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Mick Scott
It was a rainy March day and it was time for a driveabout, so I threw a heavy jacket into the car and headed northwest.
Up N.C. 67 through East Bend, I took the turn that leads across the mighty, muddy Yadkin River and stopped at the Rockford General Store to fuel up on candy. The lady behind the counter and I greeted each other through our masks.
âHowâs business?â I asked.
âSlower than usual, but not bad,â she said.
I wound up with two bags drawn from the storeâs big glass jars: one for chocolates, the other for Cherry Sours and Red Hots â which, I learned, donât actually go together as well as one might think. But they kept me alert.
The Winston-Salem Journal received 40 awards during the annual convention of the N.C. Press Association held virtually Friday.
The number of awards for the period of Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020, continues a string of strong performances for the newspaper.
For the 2020 News, Editorial and Photojournalism Contest, the Journal received 11 first-place awards including public service, 13 second-place awards and 16 third-place awards.
Ten current and five former staff members received awards, and the Journal earned 13 full-staff recognitions.
The Journal competes with the stateâs major metro newspapers for General Excellence award and individual awards. The Journal received first-place honors in General Excellence in 2016, 2018 and 2019. This year, the Journal won third place in General Excellence and second place in General Excellence for Websites.
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Following the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, some media outlets and religious scholars have turned an eye onto the Christian nationalism that contributed to the chaos. Apparently, many of the insurrectionists were motivated by a militant strain of Christianity that has bonded with misguided patriotism to create a dangerous and destructive theology.
The FBI has warned that we can expect similar incidents in the future, especially as some Christian nationalists continue to hold hands with QAnon supporters and white supremacists.
In essence, Christian nationalism teaches that America is meant to be, preeminently, a Christian nation; that you canât be a good American unless youâre a good Christian.