SHEPHERDSTOWN -- For one young mother at the No Kings Rally in Shepherdstown, the protest was an opportunity to stand up for her hard-fought-for beliefs.

Charles Town resident Bethany A., who requested her last name remain anonymous out of fear that her husband might lose his federal job if it were published, said she grew up in a Christian nationalist home. Her family, who were devout members of the Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS), joined the Tea Party movement in 2007 and then, in the mid-2010s, began aligning themselves with the even further rightwing MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. She spent a number of years unquestioningly supporting their political stances.

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