By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 12, 2020 “Newborn found dead.” It’s among the saddest headlines imaginable. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, a person’s risk of homicide on his first day of life is 10 times greater than at any other time. But thanks to a Safe Surrender […]
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Super Tuesday: Victories and Lessons for N.C. Conservative Voters
By L.A. Williams & M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League March 5, 2020 Tar Heel voters gave Joe Biden quite the gift in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The former vice president walked away from North Carolina with another 110 delegates in his quest for the White House. Despite Biden’s Super Tuesday sweep of Virginia, North Carolina, and […]
Up-and-Down Week for the Pro-Life Movement
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 27, 2020 It’s been an up-and-down week for the pro-life movement: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld President Trump’s Protect Life Rule, which aims to keep taxpayer funds from paying for abortion, but the U.S. Senate rejected bills that would have helped protect the unborn and those […]
What You Need to Know About the Gun Issue in North Carolina
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 21, 2020 Firearms fanatics, gun control extremists, and plenty of concerned citizens whose views land somewhere in between all seemed to have their sights set on Virginia this year, where Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and a new blue legislature promised sweeping changes in gun laws. A crowd of […]
Boy Scouts of America File for Bankruptcy Amid Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 20, 2020 It’s been more than five years since the Christian Action League began urging churches to end their relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. Tuesday, the organization announced it has filed for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits. “I wish we’d been wrong about the trajectory […]
Voter ID Law Thwarted Again
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 19, 2020 In 2018, North Carolinians went to the ballot box to add a voter ID law to their State Constitution. But as they head to the primary polls March 3, they will not be asked to show identification. And it appears they may once again approach the […]
President Trump Highlights Sen. Tillis’ Bill during SOTU Address
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 6, 2020 U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ efforts to halt sanctuary city policies and force sheriffs to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement garnered nationwide attention Tuesday when President Trump highlighted one of the Tar Heel senator’s bills during his State of the Union address. Trump described a California […]
AAA, Advocate for Motorists, Safer Roads and Vehicles, Opposes Legalization of Weed
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 8, 2020 In what may qualify as the least surprising news of late, a new study shows that the number of fatal crashes involving marijuana users is on the rise in Washington State where the drug has been legalized. In fact, the share of drivers who, after a […]
State’s Attorney General, Josh Stein, Weighs In on Proposed Digital Lottery Games
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 31, 2020 Digital instant lottery games would “prey on vulnerable people and risk real harm to both communities and families.” That’s the opinion of state Attorney General Josh Stein, who wrote a letter Jan. 22 warning the North Carolina Education Lottery not to implement the online games and […]
This Week Marks Tenth Anniversary of the State’s Smoke-Free Law in Restaurants
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 3, 2020 Smoking or non-smoking? For years that was the question North Carolina residents were asked nearly every time they entered a restaurant or bar, but thanks to the smoke-free law championed by the Christian Action League, Tar Heel restaurants are marking a decade of clean air. “I […]