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 […]
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Could ‘Respect for Marriage’ Law Backfire? Yes, It’s Possible!
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 16, 2022 “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings!” The colloquialism often used in reference to a sporting event may equally apply to the battle over marriage in America. Legal experts this week say the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, approved by Congress and signed into law […]
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, […]
Rev. Mark Creech Issues Statement on Senate Passage of ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
Christian Action League November 29, 2022 I remember that kick-in-the-gut feeling I had when, after more than 12 years of my own sweat and toil to preserve marriage in this state as one man and woman, one federal judge overturned everything – only one. Later five judges on the U.S. Supreme Court did the same […]
‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Moves Forward: ‘Completely Blowing Up the Understanding of Marriage’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 18, 2022 “Marriage is the nucleus of social order. If marriage fails, the home fails. If the home fails, so does the nation,” said The Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, in the wake of this week’s Senate vote to advance HR 8404. “This […]
Statement on Vote to Advance So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 16, 2022 Today, the U.S. Senate voted to advance HR 8404 – Respect for Marriage Act – legislation that will codify same-sex marriage into federal law. The vote, 62-37, included every Democrat and 12 Republicans, two of which were both of North Carolina’s U.S. Senators Burr and […]
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 […]
Judge Reinstates North Carolina’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League August 19, 2022 “What we are witnessing is historic. Society has been treating children as liabilities for so long, but this is changing,” said Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “No devil’s stronghold has been of greater import than the slaughter of the innocent unborn. […]
I Need for You to Read This
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 15, 2022 The Short Session of the 2021-2022 Legislative Biennium has concluded, and there is good news. Medical Marijuana and Sports Gambling dominated the agenda for the League this year, and both initiatives failed. Moreover, SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey presents us with […]
Pro-Life Group Pushes Back Against UNC-CH Student Government
By L.A. William Christian Action League July 14, 2022 Students for Life at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is taking student government leaders to task over their decision to deny funding for any organization that advocates for laws limiting abortion. According to Students for Life, not only did the UNC Student Government Executive Branch […]