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| − | '''Roy Stewart Moore''' (born February 11, 1947)<ref name="PVS"/> is a [[conservative]] candidate for the [[United States Senate]] from [[Alabama]]. He also served as the elected [[Chief Justice|chief justice]] of the Alabama Supreme Court, having served two nonconsecutive terms on that court. Prior to that, he served as a circuit judge and an assistant district attorney. Moore is a [[Vietnam War]] veteran. | + | '''Roy Stewart Moore''' (born February 11, 1947)<ref name="PVS"/> was the [[conservative]] candidate for the [[United States Senate]] from [[Alabama]]. He also served as the elected [[Chief Justice|chief justice]] of the Alabama Supreme Court, having served two nonconsecutive terms on that court. Prior to that, he served as a circuit judge and an assistant district attorney. Moore is a [[Vietnam War]] veteran. |
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| − | Moore is a [[Christian]] best known for refusing to cave into the [[Culture War|secular agenda]] of federal [[judicial supremacy]] in regards to the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public ground and the issuing of "marriage licenses" to [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples and instead choosing to stand by Alabama state law on the matters, acts which caused him to be improperly suspended from his position twice. The [[mainstream media]] has noted Moore's history of bouncing back to an equal or greater position after suffering defeat.<ref>Velasco, Eric (September 23, 2017). [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/23/roy-moore-alabama-senate-resurrection-215639 The Resurrection of Roy Moore]. ''Politico Magazine''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref> '''''Roy Moore is 100% [[pro-life]], a strong defender of [[religious liberty]], and [[pro-gun]], while his Democrat opponent takes very [[Liberal|left-wing]] positions on all those issues.''''' | + | Moore is a [[Christian]] best known for refusing to cave into the [[Culture War|secular agenda]] of federal [[judicial supremacy]] in regards to the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public ground and the issuing of "marriage licenses" to [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples and instead choosing to stand by Alabama state law on the matters, acts which caused him to be improperly suspended from his position twice. The [[mainstream media]] has noted Moore's history of bouncing back to an equal or greater position after suffering defeat.<ref>Velasco, Eric (September 23, 2017). [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/23/roy-moore-alabama-senate-resurrection-215639 The Resurrection of Roy Moore]. ''Politico Magazine''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref> |
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| | Moore has been harshly attacked on multiple occasions by both [[liberal]]s and [[establishment]] Republicans for his Christian, conservative, and anti-establishment views. | | Moore has been harshly attacked on multiple occasions by both [[liberal]]s and [[establishment]] Republicans for his Christian, conservative, and anti-establishment views. |
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| | *Gattis, Paul (November 15, 2017). "[http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/roy_moore_announces_12_testimo.html Roy Moore announces 12 testimonials from women affirming his character]." ''AL.com''. Retrieved November 15, 2017. | | *Gattis, Paul (November 15, 2017). "[http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/roy_moore_announces_12_testimo.html Roy Moore announces 12 testimonials from women affirming his character]." ''AL.com''. Retrieved November 15, 2017. |
| | *Starr, Penny (November 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/18/character-witnesses-former-girlfriends-employees-childhood-friends-defend-moore/ Character Witnesses: Former Girlfriends, Employees, and Childhood Friends Step Up to Defend Roy Moore]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref> | | *Starr, Penny (November 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/18/character-witnesses-former-girlfriends-employees-childhood-friends-defend-moore/ Character Witnesses: Former Girlfriends, Employees, and Childhood Friends Step Up to Defend Roy Moore]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref> |
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| | + | Democrat Jones narrowly defeated Moore in the general election, much to the delight of the establishment GOP. |
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