By Mat StaverLiberty CounselSeptember 9, 2020 Pastor Cristian Ionescu grew up in Communist Romania where Christians were financially destroyed, their property seized, their bodies beaten and jailed, or worse for even sharing a Bible, let alone preaching the Gospel. He never dreamed he would face similar persecution in America. Pastor Cristian Ionescu is the head […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Church Right to Freely Worship
By M.H. CavanaughChristian Action LeagueJuly 31, 2020 In a split decision (5-4), the United States Supreme Court turned down an emergency request last Friday for an injunction pending appeal for a Nevada church. The application filed by Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, located about 15 miles outside of Carson City, would have allowed it to have […]
Supreme Court Hands Down Two Enormous Victories for Religious Liberty
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueJuly 9, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two decisions on Wednesday, which were enormous wins for religious liberty. In the consolidated cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, the High Court determined by a 7-2 vote, that church-run schools cannot be forced […]
Rev. Creech of the Christian Action League Sends Gov. Cooper a Letter: ‘Let God’s People Go’
Christian Action LeagueMay 11, 2020 Monday, May 11th, Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League of North Carolina, sent the following letter to Governor Roy Cooper. North Carolina Office of the Governor20301 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-0301 Dear Governor Cooper, The Christian Action League of North Carolina, Inc. represents thousands of conservative […]
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 […]
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 […]
Virginia Passes ERA; Thankfully, Its 38 Years Too Late
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 17, 2020 Oddly enough, both liberal feminists and pro-family conservatives celebrated this week when Virginia voted on the Equal Rights Amendment — feminists, because the commonwealth became the 38th state to ratify the measure; and conservatives, because the vote came at least 38 years too late. “The proper […]
Chick-fil-A’s Not-So-Slow Fade
Liberty Counsel December 18, 2019 “There’s no question we know that, as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are,” Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos said in an exclusive interview with Bisnow. “There are lots of articles and newscasts about Chick-fil-A, and we thought we needed […]