“President Trump’s pick for Army Secretary, Mark Green, has withdrawn his name from consideration,” NBC News reported late Friday afternoon: “Tragically, my life of public service and my Christian beliefs have been mischaracterized and attacked by a few on the other side of the aisle for political gain,” Green…
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FACT’S David Fowler: Religious Liberty Executive Order “A Good First Step”
The Family Action Council of Tennessee is calling President Trump’s signing of a religious liberty executive order on Thursday “a good first step.” But more is needed to shore up protections for people of faith, said FACT President David Fowler in a statement. Fowler said the executive order “addresses in a…
Read MoreExecutive Director Of Latinos For Tennessee Calls Attacks On State Senator Mark Green ‘Character Assassination’
The executive director of Latinos For Tennessee is defending state Sen. Mark Green, who has come under attack since being nominated by President Trump to be army secretary. Progressive groups have mercilessly berated Green (R-Clarksville) for his Christian views, especially as they relate to LGBT issues and Islam. In a…
Read MoreChristian Leaders Give Bibles To First Responders In Goodlettsville
Church leaders have been giving Bibles to firefighters and police officers in Goodlettsville this week in a show of support. Some firefighters received their Bibles on Thursday – the National Day of Prayer, reports WKRN News 2. Fire Chief Kenneth Reeves told WKRN that his firefighters appreciate the support. “They get…
Read MoreFaculty at Samford University Votes in Favor of LGBT Student Group
The faculty at Samford University in Alabama has voted to give official recognition to a pro-LGBT student organization. The full faculty at the Baptist school voted April 27 to recommend approval of Samford Together, a student group that would offer a forum for discussing sexual orientation and gender identity…
Read MoreMayor of Dunlap, Tennessee In Dispute With Elderly Couple Over Home, Faces Re-Election Vote
By David Tulis / Noogaradio 1240 AM 92.7 FM The mayor of a small Tennessee town faces a fight for his seat Saturday after having spent nearly two years involved in a dispute with an elderly couple and demanding the right to search their house absent probable cause. The…
Read MoreNFL Player Michael Oher, Inspiration for ‘The Blind Side’ Movie, Faces Assault Charges in Nashville After Uber Incident
According to WKRN in Nashville, Panthers offensive tackle Michael Oher was cited for assault for an April 14 incident with an Uber driver. From the report: According to a report, the Uber driver said he picked up Oher and four friends at a house to go to the Southern in…
Read MoreRumors Swirl Over ‘Imminent’ Justice Kennedy Retirement at Supreme Court
Roger Stone, a long-time friend of President Donald Trump, said this week that President Donald Trump has been told to expect an “imminent” letter of resignation from Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump told the Washington Times last week in an interview that he had heard rumors that Kennedy, the…
Read MoreHouse Passes Obamacare Repeal Bill
The House passed an Obamacare replacement bill 217 to 213 Thursday, in a successful second attempt to deal with the health care law. The bill’s passage comes after weeks of negotiations. Republicans floundered in their first attempt to pass an overhaul bill in March, after a lack of consensus among…
Read MoreHouse of Representatives In Turmoil Going Into Day Two of Budget Review
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — After nearly a six and a half hour day, the Tennessee House of Representatives appears to be no closer to having a finalized budget for fiscal year 2017-18 when it goes back into session Friday at 9 a.m., as the first bill to approve the budget…
Read MoreCommentary by Steve Gill: Memes Emerge as a Potent New Weapon in the Tennessee Political Battlefield
They appear with increasing regularity on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and other social media — some funny, some confusing, some simply annoying. Those pictures of an annoyed baby, Picard with a face palm, the Joker with his creepy grin, Kermit the Frog sipping tea, or an endless array of iconic…
Read MoreDavid Axelrod Fires Back at Hillary Clinton: ‘Comey Didn’t Tell Her Not to Campaign in Wisconsin’
David Axelrod offered a stinging rebuke on Wednesday to Hillary Clinton’s assertion that her presidential campaign failed because of FBI Director James B. Comey and Russian hackers. CNN’s “New Day” called in former President Barack Obama’s adviser to discuss Mrs. Clinton’s news conference on Tuesday, which framed her failed presidential…
Read MoreTrump Agenda Achilles Heel: 129 Judicial Vacancies
President Donald Trump watched as a federal judge in Hawaii , just weeks before another judge in California to punish “sanctuary” cities and counties. Both judges have something in common — they got their jobs by way of appointment by former President Barack Obama. The former president also appointed one…
Read MoreDavid Tulis Commentary: Greer for Dunlap Mayor; Land Spoils Reputation for Integrity by Abusing Gaddys
By David Tulis / Noogaradio 1240 AM 92.7 FM The personal liberties secured under constitutional government are the fruit of simple promises. In Dunlap, Tenn., an elderly couple hiding from authorities are simple enough to believe these promises and to stand firmly upon them. The city’s civil prosecution against Thomas…
Read MoreChaos at the Capitol: Democrats’ Quid Pro Quo Education Money for Gas Tax Votes Passes, But Budget in Limbo
Thursday on the House floor, between recesses where Republicans were presumably working out their differences over parts of the budget, and working their way through a pile of amendments to HB511, Democrat Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, the House Minority Leader, went to bat for a third time to secure a pot…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Friday, May 05
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing May 5, Friday Psalms 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds
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