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Legislative Bulletin: Overdose Crisis in North Carolina

By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

It is crucial that we confront the devastating overdose crisis gripping North Carolina by implementing comprehensive and compassionate measures. As people of faith, we are called to remove the structural […]

Legislative Bulletin: Overdose Crisis in North Carolina

by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

It is crucial that we confront the devastating overdose crisis gripping North Carolina by implementing comprehensive and compassionate measures. As people of faith, we are called to remove the structural […]

Legislative Bulletin: Workers’ Rights

By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

It is time to address the need for fair minimum wages, paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave, all with the goal of creating a more equitable and […]

Legislative Bulletin: Workers’ Rights

by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

It is time to address the need for fair minimum wages, paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave, all with the goal of creating a more equitable and […]

Legislative Bulletin: LGBTQ+ Rights

By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

It is crucial for lawmakers to prioritize and actively engage in the implementation of various measures to ensure equality for LGBTQ+ individuals. By establishing comprehensive non-discrimination laws, we can safeguard […]

Legislative Bulletin: LGBTQ+ Rights

by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

It is crucial for lawmakers to prioritize and actively engage in the implementation of various measures to ensure equality for LGBTQ+ individuals. By establishing comprehensive non-discrimination laws, we can safeguard […]

Legislative Bulletin: Public Education

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Public Education has always been a key topic in scripture. In Proverbs 22:6, Romans 12:6-7, Micah 6:8, and Hosea 4:6, God talks of the importance of teaching and the gift […]

Legislative Bulletin: Public Education

by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Public Education has always been a key topic in scripture. In Proverbs 22:6, Romans 12:6-7, Micah 6:8, and Hosea 4:6, God talks of the importance of teaching and the gift […]

Legislative Bulletin: Gun Violence Prevention

By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

The North Carolina Council of Churches has spoken out about the proliferation of guns and gun violence for the last several decades. Check out our updated legislative bulletin that outlines […]

Legislative Bulletin: Gun Violence Prevention

by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

The North Carolina Council of Churches has spoken out about the proliferation of guns and gun violence for the last several decades. Check out our updated legislative bulletin that outlines […]

Legislative Bulletin: Faith and the Death Penalty

By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Several times in the past decades, the North Carolina Council of Churches has spoken out about the inhumanity and racial bias of capital punishment. Check out this legislative bulletin that […]

Legislative Bulletin: Faith and the Death Penalty

by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Several times in the past decades, the North Carolina Council of Churches has spoken out about the inhumanity and racial bias of capital punishment. Check out this legislative bulletin that […]

Workers’ Rights and the 2020 Election

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Work is an essential part of our lives. We work to put food on the table, pay for housing and medical care, and to support our families. We work to […]

Workers’ Rights and the 2020 Election

by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Work is an essential part of our lives. We work to put food on the table, pay for housing and medical care, and to support our families. We work to […]

Legislative Bulletin: Torture and North Carolina

By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Governor Roy Cooper faces many important challenges in making North Carolina a just, prosperous state. We commend his support for expanding health coverage, ending gun violence, and preserving voting rights. One challenge […]

Legislative Bulletin: Torture and North Carolina

by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Governor Roy Cooper faces many important challenges in making North Carolina a just, prosperous state. We commend his support for expanding health coverage, ending gun violence, and preserving voting rights. One challenge […]

Legislative Bulletin: Faith and Climate Justice

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

As people of faith, we proclaim our belief that our world is God’s creation, that God sees it as good, and that its is ours to protect and maintain. Download […]

Legislative Bulletin: Faith and Climate Justice

by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

As people of faith, we proclaim our belief that our world is God’s creation, that God sees it as good, and that its is ours to protect and maintain. Download […]

Legislative Bulletin: Redistricting Reform

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The right to vote for every citizen is fundamental to democracy, rooted in the principle of consent of the governed, a core concern of Christian ethics just as it is […]

Legislative Bulletin: Redistricting Reform

by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The right to vote for every citizen is fundamental to democracy, rooted in the principle of consent of the governed, a core concern of Christian ethics just as it is […]

Legislative Bulletin: Medicaid Expansion

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Council has worked on healthcare issues for decades. A policy statement in 1992 outlined how healing and health have always been included in the mission of the church. As […]

Legislative Bulletin: Medicaid Expansion

by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Council has worked on healthcare issues for decades. A policy statement in 1992 outlined how healing and health have always been included in the mission of the church. As […]