by Thomas Mills | Apr 18, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Religion, Republicans |
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, a leader of North Carolina’s pro-adultery wing of the evangelical movement, called politics the “religion of the left.” That’s pretty ironic coming from the party that put an amendment on the ballot to prevent marriage equality based on...
by James Kotecki | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGOP, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Social Issues
He wants to fight North Carolina’s most contentious legal battles. He doesn’t mind when his opponent calls HB2 “Buck’s Bill.” But for Senator Buck Newton, the key issue in his race for attorney general is whether the job gets done at all. And yes – we also talk...
by James Kotecki | Jul 13, 2016 | Gun Control, Immigration, Issues, NC Politics, NCGA, PODCAST, Politics, Race, Religion, The North Carolinian
Jay Chaudhuri is the son of Indian immigrants, a former attorney for both Attorney General Roy Cooper and State Treasurer Janet Cowell, and North Carolina’s newest state senator. We talk about how his unique background shapes his politics, his work on gun violence,...
by John Wynne | Jun 11, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Religion, Social Issues |
This morning, in a quick vote, the State House overrode Pat McCrory’s veto of S2, the bill allowing magistrates to recuse themselves from presiding over gay weddings if they have “sincerely held religious objections.” The vote was 69-41, meaning the...
by John Wynne | Mar 31, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Religion |
Pat McCrory made it very clear yesterday that he’s no fan of several bills being debated by the General Assembly. It seems like the governor has rediscovered his urban moderate philosophy. He’s gone so far as to say he “won’t sign”...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 20, 2014 | News, Religion |
Some insights are timeless. Karl Marx spoke for the ages saying “history repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce.” So it is with Billy Graham. The Reverend’s clownish son may have reinforced impressions of his father as a Falwell clone. In fact, Billy...
