By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 14, 2021 Any pastor who holds biblical beliefs on sexual immorality should be alarmed at how Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been condemned for his comments about the teaching of same-sex sexual relations in the public schools, says the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action […]
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Governor Cooper Issues Tragic Proclamation for Children: ‘Gender Expansive Parent’s Day’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 9, 2020 It didn’t seem to receive much attention, which is a good thing. But Governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation Friday of last week that made Sunday, December 6, Gender Expansive Parent’s Day. The day is meant to celebrate LGBTQ parents who do not identify as mothers […]
Church Member Admonishes Pastor Search Committee in a Letter
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 20, 2020 One of my favorite quotes is from Tom Minnery’s book, Why You Can’t Stay Silent. It reads: “At the very time when the moral authority of informed Christian citizens seems to be desperately needed, there are powerful voices urging Christian people to burrow deeper into […]
Prominent Black NC Bishop Patrick Wooden says Kamala Harris ‘Ain’t Good for Black Folk’
By Leonardo BlairThe Christian PostAugust 20, 2020 Firebrand North Carolina Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr., of the conservative Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, slammed newly minted Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris as “ain’t good for black folk” in a politically charged sermon Sunday. In his impassioned sermon during which he took aim at […]
NCAE Files Lawsuit to Eliminate Opportunity Scholarships for Low-Income Children
By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueJuly 31. 2020 Monday, the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) filed a lawsuit to eliminate the Opportunity Scholarships program. In 2013, a Republican-led legislature created the Opportunity Scholarships to provide students from low and middle-income families with up to $4,200 per year to attend a private school. As many as […]
SCOTUS Ruling Even More Significant Than 2015 Ruling Affirming Same-Sex Marriage
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJune 16, 2020 “A profound twist of the Constitution, natural law, and inalienable rights” — that’s how the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League describes Monday’s Supreme Court decision that radically redefines “sex,” giving special protections to LGBTQ people. “Legally, the sex of an individual is now […]
Rev. Mark Creech: ‘U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Takes Us from Rock Bottom into the Realms of Hell’
Press ReleaseChristian Action LeagueJune 15, 2020 Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that federal law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Like the decision in favor of same-sex marriage, this ruling by the High Court turns out to be a profound twist of the Constitution, natural law, and inalienable rights. It […]
United Methodist Clergy in Durham Defy Denominational Policy on Same-Gender Marriage
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League March 6, 2020 Super Tuesday may have been super for politics, but for United Methodists who still hold to a high view of Scripture, it was anything but super. A press release from the pastor of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, N.C., announced that United Methodist clergy […]
Courageous Preachers Serve as the Nation’s Conscience
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League February 21, 2020 More than thirty years ago, Christian author, W. Phillip Keller, in his book, Predators in our Pulpits, wrote an indictment of most preachers today. He declared: “Pastors, ministers, evangelists, and teachers are so eager to be liked by their congregation, so keen to be […]
NC Bishop Wooden Says Barber’s Hosting Buttigieg at Church a ‘Disgrace’
By Leonardo Blair Christian Post December 26, 2019 Outspoken North Carolina Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr., founder of the conservative Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, slammed William J. Barber II, pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, for hosting gay Democratic presidential candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and for arguing that Jesus didn’t speak out against […]