Lawmakers Pushing for More Power in Home Counties
- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
State lawmakers are continuing to push bills that would increase legislative delegations’ powers over local K-12 schools and other public agencies in their home counties.
Today, for example, the House Education and Public Works Committee, chaired by Rep. Rita Allison, R-Spartanburg, is scheduled to consider a Senate bill that would allow a legislative delegation – made up of senators and House members in a county – to control the appointment of an interim local school board if a popularly elected board is dissolved following an approved “state-of-education emergency.”
Astroturfing COVID Agitprop
- By Michelle Malkin
Attention, parents: If your children are online, they are being bombarded by an inescapable public relations campaign by all the Bigs -- Big Pharma, Big Government and Big Tech -- to brainwash them about the COVID vaccine.
While children under 18 remain at the lowest risk of COVID-19, peer pressure to get the experimental jabs is enormous. That groupthink is compounded by relentless messaging from politicians, celebrities and social media influencers posting virtue-signaling photos of themselves flaunting their arm Band-Aids and immunization papers. The playing field is rigged by internet titans who ban all dissenters and label all skepticism as "misinformation" or "conspiracy theory." It's mass agitation and propaganda -- agitatsiya -- that would make the old Soviet Marxists proud.
A Border Boiling Over
- By Tony Perkins - Family Research Council
When the 10 Republican lawmakers arrived before midnight to tour the migrant holding facility in Donna, Texas, they were shocked by what they saw. "The migrants, dirty and exhausted, were sitting in row after row. Almost all were silent. The 'facility' was mostly benches, a line of porta-potties, some basic supplies, and a trailer with the sign MOBILE DENTAL UNIT," wrote the Washington Examiner's Byron York. Some migrants had endured a 40-day journey from Honduras. Many had hiked miles through rough terrain in the dead of night, from where smugglers left them to where American border guards picked them up. In March, border guards encountered 172,331 unaccompanied minors, family units, and single adults on the southern border, and the flood keeps on coming. And yet still, Democrats still insist: there is no crisis.
Mack Brock to perform at Wellford Baptist
- By Glenn D. Bridges
Singer, songwriter and worship leader Mack Brock, widely known as a founding member of North Carolina-based Elevation Worship, will be in concert at Wellford Baptist Church on Sunday night, April 25, beginning 6 p.m.
Brock, a three-time GMA Dove Award nominee (2016-2018) while with Elevation, launched a solo career in 2018 with his debut album for Sparrow Records, "Greater Things."
Sin of Planned Parenthood Is Abortion, Not Margaret Sanger
- By Star Parker
The president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Alexis McGill Johnson, has used The New York Times as a confessional to fess up to the racist history of Planned Parenthood's founder, Margaret Sanger.
"We must reckon with Margaret Sanger's association with white supremacist groups and eugenics," she writes.
Sanger's involvement with the notoriously racist eugenics movement in the 1920s, and her population-control motivations to limit the procreation of "undesirables," is something pro-lifers, particularly black pro-lifers, have been writing about for years.
Bookwell Travel Donates 25,000 Meals To Soteria Community Development Center | Greenville, SC
- By Bookwell Travel
Bookwell Travel continues on their national quest to donate 16 million meals by the end of 2021
Greenville, SC (April 24, 2021) - On Saturday, April 24rd, at 12p, Bookwell Travel will donate 25,000 meals to Soteria CDC. The donation will be held at the center, 210 Shaw Street, Greenville, SC 29611 as part of the next phase of Bookwell Travel’s national launch. Leading up to the donation, Bookwell Travel founder Brian Gates will run for 12 hours, starting just after midnight, from The Westin Poinsett, Greenville, SC to raise awareness for “End 12 Hours of Hunger.”
BJU Seminary Strategic Vision to Address Pastor Shortage, Propelled by "5P" Plan of Investment and Innovation
- By Randy Page - BJU
Bob Jones University (BJU) President Steve Pettit today announced a new strategic vision for BJU Seminary to spearhead a 500x5x5 campaign to help address a nationwide pastor shortage by putting 500 new pastors on the path to the pulpit in the next five years – and every five years beyond that.
This strategic vision announcement follows Pettit’s April 16 naming of Dr. Alan Benson to a new, expanded role as executive vice president for student development and ministry advancement, joining BJU Seminary Dean Dr. Neal Cushman in the Seminary’s leadership team. Benson has served at BJU since July 2018, as vice president for student development and discipleship.
Russia Massing Troops on Ukraine Border
- By Mike Scruggs
Background on the Ongoing Turmoil in Eastern Ukraine
China, Russia Movements Major Test for Biden
- By Joseph M. Bianchi
While the situation at America’s southern border is debated as to whether it is truly a crisis or not; and while congress debates the extent of the administration’s infrastructure bill, there is a much more ominous situation developing on the world scene that could impact, indeed, the entire world.
