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North Carolina Affirms Biological Reality and Protects Women, Children Under HB 805
Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America This week, a key section of House Bill 805 – Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors officially took effect in North Carolina, marking a significant milestone for the protection of women, children,...
The NC Education Lottery: A Moral Failure and a Broken Promise
Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org North Carolina’s Education Lottery is now exposed - not merely as a failed policy, but as a spiritual and moral deception. A new audit shows that while lottery sales surged to $6.586 billion in 2025, the share returned to education...
Marijuana’s Moment: Why We Should Be Alarmed and Pray
by Dr. Mark CreechReturn America This week, marijuana once again surged to the center of national debate after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances...
John F. Kennedy: A Legacy of Light with One Overlooked Shadow
by Rev. Mark Creech, D.H.L RevMarkCreech.org John F. Kennedy has always been a figure I admired, not because he was without feet of clay, but because he embodied qualities that stirred something noble in the American spirit. His youth and vitality breathed fresh...
A Raccoon, a Liquor Store, and a Holiday Warning
by Rev. Mark Creech, D.H.L RevMarkCreech.org It isn’t every day that animal control officers have to carry a raccoon out of a liquor store on something that resembles the animal version of a “sober ride home,” but that’s precisely what happened in Ashland, Virginia....
Ten Reasons We Give Thanks at Return America
Dr. Mark H. Creech Return America As we pause for Thanksgiving, many will think of family gatherings, roasted turkey, and a brief break before the Christmas season begins. But for those of us engaged in the battle for truth, morality, and freedom in North Carolina,...
Staying Alert: Guarding the Direction of Our State (Marijuana Bills)
by Dr. Mark CreechReturn America Gov. Josh Stein has formally ordered lawmakers back to Raleigh this month to address the significant Medicaid funding shortfall. Nearly one-third of North Carolinians are covered under Medicaid, but without legislative action, current...
North Carolina’s Efforts to Confront the Hemp Loophole: A Legislative Overview
Dr. Mark H. Creech Return America RevMarkCreech.org In 2018, Congress passed the federal Farm Bill, which legalized hemp nationwide as long as it contained no more than 0.3 percent Delta-9 THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana. But that narrow definition...
When Shepherds Sip from the World’s Cup
by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org Not long ago, a promotional image circulated online showing two well-known clergymen seated across from one another in leather chairs, glasses of whiskey in hand, captured mid-toast. It came from a Canon Press program where Pastor...
Don’t Privatize Liquor Sales – That Error Would Cost the State Dearly
By Rev. Mark H. CreechRevMarkCreech.org North Carolina lawmakers will soon return to Raleigh, and once again, whispers of privatizing liquor sales are echoing through the halls of the General Assembly. The idea isn’t new. Every few years, someone suggests that the...