By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 21, 2022 FIRE, an organization that defends the free speech rights of students and faculty on University campuses, is reporting that Duke University’s student government has denied recognition to a pro-Israel club on campus. The decision has also garnered the ire of other civil liberties organizations and even […]
1st Amendment
Do We Have Religious Liberty or Not?
By NC State Senator Joyce Krawiec Christian Action League October 14, 2021 There is a concerted effort by many in this country, including some elected to public office and many activist organizations, to attack religious liberty. Our religious liberty is spelled out in the First Amendment to the Constitution. There’s a reason our founders put […]
Senate Healthcare Committee Advances Bill to Protect Patients’ Religious Rights During Disasters
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 26, 2021 This year, legislation that hasn’t received any press is HB 447 – The Jeff Rieg Law/Patients Religious Rights. The bill has already passed the House by a substantial margin of 98-19. It was taken up in the Senate Healthcare Committee on Thursday and passed in that […]
Our Only Hope
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “We feel close to everybody at Christmas. Christmas is a time of sharing. But not according to these government regulations during the pandemic. Christmas was meant to dispel our fears. Yes, COVID presents its dangers, but our government fosters an atmosphere of fear that isn’t warranted for a virus […]
Sen. Thom Tillis Joins Resolution in Defense of the Free Exercise of Religion
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 22, 2020 Last Friday, North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R) joined a resolution, led by Florida’s U.S. Senator Rick Scott. The resolution defends the First Amendment, more specifically, the right to exercise one’s faith freely. “While this is a hard time for many, North Carolinians should still […]
Alexander County School Removes Bible Verses from Donated Student Planners
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueSeptember 17, 2020 Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, located in Alexander County, wanted to do something for East Alexander Middle School. So after conversing with the School’s principal, Kristie Love, the church’s Pastor of Youth and Children, James Safrit, set out to provide student planners for the kids. The church spent more […]
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 […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Church Right to Freely Worship
By M.H. CavanaughChristian Action LeagueJuly 31, 2020 In a split decision (5-4), the United States Supreme Court turned down an emergency request last Friday for an injunction pending appeal for a Nevada church. The application filed by Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, located about 15 miles outside of Carson City, would have allowed it to have […]
The Tattered States of America
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Our forefathers came to certain conclusions and decided upon certain courses of action which have been a great blessing to the world…They were a people who came under the influence of a great spiritual development and acquired a great moral power. No other theory is adequate to explain or […]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban against Public Aid to Religious Schools
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJuly 3, 2020 States cannot be forced to subsidize private education, but if they decide to do so, they cannot discriminate against schools simply because they are faith-based — that’s the gist of Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Chief Justice John Roberts was joined by Justices Neil […]