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edford County officials have now gone on record that the county has no intent to regulate the subject matter of what its citizens seek to do when they exercise their constitutional right to assemble.

That’s admirable, but it really wasn’t ever the issue that brought national attention to the county after county officials told the Cowboy Church in Moneta more than a year ago that it had to stop worshiping in a barn.

At the heart of that issue was the use of facilities and the zoning regulations surrounding it.

It?s not possible for ?conservatism? to decline. That?s because there is no such thing as ?conservatism.?

Conservatives don?t comprise a monolithic movement. At the most, we can be roughly categorized into three groupings: social conservatives, defense hawks and fiscal/business conservatives. These are rough categories because they don?t have distinct edg It’s not possible for “conservatism” to decline. That’s because there is no such thing as “conservatism.”

It’s not possible for “conservatism” to decline. That’s because there is no such thing as “conservatism.”