By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 6, 2023 Does your New Year’s resolution involve drinking less? Or perhaps you decided to dive into 2023 totally alcohol-free? You’re not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people are taking part in Dry January, a public health push that started in the United Kingdom in 2013 and has […]
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Beer and Wine Cause Cancer, but Few Americans Know of the Link: Study
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 9, 2022 Most Americans don’t know of the link between alcoholic beverage consumption and cancer even though “conclusive” research has found a connection, according to a new report. The study, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, noted that scientists have linked the drinking of alcohol […]
Alcohol Warning Labels: A Commonsense Strategy for Reducing Alcohol-Related Harms
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 21, 2022 If you knew something you were doing increased your risk of getting cancer, would you stop doing it? Or at least do it less? That’s the logical reasoning behind a new push to require better warning labels on alcohol. “Requiring new, well-designed warning labels on alcohol […]
Can a Single Sip of Booze Alter One’s Life? Science says, Yes!
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 7, 2022 “I wish I’d never taken that first drink.” — It’s a common lament among alcoholics. But can a single sip of booze alter a person’s life? A new study performed in Germany says yes. The University of Cologne’s Dr. Henrike Scholz and fellow researchers at the […]
Moderate Drinking and Cognitive Decline
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 26, 2022 The Greek poet Hesiod, who lived around 700 B.C. and espoused “moderation in all things,” didn’t have the benefit of a new study showing that even moderate drinking is associated with iron accumulation in the brain and cognitive decline. The study of nearly 21,000 people was […]
Young People (People Under the Age of 39) Should Not Drink Alcohol, Says New Study
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 20, 2022 Young people and alcohol do not mix, according to a global study released July 14 in the Lancet. The research, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, found no health benefits and plenty of health risks from alcohol consumption in people under age 39. Part […]
Alcohol Reforms Pass in Last Week of Legislative Biennium
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League June 30, 2022 In its final week of the 2021-22 Legislative Biennium, the North Carolina General Assembly passed two bills related to the state’s alcohol policies. Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, said, “The couple of alcohol measures that passed were relatively innocuous, but there […]
Hearts and Minds Dulled by Alcohol, Less Able to Decide for Christ
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 20, 2022 I stopped at an old country store many years ago to purchase some gas and a snack. While there, I took the occasion to share the Gospel with a man. I didn’t realize it when our conversation began, but he had been drinking. As I […]
Oxford Designates 10 Acres of Downtown as ‘Social District’ for Strolling and Visiting Shops with Open Containers of Alcohol
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 12, 2022 Tuesday evening, the City of Oxford’s Commissioners approved an ordinance for a “Social District” that will cover 10 acres of downtown Oxford. The meeting room was filled with proponents and opponents of the proposal. Proponents were clearly in the majority and vigorously applauded the Board’s vote, […]
Some Communities Deciding on ‘Alcohol Social Districts,’ Oxford Considers it on Tuesday
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 6, 2022 Until recently, if someone bought an alcoholic beverage at a restaurant or some other place where on-premises consumption was allowed, the patron would have to drink it inside the establishment. However, a new law allows for what’s called “Social Districts,” where people may stroll outside of […]