ANDERSON — Several Upstate pastors say they are concerned about a group that wants conservative Christians to move to the area so they can take over local politics.
Christian Exodus began about four years ago, and founder Cory Burnell says 15 families have actually made the move to South Carolina and another dozen are planning to relocate.
Some are worried about Christian Exodus' suggestion that the church should use the power of the state to enforce biblical morality, said Dan Olinger, a professor in the seminary at Bob Jones University in Greenville.
"We want to be good citizens and participants, but we're not really interested in using the iron fist of the law to compel people to everything Christians should do," Olinger said....