By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout July 21, 2022 It continually amazes me to see the proliferation of good coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly regarding its effects on the education system and the students in it. Yes, the attempt to somehow transfer the traditional classroom to an online environment was a disaster that left […]
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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 […]
Pandemic: U.S. Alcohol Related Deaths Jump by 25.5%. N.C. Up by 18%.
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 23, 2022 Not only have Americans been drinking more during the Covid-19 pandemic, but more Americans are dying alcohol-related deaths. A January study showed excessive drinking had risen by 21 percent since Covid began. Now, new research shows an even larger 25.5 percent jump in alcohol-related deaths during […]
Santa: The Superspreader
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The truth is that herd immunity is a way of preventing vulnerable people from dying. It is achieved at the expense of some people dying, and we can stop that by protecting the vulnerable class in the process. In an ideal situation, you would protect the vulnerable as best […]
Governor Cooper’s Actions ‘Worthy Only of a Tyrant’
By Levi Vermont Christian Action League November 3, 2021 In April of 2020, Donnie Lovette, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Wilmington, wrote an editorial for the Christian Action League at the start of the pandemic. In it, Lovette lamented the overreach of Governor Roy Cooper’s executive orders, especially his restrictions on churches and the […]
Thanks to the ‘Black Robed Regiment’
October is Pastor Appreciation Month By Lynn Wagner Faith and Freedom News October 21, 2021 “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding” (Jeremiah 3:15, KJV). It is hard to imagine what our lives would be like without the leadership and commitment of chosen men […]
New Law Secures Patient’s Right to Have Clergy Present, Even During Pandemic
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 23, 2021 Patients who wind up in the hospital in the midst of a declared disaster or emergency should not lose their religious freedom, and they won’t in North Carolina, thanks to House Bill 447, which was passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. […]
The Numbers Don’t Support Scapegoating the Unvaccinated
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, […]
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, […]