By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 30, 2015 HAVELOCK – Nearly 70 people representing churches in the Atlantic Baptist Association met at the Atlantic Baptist Associational Office Building Monday night in Havelock. They were present for a seminar provided by the Christian Action League that addresses the legalization of same-sex marriage in North Carolina […]
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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide on Marriage Case
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 16, 2015 WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court announced Friday that it will review the Sixth Circuit Federal Appeals Court’s decision that upheld traditional marriage in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. According to Liberty Counsel: “In the ruling affirming natural marriage laws, the Sixth Circuit Court of […]
N.C. Legislative Leadership Petitions SCOTUS to Hear Same Sex Marriage Appeal
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 9, 2015 Legislative leaders announced on Thursday that they would file a petition for certiorari urging the United States Supreme Court to hear legal arguments for North Carolina’s constitutional marriage amendment, which defines the institution as one man and one woman. The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped the issue […]
Number of Magistrates Who Resigned over Same-Sex Marriage is Larger than Reported Earlier
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League November 25, 2014 NORTH CAROLINA – According to Time Warner Cable News, more magistrates have resigned their posts because of their objections to performing same-sex marriages than previously reported. Since the ruling of Judge Max O. Cogburn of Asheville that knocked down the State’s Marriage Protection Amendment, sixteen judges […]
Gaston County Board of Commissioners Make Strong Stand for Traditional Marriage
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League November 20, 2014 GASTONIA – Gaston County Commissioners have unanimously approved a resolution stating their support for traditional marriage. The resolution was approved at their meeting Thursday, November 13. The Commissioners’ action comes on the heels of a ruling by federal Judge Max O. Coburn in Asheville, declaring North […]
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Reaffirms Support for Traditional Marriage at Annual Meeting
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League November 14, 2014 GREENSBORO – This week at their annual convention in Greensboro, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina reaffirmed its commitment to marriage as one man and one woman. The convention, which drew approximately 1800 delegates known as messengers, approved a resolution that declared their support for […]
Activist State Judge Rules on Marriage and says Missouri’s Constitution is Unconstitutional, US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Traditional Marriage
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 7, 2014 A day after proponents of same-sex marriage began celebrating the fall of Missouri’s marriage protection amendment; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit issued a 2-1 ruling on Thursday upholding the rights of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to define the sacred institution as […]
Director of NC Administrative Office of the Courts Responds to Senate Republicans, Continues to Advocate Magistrates Must Perform Gay Marriages
By Pam Blume Christian Action League November 7, 2014 It was reported last week that North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger had sent a letter to Judge John Smith, director of the NC Administrative Office of the Courts, stating that magistrates that hold strong religious objections should not have to choose between giving […]
State Senate Republicans Chide AOC for Requiring Magistrates Perform Same-Sex Marriages, Latest Polls Reveal NC Voters Support Traditional Marriage and Oppose Judicial Activism
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League October 31, 2014 RALEIGH – Friday, October 24th, State Senate Republicans sent a strong-worded letter to Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Director, John W. Smith. The letter chided Smith over a memorandum his office issued that said magistrates could not opt out of performing same-sex marriages. “The memorandum – […]
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