By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 25, 2021 Passed by the House on Thursday, the so-called Equality Act will upend religious freedom in America unless it can be stopped in the U.S. Senate. “When people hear the word equality, they want to support it because no one should be treated less than equal, but […]
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Lt. Gov. Scheduled Out of State School Board Meeting about Curriculum Changes on Gender Identity, Systemic Racism
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 29, 2021 The State Board of Education has scheduled a meeting to discuss and vote on changes to the North Carolina social studies standards curriculum at the same time Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is slated to preside over the state Senate. Robinson, a voting member of the Board, […]
Trio of Cities in Orange County Pass Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies
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 […]
Wake County School Board Adds ‘Transgender or Gender Identity’ To Non-Discrimination Policy
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 17, 2020 Tuesday, the Wake County School Board gave its initial approval for including “transgender or gender identity” as a part of its policies, which are meant to prohibit discrimination, harassment, or bullying of its students or employees. Wake, the largest public school system in the state, already […]
Governor Cooper Issues Tragic Proclamation for Children: ‘Gender Expansive Parent’s Day’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 9, 2020 It didn’t seem to receive much attention, which is a good thing. But Governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation Friday of last week that made Sunday, December 6, Gender Expansive Parent’s Day. The day is meant to celebrate LGBTQ parents who do not identify as mothers […]
CAL Joins Letter Warning Local Officials about SOGI Laws
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 4, 2020 The Christian Action League joined five other Christian pro-family organizations (North Carolina Family Policy Council, North Carolina Values Coalition, Alliance Defending Freedom, North Carolina Faith and Freedom Coalition, and the North Carolina Chapter of Concerned Women for America) in sending a joint letter to public officials […]
What You Need to Know About ‘The Equality Act’
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJune 26, 2020 “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” wrote George Orwell in Animal Farm. His allegory was an attack on Stalin, but the sentiment can be applied to the misguided push for SOGI laws in the U.S., the most notable of which is the federal Equality Act passed […]
SCOTUS Ruling Even More Significant Than 2015 Ruling Affirming Same-Sex Marriage
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJune 16, 2020 “A profound twist of the Constitution, natural law, and inalienable rights” — that’s how the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League describes Monday’s Supreme Court decision that radically redefines “sex,” giving special protections to LGBTQ people. “Legally, the sex of an individual is now […]
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 […]
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 […]