By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 17, 2018 One of America’s favorite radio and television commentators, the late Paul Harvey, once told the story of a city that burned down, October 8, 1871. The city from “the late winter time, all through that long, torrid summer” had been “virtually bone-dry,” said Harvey. “A […]
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State Auditor’s Claims of ABC Mismanagement Prompt Knee-Jerk Reaction for Privatization
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 10, 2018 It’s been barely a week since State Auditor Beth Wood accused North Carolina’s Alcohol Beverage Commission of mismanagement of taxpayer dollars and just two days since an ABC commissioner resigned in protest, and the battle cry for privatization has already started. At least three of the […]
The Way of the Secularist
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 15, 2018 What is secularism but a vacuum to be filled with values determined by the pervasive opinion of the hour? It could be the view of the strong man, the sentiment of the oligarch; it could even be the seemingly noble consensus of democracy, which at […]
Abortion Needed for an Abundant Christian Life?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 10, 2018 In a column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate and published by the Raleigh News and Observer, the Durham Herald-Sun, WRAL, and the Burlington Times, Elon’s Professor of Religious Studies, Rebecca Todd Peters, claimed that opposition to abortion by conservative Christians “flies in the […]
Johnston Commissioners Pass Brunch Ordinance in 5-2 Vote
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League August 10, 2018 SMITHFIELD – Monday, Johnston County Commissioners approved a Brunch Ordinance by a margin of 5-2. The measure allows for alcohol sales in unincorporated areas of the county to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays instead of noon. Smithfield and Clayton had already approved Brunch Ordinances. Commissioners […]
Whatever Happened to Sunday? It’s Disappearing
By Ray K. Hodge Christian Action League August 10, 2018 A commercial ditty often heard during the 1950s and 1960s intoned, “You’ll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent.” A ditty reflecting current times might well ask, “I wonder where Sunday went!” While someone might say, “I didn’t know Sunday […]
The Good Intentions Fallacy Is Driving Us toward the Destructive Outcomes of Socialism
By Barry Brownstein Intellectual Takeout August 10, 2018 While Venezuela continues to collapse into a living hell for all but Nicolás Maduro and ruling elites, support in America for democratic socialism continues to rise. Graphic reports such as the recent New York Times photo essay about starvation in Venezuela abound: Kenyerber Aquino Merchán was 17 months old when he […]
Is the Pope Right About the Death Penalty?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 3, 2018 The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Francis had approved formal alterations to Catholic teaching that clarify the death penalty is unacceptable. The section of the Catholic Catechism which deals with capital punishment will now read: “Recourse to the death penalty on the part of […]
Churches and Nonprofits Must Now Pay Taxes. This is Not a False Alarm
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 3, 2018 Last year ended with a flurry of news analyses regarding the nation’s first major tax overhaul since 1986. As most Americans struggled to figure out how the new rules would affect their personal finances, few realized the legislation would strike a blow against churches and other […]
Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions on Turkey, Brunson Should Already Be Free
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 3, 2018 Last week, Christians celebrated the news that Pastor Andrew Brunson, from Black Mountain, North Carolina, had been moved from prison to house arrest. But recent developments indicate that Brunson’s plight may be far from over. Brunson, who served as a missionary in Turkey for nearly 25 […]