By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 13, 2021 Infants who survive a botched abortion would be entitled to the same level of care as wanted babies of the same gestational age under a bill passed Tuesday by the North Carolina Senate along party lines. Senate Bill 405, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, is nearly […]
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N.C. House Passes Bills to Protect the Unborn and Newborn
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 7, 2021 Lawmakers took action this week on two bills (HB 453 and HB 473) aimed at protecting some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens — the unborn and the newborn. Passed by the House by a vote of 67-42 on Thursday after some emotional debate, the measure, […]
House ABC Committee Gives Thumbs-up to ‘Bars on Wheels’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 6, 2021 The House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee gave a thumbs-up to House Bill 693 – Common Carriers ABC Permit this week, paving the way for some buses to become “bars on wheels.” But the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, warned lawmakers they […]
Push to Repeal a Law That Holds Adulterers Accountable for Helping Break Up a Marriage Fails in Committee
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 29, 2021 A push to repeal North Carolina’s law against adultery was stopped in its tracks Wednesday after the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, and others testified before the House Judiciary II Committee. Criminal conversation, one of two so-called “heart balm” torts, occurs […]
Human Life Non-Discrimination Act Would Ban Abortion of Babies on the Basis of Race or Down Syndrome
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 1, 2021 “Children shouldn’t have to pass a genetic test to earn the right to be born” says Rep. John Bradford (R-Mecklenburg). Bradford was one of seven speakers at a press conference held Wednesday to introduce the Human Life Non-Discrimination Act filed this week in the North Carolina […]
State’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Admonishes Pastors to ‘Bring God Back to Government’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 19, 2021 “It is time for pastors to stand in the pulpit to declare the truth and not only declare the truth but march down to the city council … to the school board … and to the capitol and give them the what for. And when they […]
ABC Commission Nixes Beer with F-word Label
Rev. Creech gives passionate speech to Commission against the profane label By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 12, 2021 Late last year, Charlotte-based Sycamore Brewing tried unsuccessfully to get approval to feature the F-word on the label of its BUBS lemon lime hard seltzer, a beverage they referred to in social media posts as […]
House ABC Committee Passes Bill to Regulate Alcohol Consumables
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 11, 2021 When should ice cream be treated like an alcoholic beverage, sold only to adults and only in licensed settings? When that ice cream contains alcohol like a malt beverage, a glass of wine or a serving of spiritous liquor. That’s the common-sense logic behind House Bill […]
U.S. House Passes ‘Equality Act’: Measure Will Upend Religious Freedom
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 25, 2021 Passed by the House on Thursday, the so-called Equality Act will upend religious freedom in America unless it can be stopped in the U.S. Senate. “When people hear the word equality, they want to support it because no one should be treated less than equal, but […]
URGENT ACTION ALERT: NC Churches Need SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places
Call Your State Senator Immediately By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 25, 2021 North Carolina churches that operate schools may soon have the same rights as other congregations when it comes to allowing concealed carry permit-holders to have their guns with them during services. Senate Bill 43, Protect Religious Meeting Places, won the approval […]