Truth for our times: Assassination Attempt, Social Media & Profanity Plague | Eastern NC Now

When an Assassination Attempt Becomes a Private Summons

When tragedy strikes, such as an assassination attempt, our first instinct is to look outward and ask, What kind of person would do such a thing? We may even be tempted to say that only the worst of sinners could ever stoop so low.

Lawmakers Take Aim at Social Media Harms to Minors

The North Carolina General Assembly’s Short Session is now fully underway. Bills from the previous 2025 Session that remained eligible because they passed one chamber are now being heard in the second chamber, while dozens of new measures are also being filed. Below is a report on what happened in the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee when a critical bill addressing the negative impact of social media on minors was taken up, passed, and sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee for another hearing. The additional bills listed are measures Return America will continue to monitor as the session moves forward. We should be especially concerned about any effort to privatize spirituous liquor in North Carolina. Such a move would be a serious mistake, undermining sound alcohol policy that minimizes harms and preserves public health and safety.

The Profanity Plague: What Our Filthy Language Says About Our Souls

There was a time when profanity in public life was considered shameful. It was muttered under one’s breath, spoken behind closed doors, or perhaps heard in places where people were expected to be rough around the edges. But today, vulgarity has walked out of the back alley, entered the living room, climbed onto the debate stage, and now seems quite comfortable at the podiums of public officials.

Rev. Mark Creech is a longtime pastor and former executive director of the Christian Action League of North Carolina. He now writes and speaks on issues of faith and culture and serves as Director of Government Relations for Return America.