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NC House Judiciary Committee Oks Watered-Down Version of ABC Bill

By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJune 5, 2020 The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would hold the ABC Commission more accountable for how it serves up penalties for alcohol law violations. However, the committee watered down the measure significantly by removing a provision that would have required the Commission to study the […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Committee, HB 1082, L.A. Williams, NC House Judiciary Committee, Rep Craig Horn, Rep. Pat Hurley, Rev. Mark Creech

Isn’t it Time We Reassess our Attitudes toward Drinking and its Consequences?

By Dr. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 7, 2020 Recently, I read a few pages in The Christian Moral Vision, a book that was written several years ago and was mostly meant for those who identify with the Episcopal Church. The book laid out the nature of the moral life of the Christian, and the pages […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: 18th Amendment, alcoholism, covid 19, Dr. Billy Graham, Dr. George F. Koob, Dr. Mark Creech, drinking, episcopal, Gambling, NIAA, Prohibition, smoking, The Christian Moral Vision, The Conventional Vices

Thankful and Relieved, but Vigilant Regarding Curbside Liquor-by-the-Drink Sales

By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 6, 2020 Thankful and relieved but vigilant — that’s how the Rev. Mark Creech says Christian Action League supporters should feel about the Legislature’s passage of a COVID relief bill that did not include a provision allowing take-out cocktails. Passed unanimously by both chambers Saturday and signed by the Governor […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: #FreeTheSpirits, Brunch Bill, COVID relief bill, curbside mixed drinks, HB 1043, L.A. Williams, liquor drinks, Locke Foundation, NC Restaurant and Lodging Assoc., pandemic, Rep. Chuck McGrady, Rev. Mark Creech, SB 704, Sen. Brent Jackson, stay-at-home order

House Version of COVID Relief Bill Includes Takeout Cocktails

Please Call Your State Senator to Oppose it By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 1, 2020 State lawmakers are on a fast-track to approve bills that would bring relief to those negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But if they aren’t careful, they could serve up a dose of harm along with the help, says the […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC, cocktails, COVID-19, HB 1043, House, L.A. Williams, pandemic, Rep. John Torbett, Rep. Pat Hurley, Rev. Mark Creech, Sen. Phil Berger, Senator, social distancing

URGENT ACTION ALERT: State Lawmakers Trying to Pass Legislation that Allows for Curbside Sales and Delivery of Mixed Beverages During Pandemic

Christian Action LeagueApril 29, 2020 Tuesday, The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened to take-up important legislation that seeks to provide relief to the state’s citizens during the COVID 19 pandemic. Read our latest report: Lawmakers Hash out Funding to Deal with COVID 19. House Bill 1043: Pandemic Response Act would make various changes to the […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC, ABC Commission, alcoholism, AUD, Coronavirus, COVID-19, DUI, Executive Order 116, Fishbowl, HB 1043, masks, mixed drinks, NC General Assembly, NC House, pandemic, Section 4.7, The Charlotte Observer, underage drinking

Why the Christian Action League Has Not Called on the Governor to Close the ABC Stores

By Dr. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueApril 9, 2020 It may sound a bit hyperbolic to say that alcohol policy is some of the most complicated legislation lawmakers consider, but the statement is not an exaggeration. Every year legislators in North Carolina address it, and even when they seek to make it better in one way, […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Christian Action League, Featured Tagged With: AA-Carolina.org, ABC, abortion clinics, Alcohol Policy, AUDs, COVID-19, domestic violence, Dr. Mark H. Creech, Gov. Cooper, ICU, Kelsy C. Priest, Max Jordon Nguemeni Tiako, Mecklenburg County, pandemic, Pro-Life, Scientific American, The Charlotte Observer, withdrawal

Two Significant Actions Taken on Alcohol Policy in the Tar Heel State

By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League March 18, 2020 Two significant actions involving alcohol policy in North Carolina took place last week. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed their own version of the Brunch Bill, and North Carolina’s ABC Commission moved forward on rules for liquor tastings in local ABC stores. “We are living […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, ABC Stores, alcohol sales, Brunch Bill, Cherokee, Cherokee Tribal Council, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, HB 536, liquor tastings, M.H. Cavanaugh, No Sunday Brunch Toolkit, Rev. Creech, SB 155, Smokey MOuntain News, The Church vs. The Mall

Toole’s Marijuana Mirage, Snake Oil, ‘Fool’s Gold’

By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League February 27, 2020 Bill Toole grew up in Winston-Salem. He studied at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and Wake Forest University. His occupations have included being a journalist, a carpenter, a fisherman, and an environmental attorney for 27 years. In politics, he’s served as a Belmont City Councilman […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured, Marijuana, Rev. Creech's Commentary Tagged With: Agriculture Commissioner, alcohol, Belmont City Councilman, Bill Toole, controlled access, Daniel Okrent, Democratic Party, fuzzy math, Gaston Co. Democratic Party, Haverford College, Jenna Wadsworth, Last Call, legalization of marijuana, Lieutenant Governor, NC Dept of Health and Human Services, Prohibition, Rev. Mark Creech, snake oil, tax revenues, Wake Forest University, Walter Smith

From Bartender to Pastor

By Mark Perko Christian Action League January 10, 2020 My story isn’t unfamiliar in Christian circles. The lost guy gets saved, yada, yada, yada. After all, we shouldn’t be surprised when God saves and changes a life. But as I look back thirty-nine years ago to when I made my “salvation decision,” I realize it […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: 2 Corinthians 5:17, bartender, Mark Perko, pastor

Glory to God in the Highest: Let’s Booze it up

By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 27, 2019 “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men” (Luke 2:13,14). Some people may be taking down their Christmas decorations, but most people will […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured, Rev. Creech's Commentary Tagged With: alcohol abuse, Be Born in Us Today, Caron Treatment Centers, Christmas, Dr. Billy Simmons, Dr. Harris Stratyner, drunk, drunk driving, Ephesians 5:12, Luke 2:13-14, New Years Day

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