A massive power outage in North Carolina was caused by two substations being damaged by gunfire on Saturday night, according to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office. Over 40,000 people were left without power because of the criminal actions. Mike Cameron of the Southern Pines Fire and Rescue Department told CNN that a gate at one of … Continued
Nearly one-third of the congregations belonging to a regional body of The United Methodist Church have left the mainline Protestant denomination amid its ongoing debate over homosexuality. At a special called session of the UMC North Carolina Conference Saturday, delegates voted 957-165 to approve the disaffiliation votes of 249 congregations seeking to leave the denomination. According to … Continued
Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child will deliver its 200 millionth shoebox filled with toys this season to a child in Ukraine after nearly three decades of partnering with churches to deliver Christmas gifts and the Gospel to over 170 countries. The Christian missionary program, which partners with churches throughout the U.S., Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and … Continued
In preparation for upcoming Tuesday’s midterm election, the National Guard will be activating cybersecurity teams in 14 states to assist in keeping election authorities’ networks secure from cyber attacks and from any malicious activities, Politico reported. “The move is part of a wider effort to ensure the midterms are secure from cybersecurity threats, which have loomed large … Continued
An organizer with a theologically conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church has predicted that nearly a third of congregations in North Carolina might leave the mainline Protestant denomination. The Rev. Jerry Lewis, the North Carolina organizer for the Global Methodist Church, told The Carolina Journal earlier this week that he believed at least 226 congregations will … Continued
When an entire government department resigns en masse, you know something major is going wrong. When that department happens to be the police force, the alarm bells should start going off. That is what happened in a small town in North Carolina when the town’s law enforcement officers resigned in the face of what they called … Continued
North Carolina Democrat candidate Cheri Beasley claimed Wednesday that late-term abortions are “health care” after a federal judge reinstated a state law that protects unborn babies from abortions after 20 weeks. Beasley, a former state Supreme Court justice, is running against pro-life Republican Tedd Budd for an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina. While Budd is being … Continued
North Carolina could be joining the Convention of States that seeks to restore the balance between the state and federal government using Article V of the United States Constitution. In March 2021, the North Carolina House passed House Joint Resolution 233, which calls for the state to be added to the convention, now leaving it up to the Senate … Continued
Just ahead of Easter 2022, the Rev. Franklin Graham, CEO and president of Samaritan’s Purse as well as CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, shared a compelling message for all people of all faiths this season. He also spoke about the crisis in Ukraine, a country he’s been visiting amid the war, and said prayer … Continued
A North Carolina congressman has introduced a bill to require the federal government to restart rebuilding the border wall, which was halted by President Joe Biden. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-NC, introduced the Build the Wall Now Act, which removes all legal impediments to building the border wall. Among other things, it unlocks an additional $2.1 billion … Continued
A speaker at a North Carolina school board meeting on April 5 called out a transgender policy that evaluates a parent’s right to know about their child’s gender choice based on the parent’s “level of acceptance.” “During a Title IX meeting last school year, a policy was addressed for a gender support plan,” Melissa Mason, a 2022 Republican candidate … Continued
According to Cook, North Carolina is looking like it will stay red, and GOPers in Colorado have a shot. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday shifted its forecasts for two 2022 Senate races in the direction of Republicans. The report moved the North Carolina Senate race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr moved … Continued
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