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 […]
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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 […]
Cleveland County Teen Can Use Any Bathroom
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 13, 2020 A Cleveland County teenager who has undergone surgery and hormone therapy in an attempt to change from a girl to a boy has been granted permission to use the boy’s bathroom at King’s Mountain High after filing a lawsuit against the school system. Officials at KMHS […]
Two Transgender Candidates Running for State Senate Seats
By Shelly Keller Christian Action League December 27, 2019 The Raleigh News and Observer and the Washington, D.C. based The Hill is reporting that two transgender candidates have filed for Senate seats in the North Carolina General Assembly. The two candidacies arise a little more than two years after the demise of HB 2, commonly […]
Chick-fil-A’s Not-So-Slow Fade
Liberty Counsel December 18, 2019 “There’s no question we know that, as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are,” Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos said in an exclusive interview with Bisnow. “There are lots of articles and newscasts about Chick-fil-A, and we thought we needed […]
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 […]
For N.C. Christians Wanting to Be Informed, Engaged and Prayerful about Social Issues: No Better Resource than The CAL Insider
Christian Action League Staff Christian Action League November 19, 2019 For Christians who want to pray for their state and nation, for Christians who wish to stay abreast of the latest news about social issues, for Christians who desire to be educated about the issues from a strong Christian worldview, for Christians who want to […]
Southern LGBTQ Health Survey’s Alarming Statistics Raise Serious Question
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 15, 2019 A couple of weeks ago, the Campaign for Southern Equality, in partnership with Western NC Community Health Services, released results from their 2019 Southern LGBTQ Health Survey. Both groups are based in Asheville, N.C., and say that this is the most extensive study of its […]