Both Russia and China are flexing their perspective military muscles in different parts of the globe, and the foreign policy implications for the Biden administration are, to say the least, critical.
Christianity Is the Backbone of America
- By Frank Raddish - Founder/Director Capitol Hill Independent Baptist Ministries
Is America at the point of no return? Our forefathers knew that the only way to keep our country prosperous was to honor God, the family, and the church house. Believe it or not, this quote appeared in the New York Times on November 18, 1992. It said, "The less we emphasize the Christian religion the further we fall into the abyss of poor character and chaos in the United States of America." The things that made America great are the influence of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of God that has blessed this country.
Oratory for a Time Such as This
- By W.H. Lamb
(With Apologies to William Shakespeare)
(Reference: “JULIUS CAESAR” by William Shakespeare, Act. 111, Scene 11).
PATRIOTS, AMERICANS, COUNTRYMEN, LISTEN TO ME.
I COME TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH, NOT TO BURY IT.
THE EVIL THAT LIBERALS DO LIVES AFTER THEM,
WHEN IT SHOULD BE BURIED WITH THEIR BONES.
SO SHOULD IT BE WITH ALL COLLECTIVISTS.
THE IGNOBLE BRUTES HAVE TOLD YOU THAT AMERICANISTS ARE DANGEROUS;
THIS IS NOT SO, IT IS A GRIEVOUS FAULT,
AND GRIEVOUSLY HAVE WE BEEN MALIGNED.
SALTY SEZ – Don’t Believe It
- By Ray Simmons
You know, a couple of years ago I had hope the American people would awake to what had been going on for several decades and work to bring the nation back in line. A lot of them did. They went out and voted for President Trump for a second term. When that vote was stolen by a bunch of elected and appointed officials they didn’t know what to do. With Trump gone from the scene they had no leadership. We saw people sworn to defend and protect our Constitution from all attacks, domestic and foreign, become its attackers. Whoopee number 1! We saw Justices chosen to ensure its protection failing to take any action. Whoopee number 2! We saw a frustrated Military without the leadership or the gumption to move against the enemy. Whoopee number 3! Now we are watching as a nation commits suicide and we are wondering why.
Santee Cooper, Ports Authority Board Members Paid Thousands for Part-time Gig
- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
Unlike panels overseeing other state agencies, the governing boards of the state-created Ports Authority and utility Santee Cooper are paid thousands of dollars annually for their part-time jobs, records show.
Most members of the Ports Authority Board of Directors made $11,700 last year, while members of the Santee Cooper Board of Directors received $10,384.20 in compensation and another $2,000 in a category labeled “travel, insurance and meeting reimbursement,” according to their annual income-disclosure reports, known as statements of economic interests (SEIs), filed with the State Ethics Commission.
BJU President Steve Pettit Names Dr. Alan Benson as Executive Vice President for Student Development and Ministry Advancement
- By Randy Page - BJU
Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit today announced the appointment of Dr. Alan Benson as executive vice president for student development and ministry advancement. Benson has served at BJU since July 2018, as vice president for student development and discipleship.
National Prayer Luncheon for Life to Award $85K to High-Impact Pro-Life Organizations
- By National Prayer Luncheon for Life
Pro-Life Advocates Can Vote for Winners and Register for Free On-Line Event through April 23
DALLAS -- Thousands of pro-life advocates from across America will gather together online and in-person for the National Prayer Luncheon for Life on April 30, 2021, to honor high-impact pro-life organizations and award $85,000 in grants for ongoing effective pro-life ministry and advocacy.
Dems Pave a Gavel Road to Court-Packing
- By Tony Perkins - Family Research Council
Now we've heard it all. Democrats, who were already the butt of jokes for calling childcare "infrastructure," have done us one better. According to House liberals, court-packing is too! In a tweet, Congressman Mondaire Jones, a New York liberal declared: "Supreme Court expansion is infrastructure." Like a lot of people, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) couldn't believe their eyes. "You just can't make this stuff up," she shook her head. And unfortunately, Democrats aren't. They're on the march to expand the court -- no matter what they call it.
Just Because It's Said by Joe Doesn't Make It So
- By Veronique de Rugy
While President Joe Biden's administration doesn't seem to need an excuse to spend money, two recurring arguments for his gigantic $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal are that our roads and bridges are "crumbling" and that modernization would generate economic growth and jobs -- hence its name, the American Jobs Plan. But none of this clever marketing makes any of these claims true.
