By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 1, 2024 Less than five months after U.S. senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd fired off a letter raising questions about how North Carolinians would be kept safe once the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling recreational marijuana, Tillis now says he supports a “comprehensive regulatory framework […]
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Fort Liberty Training Scandal: Pro-Life Groups Wrongly Labeled as Terrorists
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 23, 2024 How can slides used to train soldiers at the country’s largest U.S. Army base contain information that does not “represent the official policy or views” of the Army? How did the slides originate? And how have they been used for the last seven years without anyone […]
A Monument to Faith: Billy Graham Memorialized in Bronze at U.S. Capitol
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 17, 2024 North Carolina’s “Favorite Son,” spiritual advisor to 13 U.S. presidents and arguably the most well-known evangelist in the world was celebrated Thursday as a statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled in the United States Capitol. “This is a great honor, and my father […]
N.C. ‘Marijuana Superstore’ Set to Open April 20th Sparks Concerns from Sens. Budd and Tillis
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League March 8, 2024 North Carolina’s two U.S. senators are raising concerns about a “marijuana superstore” on land governed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and set to open on April 20th of this year. The joint letter to law enforcement and multiple government officials says that the operation […]
Safer Banking Act: A Step Toward Legitimizing Marijuana Businesses
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League October 13, 2023 A bipartisan bill that critics say would “legitimize” marijuana consumption nationwide passed a U.S. Senate committee late last month and could be headed to the full floor. The so-called Safer Banking Act (S. 2860) would fully open up the financial and banking industry to state-sanctioned marijuana […]
Bipartisan Resolution in Congress Introduced to Get Billy Graham Statue Project Moving
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 24, 2023 It’s been more than seven years since North Carolina lawmakers voted to replace a statue of former governor Charles B. Aycock in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall with one of evangelist Billy Graham, and five years since Graham’s death made him eligible for the memorial. And […]