By Peyton Majors Christian Action League September 15, 2023 The executive director of the Christian Action League this week urged House members to defeat a bill that would loosen alcohol restrictions, warning such an overhaul would harm public safety and lead to more fatalities on the road. The proposed bill, SB 527, would allow alcohol […]
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Unmasking Alcohol’s True Impact: From Hypertension to Cancer
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 23, 2023 A headache, a hangover, and a night of regrettable actions — most folks know the common and immediate problems created by drinking too much alcohol. But what they may not know is that alcohol is linked to seven different types of cancer and a myriad of […]
SBC Sunday School Lesson Provided Great Opportunity to Address Neglected Topic
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 31, 2023 My wife, Kim, and I attend a small Baptist Church in the metropolis of Eureka, North Carolina. I’m being facetious about Eureka’s size because actually, it’s a town in Wayne County with a population of about 200. Our pastor is stupendous and the congregation of […]
Revelation Chapter 14: A Second Angel Announces ‘Babylon is Fallen’
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 14, 2023 On V-E Day (Victory in Europe), May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman made the official announcement by radio from the White House that Germany had surrendered. World War II had taken a tremendous toll on America. Many other countries suffered greatly. Justice had been […]
Christian Action League Joins Protest of Cracker Barrel’s Embrace of LGBT Pride
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League July 12, 2023 The Christian Action League of North Carolina has joined the American Family Association in protesting Cracker’s Barrel’s promotion of LGBT Pride, saying the company is alienating its customer base Cracker Barrel last month posted on its social media channels a now-controversial picture of a rainbow-colored rocking […]
Bill Will Open ABC Stores on Sundays, Allow for Curbside Cocktails, Mobile Bars, Establish ‘Happy Hour’ and Much More…
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 29, 2023 Sunday ABC sales, curbside cocktails, happy hours, discount liquor, and a host of other alcohol-pushing provisions are on the table at the N.C. Legislature. The House Committee on Alcohol Beverage Control took up a 36-page omnibus bill on Tuesday. The Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of […]
Dry January Compliments Ongoing Public Policy Work of the Christian Action League
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 6, 2023 Does your New Year’s resolution involve drinking less? Or perhaps you decided to dive into 2023 totally alcohol-free? You’re not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people are taking part in Dry January, a public health push that started in the United Kingdom in 2013 and has […]
Alcohol Warning Labels: A Commonsense Strategy for Reducing Alcohol-Related Harms
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 21, 2022 If you knew something you were doing increased your risk of getting cancer, would you stop doing it? Or at least do it less? That’s the logical reasoning behind a new push to require better warning labels on alcohol. “Requiring new, well-designed warning labels on alcohol […]
Hearts and Minds Dulled by Alcohol, Less Able to Decide for Christ
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 20, 2022 I stopped at an old country store many years ago to purchase some gas and a snack. While there, I took the occasion to share the Gospel with a man. I didn’t realize it when our conversation began, but he had been drinking. As I […]
‘There Should Be No Prohibitions on Vice,’ They Claim. Really?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 8, 2022 Vice might be defined as something that negatively impacts one’s behavior patterns so as to not only make one a detriment to themselves, but also to others. There is a view today, which I suggest is extreme and seeks to avoid even the shadow of […]