By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League March 11, 2020 Come November; North Carolinians will face two very different candidates for a seat in the United States Senate. A former state House member (2007-2015), who also served as Speaker of the House (2011-2015), and the current U.S. Senator representing North Carolina, Republican Thom Tillis, […]
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Boy Brains, Girl Brains. Yes, They’re Really Different.
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 11, 2020 A few years ago, my church nursery had an influx of little boys, all born within a few months of each other. Nursery duty in the weeks before that cadre outgrew it was, well… energetic. Everything was visibly quieter when they left. The possibility of some baby […]
Socialism: Lipstick on a Pig
By Dr. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League March 6, 2020 During the 1980s, North Carolina’s U.S. Senator, the late Jesse Helms, wrote an interesting article about America’s drift from her religious and political moorings. Helms wrote at that time something powerfully astute. He said, “It is debatable at just what point the United States […]
United Methodist Clergy in Durham Defy Denominational Policy on Same-Gender Marriage
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League March 6, 2020 Super Tuesday may have been super for politics, but for United Methodists who still hold to a high view of Scripture, it was anything but super. A press release from the pastor of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, N.C., announced that United Methodist clergy […]
Bernie Sanders Has Done it Again
By Annie Holmquist Christian Action League March 6, 2020 In an age when old, rich, white men are heavily maligned by the Left, it’s rather remarkable that Sanders has risen to such prominence in not one, but two presidential contests. Given Joe Biden’s lead in delegates, Sanders may not win the nomination; nevertheless, it’s hard […]
Super Tuesday: Victories and Lessons for N.C. Conservative Voters
By L.A. Williams & M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League March 5, 2020 Tar Heel voters gave Joe Biden quite the gift in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The former vice president walked away from North Carolina with another 110 delegates in his quest for the White House. Despite Biden’s Super Tuesday sweep of Virginia, North Carolina, and […]
Churches Making Profound Statement by Flying Christian Flag over American Flag
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League February 28, 2020 West Asheville Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina, prominently flies the Christian flag above the American flag. When asked about it, Stan Welch, the church’s pastor, tells people that he knows it’s not proper flag etiquette, but it’s not a mistake by the church. […]
Toole’s Marijuana Mirage, Snake Oil, ‘Fool’s Gold’
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League February 27, 2020 Bill Toole grew up in Winston-Salem. He studied at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and Wake Forest University. His occupations have included being a journalist, a carpenter, a fisherman, and an environmental attorney for 27 years. In politics, he’s served as a Belmont City Councilman […]
Up-and-Down Week for the Pro-Life Movement
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 27, 2020 It’s been an up-and-down week for the pro-life movement: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld President Trump’s Protect Life Rule, which aims to keep taxpayer funds from paying for abortion, but the U.S. Senate rejected bills that would have helped protect the unborn and those […]
Primary Election Day is Tuesday, and Early Voting Ends Saturday
Christian Action League Staff Christian Action League February 27, 2020 More than 79,000 voters have cast their ballots early for this year’s primary, according to the state’s Board of Elections. If you aren’t one of them, the Christian Action League urges you to make immediate plans to get to the polls. Election Day is Tuesday, […]