Bills Return America Has Addressed, the Case Made, and Other Legislation Being Monitored
By Dr. Mark CreechDirector of Government RelationsReturn America The following is a summary of bills that Return America has been monitoring more recently during the legislative session, including measures for which we have tracked committee activity, reviewed...
Who You Are Becoming Will Last Forever
This is the second installment in a series examining suffering, earthly restoration, and the hope God has actually promised His people.By Rev. Mark CreechRevMarkCreech.org Suppose God appeared before you today and offered two choices. In the first, every burden you...
The Promise God Never Made
This is the first installment in a series examining suffering, earthly restoration, and the hope God has actually promised His people. Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org Over the past five years, I have lived through a season in which many of the structures that once...
A Pro-Life Cause Deserves a Prudent Strategy
A measured response to Rep. Keith Kidwell’s controversial pro-life bill Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America RevMarkCreech.org Lawmakers were not convened for any votes last week. Nevertheless, Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beaufort) filed a bill...
Gambling on Training Wheels
How House Bills 921 and 198 Would Normalize Casino Culture in the Name of Charity Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Not long ago, North Carolina treated casino gambling as dangerous enough to prohibit. Even now, state law permits “game...
When Hatred Answers the Gospel
When political hatred drowns out the call of the Gospel, the sickness is deeper than politicsby Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org A few days ago, I wrote an article titled “When an Assassination Attempt Becomes a Private Summons.” It was not intended as a...
Alcohol: An Overlooked Link Between Lincoln and Kennedy
by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org Americans have long been fascinated by the striking similarities between the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846; Kennedy in 1946. Lincoln was elected president...
The Flag Never Touched the Ground
A Memorial Day Reflection on Black Soldiers, Sacrifice, and America’s “New Birth of Freedom” by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org Americans complain a great deal these days. We grumble about inflation, gasoline prices, political dysfunction, cultural turmoil, and the...
Return America’s Advocacy Is Making a Difference — Major Alcohol Provisions Removed, But Gambling Concerns Remain
by Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Recently, Return America has been sounding the alarm about H.B. 921, the ABC & Gaming Omnibus Bill. That measure originally contained several troubling provisions that would have weakened North...
When the House Is Empty
by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that America is facing an “epidemic of loneliness and isolation.” Anxiety, depression, addiction, and what many researchers now call “deaths of despair” continue to rise...