By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League September 23, 2021 After more than three weeks, the Christian Action League of North Carolina has reopened its office in Raleigh. It was closed because its executive director, Rev. Mark Creech, contracted COVID. Creech was recently released by his doctor to return to work, but is still recovering from […]
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Senate Healthcare Committee Advances Bill to Protect Patients’ Religious Rights During Disasters
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 26, 2021 This year, legislation that hasn’t received any press is HB 447 – The Jeff Rieg Law/Patients Religious Rights. The bill has already passed the House by a substantial margin of 98-19. It was taken up in the Senate Healthcare Committee on Thursday and passed in that […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Changes to So-Called Medical Marijuana Bill
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 20, 2021 The bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, SB 711 – NC Compassionate Care Act, was taken up by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. An earlier version of the measure had already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. It […]
It Looks Like the Minimum Age for Marriage is About to Be Raised
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 12, 2021 The North Carolina House passed a measure on Wednesday that raises the minimum age for marriage in the state from fourteen to sixteen. The bill, SB 35 – Max 4-Yr Age Diff to Marry Under 18, was in response to concerns that the state’s low marriage […]
Sports Wagering Bill: In the Past, Republicans Have Supported Policies Consistent with Biblical Teachings. That May Be Changing?
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League July 22, 2021 Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, says that during his more than twenty years as a lobbyist for conservative evangelicals, Republicans have more often than not supported policies consistent with biblical teachings. Democrats, on the other hand, characteristically oppose these policies. “But […]
N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Measure
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League July 1, 2021 Wednesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation (SB 711 – N.C. Compassionate Care Act), which would provide for the sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products for debilitating medical conditions. Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), the primary sponsor of the legislation and the very powerful Senate […]
NCGA Approves Bill for Protecting Religious Meeting Places; Measure Now Goes to Gov. Cooper
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League June 10, 2021 Tuesday, North Carolina General Assembly passed S.B. 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places and sent it to Governor Roy Cooper. S.B. 43 would allow concealed carry of guns during worship services at churches where a private school is also housed. Currently, churches in these circumstances are […]
Young Woman with Down Syndrome Implores State Lawmakers to Pass Human Life Non-Discrimination Act
By M. H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League June 3, 2021 During Wednesday’s Senate Health Care Committee meeting at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, Senator Joyce Krawiec made a passionate plea to Senate members to pass HB 453-Human Life Non-Discrimination Act/No Eugenics. Krawiec said approximately 70 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome are […]
House Passes Bill Preventing Public School Endorsement of Critical Race Theory
M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 20, 2021 Wednesday, May 12, the North Carolina House passed critical legislation to prevent public schools from promoting or endorsing concepts such as Critical Race Theory. “No student or school employee should be made to feel inferior solely because of the color of their skin or their gender,” said […]
Bill Prohibiting the Presence of a Minor at a Cockfighting Event Clears the House, 112-0
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 13, 2021 Earlier this year, Dr. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, wrote an editorial saying that it was his earnest prayer that state legislators would seriously consider revisiting the issue of cockfighting in North Carolina. Creech noted in his editorial, “I’m no left-wing animal […]