By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 17, 2021 Christmas and New Year celebrations are the time of year, which for many, poses a significant risk for problematic drinking. The results can be disastrous. Alcohol is intertwined with so many of our holiday activities. There can be steady nudges from loved ones and friends […]
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Wake County Public Libraries Remove Sexually Explicit Book
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 16, 2021 Media sources report that Wake County Public Libraries have removed the sexually explicit book, Gender Queer, from circulation. The book, written by Maia Kobabe, was removed after a “request for reconsideration.” According to Wake County spokesperson Alice Avery the book came under review after the request. […]
Randolph County Passes Resolution to Make County ‘Sanctuary for Life’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 16, 2021 Another North Carolina County has approved a pro-life resolution. On Thursday, December 9, Randolph County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that states that life begins at conception. The resolution had been before the Board since its November meeting. Yadkin, Wilkes, Davie, and Davidson counties passed similar […]
NC Parents Pushback Against Sexually Explicit Books in Public Schools
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 10, 2021 A group of 10 Wake County parents seeking to protect schoolchildren from explicit sexual content in library books have filed a criminal complaint against the state’s largest school system for distributing “obscene and pornographic material.” Theirs is one of a growing number of campaigns across the […]
Patches, the Cat, and Christmas Eve
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 10, 2021 Growing up at my house, Christmas was exceedingly special. On Christmas Eve, everyone in the family came together to exchange gifts. Present were Mama and Daddy, my younger sister, Melissa, Shug (my paternal grandmother) and Grandaddy, Big Mama (my maternal grandmother) and Papa Gale (my […]
The Value of the Ordinary Life – the Ordinary American
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 3, 2021 In a sermon about Isaac, Abraham’s son, Brian L. Harbor sited a book that Malcomb Forbes wrote in 1990, titled, What Happened to Their Kids? It’s a book about the children of renowned individuals. “The thrust of the book,” says Harbour, who himself is a […]
N.C. County Passes Resolution Supporting Prohibition of Abortions After Six Weeks
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 2, 2021 The Dispatch reports that Davidson County Commissioners passed a resolution that supports prohibiting abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The resolution, which passed unanimously on November 23, endorses the passage of HB 31 – Detected Heartbeat/Prohibit Abortion by the North Carolina General Assembly. This year, HB […]
Davidson County Sheriff Does His Job – Shuts Down 34 Sweepstakes Parlors
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 1, 2021 Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons is putting operators of sweepstakes parlors on notice: the businesses are illegal in North Carolina and not welcome in his jurisdiction. After investigating for over a year to verify what was happening in these places of business, his officers recently shut […]
Demonstrating Gratitude Despite Atrocious Circumstances and Difficult People is a Tall Order
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 25, 2021 The apostle Paul is rightly lauded today as someone whose influence on Christianity was second only to Jesus himself. For the sake of the Gospel, his sufferings were unspeakable. In his second letter to the church in Corinth, he recounted five times he had felt […]
Everyone Did What Was Right in His Own Eyes. Sounds Like America
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Everyone has an opinion about today’s issues and current events. The truth is, if your opinion is contrary to God’s Word, what you think or say, even though esteemed by some of the brightest minds, is as worthless as Confederate money.” -Rev. Mark Creech