Poenitentiam agite*

In South Carolina, the Laurens County Republican Party is demanding that all of its candidates sign a pledge that they have not had premarital sex. This is kind of a surprise to me, since the way that Republicans propose marriage is to say, "You're what?":

Before you can join the Laurens County Republican Party in South Carolina and get on the primary ballot, they ask that you pledge that you’ve never ever had pre-marital sex — and that you will never ever look at porn again.

Last Tuesday, the LCGOP unanimously adopted a resolution that would ask all candidates who want to get on the primary ballot to sign a pledge with 28 principles, because the party “does not want to associate with candidates who do not act and speak in a manner that is consistent with the SC Republican Party Platform.”

Among the principles, according to Vic MacDonald & Larry Franklin of the Clinton Chronicle, is standard fare like opposition to abortion and upholding gun rights, as well as “a compassionate and moral approach to Teen Pregnancy” and “a high regard for United States Sovereignty.

I'm done for the night. This is just too f%$#ing weird for me.

^*Oh, come on! Aren't you aware of the Apostolic Brethren, or their successors, the Dulcinian movement, then you've read The Name of the Rose, or seen the movie version with Sean Connery? Seriously<sup>†

†</sup>OK, I admit it, I've just seen the movie, and this is the most obscure title I've ever put on a blog post, and I'm just f%$#ing with my reader(s). My bad.