By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 16, 2022 “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings!” The colloquialism often used in reference to a sporting event may equally apply to the battle over marriage in America. Legal experts this week say the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, approved by Congress and signed into law […]
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U.S. Senate Repeals ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ Supplants it with Misnamed ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 1, 2022 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 61-36 to pass the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, an attempt to codify same-sex marriage into federal law and, in the process, trample religious liberty for those who believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. The bill, […]
Sen. Tillis Likely to Vigorously Defend His Support for ‘RFMA,’ But Trusted Conservative Christian Voices Say the Bill is Very Bad
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 18, 2022 The full passage of the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) in the U.S. Senate and then the House seems likely if enough Republicans don’t come to their senses. The measure got through a cloture vote in the Senate, 62-37, and 12 Republicans made it […]
‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Moves Forward: ‘Completely Blowing Up the Understanding of Marriage’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 18, 2022 “Marriage is the nucleus of social order. If marriage fails, the home fails. If the home fails, so does the nation,” said The Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, in the wake of this week’s Senate vote to advance HR 8404. “This […]
Why I’m Still Unvaccinated for COVID
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 14, 2022 Those who follow my columns know that I haven’t addressed the issue of COVID vaccines, whether to get them or not. Exemplary Christian leaders have encouraged getting them, and many people have followed their advice. However, the information available has always been so conflicting that […]
Mandatory Vaccinations in NC: Religious Exemptions, Reasonable Accommodations and Alternatives Do Exist for Employees
By Graham McDowell Christian Action League July 30, 2021 Get the Covid vaccination or get fired — that’s the decision facing a growing number of North Carolina healthcare workers unless they can prove they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to new shot mandates issued by several hospital systems and the state’s Department of […]
U.S. House Passes ‘Equality Act’: Measure Will Upend Religious Freedom
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 25, 2021 Passed by the House on Thursday, the so-called Equality Act will upend religious freedom in America unless it can be stopped in the U.S. Senate. “When people hear the word equality, they want to support it because no one should be treated less than equal, but […]
Tillis and Burr Don’t Support Impeachment, Creech says it Stokes Fires of Anger in the U.S.
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 27, 2021 The second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump will begin on February 8. But North Carolina’s two Senators, Tillis and Burr, have indicated they oppose it. The Raleigh News and Observer noted that both Tillis and Burr voted to acquit Trump during his first […]
Pastor Moved To America After Living in Communist Romania Never Expected Persecution in U.S.
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 […]
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 […]