L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 22, 2022 “The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket,” warned the late Kin Hubbard, a humorist who understood the serious nature of gambling. For those who need more evidence of the slippery slope that starts with a […]
Gambling
A Little Side Action in Church
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “It is troublesome to see how badly gambling has infiltrated the church. Gambling is a sin. It feeds covetousness. God’s Word calls on us to be content with what we’ve been given. “The apostle Paul wrote, ‘I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know […]
Is the Bible Silent On the Challenging Social Questions of Our Day?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 8, 2022 It’s been said that “silence is golden.” Is this always true? – especially when something desperately needs to be said – especially when we need a word from God – especially when we need to hear from heaven about how to navigate a complex world […]
Catawba Tribe Clears Another Hurdle in Path to NC Casino
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 27, 2021 The Catawba Indians’ plan to build a huge Las Vegas-style casino near Kings Mountain cleared another federal hurdle this week, but the Rev. Mark Creech says the move is no cause for celebration. “I think this is exceedingly sad for the people of Cleveland County. Bad […]
Report Suggests Huge Expansion of Gambling for North Carolina, Gambling Bills Already Filed
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League April 8, 2021 Someone has said that gambling is the one sure way of getting nothing for something. But a report, which the N.C. legislature requested and the North Carolina Education Lottery commissioned begs to differ. Spectrum Gaming created the report, which was originally only supposed to study sports […]
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 […]
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 […]