By Peyton Majors Christian Action League November 23, 2022 A groundbreaking New York Times investigation into the world of sports gambling should change how North Carolinians — and the nation — view the industry, pro-family leaders say. The series, published Nov. 20, examined thousands of pages of documents and interviewed lobbyists, lawmakers, executives and regulators, […]
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Me, Mother Teresa, and her Profound Words about the Practice of Abortion
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 22, 2022 In 1995, I joined a group of Christian theologians to teach Christian pastors in Calcutta, India. Knowing Mother Teresa and her ministry, The Missionaries of Charity, were there, I wrote the Raleigh Catholic Diocese to see if I could obtain her address. The diocese was […]
What the Record Shows Us About How We Got Thanksgiving Day
Christian Action League November 24, 2022 On November 29, 1623, three years after the Pilgrims’ arrival and two years after the first Thanksgiving, Governor William Bradford made an official proclamation for a day of Thanksgiving: To all ye Pilgrims: In as much as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of […]
Studies Reveal Addictive Effects of Gambling and Complex Relationship Between Psychopathy and Gambling Problems
L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 22, 2022 “The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket,” warned the late Kin Hubbard, a humorist who understood the serious nature of gambling. For those who need more evidence of the slippery slope that starts with a […]
Smoking Marijuana is more Dangerous than Smoking Cigarettes, Groundbreaking Study Finds
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League November 25, 2022 A groundbreaking new study that ties marijuana usage to higher rates of emphysema and other types of lung damage should impact the debate over cannabis legalization in North Carolina, pro-family leaders say. The study, published in the journal Radiology and authored by researchers at the Ottawa […]
Revelation Chapter 5: Seven Horns and Seven Eyes
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 18, 2022 Over sixty years ago, the Soviets made their first space journey around the globe. Atheistic cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin returned puffed-up with pride, boasting, “I went up to space, but I did not encounter God.” W.A. Criswell, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, […]
Sen. Tillis Likely to Vigorously Defend His Support for ‘RFMA,’ But Trusted Conservative Christian Voices Say the Bill is Very Bad
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 18, 2022 The full passage of the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) in the U.S. Senate and then the House seems likely if enough Republicans don’t come to their senses. The measure got through a cloture vote in the Senate, 62-37, and 12 Republicans made it […]
‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Moves Forward: ‘Completely Blowing Up the Understanding of Marriage’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 18, 2022 “Marriage is the nucleus of social order. If marriage fails, the home fails. If the home fails, so does the nation,” said The Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, in the wake of this week’s Senate vote to advance HR 8404. “This […]
Statement on Vote to Advance So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 16, 2022 Today, the U.S. Senate voted to advance HR 8404 – Respect for Marriage Act – legislation that will codify same-sex marriage into federal law. The vote, 62-37, included every Democrat and 12 Republicans, two of which were both of North Carolina’s U.S. Senators Burr and […]
Revelation Chapter 5: Who is Worthy of the Earth’s Title Deed?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 11, 2022 In 2019, Time did a story about the sad plight of small American farmers, saying the family farm is being threatened on every side. It’s been thrashed by trade wars, severe weather, and dropping commodity prices due to globalization. Technology makes farming more efficient than […]