By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 24, 2023 It’s been more than seven years since North Carolina lawmakers voted to replace a statue of former governor Charles B. Aycock in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall with one of evangelist Billy Graham, and five years since Graham’s death made him eligible for the memorial. And […]
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Burr, Tillis Censured by Local GOP over Support of Same-Sex Marriage Bill
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 21, 2022 A county-level chapter of the North Carolina Republican Party has censured the state’s two U.S. senators over their support for same-sex marriage and is urging the state party to do the same. The Granville County Republican Party passed the resolution this month censuring Sens. Richard Burr […]
Legislators Who Supported Same-Sex Marriage Must ‘Answer to the Almighty,’ Bishop Patrick Wooden Says
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 16, 2022 Politicians who voted to codify same-sex marriage in federal law this month will answer to God for their immoral actions, says a long-time Raleigh pastor. “The God of the Bible has the last say,” said Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr., pastor of Raleigh’s Upper Room Church of […]
U.S. Senate Repeals ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ Supplants it with Misnamed ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 1, 2022 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 61-36 to pass the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, an attempt to codify same-sex marriage into federal law and, in the process, trample religious liberty for those who believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. The bill, […]
Sen. Tillis Likely to Vigorously Defend His Support for ‘RFMA,’ But Trusted Conservative Christian Voices Say the Bill is Very Bad
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 18, 2022 The full passage of the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) in the U.S. Senate and then the House seems likely if enough Republicans don’t come to their senses. The measure got through a cloture vote in the Senate, 62-37, and 12 Republicans made it […]
LGBTQ Candidates Get Elected, as do Folks Like Desantis, Abbott, and Ivey. Obergfell Trounced in Ohio Race
By L.A. Williams, M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League November 11, 2022 A rainbow wave — that’s what the LGBTQ Victory Fund is calling the mid-term elections, touting that a record number of LGBTQ candidates won their races (400 or so this year as opposed to 334 in 2020). Even so, many incumbents who refused to […]
URGENT: Senate Delays Same-Sex Marriage Vote: Contact Sens. Tillis and Burr
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League September 30, 2022 Supporters of a Senate bill that would codify same-sex marriage in federal law have postponed a vote until after the November elections with the goal of garnering enough Republican votes to secure its passage. The bill, dubbed the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404), would define […]
URGENT ACTION ALERT Sens. Tillis and Burr Need to Hear from You on Marriage Bill
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League September 16, 2022 “This is, unquestionably, some of the most important information the Christian Action League has reported on,” said Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “If it’s to mean anything, it will require prompt action on the part of every faithful Citizen Christian who […]
‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Would Codify Child-Bride Marriages into Federal Law
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League August 10, 2022 Liberty Counsel (LC), a national religious liberty organization, is still sounding the alarm about HR 8404 – The Respect for Marriage Act. The legislation, which would codify same-sex marriage into federal law, is still pending in the U.S. Senate and could be voted on at any […]
If Federal Legislation for Same-Sex Marriage Passes, Religious Protections for N.C. Magistrates No Longer Assured
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 4, 2022 A little more than two weeks ago, the Christian Action League reported on the “Respect for Marriage Act,” passing the U.S. House of Representatives to codify same-sex marriage into federal law. The bill was a response to concerns that since Roe v. Wade had been overturned […]