By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 10, 2021 More than two years after North Carolinians overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment requiring voters to show a photo ID, the effort to increase election integrity remains an ongoing battle. But a ruling this week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit may bring […]
Voter Education
The State Schools’ Social Studies Standards and the Evil They Pose, as I See It
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 5, 2021 The North Carolina State Board of Education voted 7-5 on Thursday to move forward with new social studies standards that over 30,000 people in the state signed a petition to express their objections. The petition drive was led by Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, a vocal […]
State Lawmakers File Bills Likely to Grab the Attention of Citizen Christians
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League February 4, 2021 Plato said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” If this is true, it should be noted that the North Carolina General Assembly is off to an interesting start in 2021. In addition to working on measures having to do with COVID relief, […]
America’s Demise
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons There are legitimate concerns that a Biden-Harris administration and a democratically controlled Congress will push our nation further towards socialism. These concerns have been expressed in the past and they are not hyperbole. Charles R. Erdman, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1917, wrote: Socialism “insists that better […]
Basnight Passes: Advocacy for the Lottery and Opposition to Marriage Amendment Stain Record
By Shelly Brown Christian Action League December 30, 2020 North Carolina’s longest-serving legislative leader, Marc Basnight, died Monday from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 73. “Anyone who knows anything about North Carolina politics knows the name Marc Basnight,” said the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “I watched Basnight work his […]
Stealing America
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “There are two things that I don’t like about the presumed President-Elect, Joe Biden – his face.” -Rev. Mark Creech
If Donald Trump Ultimately Loses This Election
Christian Action League November 6, 2020 Some folks won’t like this statement. That’s fine with me. But if Donald Trump ultimately loses this election, there is a part of me that will rejoice for him. He has endured so much unjust treatment for so long from the media and various nefarious political forces, his suffering, […]
N.C. Election Results: Where We Currently Stand (Friday)
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 6, 2020 Nearly 75 percent of North Carolina voters cast ballots in the 2020 election to seat eight Republicans and five Democrats in the U.S. House and presumably send GOP Sen. Thom Tillis to Washington for a second term. Republicans maintained control of both chambers of the N.C. […]
Newby, Who Seeks to Become Chief Justice, Stands Out for His Christian Faith
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 30, 2020 Four decades of legal experience, 16 years on the state’s High Court and a lifetime of community service are just a few of the qualifications that Paul Newby brings to the race for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Rev. Mark Creech, executive […]
E.C. Sykes: A Deeply Committed Christian Running for NC Secretary of State
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 29, 2020 North Carolina voters who cast a ballot for E.C. Sykes will be putting not only a proven business leader but also a committed Christian into the Office of Secretary of State. “He is a brother in the Lord, and he’s passionate about seeing our country return […]