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 […]
Gambling
Gambling Bills in Washington Would Proliferate Tribal Casinos in N.C.
CAL Ex. Dir. says these gambling measures are ‘bad business, bad recreation, bad religion, bad politics, bad economics and bad morality’ By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 3, 2020 It’s estimated that over the next eight years, the American people will lose more than $1 trillion to government-sanctioned gambling. A growing portion of that […]
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 […]
Catawba Indian Tribe Breaks Ground for New Casino at King’s Mountain
By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueJuly 23, 2020 WBTV News reported on Wednesday that the Catawba Indian tribe of South Carolina broke ground in King’s Mountain to build a new casino. “Local leaders, attorneys and Catawba Nation Chief William Harris all say the casino is happening – and it’s happening fast. They say the space, on […]
Isn’t it Time We Reassess our Attitudes toward Drinking and its Consequences?
By Dr. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 7, 2020 Recently, I read a few pages in The Christian Moral Vision, a book that was written several years ago and was mostly meant for those who identify with the Episcopal Church. The book laid out the nature of the moral life of the Christian, and the pages […]
The Gambling Gambit
A game of graft, greed and grief By Charles Milton Sword of the Lord January 28, 2020 I heard about a mother who was afraid her young son would become a gambler like other members of their family. She prayed for him in his presence. She asked God that if he ever did gamble, please […]
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 […]
ABC Regulatory Reform Bill: Nothing to Celebrate (Part 1)
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 2, 2019 This week, Gov. Roy Cooper, signed into law, SB 290, which was originally filed as the Distillery Regulatory Reform Bill. The legislation later became two bills rolled into one, when the language from HB 536 – ABC Omnibus Regulatory Reform, which passed the House, was […]
Daily Fantasy Sports Gaming Measure Defeated in Committee, 16-12
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League June 7, 2019 RALEIGH – Wednesday, HB 929- Gaming Commission, legislation that would have legalized Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) gambling in North Carolina, was voted down 16-12 in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would have established a North Carolina Gaming Commission and authorized the regulation of Daily Fantasy […]
N.C.’s Bitter Ironies during the Celebration of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League April 19, 2019 Clive Sinclair once said that he saw the world as a place of bitter irony. Irony, I think, can be defined as incongruity between a situation and the action which accompanies it. Irony was what came to mind as I considered legislation North Carolina […]