By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 6, 2020 This week prominent North Carolina religious and political figures spoke out against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing her copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address. Despite the long-standing tradition of House Speakers remaining stoic and neutral in listening to a SOTU address, Speaker […]
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President Trump Highlights Sen. Tillis’ Bill during SOTU Address
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 6, 2020 U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ efforts to halt sanctuary city policies and force sheriffs to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement garnered nationwide attention Tuesday when President Trump highlighted one of the Tar Heel senator’s bills during his State of the Union address. Trump described a California […]
AAA, Advocate for Motorists, Safer Roads and Vehicles, Opposes Legalization of Weed
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 8, 2020 In what may qualify as the least surprising news of late, a new study shows that the number of fatal crashes involving marijuana users is on the rise in Washington State where the drug has been legalized. In fact, the share of drivers who, after a […]
About Elitists, Rednecks, Uneducated Buffoons, Bigots, and Deplorables
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League January 31, 2020 Recently, I attended a worship service in a small rural church in North Carolina with a segment of our country’s citizens, who, by the standards of many today, would be deemed as rednecks, uneducated buffoons, bigots, and deplorables. Because of their support for President […]
North Carolina is one of the Worst States for STDs
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 31, 2020 This week the Raleigh News and Observer highlighted a study recently done by Innerbody.com. Using 2018 data from the Centers for Disease Control, the research shows North Carolina ranks among the worst in the nation for sexually transmitted diseases. The state placed No. 6 among the […]
State’s Attorney General, Josh Stein, Weighs In on Proposed Digital Lottery Games
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 31, 2020 Digital instant lottery games would “prey on vulnerable people and risk real harm to both communities and families.” That’s the opinion of state Attorney General Josh Stein, who wrote a letter Jan. 22 warning the North Carolina Education Lottery not to implement the online games and […]
The Gambling Gambit
A game of graft, greed and grief By Charles Milton Sword of the Lord January 28, 2020 I heard about a mother who was afraid her young son would become a gambler like other members of their family. She prayed for him in his presence. She asked God that if he ever did gamble, please […]
N.C. Lt. Governor’s Remarks on Race and Abortion Garner Contempt, But He Was Right
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 24, 2020 On MLK Jr. Day, N.C. gubernatorial candidate, N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest (R), spoke at the predominantly black church, the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh. Forest’s remarks about race and abortion at the gathering were received with disdain by those on […]
Providence, Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 17, 2020 It seems providential that Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, January 19th, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20th, falls so close together. Both days have something in common, as if the need for their recognition calls upon us not to forget the same error. […]
Bladen County’s ‘Pledge to the Flag’ Debacle
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 17, 2020 Bladen County’s “Pledge to the Flag” debacle started back in August of last year, when Bladen County Board of Elections Chairperson, Louella Thompson, was asked why the Board didn’t pledge allegiance to the flag at the start of its meetings. Thompson and fellow Board member Patsy […]