By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 7, 2023 Republican lawmakers should be able to pass legislation this session to further limit abortion, but whether they will remains to be seen. On Friday, Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP a supermajority in the House […]
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Gigantic Victory! Republicans Override Governor’s Veto of Church Protections Bill
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 31, 2023 In their first successful override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto since 2018, legislators this week restored Second Amendment rights to North Carolinians with Senate Bill 41. Titled “Guarantee 2nd Amendment Freedom and Protections,” the new law repeals the pistol purchase permit requirement for individuals and launches […]
What Will Tar Heel Lawmakers Do About Abortion? What Can You Do?
By CAL Staff and Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 24, 2023 What will Tar Heel lawmakers do about abortion? Will the state remain an abortion haven, with women from more restrictive states flocking to North Carolina for the fatal procedure? Or will legislators stand for life and further restrict abortion now that Roe […]
Science Does not Support Medical Marijuana, Creech tells Senators: ‘Smoked Marijuana is not Medicine’
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League February 17, 2023 The head of the Christian Action League testified to a North Carolina Senate committee this week that neither science nor common sense supports the legalization of medical marijuana and that by passing a proposed bill, legislators would be performing an “end-run around the practice and the […]
N.C. Should Become a ‘Destination State for Life,’ says Lt. Gov. Robinson
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 20, 2023 North Carolina should become a “destination state for life.” That’s what Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson told a crowd of more than 1,000 Saturday as the keynote speaker at North Carolina Right to Life’s 25th annual Rally and March for Life in Raleigh. He challenged the state […]
N.C. Legislature Will Tackle Abortion Bill, Speaker Tim Moore Says
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League January 13, 2023 North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore said on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday that the chamber will tackle the issue of abortion this year, although he said specific details are still unknown. Moore, 52, was elected speaker on Wednesday for a […]
‘Victory’: Planned Parenthood Drops Lawsuit Against 5 N.C. Pro-Life Laws
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League January 6, 2023 Planned Parenthood is dropping a lawsuit challenging five North Carolina pro-life laws in light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and a legal motion from two pro-life Republican leaders. The lawsuit, filed in 2020, had sought to overturn five state laws as unconstitutional. Those five […]
Election Results: Senate Republicans have Supermajority, House Republicans one Seat Shy, Republican Judges Win Big
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 10, 2022 While Republican efforts to gain a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers of the North Carolina Legislature fell short on Tuesday, the GOP did make significant gains, especially in the Senate and in the judiciary. For the first time since 2016, Republicans have the majority of seats […]
‘Stand in the Gap’ Radio Broadcast Interviews Rev. Creech About His Role as a Christian Lobbyist
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 7, 2022 “If you are a person of integrity, you can have phenomenal influence as a lobbyist,” says Dave Kistler, president of the North Carolina Pastors Network. He applauded the work of Christian Action League Executive Director Mark Creech during a Sept. 29 “Stand in the Gap” radio […]
NC Republicans to be Tested as Never Before on Abortion Issue
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 2, 2022 “Pro-life North Carolinians who rejoiced at the overturning of Roe v. Wade in late July must understand that the fight for life isn’t over,” says the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “In fact, the battle will heat up even more between […]