By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout July 30, 2021 If you’re tired of the pandemic and just want to go back to normal, David Frum at The Atlantic has news for you: It’s all the stupid people who refuse to take the vaccine that are prolonging our COVID misery. Oh, wait, that’s not it exactly. In actuality, […]
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Streaming Church…The New Normal?
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “I understand that going to church via social media has provided new opportunities during the pandemic for reaching people. Praise the Lord! But I don’t care what anyone says, going to church by radio, television, your personal computer, or a smart phone is not really going to church. The […]
Experts Believe Pandemic-fueled Alcohol Abuse is Triggering a Wave of Hospitalizations
By Eli Cahan Kaiser Health News April 27, 2021 Alcoholism-related liver disease was a growing problem even before the pandemic, as 15 million people suffer with the condition around the country, and as hospitalizations have doubled over the past decade. But the pandemic has dramatically added to the toll. Although national figures are not available, […]
Science, Politics, and COVID: Will Truth Prevail?
By Scott W. Atlas Hoover Institution April 14, 2021 The COVID pandemic has been a tragedy, no doubt. But it has exposed profound issues in America that threaten the principles of freedom and order that we Americans often take for granted. First, I have been shocked at the unprecedented exertion of power by the government […]
Have You Seen This Gospel Tract, ‘The Pandemic and the Fear of Death’?
You can purchase them in bulk to share with family and friends. By Hunter Hines Christian Action League March 11, 2021 Have you seen Rev. Mark Creech’s gospel tract, The Pandemic and the Fear of Death? It’s a relevant and powerful message for the times. In the tract, Rev. Creech highlights how the pandemic has […]
COVID Lockdown Policies Create a Leper-Type Society
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 14, 2021 In the 1980s, I made three trips to India as a short term missionary. During one of these trips, I spoke at a leper colony where people were separated from their families and ostracized by society. Their plight in life was extremely sad. Dr. Paul […]
Our Only Hope
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “We feel close to everybody at Christmas. Christmas is a time of sharing. But not according to these government regulations during the pandemic. Christmas was meant to dispel our fears. Yes, COVID presents its dangers, but our government fosters an atmosphere of fear that isn’t warranted for a virus […]
Sen. Thom Tillis Joins Resolution in Defense of the Free Exercise of Religion
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 22, 2020 Last Friday, North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R) joined a resolution, led by Florida’s U.S. Senator Rick Scott. The resolution defends the First Amendment, more specifically, the right to exercise one’s faith freely. “While this is a hard time for many, North Carolinians should still […]
Governor Roy Cooper Orders Up Curbside Cocktails in Latest Executive Order
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 21, 2020 Today Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 182, which authorizes and instructs the ABC Commission to allow certain mixed beverage permittees (restaurants, hotels, private clubs, private bars, and holders of distillery permits) to sell and deliver mixed beverages for off-site consumption. According to the Governor’s […]
Virginia Governor: No Government Should Diminish What God’s Economy Freely Affords.
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 18, 2020 I live in the Tar Heel state, the great state of North Carolina. My wife, Kim, hails from Norfolk, Virginia. So over our 41 years of marriage, I’ve come to love the Old Dominion State. Only days after a lawsuit was filed against coronavirus restrictions […]