Tag : South Carolina
Jason's House title : Cancer-Battling Families Receive Free S.C. Trips from Surfside Methodist Group
summary : Families dealing with a cancer diagnosis have a chance to put their worries aside and enjoy each other through free trips to Myrtle Beach, S.C., thanks to volunteer efforts of Surfside United Methodist congregants. Children who benefit from this missionary endeavor called "Jason's House" are referred by 14 hospitals in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. Approximately 50 to 65 families receive the trip each June, July and August. After 31 years, the value of the vacations this church community has provided totals more than $8 million.
date : Jun 20, 2016 06:55 PM EDT
Nikki Haley and Marco Rubio title : Nikki Haley, S.C. Governor, Endorses Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio but Raises Questions
summary : South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is accompanying her candidate-of-choice Marco Rubio on his S.C. campaign stops this week, is asking voters to donate money toward their "fight for conservative reforms," which to Haley means "limited government and cutting debt to Washington." Haley, the state's most popular GOP politician in polls and a rising national GOP star, was South Carolina's most coveted Republican endorsement in the 2016 presidential race.
date : Feb 19, 2016 03:15 PM EST
Presidential Primaries title : Faith Facts to Shape Upcoming South Carolina, Nevada 2016 Presidential Primaries
summary : Predictions are that religious beliefs, or lack of them, once again will influence the U.S. 2016 presidential nomination contests about to happen in South Carolina and Nevada over the next week for both major political parties.
date : Feb 19, 2016 01:13 PM EST
Rev. Jeremy Rutledge title : Rev. Jeremy Rutledge: 'Science, Religion Are Complementary, Not Contradictory'
summary : As a devout Christian and pastor of the progressive Circular Congregational Church in Charleston, S.C., Rev. Jeremy Rutledge makes the case that science and religion balance, rather than contradict, each other. His wife, Sara Keckler Rutledge, is a physics teacher, and at times, they two pair up to support open-minded perspectives on the matter.
date : Feb 16, 2016 11:10 AM EST
Denver church security title : U.S. Churches Strike Balance With Security Measures Due to Charleston Mass Shooting: ‘You Must be Vigilant’
summary : Churches across the United States are reviewing security measures during Sunday services in light of the mass shooting in the South Carolina city of Charleston last month, which left nine people in a historically black church dead. They are also trying to figure out how to be welcoming to everyone who visits.
date : Jul 23, 2015 01:58 PM EDT
Confederate Flag title : South Carolina Senate Votes In Favor of Taking Down Confederate Flag: 'It Isn't a Part of Our Future'
summary : The controversial Confederate battle flag still flies near the South Carolina state house. However, its days may be numbered after the state Senate voted to take it down on Monday; a measure has to also pass in the state House of Representatives by two-thirds majority to officially remove the flag for good.
date : Jul 07, 2015 03:18 AM EDT
Charleston Unity March title : Residents Hold ‘Unity March’ in Memory of Charleston Church Shooting Victims; Stephen Colbert Makes an Appearance
summary : Last week’s shooting at a historically black church in the South Carolina city of Charleston have failed to break the spirit of its residents. This was seen during a march for unity on Sunday night at one of the city's bridges.
date : Jun 23, 2015 01:28 PM EDT
Confederate Flag title : Christians React to Confederate Flag as South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Calls for its Removal
summary : South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has called for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds. Many Christians are also taking that point of view too.
date : Jun 23, 2015 12:54 PM EDT
South Carolina Church Shooting title : ‘Senseless’ South Carolina Church Shooting: 9 People Dead, Suspect Captured on Thursday Morning
summary : A gunman shot and killed nine people at a historically black church in the South Carolina city of Charleston on Wednesday in an "unfathomable" act of violence. The suspect was taken into custody on Thursday morning, according to Charleston police chief, reported by New Yor
date : Jun 18, 2015 11:47 AM EDT
Tony Perkins title : Family Research Council President Tony Perkins Argues on Fox that Christianity Is Truly under Attack in U.S.
summary : Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council, debated with Fox Business commentator John Stossel about whether or not Christianity was under attack in the United States.
date : Apr 21, 2015 01:01 PM EDT
South Carolina Police Shooting title : South Carolina Shooting Update: North Charleston Historically Sided with Police, Plans to Use Body Cameras
summary : The police shooting of an unarmed black man in North Charleston, S.C., would probably go down as another justified fatal encounter by U.S. law enforcement had a bystander failed to capture the incident on video. Now that incident has brought to light a city that historically took the side of its police officers in similar cases.
date : Apr 09, 2015 01:18 PM EDT
Sony Hack title : Sony Hack: North Korea May Have Received Outside Help from Sony Insider, China, and Russia, Say Experts
summary : U.S. investigators think that North Korea may have relied on outside help on last month's cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Now a prominent Republican senator agrees with them, placing the blame on China.
date : Dec 30, 2014 06:06 PM EST
Georgia Snowstorms title : Winter Storm Pax Paralyzes Air Travel: Find Out Airline Flight Cancellations and Status
summary : The effects of winter continue to plague the country with heavy snowstorms, making lives difficult and the weather colder than usual. While the east coast has been suffering from series of winter blasts, the storms overtaking the southern states have caused power outages in a wide-spread area.
date : Feb 13, 2014 05:51 PM EST