By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 6, 2020 Thankful and relieved but vigilant — that’s how the Rev. Mark Creech says Christian Action League supporters should feel about the Legislature’s passage of a COVID relief bill that did not include a provision allowing take-out cocktails. Passed unanimously by both chambers Saturday and signed by the Governor […]
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House Version of COVID Relief Bill Includes Takeout Cocktails
Please Call Your State Senator to Oppose it By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 1, 2020 State lawmakers are on a fast-track to approve bills that would bring relief to those negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But if they aren’t careful, they could serve up a dose of harm along with the help, says the […]
Lawmakers Hash Out Funding to Deal with COVID-19
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueApril 29, 2020 Lawmakers — many in masks and keeping their distance from one another — gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to begin hashing out how best to help the state weather COVID-19, including exactly how to spend roughly half of the $6 billion in federal CARES Act funding headed to the […]
Governor Extends Orders: State Lawmakers Call for Fair Treatment of Churches
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueApril 24, 2020 As North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday extended his social distancing/stay-at-home order for at least another two weeks, it is clear that he and many Republican lawmakers remain more than six feet apart on the issue of how to treat churches during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I […]
Wrongful Arrests Lead to Lawsuits on Behalf of Prayer Walkers at Abortion Clinics
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueApril 17, 2020 Attorneys specializing in religious liberty cases are keeping busy in North Carolina. The Chicago-based Thomas More Society has filed suit against Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughn and a police officer in her city. And Alliance Defending Freedom is representing Love Life in a suit against Greensboro and Guilford County […]
Drive-In Church Bans on Wrong Side of the Constitution
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueApril 15, 2020 Local government officials and law enforcement officers who interfere with drive-in church services for the purpose of enforcing social distancing may find themselves on the wrong side of the Constitution. Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Temple Baptist in Greenville, Mississippi, where police […]
Wilson Woman Provides Placards with Timely Message during COVID 19 Crisis
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueApril 3, 2020 WILSON – There’s nothing flashy about Anita Jones’ signs. Black letters on a white background with two simple commands: Be HUMBLE; PRAY. It’s the Scripture reference across the bottom — 2 Chronicles 7:14 — and the God the scripture points to that makes the message powerful, says the […]
Prayer Walkers Wrongly Arrested Outside Greensboro Abortion Clinic
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 1, 2020 Seven Christians exercising their First Amendment freedoms by prayer walking outside of a Greensboro abortion clinic were arrested on Monday and accused of violating Guilford County’s stay-at-home order. For three of the men, all affiliated with the Charlotte-based ministry Love Life, it was their second such […]
Growing Chorus of Voices Urge Gov. Cooper to Suspend Elective Abortions
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 26, 2020 Pregnancy help centers and statewide faith-based organizations are among a growing chorus of voices urging North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to suspend elective abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the Christian Action League joined the NC Family Policy Council, the NC Values Coalition, Concerned Women […]
US Department of Interior Gives the Go-Ahead on Catawba Indian Casino in Cleveland County
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 19. 2020 Kings Mountain, long known as the location of a tide-turning Revolutionary War battle, has been at the center of a seven-year battle over gambling. Late last week, the United States Department of the Interior gave the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation the go-ahead to establish a […]