"We stated in our supplemental brief that it is undisputed that nearly a quarter of the agency's entire FPS capacity had to be redirected over a relatively short period to a single location in one medium-sized American city due to the unrest there,'" Bernie wrote. "This statement was incorrect." read more
Military families are hitting up food pantries as they brace for missed paychecks after President Donald Trump floated the possibility that some federal workers might not get paid during the government shutdown. read more
According to officials, "Taylor demanded that his Armor Bearers transport women from ministry houses, airports, and other locations to Taylor's location and ensured the women transported to Taylor took Plan B emergency contraceptives." read more
A school in Spartanburg County is at the epicenter of the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina, with two new cases confirmed, the Department of Public Health announced Oct. 7. The school, which the department has not publicly identified, is a common link to seven of the state's 10 confirmed cases... While it did not address the status of the two most recent cases, all of the previously reported cases were unvaccinated.
SLED is investigating a house fire in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon that has left three hospitalized. www.wistv.com
BillJohnson was forged in the flames of conservative hatred for gay equality:
Save Our Children, Inc. was a political coalition formed in 1977 in Miami, Florida, U.S. to overturn a recently legislated county ordinance that banned discrimination in areas of housing, employment, and public accommodation based on sexual orientation. The coalition was publicly headed by celebrity singer Anita Bryant, who claimed the ordinance discriminated against her right to teach her children biblical morality.
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Historians have since connected the success of Save Our Children with the organization of conservative Christian participation in political processes. Although forceful Christian involvement had not taken a widespread role in politics in the United States since 1925, within two years the Reverend Jerry Falwell developed a coalition of conservative religious groups named the Moral Majority that influenced the Republican Party to incorporate a social agenda in national politics. Homosexuality, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), abortion, and pornography were among the issues most central to the Moral Majority's priorities until it folded in 1989.
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Fabricated concern for the children -- as a tool to consolidate government power to attack scapegoat groups -- is still how they do it, fifty years later.
Thess "family values" have been passed down by Conservative Christians for going on three generations now.
They will throw you from a rooftop as soon as they think they can get away with it.
Why?
I don't understand why Republicans would do this.