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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: Do you want a voice in our children's education? Join our School Board Candidate Training BootcampAre you wanting a voice in your child or
grandchild's education? 👉 What it’s like to
serve on a school board presented by actual school board members
2. MARCH FOR LIFE: 🌹 Today at noon, we march to celebrate life.The right to life is a human right. Our defense of that right is a
joyful witness to the beauty and dignity of every human
person.
3. THE DAILY SIGNAL: Youngkin Off to Good Start, but Parents Need to Keep Up Counterrevolution."Last year, we witnessed an unprecedented revolt by parents
and other Americans against the left’s attempt to insert race-based
indoctrination into classrooms and all aspects of life. The election
of Glenn Youngkin as governor of Virginia in November was emblematic
of this parents-led rebellion, and it looks like the movement will
continue at full steam in 2022.
4. FOX13: Joe Kennedy case: Supreme Court to hear case of praying ex-football coach"Former Bremerton High School coach Joe Kennedy’s
lawyers say the religious beliefs of their client, who is Christian,
"compelled him to give thanks through prayer at the conclusion of each
game for what the players accomplished and for the opportunity to be
part of their lives through football." After games had ended and after
both teams’ players and coaches met at midfield to shake hands,
Kennedy would kneel and offer a silent or quiet prayer.
The school district says that when it learned what Kennedy was doing it tried to accommodate him, asking that he pray separately from students. But the district says Kennedy ultimately declined to change his practice, was put on paid leave and sued. Lower courts sided with the school district."
  5. NBC NEWS: They fought critical race theory. Now they’re focusing on ‘curriculum transparency.’"As state legislatures kick into gear this month, Republican governors and lawmakers who have fought to limit discussions of race in public schools are lining up to support a new aim: curriculum transparency. Lawmakers in at least 12 states have introduced legislation to require schools to post lists of all of their teaching materials online, including books, articles and videos. The governors of Arizona, Florida and Iowa, who have previously raised concerns about how teachers discuss racism’s impact on politics and society, called for curriculum transparency laws in speeches to their legislatures this month."
 WEEKLY PRAYER: LIBERTYLORD, you have blessed us with a spiritual liberty that is so wonderful and beyond description, that it can only be understood through experiencing a life-giving relationship with Christ. However, we also recognize that in your grace, you have blessed our country with a political liberty that enables us to openly proclaim the experience of a life lived in the freedom of the Gospel. LORD, as individuals and as a nation, may we never take the inalienable right of religious freedom for granted. Right now our country has faced a rapid increase in the number of attacks made against this cherished right. We have seen groups across our public arena increase in boldness and frequency their smears against religious liberty. They claim it is bigotry, when we know it is the security of the greatest of all possible loves. Be with your people and our country as it continues to protect the constitutional right protected by our nation's Founders. Be with legislators and the Supreme Court, as they determine through their actions the protection of this particular and fundamental freedom. “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1) "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." (Galatians 5:13) "Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God." (1 Peter 2:16)
Sincerely, North Carolina Values Coalition
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