Category: North Carolina

‘Faith Through Difficult Times’: Falun Gong Practitioner Tells His Story to Raise Awareness of the Dangers of Communism

June 3, 2022
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What Winston Liu found in Falun Gong was a system of practices and principles that not only allowed him to cultivate balance in his life but also filled an empty void in his heart. Finally, there was meaning and a sense of purpose that transcended the day-to-day routine of rote existence. However, just as this…

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Parents’ Bill of Rights Limiting LGBT Teachings Passes North Carolina’s Senate

June 2, 2022
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A bill aimed at strengthening parental rights in their children’s education and upbringing that also prohibits classroom instruction on LGBT sexual orientation and gender identity has advanced through North Carolina’s legislative body. Teachers of children in kindergarten through to the third grade would be prohibited from providing classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity under…

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North Carolina Teacher Resigns After Using Flashcard Showing Pregnant Man to Teach Preschoolers

June 1, 2022
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A North Carolina teacher has resigned after being exposed using LGBT-themed flashcards, including one depicting a pregnant man, to teach preschoolers about colors. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, a Republican, shared photos of the cards on his personal website. He said the images were emailed to state Rep. Erin Paré by one of her…

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Suspect Seen on Video Tossing Molotov Cocktails at 2 Churches in NC Arrested

May 31, 2022
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Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a suspect who has been accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at two churches over Memorial Day weekend, police say. Terry Wayne Raeford, a 57-year-old man of Fayetteville, was arrested on May 30 and charged with two counts of manufacture, assembly, possession, storage, transportation, sale, purchase, delivery, or acquisition of a…

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Biltmore House: The Vanderbilts’ Magnificent Monument to America’s Gilded Age

May 31, 2022
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George Washington Vanderbilt II, the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt, first visited the mountains of North Carolina at the age of 25. He fell in love with the highlands near Asheville and returned the following year, with his mother Maria Louisa Vanderbilt, to begin purchasing land for a country home. Maria Vanderbilt was seeking…

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Man Who Won $10 Million Lottery Prize Sentenced to Life in Prison

May 30, 2022
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BOLIVIA, N.C.—A North Carolina man who won a $10 million lottery prize in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2020 fatal shooting of his girlfriend. The News & Observer reports that Michael Todd Hill, 54, of Leland, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced Friday in…

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North Carolina Could Be Next in Joining Initiative to Restore Balance Between State and Federal Government

May 28, 2022
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North Carolina could be joining the Convention of States that seeks to restore the balance between the state and federal government using Article V of the United States Constitution. In March 2021, the North Carolina House passed House Joint Resolution 233, which calls for the state to be added to the convention, now leaving it up…

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‘Knowledge is Power’: Constitutional Scholar Strives to Educate the Public and Rein in the Federal Government

May 27, 2022
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Christin McMasters’ strategy for teaching about the U.S. Constitution is first to establish a foundation by answering why we have a government, and from there, why we have a constitution. McMasters, also known as The Liberty Belle via her blog, has initiated a North Carolina-based constitutional-advocacy crusade to answer those questions in classes, speaking engagements,…

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North Carolina Republicans Push Parents’ Bill of Rights That Bans K-3 Sex, Gender curriculum

May 26, 2022
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Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have pushed forward a bill to protect parents’ rights to direct their children’s upbringing, including the right to be informed of conversations the school has with their child about sex and gender. The bill, similar to one that recently became law in Florida, would ban public school curricula for grades…

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Lawsuit Filed Over Plane Crash That Killed 8 Off of NC Coast

May 26, 2022
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The families of four people—including three teens—who died in a February plane crash off the North Carolina coast are suing the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot, who also died. The suit claims the pilot failed to properly fly the single-engine plane in weather conditions with limited visibility, making the firms liable….

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