VIRGINIA POLITICS

Virginia March for Life Rally and Progressive Language

by Goad Gatsby | COMMUNITY, VIRGINIA POLITICS

On a slightly chilly morning earlier this month, the largest anti-abortion rally in Virginia was in preparation, the Virginia March for Life. Busses were unloading passengers from across the state. The Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus were outside...

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