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The Minister and Alcoholic Beverages

Anonymous Christian Action League February 4, 2021 The following editorial was anonymously written and first appeared in The Connecticut Citizen. It would later appear in the 1953 September edition of Tomorrow Magazine, the journal of the Allied Church League of North Carolina, which was the predecessor organization of the Christian Action League of North Carolina. […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: abstinence, Allied Church League of NC, Anonymous, Dr. Mark Creech, ministers, Prohibition, The Connecticut Citizen, Tomorrow magazine

Secular Magazine, ‘The Atlantic,’ Says Alcohol Shouldn’t Keep Getting a ‘Free Pass’

By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 19, 2020 Addressing alcohol policy in North Carolina remains a signature issue for the Christian Action League (CAL). We are one of the few public-policy organizations in the country that still takes on the liquor traffic. We have no illusions about the return of Prohibition. However, we […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: Dr. Mark Creech, drug, Olga Khazan, Prohibition, The Atlantic

Rev. Mark Creech Voices Concerns to ABC Commission about Liquor Tasting Events

By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueAugust 12, 2020 The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission held its September meeting virtually on Wednesday. During the meeting, the Commission held a public hearing on proposed permanent rules for ABC Store Spirituous Liquor Tasting events. A provision for liquor tasting events was included in an alcohol reform measure that passed by […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, Chairman Guy, Gov. Roy Cooper, Graham McDowell, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Larry Etheridge, liquor tastings, lottery bill 2005, Prohibition, Rev. Mark Creech

Isn’t it Time We Reassess our Attitudes toward Drinking and its Consequences?

By Dr. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 7, 2020 Recently, I read a few pages in The Christian Moral Vision, a book that was written several years ago and was mostly meant for those who identify with the Episcopal Church. The book laid out the nature of the moral life of the Christian, and the pages […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: 18th Amendment, alcoholism, covid 19, Dr. Billy Graham, Dr. George F. Koob, Dr. Mark Creech, drinking, episcopal, Gambling, NIAA, Prohibition, smoking, The Christian Moral Vision, The Conventional Vices

Toole’s Marijuana Mirage, Snake Oil, ‘Fool’s Gold’

By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League February 27, 2020 Bill Toole grew up in Winston-Salem. He studied at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and Wake Forest University. His occupations have included being a journalist, a carpenter, a fisherman, and an environmental attorney for 27 years. In politics, he’s served as a Belmont City Councilman […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured, Marijuana, Rev. Creech's Commentary Tagged With: Agriculture Commissioner, alcohol, Belmont City Councilman, Bill Toole, controlled access, Daniel Okrent, Democratic Party, fuzzy math, Gaston Co. Democratic Party, Haverford College, Jenna Wadsworth, Last Call, legalization of marijuana, Lieutenant Governor, NC Dept of Health and Human Services, Prohibition, Rev. Mark Creech, snake oil, tax revenues, Wake Forest University, Walter Smith

March for Liberalizing Booze Sales Advances Unimpeded in Tuesday’s NC Election Results

By Hunter Hines Christian Action League November 8, 2019 The march for loosening alcohol control laws and liberalizing alcohol sales continues to advance unimpeded across North Carolina. Results from the last two elections are proof, excuse the pun. In 2016 there were 27 alcohol referendums held in Alexander, Bertie, Burke, Camden, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Gaston, […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: alcohol laws, alcohol referendums, Bethania, Bladen Co, Coats, Duplin Co, election results, IRS, Kingstown, marijuana, Prohibition, Saluda, The Daily Tar Hel, Wayne Co

They Say Wine Is Good For You. Really?

By Pam Blume Christian Action League November 1, 2019 The proliferation of vineyards, wineries and wine bars in North Carolina reveals our growing affinity for the liquid version of the fruit of the vine. Wine is considered the “good” alcohol because of the health benefits associated with it. But recent studies have called into question […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: Allan Blume, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Biblical Recorder, Boone Crisis Pregnancy Center, Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, Dr. Peter Lumpkins, June Corliss, Pam Blume, Prohibition, The Heart Health Myth, Time Magazine, vineyards, wine, wine bars, wineries

ABC Regulatory Reform Bill: Nothing to Celebrate (Part 2)

By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 15, 2019 Monday, July 29th, Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the most extensive reform of North Carolina’s alcohol policies since the repeal of Prohibition. Lawmakers, The Retail Merchants Association, the John Locke Foundation, and high profile members of the alcohol industry lauded the measure and celebrated […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, ABC Regulatory Reform Bill, binge drinking, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Dan Ireland, Darrell Jernigan, Diane Riibe, Dr. John C Nelson, Dr. Philip Cook, Gov. Roy Cooper, Henry Wechsler, John Locke Foundation, Kim Miller, Mary Easley, Prohibition, underage drinking

Bill is a Veritable Christmas in July for Distilleries

By Hunter Hines Christian Action League July 2, 2019 Distilleries are a burgeoning industry in North Carolina. There were eight distilleries across the state in 2010. Today there are eighty-one. With that kind of growth, there also comes political leverage. In recent years, distillers have coalesced into a politically powerful group and have been pushing […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC, distilleries, Prohibition, SB 290

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