Rallied local conservative groups to assist him
A high school student in Texas is ready to start the new year with his new Turning Point USA group after successfully pushing through approval.
A.J. Ares first attempted to start the group in August at Llano High School in Texas, but only received official approval in mid-November after facing several hurdles. The obstacles included faculty advisors dropping out and an initial denial by his high school.
The student activist (
pictured standing next to TPUSA staffer Rob Smith) told
The College Fix via email that when he asked for approval back in August, Principal Scott Patrick rejected the request.
Top 10 Religion stories of 2020: Covid disrupts church, Highlands hosts mass testing
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Sampey Memorial Baptist Church in Ramer, Ala., started a campaign this summer promoting Jesus 2020. (Photo by Ashley Remkus/AL.com)
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Organized religion, like many other bulwarks of the nation’s cultural establishment, was shaken to its core and transformed in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
That was Alabama’s top religion story of the year. Here are our top 10 religion stories in 2020:
COVID-19 disrupts church, forces worship online
The pandemic emptied sanctuaries and discontinued public in-person gathering for worship in March, even shutting down Easter Sunday. Churches then switched to online video services and many kept that focus through the end of the year as a safety precaution. Others returned by mid-summer and early fall with scaled-back, socially distanced in-person worship services. It was something the nation hadn’t
Emma Fantuzzo
Contributing Writer
Emma Fantuzzo is a rising Junior at James Madison University from Rochester, NY. She is pursusing a degree in History and Writing Rhetoric & Technical Communications. Emma has interned for New York State Senator Rich Funke, and is a member of the JMU chapter of Turning Point USA. After graduation, Emma hopes to attend law school and continue her passion for politics.
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