By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 12, 2021 The North Carolina House passed a measure on Wednesday that raises the minimum age for marriage in the state from fourteen to sixteen. The bill, SB 35 – Max 4-Yr Age Diff to Marry Under 18, was in response to concerns that the state’s low marriage […]
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Senate Raises Legal Age to Marry in N.C.
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 13, 2021 This week the North Carolina Senate raised the age for getting married. Fourteen and fifteen-year-olds can currently marry under exceptional circumstances. S.B. 35: Max 4-Yr Age Diff to Marry Under 18 Years, which unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday, raises the age to sixteen and disallows […]
State Lawmakers File Bills Likely to Grab the Attention of Citizen Christians
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League February 4, 2021 Plato said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” If this is true, it should be noted that the North Carolina General Assembly is off to an interesting start in 2021. In addition to working on measures having to do with COVID relief, […]
One Excuse is as Good as Another
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 3, 2019 Back during the early 1980s, I pastored the First Baptist Church of LaGrange, North Carolina. The late Ed Denmark was a prominent individual in both the church and community, and he was markedly good-humored. He was Chairman of the Board of Deacons and Lenoir County […]
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Human Trafficking in Greensboro
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 1, 2019 “A despicable crime that continues to plague the nation,” — that’s how Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), Intelligence and Counterterrorism subcommittee ranking member, described human trafficking in his opening comments Monday at a field hearing at the Old County Courthouse in Greensboro. The purpose of the event, […]