South Carolina
U.S. to seek death penalty against accused church shooter
By RNS staff — May 25, 2016
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, last June.
Clinton takes Nevada; Trump conquers South Carolina and Bush drops out
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 20, 2016
(RNS) S.C. evangelicals divided votes among tough-on-terror Trump, son-of-a-pastor Cruz, and Catholic Rubio. Race and ethnicity mattered more in Nevada.
South Carolina bill worries immigration advocates
By Adelle M. Banks — February 11, 2016
(RNS) The current language includes a provision calling for “civil liability for voluntary resettlement organizations arising from the actions of a refugee placed in this state."
Activist who took down Confederate flag drew on her faith and on new civil rights awakening
By Jesse James DeConto — July 12, 2015
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) Speaking at the Wild Goose Festival, Bree Newsome said she prepared for her mission, scaling the 30-foot flagpole outside the South Carolina Statehouse, by rereading the biblical story of David and Goliath.
Will Southern Baptists back Russell Moore’s call to remove Confederate flag?
By Adelle M. Banks — June 22, 2015
(RNS) Some say Moore’s call is a marker of a changing ethos within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination as conservative Christians join in mourning the “Emanuel Nine.” Others wonder if the divide over the flag remains.
5 faith facts about Lindsey Graham: Religious right spear carrier
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 1, 2015
(RNS) He's zealous about religious freedom, accuses the Islamic State of religious genocide, and fervently wants to defeat Hillary Clinton.
Anti-Shariah movement changes tactics and gains success
By Omar Sacirbey — May 16, 2013
(RNS) After losing steam in recent years, the anti-Shariah movement has scored a string of victories by, ironically, leaving the words "Shariah" and "Islam" out of bills that restrict state courts from considering foreign law.
All eyes on Texas, S.C. church property fights
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — February 18, 2013
(RNS) When disgruntled congregations have left hierarchical denominations, civil courts traditionally have said buildings and land are not theirs to keep. But outcomes could be different this year as high-profile cases wind their way through courts in Texas and South Carolina.
S.C. Episcopalians say split goes beyond gay debate
By Amanda Greene — November 2, 2012
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (RNS) The Diocese of South Carolina has seceded from the national Episcopal Church, but little else is clear. Will all the congregations go along with the split? What about individual worshipers? And what do they call themselves now? By Amanda Greene
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