Biden's Fabled Bipartisanship
- By David Limbaugh
I haven't seen much humor in life during the past year or so, but one thing that has been uproariously hilarious lately is the orchestrated media narrative that President Joe Biden is bipartisan and conciliatory. Please give me a moment to catch my breath.
I think it was Karl Rove who recently observed that the media's effective definition of bipartisan legislation is not that significant numbers of both parties' lawmakers support a bill but that some poll somewhere shows that a large percentage of Americans of each party support some vaguely described initiative, even if zero Republican legislators support the actual bill. You can frame a poll question to get the result you want.
D.C. Statehood A Play to Maintain Senate
- By Eagle Forum
It appears the Democrat majority in Congress will stop at almost nothing to ensure their majority remains a majority. Last Fall it was packing the Supreme Court and today, it is legislation to make D.C. (and other territories) a state.
With a population of about seven hundred thousand, it may seem logical that D.C. should become a state with representation in both the lower and upper chambers. In fact, it simply is not Constitutional to make it a state. Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 enables Congress to govern the District of Colombia. Our Founders envisioned the location of the Federal government to be an independent entity outside of another state. In doing so, the Founders sought to prevent D.C. from pressures and influence by one state government rather than another.
Senators Keep Tight Control Over County Magistrates
- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
If there’s one power that S.C. senators likely will never relinquish – at least willingly – it’s their control over the selection of the state’s more than 300 county magistrates.
Magistrates, who handle traffic tickets and other relatively minor criminal and civil cases, know how much authority senators can exercise even after their judicial terms expire. Under a loophole in state law known as “holdover status,” magistrates can continue to serve indefinitely past their official terms – and feel more pressure to cater to their local senators.
Biden Bids Farewell to a 'Forever War'
- By Pat Buchanan
"It is time to end the forever war."
So said President Joe Biden in his announcement that, as of Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, all U.S. troops will be gone from Afghanistan.
The longest war in our history, which cost 2,400 dead, 20,000 wounded and $2 trillion, is ending -- but only for Americans, not Afghans.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured our NATO allies in Brussels that we are all leaving with our mission accomplished:
Paycheck Fairness Hurts Women’s Flexibility and Work-life Balance
- By Eagle Forum
The Democrats of the 117th Congress are again attempting the passage of another “equality” bill. This time, it’s the Paycheck Fairness Act or H.R. 7.
According to the House Committee on Education and Labor, the H.R. 7 attempts to end gender-based wage discrimination by:
Arkansas General Assembly Passes HCR 1007 Recognizing January 22 as the Day of Tears
- By Christian Newswire
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. --The Arkansas General Assembly passed House Concurrent Resolution 1007 recognizing January 22 as the Day of Tears. This resolution calls for private citizens in Arkansas to lower their flags on January 22, in honor and remembrance of the over 61 million innocents who have lost their lives to abortion. Arkansas joins Alabama as the second state this year to pass a Day of Tears resolution.
NGU's Boulet Named 2021 SCICU Teacher of the Year
- By LaVerne Howell - NGU
Dr. Jon Boulet, chair of the business administration department and professor of economics, is named North Greenville University's 2021 South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Excellence in Teaching award recipient.
Each year, SCICU recognizes and celebrates the best of the best with its Excellence in Teaching Awards. According to rigorous guidelines, a faculty member from each of SCICU's twenty-member institutions is nominated for the award. Each year award recipients are honored at a special dinner in April and awarded a $3,000 professional development grant.
Tell Your Senators to Stop the For the People Act
- By Richard Harris, Executive Director, Truth & Liberty Coalition
Liberals in Congress are trying to ram through a bill that will destroy our ability to have fair elections. The so-called For the People Act (S 1, 2021) is probably one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation in American history.
Instead of the "For the People Act," it should be called the "One Party Takeover of American Government Act," or, as Sen. Ted Cruz put it, "The Corrupt Politicians Act."
Just Say Something 33rd Annual Red Ribbon Classic Golf Fundraiser Exceeds Expectations!
- By Phil Clark - Just Say Something
Just Say Something would like to thank everyone who sponsored, participated, and volunteered in the 33rd Annual Red Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament, presented by the Reedy Property Group, on March 29, 2021 at the Thornblade Club in Greer. Thanks to everyone’s dedication and love of the sport, over $67,000 was raised in support of the Youth Impact Sports program, which emphasizes teamwork, youth substance use prevention, and life skills.
BJU Students Present at Communication Conference
- By Randy Page - BJU
Three graduate students—Katie Stodola, Allison Gibbs and Samantha Pfieffer—in the communication studies program at Bob Jones University presented academic papers on virtual panels at the 91st annual Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) Convention held April 5-9.
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