By Hunter Hines Christian Action League July 8, 2024 As the 2024 Republican National Convention approaches, conservative evangelical leaders are voicing strong opposition to proposed changes in the party platform that would soften its stance on abortion and remove language opposing same-sex marriage. The platform, backed by presumptive presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump, […]
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Southern Pines Florist Takes Stand on Faith, Declines LGBTQIA+ Wedding Services
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 21, 2024 Operators of a Southern Pines florist have taken a stand for their faith by announcing that they will not offer wedding decor for “LGBTQIA+ ceremonies.” Using a Facebook post to explain their Biblical beliefs regarding salvation and sin and their intent not to treat anyone unkindly […]
Supreme Court Preserves Legality of Abortion Pill but Dodges Central Question
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League June 14, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court dodged the question on the safety of the abortion pill this week when it unanimously ruled that a coalition of pro-life doctors and medical groups did not have legal standing to bring the case. In a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Brett […]
Legal Battle Over NC Abortion Pill Regulations Highlights Broader National Abortion Debates
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 7, 2024 Abortion pill regulations designed to protect the health of North Carolina women and to give their unborn babies a better chance at life have been struck down by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles on Monday ruled that mifepristone can be taken outside of […]
Court Says N.C. Must Cover Trans Surgeries in State Health Plans
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League May 3, 2024 Federal appeals court this week struck down North Carolina’s ban on transgender surgeries within its state employee health care plan, ruling in a narrow 8-6 split that the prohibition is discriminatory and violates the U.S. Constitution. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is likely. The […]
Most Significant Abortion Case Since Roe v. Wade: What Will SCOTUS Rule on the Abortion Pill?
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 29, 2024 In what some media outlets called the most significant abortion case since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments regarding mifepristone, one of two medications used in chemical abortions, and the FDA’s removal of safeguards surrounding the drug. […]
Medication Abortions on the Rise: Guttmacher Institute’s Latest Report Raises Concerns
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 22, 2023 The Guttmacher Institute released its U.S. abortion report for 2023 this past week, and the numbers are devastating. An estimated 1,026,690 babies killed in the womb, up 10 percent since 2020. Some 44,700 of those took place in North Carolina, which is 12,970 more than in […]
Gambling Our Future Is a Poor Strategy
Guest Editorial The Pilot March 1, 2024 Sports betting has occurred since cave dwellers picked sides on match-ups between woolly mammoths. So the world is not going to end on March 11 when legalized sports betting — and the far more insidious mobile variety — begins in North Carolina. But a whole lot of lives […]
Possible NC Preemptive Action: No Repeat of What Happened to Trump in Colorado
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 29, 2023 The executive director of the Christian Action League is encouraging North Carolina legislators to pass a bill that would ensure the Tarheel State does not have a repeat of what happened in Colorado, where the state Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump could not appear […]
FDA’s Abortion Pill Rules are Endangering Women, Human Coalition Tells Supreme Court
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League November 22, 2023 A prominent pro-life organization this month asked the U.S. Supreme Court to require the FDA to uphold “basic safeguards” for the abortion pill regimen that were removed in recent years to the detriment of women’s health. The Human Coalition filed its friend-of-the-court brief in a case, […]