By James Harper Christian Action League January 14, 2021 A trio of Orange County municipalities — Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill — enacted sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) ordinances this week that endanger religious freedom and echo a five-year-old heated battle involving the General Assembly, local officials, and Governor Roy Cooper. Hillsborough was first […]
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NCGA Opening Day Speeches Spirited and Harmonious in Tone
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 14, 2021 Spirited and harmonious — the words describe not only the 3 Heath Brothers’ rendition of the National Anthem performed in the Senate — but also the overall tone of Opening Day speeches delivered Wednesday in the N.C. General Assembly. Like the Thomasville-based trio, lawmakers seemed to […]
Thirteen Year Tenure of CAL Director’s Assistant comes to an End
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 13, 2021 Harry Lloyd Hopkins was one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s closest advisors. Hopkins wore several hats in service to his country, but he is best known for dealing with most anything which concerned the President. One day Wendell Wilkie, who was the Republican nominee and […]
Civil War Era Preacher Admonishes Christians to Work for Peace
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 8, 2021 Franklin Graham was right when he recently posted on his Facebook page that “the division in our country is as great as any time since the Civil War.” The angry mob that overtook the Capitol building while the Electoral College votes were being certified demonstrates […]
Capitol Building Overrun, CAL Dir. and other Christian Leaders Speak Out
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 7, 2021 Chaos broke out at the nation’s capital Wednesday when after a Trump rally, pent-up emotions spilled over into rioting. Hundreds of protestors stormed the Capitol building and overcame the capitol police, vandalizing House Speaker Nany Pelosi’s office, breaching doors and windows, looting art, and taking control […]
Samaritan’s Purse Sets Up Field Hospital in Western North Carolina
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 7, 2021 Samaritan’s Purse is carrying out its mission of providing “Christian relief to a hurting world” much closer to home than usual these days, serving patients suffering from COVID-19 in Lenoir. Headquartered in nearby Boone, the nondenominational evangelical organization led by Franklin Graham erected a 30-bed emergency […]
Should Western Nations Send Missionaries to Backward Nations Seeking to Change their Values?
By Don Boys Ph.D. Guest Columnist Christian Action League January 5, 2021 Editor’s Note: A few years ago, one church decided against financially supporting the Christian Action League because they said we addressed politics and were not, in the strictest sense of the word, “missions.” Such reasoning has always confused me, especially when one considers […]
‘Where Does Forgiveness Live in our Society?’
The Way Grace and Forgiveness Can Provide a New Start By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 1, 2021 According to the Associated Press, actor Bryan Cranston, best known for playing Walter White on the series Breaking Bad, says he hopes that in 2021 Americans will become more forgiving. In a short video posted […]
NC Sheriffs Say Unable to Find Legal Support for Mixed Drinks To-Go
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 30, 2020 Last week, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association sent a memo via email to all the state’s sheriffs saying that they could not find any legal grounds for Governor Cooper’s Executive Order No. 183. The governor’s order, which was issued December 21st, authorizes and instructs the ABC […]
Basnight Passes: Advocacy for the Lottery and Opposition to Marriage Amendment Stain Record
By Shelly Brown Christian Action League December 30, 2020 North Carolina’s longest-serving legislative leader, Marc Basnight, died Monday from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 73. “Anyone who knows anything about North Carolina politics knows the name Marc Basnight,” said the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “I watched Basnight work his […]