By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew I recently read the following by Rev. Glen. A. Land on the website of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri: “As we are confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic…we should face this and every crisis that comes our way with courage. Fear has no place in the life of […]
Other Issues
North Carolina Faith Leaders and Elected Officials Speak Out on ACB Confirmation
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 29, 2020 Following Monday’s Senate vote and swearing in of new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a number of North Carolina faith leaders and elected officials spoke out about what her confirmation will mean for the nation. “Justice Barrett earned the strong support of the American people […]
Put on the full Armor of God 2020 +CDC Guidelines
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “I have a cartoon in my office which shows a hospitalized man on a bed. He’s green in the face, looking haggard, with several tubes and IVs attached to his body. A preacher stands over him with a Bible in one hand while pointing toward heaven with the other, and […]
Wilson Woman’s Fight Shows the Injustice of No Death Penalty for Murderers
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueSeptember 11, 2020 Capital punishment is a legal penalty in North Carolina. Yet despite the 140 offenders currently on death row, the state has not executed anyone since 2006. There have been challenges to the lethal injection protocol. Then there were the complications precipitated by the Racial Justice Act. And […]
Become Like Little Children
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “To the child, a state of dependence is perfectly natural. He never thinks that he can face life by himself. He is perfectly content to be utterly dependent on those who love him and care for him. If men would accept the fact of their dependence on God, a […]
The French Revolution, the BLM Revolution, not Spontaneous but Planned
Don Boys, Ph.D.Christian Action LeagueSeptember 1, 2020 All principled people want everyone to have an equal opportunity for a good life, a safe life, and a productive life, whatever his or her race, religion, or region. That reasonable, humane, and kind attitude is the reason for a quick acceptance of the proclamation, “black lives matter.” […]
Operation: Church Body Edition
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “A man had visited church after church trying to find a congenial congregation, and finally he stopped at a little church just as the congregation was participating in a responsive reading with the minister, ‘We have left undone those things we ought to have done, and we have done […]
Latest Ruling on Racial Justice Act by State Supreme Court May Wreak Havoc
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueAugust 28, 2020 A killer has sidestepped his death sentence and others may be able to do the same as a result of an egregious 4-3 ruling by the N.C. Supreme Court announced on Aug. 14, the latest of continued attempts by death penalty opponents to abolish capital punishment. Marcus Robinson […]
CNN’s Don Lemon Said ‘Jesus Wasn’t Perfect.’ Really?
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueAugust 21, 2020 CNN’s Don Lemon may have been raised a Baptist and attended a Catholic School, but after the statement he made nearly two weeks ago, one can only wonder if he learned anything about the Christian religion at all. During a recent episode of CNN Tonight, Lemon was […]
Black Souls Matter
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Toons “Some folks don’t realize the commandments of God aren’t multiple-choice. Jesus said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt […]