By L.A. Williams, Correspondent
Christian Action League

RALEIGH — In another disappointing ruling regarding the Woman’s Right to Know law, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles denied a motion filed by Jubilee Campaign’s Law of Life Project that would have allowed women harmed by abortion, medical experts and pregnancy care centers a larger role in defending the new statute.

“We’re saddened that the court may not get the whole picture as they consider the Woman’s Right to Know Law,” said the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “But we are still confident that this law, patterned after others that have saved thousands of lives in other states, is completely constitutional and will eventually save lives here.” Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Knight
Guests Columnists

I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and wants to bring it down is somehow elected president. What would he do?

I sketched out a few plot elements, and you can decide whether this will fly.

First, the Trojan Horse president would initiate unprecedented spending, driving the debt up by more than $4 trillion just in the first three years. Much of the money would go into the pockets of political supporters and people who donate heavily to his campaigns.

He would ram through an unreadable law allowing the federal government to seize the healthcare system, which would transform citizens into beholden subjects.

He would cut out private lenders and federalize student loans. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dr. Mark H. Creech
Executive Director
Christian Action League

In recent days, we have been focused on the infant Jesus. But we must remember that His sweet nativity is just a small part of the whole story. The infant Jesus is not a mere mythology of angels, shepherds and Eastern kings (known as the Wise Men). But the Scriptures also point out that the baby grows into the Cosmic Redeemer Jesus, the Commander of eternity, the King of Kings and Ruler of the nations.

The apostle Paul said of Him,

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 1:9-11)

How strange that so much of the church today seems to feel redemption is simply about getting as many people saved as possible so that they might be whisked off to glory at death or the second coming of Christ. There is no real redemption for this world in their proclamations unless it has to do with a future eternal state or Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »

The Christian Post

The newly-minted president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the Rev. Mark Harris, is one of the local church leaders supporting the “Marriage Amendment” that is to explicitly ban gay marriage in the state constitution if passed on May 8. Although expected to be hit with a lot of criticism, the minister is hoping for a civil debate.

North Carolina is the last southeastern state without such a ban. But that may soon change, as a vote to pass a new amendment that would affirm marriage as between a man and a woman in the state constitution is due to take place during the May primaries. The state voted in favor of letting North Carolinians decide on the measure in September.

A North Carolina statute currently defines marriage as “A valid and sufficient marriage is created by the consent of a male and female person who may lawfully marry (…),” therefore already making same-sex marriage illegal. But an additional affirmation of the definition of marriage is necessary, Harris told The Christian Post Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dr. Mark Creech, executive director
Christian Action League

“Money talks,” says an old proverb. But when it comes to the expansion of gambling, it’s more like something Bob Dylan once said, “Money doesn’t just talk, it swears.”

Opened in 1997 under a 1994 compact negotiated by then-Gov. Jim Hunt, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is currently in the midst of a $650 million expansion project, and for quite some time the tribe has been pushing the state to allow for Class III, Las Vegas style gambling as opposed to the video-based games that they currently offer.

The Cherokee have been arguing the new games would create hundreds of new jobs at the casino, bring more tourists to western North Carolina and increase collateral spending on area hotels and businesses in the region. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dr. Mark H. Creech, executive director
Christian Action League

A school teacher in England tells the story of the time she supervised the construction of a manger scene in the corner of her classroom. It was all there – the wise men and the shepherds, Mary and Joseph, the sheep and the oxen. It fascinated the children, one child especially. The teacher asked this little ten-year-old, “What is it? Why are you so taken with the manger scene? Is there something that bothers you?” With his eyes still glued to the scene, the little fellow asked, “What I’d like to know is: Where does God fit in?”

It’s amazing how the modest mind of a child can raise a question of such profound import. There is a theological word used to describe where God fits into the story of the Nativity. The word is “incarnation” and it means “being or taking on flesh.” In the simplest of terms, the doctrine of the incarnation means the little babe lying in a manger was God Himself, making a personal visit to the earth by robing his divinity in human form. Read the rest of this entry »

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent
Christian Action League

Bells ring, hearts swell and donations to the needy soar during the Christmas season. But could this kind of giving ever replace welfare? Private charity would be “more efficient, more personal, more loving and, ultimately, more effective,” according to a report issued this month by the Independent Women’s Forum that reveals how the nation’s $900 billion a year welfare system harms Americans of every income bracket.

Despite more than 70 federal means-tested welfare programs, as of last year some 49 million Americans — 16 percent of the nation — remain in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. The IWF analysis “Welfare and Charity: Two Different Things” shows how many programs create counter-productive incentives, reduce economic growth and actually serve to keep poor people poor rather than helping them move beyond their financial crisis. Read the rest of this entry »

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent
Christian Action League

RALEIGH — A law that allows death row inmates to use statistics from other times and places to try to prove racial bias in their own cases will remain on the books and continue to act as a moratorium on capital punishment in North Carolina as a result of Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of Senate Bill 9.

Legislators had voted late last month to repeal much of the Racial Justice Act, signed into law in 2009 and one of only two such laws in the nation, when it became clear that the law was anything but just.

“The so-called ‘Racial Justice Act’ which allows white murderers to claim ‘racial discrimination’ because they murdered white victims in cold blood but were convicted by too many white jurors is obviously misnamed,” said House Majority Leader Paul Stam (R-Wake). “The Governor’s claim that she is a strong supporter of the death penalty is belied by her veto.” Read the rest of this entry »

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent
Christian Action League

The Christian Action League was thrilled last week to hear and then share the good news that teen pregnancy rates are continuing to decline in North Carolina according to new data from the State Center for Health Statistics, but less than happy to see promoters of so-called “comprehensive” sex education stepping in to take credit for the decline.

“In 2009, legislators changed the state’s sexual health education requirements to more closely align with evidence-based practices and parent opinion,” reported the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina in its Dec. 7 press release, adding a quote from Executive Director Kay Phillips who said “North Carolina’s combined strategy of helping at-risk teens break the cycle of teen pregnancy while providing all young people with basic education and care has given us incredible results.” Read the rest of this entry »

By Dr. Mark Creech, executive director
Christian Action League

After listening to well-known Bible teacher, Chuck Swindoll on the radio, eight-year-old Debbie asked six-year-old David, “Do you know about Jesus?”

Expecting a new slant on the old story, David replied, “No.”

Sister continued, “Sit because this is really scary.” After explaining the gospel as only an 8-year-old could, she popped the question.

“Now David, when you die, do you want to go to heaven to be with Jesus, God, your Mommy and Daddy and big sister, or do you want to go to the lake of fire to be with the Devil and bank robbers?”

David thought a moment, and then replied, “I want to stay right here.”

I believe a lot of adults think like David. Their feet are so firmly planted in this world; they would prefer not to take up any considerations of death or the hereafter. They like things just the way they are. Read the rest of this entry »