By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 9, 2022 “Congress is considering the SAFE Banking Act, which would open the floodgates to the federal legalization of marijuana and harm public safety,” the Rev. Mark Creech wrote this week in The Winston-Salem Journal. In his op-ed piece, posted on the newspaper’s website Thursday, and in letters […]
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The Religion of Victimology
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 20, 2021 After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, God came calling for them in the Garden. God knew what they had done, but he allowed them an opportunity to take responsibility for their wrong doing and confess after Adam inadvertently admitted to his nakedness. “Who […]
‘Churches Should Suspend Services During Pandemic.’ I Respectfully Dissent!
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 4, 2020 For the last few months, I’ve been on the telephone with hundreds of pastors, asking them how their churches are navigating the Coronavirus Crisis. The stories of low attendance are disturbing, despite churches employing health protocols to keep people as safe as possible. Many are […]
CAL Legislative Wrap-Up for 2020
CAL StaffChristian Action LeagueAugust 28, 2020 It was Plato who once said, “Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods…And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and a fool.” The Christian Action League’s primary purpose as a public-policy organization is […]
2019 Legislative Wrap-Up
By Rev. Mark Creech, Executive Director Christian Action League December 12, 2019 The long session of the North Carolina General Assembly traditionally runs from January to the middle of July. The 2019 Long Session, however, was extended well into November. The delay was mainly the result of a stalemate between Republican lawmakers, who possess the […]
Restrictions on State Funds for Needle Exchange Programs Removed
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League August 7, 2019 Friday, July 12th, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation making it easier for drug addicts to get needles and syringes for their habit. Governor Roy Cooper signed the bill, HB 325 – Opioid Epidemic Response Act, on Monday, July 22nd. A response to the state’s […]
Vote, and Vote Biblically
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 5, 2018 The late Milton Berle used to say as a part of his comedy routine: “Since perestroika and glasnost, the Russians have changed their electoral system. A man went in to vote and was handed a sealed ballot. He started to tear it open. An election […]