJ.COM: N.J. school was wrong to give survey asking kids about gender identity, ruling finds



"Parents in Cedar Grove fought and won a legal battle against the school district for sending out a survey that asked students as young as 9 about gender identity, and questions parents said would elicit personal information, such as sexual behavior and attitudes."















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5. CHRISTIAN POST: USA Swimming official resigns after 30 years, says trans policy is 'destroying' the sport



“I told my fellow officials that I can no longer participate in a sport which allows biological men to compete against women,” Millen wrote in a resignation letter, according to Swimming World.











“Everything fair about swimming is being destroyed. If Lia came on my deck as a referee, I would pull the coach aside and say, ‘Lia can swim, but Lia can swim exhibition or a time trial. Lia cannot compete against those women because that’s not fair.’”



















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WEEKLY PRAYER: NEW YEARS



LORD, we pray in a manner of gratitude for the year both old and new. For You alone are the Creator of the earth and the seas. You are the Knower of the Heart. You wield the gavel of man's judgment. You are the one true Triune God. You are YHWH, the one who was, and is, and is to come. The beginning and the end. The one true Master of our universe. 



In your wisdom, and secured within the hand of your providence, you alone know the number of our days. We can only count them as we live them.



Father, thank you for every day we have been granted in the past, and for all those you will give us in the future. LORD, may we make the most of each and every one. May they be true treasure to us; for what on earth is more valuable than time itself? The LORD, who is timeless. 



May we spend much time in 2022 on our knees in honest prayer before the LORD. And may we spend much time in 2022 on our feet loving our neighbors as our savior Jesus modeled. 



Amen.













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Sincerely,



North Carolina Values Coalition



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