By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 7, 2024 “A multi-drug crisis centered on fentanyl often paired with other illicit drugs” that directly affects nearly 50 million Americans and untold numbers of their loved ones — that’s how an article released by Axios Health late last month described the current status of addiction in the […]
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BREAKING: Marijuana Use Surpasses Alcohol for the First Time in U.S. History
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League May 31, 2024 For the first time in the U.S., daily marijuana use has surpassed regular alcohol use. The new data comes from a major study in the journal Addiction that examined usage of marijuana and alcohol over a 43-year span beginning in 1979 and found there were 17.7 […]
Ten Concerns Associated with Sports Gambling
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 2, 2024 Gambling entails the exchange of valuable assets solely based on chance – a practice not endorsed by Scriptural teachings. The New Testament’s perspective on labor, responsible stewardship, compassion for others, and the ethical exercise of influence unequivocally discourages engaging in gambling activities (II Thessalonians 3:10-12; […]
Veterans’ Marijuana Addiction Doubles: Implications for North Carolina’s Medicinal Marijuana Debate
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 8, 2023 A new study showing that marijuana addiction among veterans more than doubled between 2005 and 2019 should impact North Carolina’s debate over medicinal marijuana, a pro-family leader says. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, found that reports of cannabis use disorder among individuals […]
Revelation Chapter 16: The Antichrist’s Throne, Darkness and the Inevitable Downfall
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League September 8, 2023 Author, political activist, and lecturer, Helen Keller once said, “I have often been asked, ‘Do you believe in the supernatural?’ I have said firmly that I do not. But I do believe in atmospheres. An inexplicable chill envelopes me when darkness falls.” Coming from someone […]
Another Reason Not to Legalize Sports Gambling: Its Easy Accessibility to Smartphones, Mobile Devices
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League September 8, 2022 New data indicating a nationwide increase in sports gambling addiction — driven by its prevalence on smartphones and mobile devices — should give North Carolina legislators pause in their push to legalize sports gambling, experts on the subject say. This summer, the North Carolina House narrowly […]