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1. NORTH STATE JOURNAL: Senate
lawmakers introduce “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation
"On May 24, Senate leader Berger (R-Eden)
along with Education Committee Chairs Sens. Deanna Ballard (R-Watauga)
and Michael Lee (R-New Hanover) held a press conference to unveil a
'Parents’ Bill of Rights.'
'Prior to the pandemic, we all took
for granted the rights we thought parents had when it came to their
child’s education,' Berger said. 'When schools were shut down during
the pandemic parents were able to get an up-close look at what their
children were being taught. It opened their eyes in a lot of
ways.'
'Parents want to be more involved in their child’s
education. This proposal strengthens the relationship between schools
and parents,' said Berger. 'The bill is about transparency and trust
in our public schools. The more open communication school personnel
have with parents about a child’s education and well-being the
better.'
The bill was inserted as a preferred committee
substitute, also called a PCS, to replace the language in existing
House Bill 755, titled Academic Transparency. The Senate is expected
to hear committee debate on the bill on May 25.
Lawmakers said
in a press statement prior to the briefing that the bill is intended
to 'enumerate the rights of parents to direct the upbringing,
education, healthcare and mental health of their
children'"
2. NC VALUES: 👨👩👧👦 Parents’
Rights to their own kids
Just because a parent sends their child to public school doesn’t
mean they lose their fundamental right to know and have a say in what
their child is being taught.
Parents have always maintained
local control over government schools for that very reason—so their
right to oversee the education and upbringing of their children is
honored by the public schools.
It is a sign of our times and
culture that a parent’s right to raising their children—the children
they birthed or adopted, nurtured, protected, and instructed—would
even be in question, let alone a topic of public debate.
3. SUMMIT POLL: Nearly Two-Thirds
of Americans Believe Transgenderism Isn’t Healthy, But One-Third Keep
Views to Themselves
“KEY INSIGHT: Of Those American Voters Who Offered an Opinion on
the Issue a Majority Believe Transgenderism is Not a Healthy Human
Condition, But Over a Third Stay Silent on the Issue:
- 64 percent
of American voters who have an opinion about the issue do not believe
transgenderism is a healthy human condition
- 34 percent stay
silent on the issue to not offend others . . .
KEY INSIGHT:
Almost 3/4 of American Voters Who Offered an Opinion on the Issue
Oppose Teaching Sexual Based Curriculum in Elementary School:
- 72
percent of American voters who have an opinion on the issue do not
believe schools should teach about sexual identity and sexual behavior
with elementary-age children”
4. NATIONAL REVIEW: State Farm
Abandons LGBTQ Children’s-Book Program after Whistleblower Email
Leak
“State Farm, the household name insurance company, has launched a
program that would enlist hundreds of staff volunteers across the
country to distribute LGBTQ-themed books to teachers, community
centers, and libraries, explicitly targeting children as young as
kindergartners.
In collaboration with the GenderCool Project,
State Farm aims to ‘help diversify classroom, community center and
library bookshelves with a collection of books to help bring clarity
and understanding to the national conversation about Being
Transgender, Inclusive and Non-Binary,’ an employee whistleblower
email obtained by Consumers’ Research, dated January 18, 2022,
reveals.”
5. CAROLINA JOURNAL: Budd tops
Beasley in new poll of U.S. Senate race
"Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd is polling slightly
ahead of Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley, according to a new
Civitas poll of general election voters.
Budd, now serving as a
congressman from the state’s 13th Congressional District, polled at
44%. That number just edges out the 42% support for Beasley, a former
chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court. Libertarian candidate Shannon
Bray secured 2% support and Green Party candidate Matthew Hoh 1%, with
12% of the electorate remaining undecided.
'North Carolina is a
perennial battleground state for presidential and Senate races, and
this year will be no different, looking at this poll,' said John Locke
Foundation president Donald Bryson. 'While Ted Budd is in a strong
position in this poll, he still trails Republicans on the generic
ballot test by a few points, and it’s a long contentious journey to
November.'"
 WEEKLY PRAYER: OFFICIALS
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.
Specifically, Lord, we thank you for the courageous leader and
bold witness we have in NC Treasurer, Dale Folwell. Lord, protect him
and his family, and continue to guide his life and his witness on your
behalf. We praise you that his heart is filled with your Holy Spirit
and his life is dedicated to truth. Please send more like him,
Lord.
"But for you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, and endurance and gentleness.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to
which you were called when you made your good confession in the
presence of many witnesses....Guard what has been entrusted to your
care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is
falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing
have departed form the faith. Grace be with you all." 1 Timothy
6
Amen.
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Sincerely,
North Carolina Values Coalition
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