By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League November 11, 2021 Only days before the 2021 election, the Graham Star reported on an alcohol-related incident in which a woman seriously injured herself with a knife. According to the report, the local medical examiner said a male friend took a bottle of alcohol away from the woman and […]
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Not Allowed Since Prohibition, Bottles of Liquor May Now Be Sold on Sundays
By L.A. Williams and Hunter Hines Christian Action League October 15, 2021 Media outlets are touting a change in ABC law which recognizes Oct. 3 as the “first Sunday a bottle of liquor has been legally sold in the state since the beginning of Prohibition.” H.B. 890, signed into North Carolina law by Gov. Roy Cooper […]
House ABC Committee Holds Hearing About ABC Woes: ‘Sincere Attempt to Remedy or Undermine?’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 1, 2021 Less than two weeks after Zander Guy, chairman of the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, resigned his post amid liquor shortages, lawmakers on the House ABC Committee spent more than two hours Wednesday questioning others involved with the system about why alcohol is not getting […]
Cracker Barrel: No Apple Pie, But They Got Booze
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 27, 2021 If you’ve been to Cracker Barrel lately, you might have noticed something new and different on the menu – alcohol. Recently, my wife Kim and I went to Cracker Barrel and enjoyed a wonderful home-cooked-style meal. Afterward, Kim asked for a slice of apple pie. […]
New Study Says More Than 100,000 Cases of Cancer in 2020 Attributable to Alcohol Consumption
By Pamela Blume Christian Action League July 23, 2021 Another study on the ill-effects of alcohol on health has been published. An online journal, MedPageToday, referenced and linked to a study reported in an article in The Lancet Oncology by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and its Cancer Surveillance Branch in Lyon, France. […]
CAL Ex. Dir. Issues Statement About Forsyth Commissioners’ Decision Not to Wet County
By CAL Staff Christian Action League June 28, 2021 The Christian Action League of North Carolina has learned that Forsyth County Commissioners recently rejected a motion to approve the sale of mixed drinks throughout the county by a slim majority. During the Commissioners meeting last Thursday, Gordon Watkins, Forsyth County attorney, said North Carolina law […]
CAL: URGENT ACTION ALERT VIDEO Watch: More Than ‘Wheels on the Bus’
By CAL Staff June 22, 2021 When airlines are banning alcohol sales on flights because of violent incidents, it seems laughable, even absurd, that legislation would be taken up in the North Carolina Senate to allow for buses to begin selling alcoholic beverages. Yet it’s true. It’s the ridiculousness, as well as the seriousness of […]
Efforts to Loosen Alcohol Controls Proposed and Advancing
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 19, 2021 The Christian Action League has a long and rich heritage of addressing alcohol policy in the Tar Heel state. It’s a signature issue for the organization. Every year the League urges lawmakers to balance their commitment to the industry with an earnest desire to protect public […]
House ABC Committee Gives Thumbs-up to ‘Bars on Wheels’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 6, 2021 The House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee gave a thumbs-up to House Bill 693 – Common Carriers ABC Permit this week, paving the way for some buses to become “bars on wheels.” But the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, warned lawmakers they […]
Experts Believe Pandemic-fueled Alcohol Abuse is Triggering a Wave of Hospitalizations
By Eli Cahan Kaiser Health News April 27, 2021 Alcoholism-related liver disease was a growing problem even before the pandemic, as 15 million people suffer with the condition around the country, and as hospitalizations have doubled over the past decade. But the pandemic has dramatically added to the toll. Although national figures are not available, […]