By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 23, 2021 According to WRAL News, officials responded to a car fire at an apartment complex in Raleigh, North Carolina, around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday (April 20). A Jeep was in flames. Police said the fire was the result of a mechanical issue. The driver was able […]
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House Committee Takes-Up Revisions to Strengthen Safe Surrender Law
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 22, 2021 In July of last year, a woman walking her dog near Christ Community Church on Fairview Drive in Wilmington heard what sounded like an infant crying. The sound was coming from a trashcan. When she looked into the trash, she found a baby in a sealed, […]
Youth Health Protection Act, Dead, May Mean Same Fate for a Similar Measure
By Rus Egner Christian Action League April 22, 2021 News this week that the Youth Health Protection Act, Senate Bill 514, will not be taken up in the state Senate this session is discouraging, but does not diminish the good intent of those filing the measure, says the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the […]
Raising a Strong Family Requires a Strong Vision
By Amy Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 22, 2021 In a recent article published by the Institute for Family Studies, family physician Leonard Sax makes the interesting observation that children of immigrants are excelling in academic pursuits. Sax cites recent Scripps Spelling Bee champions and other high profile competition winners as evidence, noting that in “one study, […]
In Defense of the Police
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 21, 2021 When I was pastoring, a family (a cadre of sisters) in one of my churches opposed my leadership relentlessly. If I said yes, they would say no. If I said no, they would say yes. If I waited to see what they would say, and […]
What About Those High-Profile Christians Who Renounced Their Faith?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 15, 2021 It’s more than disturbing lately to hear of so many prominent Christian personalities turning from the faith. It seems as though it’s becoming a regular occurrence. To read their statements explaining the reasons for their departure is painful. Hillsong songwriter Marty Sampson wrote: “Time for […]
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Legislation
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League April 15, 2021 Fairness and physiology were the focus Wednesday as members of the House Judiciary 1 Committee began discussion of House Bill 358, Save Women’s Sports. Introduced by Rep. Mark Brody (R-Union) on March 22, the measure would prevent biological males from competing in female athletics. “We have […]
Push for Medical Marijuana in NC Has New Dynamic
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 15, 2021 There is a new push in the legislature to legalize medical marijuana in the Tar Heel state. Advocates have been going from office to office making their pitch. There have been medical marijuana bills filed since 2008, but this year there is a new dynamic. Some […]
Science, Politics, and COVID: Will Truth Prevail?
By Scott W. Atlas Hoover Institution April 14, 2021 The COVID pandemic has been a tragedy, no doubt. But it has exposed profound issues in America that threaten the principles of freedom and order that we Americans often take for granted. First, I have been shocked at the unprecedented exertion of power by the government […]
It’s Still a Big Deal, and for Me It’s Personal
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 9, 2021 A friend of mine, who is an attorney, recently sent me an email saying that he had been reading the Christian classic, In His Steps. He was given the book by his grandmother, who lived from 1872 to 1960. He wrote, “I’m amazed at how […]