http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/south-carolina-social-conservative-leaders-to-endorse-rick-santorum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/south-carolina-social-conservative-leaders-to-endorse-rick-santorum/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:32:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123508 The Hill: Five board members of the Palmetto Family Council, a leading South Carolina group of social conservatives, plan to endorse Rick Santorum after a series of meetings looking to coalesce around a candidate, one of the leaders told The Hill Wednesday evening. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/south-carolina-social-conservative-leaders-to-endorse-rick-santorum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:42:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62545 Winston-Salem Journal: "A number of foundations and other nonprofit groups have filed statements of support for Forsyth County as it appeals a federal judge's decision in May to ban prayers that mention Jesus or make other sectarian references at county meetings . . . The county is being represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, a group that supports public expressions of Christianity. Many of the groups filing friend-of-the-court briefs have similar goals." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/22/oran-p-smith-children-fare-best-with-a-mother-and-father/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/22/oran-p-smith-children-fare-best-with-a-mother-and-father/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:26:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27814 Palmetto Family Council , writes in the Herald-Journal: "South Carolinians know that kids do best with a mom and a dad. Children raised by a mother and a father are healthier, happier, do better in school and are less likely to get in trouble with the law. Though most single moms and dads are nearly superhuman in their performance as parents, the two genders bring unique gifts to parenting. Mothers do some things better than dads and vice-versa." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/22/oran-p-smith-children-fare-best-with-a-mother-and-father/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/26/south-carolina-bills-to-legalize-gambling-scuttled/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/26/south-carolina-bills-to-legalize-gambling-scuttled/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25087 reports in the Augusta Chronicle: "One of the bills, presented by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, would have updated the state's more-than-200-year-old gambling laws by allowing gambling in homes among friends as long as the homeowner didn't profit by charging people a fee to play. Current state law is much more stringent, forbidding any game with cards and dice, Ms. Wells said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/26/south-carolina-bills-to-legalize-gambling-scuttled/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/13/south-carolina-bills-would-allow-social-gambling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/13/south-carolina-bills-would-allow-social-gambling/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 18:18:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=24064 reports in the Charlotte Observer: "The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would revise the state's 207-year-old gambling laws, which ban 'any game with cards or dice.' Interpreted literally, those include board games such as Sorry." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/13/south-carolina-bills-would-allow-social-gambling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/05/22/sc-general-assembly-passes-bill-on-prayer-before-public-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/05/22/sc-general-assembly-passes-bill-on-prayer-before-public-meetings/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 21:57:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=3972 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/05/22/sc-general-assembly-passes-bill-on-prayer-before-public-meetings/feed/ 2