As we enter 2024, the complex political landscape in the United States, marked by division and a struggling Congress, presents unique challenges and opportunities for Christian engagement in public policy. With a focus on protecting life, safeguarding religious liberty, bolstering marriage and families, and upholding human dignity, below are some of the key policy issues […]
Legislative Update: Choosing Life Should Be Followed by Choosing Light
If you have been anywhere near the pro-life movement in the last 50 years, you have probably quoted, preached from, or in some way referenced Deuteronomy 30:19: “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and […]
Legislative Update: Marriage should be more than respected … it should be sacred
One of my favorite contemporary Christian artists is Mylon LeFevre. I try to listen, at least once, every day to his classic “Crack the Sky” because it reminds me that this world is temporary — and as believers, we look to the sky with joy and expectation of Jesus’ triumphant return. Mylon once said, “Anyone […]
Legislative Update: News from the Statehouse
For most people, summer in South Carolina brings hot, humid days, vacations, afternoon thunderstorms, and a myriad of family outdoor activities. For the South Carolina Legislature, it brings final work on the budget, Senate and House Subcommittee hearings, and, later on this year, redistricting. If you have been following my reports from the Legislature, you […]
Legislative Update: 2021 SC Legislative Session
Thursday, May 13, marked the official end of the 2021 South Carolina Legislative session. State lawmakers will return to Columbia later to wrap up final approval of the budget, deal with any vetoes issued by the Governor, and work through redistricting when the census information is released at the federal level; however, work on bills […]