By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 13, 2019 Perhaps the most sublime of Jesus’ parables is the one about the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32). Wanting to get away from home and spread his wings, a young man seeks his inheritance early and leaves. He wastes his money on an extravagant and dissolute lifestyle […]
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2019 Legislative Wrap-Up
By Rev. Mark Creech, Executive Director Christian Action League December 12, 2019 The long session of the North Carolina General Assembly traditionally runs from January to the middle of July. The 2019 Long Session, however, was extended well into November. The delay was mainly the result of a stalemate between Republican lawmakers, who possess the […]
The Continued Threat to Religious Liberty Is Undeniable
By Kelly Shackleford First Liberty Institute December 10, 2019 In 2004, I was honored to be invited to give testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding attacks on religious liberty in America. During my remarks, I cited numerous examples from around the country, which prompted an important question from Sens. John Cornyn […]
Something Michael Bloomberg or Anyone Else Can Never Buy or Earn
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 6, 2019 A couple of weeks ago, Michael Bloomberg announced he was entering the race to become the next Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2020. Bloomberg, a former Mayor of New York City, brings extraordinary wealth to the challenge, $50 billion to be […]
Buttigieg Visits Rev. William Barber’s Church in Goldsboro, NC
By Amos Doan Christian Action League December 5, 2019 The head of Moral Mondays in North Carolina, former president of the state’s NAACP chapter, current director of the Poor People’s Campaign, and pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, Rev. William Barber II, hosted openly gay Democratic presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, at his church in Goldsboro last […]
NC Filing Period for Seeking Public Office Underway, Christians Should Run
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 4, 2019 The filing period for those seeking public office in North Carolina started on Monday and will run through December 20th. Numerous lawmakers and other would-be public officials showed pictures of themselves on their Facebook pages filing with their local board of elections for various elective offices. […]
Andrew Brunson: Get Ready to Be Tested By Persecution
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 4, 2019 “You are going into a hostile world. You will be challenged. I guarantee it,” the Rev. Andrew Brunson warned a group of teenage missionary kids at Black Forest Academy on Nov. 20. He said loving God with all they’ve got will be the only way they […]
One Excuse is as Good as Another
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 3, 2019 Back during the early 1980s, I pastored the First Baptist Church of LaGrange, North Carolina. The late Ed Denmark was a prominent individual in both the church and community, and he was markedly good-humored. He was Chairman of the Board of Deacons and Lenoir County […]
Having a Grateful Heart
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 27. 2019 The Psalmist admonished, “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name” (Psalm 103:1). “The Bible is like a melodious steeple set with thanksgiving chimes,” wrote Frederick F. Shannon. “The variations of the tune are many, the spirit, […]
HRC Rates NC Below National Average and That’s a Good Thing
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 21, 2019 This week the Human Rights Campaign, which touts itself as the “nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization,” released their annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI), evaluating the LGBT-friendliness of 506 cities nationwide, 10 of which were in North Carolina. According […]