|
|
February 3, 2012 · By Bob Ellis · 0 Comments
Pastors, ministry leaders and elected officials gather in the rotunda of the South Dakota Capitol
The Family Heritage Alliance held a Spirtual Leaders Summit at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre yesterday.
The event brought nearly 100 pastors and ministry leaders from across the state to learn about some of the legislation being considered, and to meet with legislators.
The event began in the morning with a presentation by FHA Executive Director Dale Bartscher on some of the important bills being considered by the South Dakota Legislature.
One bill discussed was HB 1150, a bill aimed against crisis pregnancy centers by pro-abortion activists, which was just voted down earlier that morning.
Also discussed were SB 167 and SB 175 which seek to expand gambling in South Dakota and prey off the people even more.
After the presentation, pastors and ministry leaders were on their own to visit the House and Senate floors and meet with elected representatives.
At 11:30 am, everyone gathered at the stairwell under the rotunda, joining with many elected officials in the capital, to take a group photo and sing a couple of patriotic songs (pictured above).
A luncheon was then held at the Community Bible Church where several elected officials attended and introduced themselves.
Special speakers were Eric Stanley, Chief Legal Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, and Stephen Wesolick, an ADF Allied Attorney from Rapid City, South Dakota. Both spoke on the need for the Christian community to engage the culture, and the legal freedom Christians have to do so.
Check American Clarion for several videos from yesterday’s event. A slideshow of pictures taken at the event is featured below.
Note: Reader comments are reviewed before publishing, and only salient comments that add to the topic will be published. Profanity is absolutely not allowed and will be summarily deleted. Spam, copied statements and other material not comprised of the reader’s own opinion will also be deleted.
In Great Britain, two Muslims hacked a British soldier to death just 200 yards from an army barracks. According to the Daily Mail, a video has emerged showing a man with bloody hands, carrying knives and ranting 'We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you', after a serving soldier was hacked to death by two men just 200 yards from an Army barracks.
Looks like I'm not alone in my distrust of "Republicans" to do the right thing. An elected Republican in the U.S. Senate says he doesn't trust "Republicans" any more than he trusts Democrats to do the right thing.
Newscenter1 held a Mayoral Debate between Incumbent Mayor Sam Kooiker and Challenger State Senator Mark Kirkeby on Tuesday, May 21st. The live, half hour debate was moderated by NewsCenter1's Shad Olson. The candidates had 60 seconds to answer questions, some from NewsCenter1's Social Media sites. Rapid City Mayoral Elections will be held June 4th 2013.
As delegates for the Boy Scouts of America convene this week in Texas to weigh a BSA board initiative for gay scouts, conservatives began airing two TV spots dealing with the Scouts, homosexuality and House Speaker John Boehner. "It's all the same phenomenon. Seemingly responsible adults and so-called leaders from Texas to Ohio to Washington keep caving to President Obama's bullying," said NoMoreWimpouts.com spokesman Craig Bergman.
A group of leading conservatives has today released a letter to the House and Senate Republican leadership, and their Republican Conferences, demanding that legislation be passed to make whole those that were targeted for political discrimination by the Obama administration's IRS. "There is ample precedent for awarding them monetary damages for the discrimination they suffered at the hands of government employees."
|
"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the party over to the so-called moderates wouldn't make any sense at all." - Ronald Reagan, Nov. 10, 1964 |
Sorry, comments are closed on this post.