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 […]
Other Issues
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 […]
Dear Professional Athletes
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Toons Dear professional athletes– Fall, 2020 We are happy to see your seasons beginning to resume on a limited basis. We all mourn the deaths of so many of our citizens from this virus. And we pray for the day it will be conquered. And we hope and pray you […]
Billy Graham Statue in Last Stages: Will Replace White Supremacist Aycock
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueAugust 5, 2020 Visitors to the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall next year will see a new installment honoring a man whose dedication to the Lord helped turned millions of hearts toward heaven. A statue of evangelist Billy Graham, who died in 2018 at age 99, will replace that of former governor Charles […]
COVID 19 Safe
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “All of this anxiety about the coronavirus seems over the top for me. I don’t deny the reality of the illness. It’s just our hypersensitivity to it makes me think of the hypochondriac who was quite fanatical in following every cure that he could find in books and magazines. […]
Meet John the ‘Non-Denominational’
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The late evangelist Billy Sunday used to tell this story to audiences of various denominations. He said that he was in Duluth, Minnesota, when a Jewish man was run over in an iron mine. They rushed him to a Catholic hospital where an Episcopalian surgeon amputated his leg. A […]
Professor at Campbell Argues Defacing Confederate Monuments is Morally Justified
By M.H. CavanaughChristian Action LeagueJuly 22, 2020 Last month, Ryan Andrew Newson, a professor of Theology and Ethics at Campbell University, wrote a disturbing article for Religion Dispatches, which said defacing confederate monuments is morally justified. Newson rejects arguments that hold to showing civility, moderation, and the need to protest the proper way. He says […]
Resumption of Federal Executions is a Moral Imperative to Secure Justice
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueJuly 21, 2020 Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice carried out three executions in four days. The federal government had not executed more than that number in the previous three decades. The Justice Department had announced its plans to resume executions in July of last year, but U.S. District Judge […]