Last updated on:
2/5/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Mark H. Creech Biography
- Title:
- Reverand & Executive Director of the Christian Action League of North Carolina, Inc
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“If the death penalty is just retribution, which it is, then it should be administered. If the death penalty can never be administered by a flawless judicial system, which it cannot, then suspending executions to improve its administration will never make it more just.”
“A Christian Response to Death Penalty Issues,” RenewAmerica website, Jan. 18, 2007
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Executive Director, Christian Action League, North Carolina, Nov. 1999 – present
- Registered Lobbyist, North Carolina General Assembly
- Columnist, Agape Press, a Christian newswire service, column titled “The Right Frame of Mind”
- Recipient, Heritage Award, presented by Congressman Walter B. Jones, Harvest Baptist Church, 2005
- Recipient, Legion of Honor Award, Chapel of Four Chaplains, Philadelphia, 2002
- Recipient, Salt and Light Award for Outstanding Pastor, 1999
- Pastor, Parish Memorial Baptist, Selma, North Carolina, 1997-1999
- Pastor, Antioch Baptist, Middlesex, North Carolina, 1990-1997
- Pastor, Faith Bible Church, Little Genesee, New York, 1989-1990
- Pastor, Harmony Baptist, Bunnlevel, North Carolina, 1987-1989
- Pastor, First Baptist, LaGrange, North Carolina, 1982-1987
- Pastor, Davis Grove Baptist, Snow Hill, North Carolina, 1980-1982
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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