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SC legislation passed into law: 2009-2010

Posted by admin on Jun 24th, 2010
The following legislation was passed into law during the 2009-2010 session. Extend the Abortion Reflection Period (H3245). Increases waiting period from 1 hour to 24 hours. [Ratified on 06/16/10.] School Criminal Sexual Conduct (S107). Makes...

Palmetto Family hosts SC Gubernatorial Debate

Posted by admin on May 18th, 2010
(AP) – Democrats and Republicans hoping to be South Carolina’s next governor will face off for a debate in the state capital. The Palmetto Family Council event will be broadcast on Tuesday on WIS-TV in Columbia beginning at 7 p.m. The...

The Health of Marriage Today

Posted by admin on Oct 23rd, 2009
(Focus on the Family) — What is the health of marriage in America today? Two key social indicators give us two very different answers: 1) The overwhelming majority of young people hold marriage and parenting as two “extremely important”...
recent from Faith Messages of Faith
(Atlanta) – New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush started the fashion among college football players of writing messages on their eye black patches, using the iconic “619” configuration to celebrate his San Diego area code while he was at the University of Southern California. But the only...
recent from Marriage The Expectations Trap
(Psychology Today) — Americans value marriage more than people do in any other culture, and it holds a central place in our dreams. Over 90 percent of young adults aspire to marriage—although fewer are actually choosing it, many opting instead for cohabitation. But no matter how you count it,...
recent from Parenting Study: Parents Can Keep Kids From Heavy Drinking
(HealthDay News) — Although parents may not be able to stop their teen from experimenting with alcohol, a new study suggests that they do have a lot of influence when it comes to preventing their child from developing a heavy drinking habit. Based on a survey of almost 5,000 participants aged...
recent from Learning SC homeschool student wins national competition
Tori Beth Black – a home-schooled high school junior from Iva, S.C. – capped a busy weekend of competition in Indianapolis by earning an $18,000 college scholarship and first place in The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program – “A Constitutional Speech Contest.”...
recent from culture Dating for a decade? Young adults slow to marry Dating for a decade? Young adults slow to marry
(USA TODAY) – Supposedly, young adults don’t have much of an attention span — except when it comes to love. That’s when it seems this generation of young people is giving new meaning to the words “long-term relationship.” Many are “a couple” for years, and...
recent from stewardship Drive Thru Difference
Columbia, SC (WLTX) — People from around the Midlands are finding a unique way to pay if forward. As Tracy Wages’ hungry little one waits in the back of the car, there is no better place to be than at the Chick-Fil-A drive-thru. But the stop is about more than a dinner for two. “I’d...