By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 12, 2021 In a recent report, Ali Ingersoll, an investigative data journalist for WRAL News, said that more than 7,000 North Carolinians committed suicide between the years 2015 to 2019. That’s according to information provided by the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. Ingersoll pointed out […]
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The Pandemic and the Fear of Death
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 20, 2020 Peggy Noonan, a former correspondent for CBS News and a speechwriter for Presidents Reagan and Bush, once said: “I think we have lost the old knowledge that happiness is overrated – that, in a way, life is overrated. We have lost, somehow, a sense of […]
Mental Health Data during COVID 19 Alarming, But There Can Be Peace
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueAugust 27, 2020 According to recent data, the coronavirus crisis is taking a tremendous toll on people’s mental health. That’s certainly to be expected in an environment of draconian lockdown orders, failing businesses, high unemployment rates, drops in the stock market, people having to play additional roles with which they […]
Southern LGBTQ Health Survey’s Alarming Statistics Raise Serious Question
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 15, 2019 A couple of weeks ago, the Campaign for Southern Equality, in partnership with Western NC Community Health Services, released results from their 2019 Southern LGBTQ Health Survey. Both groups are based in Asheville, N.C., and say that this is the most extensive study of its […]