By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League July 22, 2021 Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, says that during his more than twenty years as a lobbyist for conservative evangelicals, Republicans have more often than not supported policies consistent with biblical teachings. Democrats, on the other hand, characteristically oppose these policies. “But […]
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N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Measure
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League July 1, 2021 Wednesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation (SB 711 – N.C. Compassionate Care Act), which would provide for the sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products for debilitating medical conditions. Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), the primary sponsor of the legislation and the very powerful Senate […]
NCGA Approves Bill for Protecting Religious Meeting Places; Measure Now Goes to Gov. Cooper
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League June 10, 2021 Tuesday, North Carolina General Assembly passed S.B. 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places and sent it to Governor Roy Cooper. S.B. 43 would allow concealed carry of guns during worship services at churches where a private school is also housed. Currently, churches in these circumstances are […]
Young Woman with Down Syndrome Implores State Lawmakers to Pass Human Life Non-Discrimination Act
By M. H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League June 3, 2021 During Wednesday’s Senate Health Care Committee meeting at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, Senator Joyce Krawiec made a passionate plea to Senate members to pass HB 453-Human Life Non-Discrimination Act/No Eugenics. Krawiec said approximately 70 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome are […]
House Passes Bill Preventing Public School Endorsement of Critical Race Theory
M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 20, 2021 Wednesday, May 12, the North Carolina House passed critical legislation to prevent public schools from promoting or endorsing concepts such as Critical Race Theory. “No student or school employee should be made to feel inferior solely because of the color of their skin or their gender,” said […]
Bill Prohibiting the Presence of a Minor at a Cockfighting Event Clears the House, 112-0
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 13, 2021 Earlier this year, Dr. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, wrote an editorial saying that it was his earnest prayer that state legislators would seriously consider revisiting the issue of cockfighting in North Carolina. Creech noted in his editorial, “I’m no left-wing animal […]
The Save Women’s Sports Bill is Dead, Says House Speaker Moore
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 30, 2021 Last week, the Christian Action League reported that the Youth Health Protection Act, Senate Bill 514, would not be taken up by the Senate this session. This decision by the Senate leadership would likely also cause the demise of The Save Women’s Sports Act, House Bill […]
House Committee Takes-Up Revisions to Strengthen Safe Surrender Law
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 22, 2021 In July of last year, a woman walking her dog near Christ Community Church on Fairview Drive in Wilmington heard what sounded like an infant crying. The sound was coming from a trashcan. When she looked into the trash, she found a baby in a sealed, […]
Push for Medical Marijuana in NC Has New Dynamic
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 15, 2021 There is a new push in the legislature to legalize medical marijuana in the Tar Heel state. Advocates have been going from office to office making their pitch. There have been medical marijuana bills filed since 2008, but this year there is a new dynamic. Some […]
‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ Filed in State Legislature Creates ‘Bright Line’ Definition for Participation
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League March 31, 2021 Save Women’s Sports – it’s a simple name for a straightforward bill filed in the North Carolina House last week that aims to keep the playing field level for female athletes by ensuring that they aren’t forced to compete with biological males. Introduced by primary sponsor […]