By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 7, 2021 Samaritan’s Purse is carrying out its mission of providing “Christian relief to a hurting world” much closer to home than usual these days, serving patients suffering from COVID-19 in Lenoir. Headquartered in nearby Boone, the nondenominational evangelical organization led by Franklin Graham erected a 30-bed emergency […]
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CAL Joins Letter Warning Local Officials about SOGI Laws
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 4, 2020 The Christian Action League joined five other Christian pro-family organizations (North Carolina Family Policy Council, North Carolina Values Coalition, Alliance Defending Freedom, North Carolina Faith and Freedom Coalition, and the North Carolina Chapter of Concerned Women for America) in sending a joint letter to public officials […]
Bowed But Not Broken Under a Wintry Blast
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 27, 2020 His writing ministry is not well-known, but the late Crate Jones, who was from Durham, N.C., once moved Ruth Bell Graham to say that there were few writers she enjoyed more for simple inspiration and refreshment. I agree. Jones was a master wordsmith, and I […]
Church Member Admonishes Pastor Search Committee in a Letter
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 20, 2020 One of my favorite quotes is from Tom Minnery’s book, Why You Can’t Stay Silent. It reads: “At the very time when the moral authority of informed Christian citizens seems to be desperately needed, there are powerful voices urging Christian people to burrow deeper into […]
NCAE Files Lawsuit to Eliminate Opportunity Scholarships for Low-Income Children
By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueJuly 31. 2020 Monday, the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) filed a lawsuit to eliminate the Opportunity Scholarships program. In 2013, a Republican-led legislature created the Opportunity Scholarships to provide students from low and middle-income families with up to $4,200 per year to attend a private school. As many as […]
What You Need to Know About ‘The Equality Act’
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJune 26, 2020 “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” wrote George Orwell in Animal Farm. His allegory was an attack on Stalin, but the sentiment can be applied to the misguided push for SOGI laws in the U.S., the most notable of which is the federal Equality Act passed […]
United Methodist Clergy in Durham Defy Denominational Policy on Same-Gender Marriage
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League March 6, 2020 Super Tuesday may have been super for politics, but for United Methodists who still hold to a high view of Scripture, it was anything but super. A press release from the pastor of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, N.C., announced that United Methodist clergy […]
Courageous Preachers Serve as the Nation’s Conscience
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League February 21, 2020 More than thirty years ago, Christian author, W. Phillip Keller, in his book, Predators in our Pulpits, wrote an indictment of most preachers today. He declared: “Pastors, ministers, evangelists, and teachers are so eager to be liked by their congregation, so keen to be […]
Cleveland County Teen Can Use Any Bathroom
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 13, 2020 A Cleveland County teenager who has undergone surgery and hormone therapy in an attempt to change from a girl to a boy has been granted permission to use the boy’s bathroom at King’s Mountain High after filing a lawsuit against the school system. Officials at KMHS […]
A Toxic Plague in Public Schools
By J. Russell Capps Christian Action League February 12, 2020 Let me first be sure to say there are many good teachers in our public schools. However, it appears even good teachers have to support programs that are using schools to become successful instruments for leftist social reform. Teachers are overworked and should not be […]