By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 14, 2020 Just unclear or totally unfair? More than a week after Roy Cooper signed an order designed to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions and days after he released a second written statement offering further “guidance for religious services,” many church and civic leaders across North Carolina are still unsure of […]
Rev. Mark Creech
Rev. Creech of the Christian Action League Sends Gov. Cooper a Letter: ‘Let God’s People Go’
Christian Action LeagueMay 11, 2020 Monday, May 11th, Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League of North Carolina, sent the following letter to Governor Roy Cooper. North Carolina Office of the Governor20301 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-0301 Dear Governor Cooper, The Christian Action League of North Carolina, Inc. represents thousands of conservative […]
Gov. Cooper Needs to Clarify His Executive Order for Churches
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 8, 2020 There is a group of Romanian pastors in Illinois who have announced that they plan to reopen their churches for in-person services this Sunday, May 10th, no matter the consequences. They are protesting what they say are their state’s strict and oppressive coronavirus containment policies. Their letter […]
Those Government Loans for Churches: ‘Warning, Warning, Warning, Will Robinson’
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 8, 2020 The headline from CBS News reads, “More than 12,000 Catholic Churches in the U.S. Applied for PPP Loans – and 9,000 Got Them.” The same story also reports that “LifeWay Research found that 40% of Protestant churches in the U.S. also applied for government assistance offered either […]
National Day of Prayer: Down the Long Dark Road to Secularism
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 7, 2020 There is a remarkable story told in the devotional book, In God We Still Trust, written by Dr. Richard G. Lee. It reads: “The first lunar landing occurred on July 20, 1969, and Buzz Aldrin was the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 space mission. He […]
Thankful and Relieved, but Vigilant Regarding Curbside Liquor-by-the-Drink Sales
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 6, 2020 Thankful and relieved but vigilant — that’s how the Rev. Mark Creech says Christian Action League supporters should feel about the Legislature’s passage of a COVID relief bill that did not include a provision allowing take-out cocktails. Passed unanimously by both chambers Saturday and signed by the Governor […]
My Friend, Former Senator Tony Rand
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 1, 2020 Former state Senator Tony Rand, a political legend in North Carolina, passed away Friday morning. In its headline, the Raleigh News and Observer rightly referred to Rand as “One of the Last Democratic Power Brokers.” He was, in my estimation, something of an old Democrat with a […]
House Version of COVID Relief Bill Includes Takeout Cocktails
Please Call Your State Senator to Oppose it By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMay 1, 2020 State lawmakers are on a fast-track to approve bills that would bring relief to those negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But if they aren’t careful, they could serve up a dose of harm along with the help, says the […]
UPDATED URGENT ACTION ALERT N.C. House Passes COVID 19 Relief Bill with Provision to Allow Curbside Sales of Liquor Drinks
Please contact your state Senator right away Christian Action LeagueMay 1, 2020 Thursday, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed HB 1043 – Pandemic Response Act. According to a press release from the Speaker’s office, the purpose of the legislation is to provide recovery funds, assistance for small businesses, modify education requirements, streamline unemployment benefits, […]
My Vision a Year Ago of the Current Coronavirus Crisis
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueApril 24, 2020 Many who know me, and regularly follow my writings, remember a report from me about a health scare that I suffered in July of last year. After finishing a speech at an Independence Day celebration in downtown Yadkinville, North Carolina, I became slightly confused, my blood pressure […]