In our blog, read about the political and cultural issues affecting Tennesseans written from a conservative perspective. Commentaries are typically written by David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate for 12 years before joining FACT as President.
Really? Soldiers' Dog Tags Establish Religion?
Dec 5, 2019 by David Fowler
This week I read a news story that involved the intersection of civil government and personal religious beliefs. It demonstrates the mess the U.S. Supreme Court has made of the First Amendment. What people don’t realize is the Court’s sub...
Tennessee Pastors Put Same-Sex 'Marriage' in the Crosshairs of Free Speech
Nov 8, 2019 by David Fowler
Yesterday, an organization representing a number of Christian pastors and churches raised the stakes a bit higher in litigation pending before the Tennessee Court of Appeals over the constitutionality of actions urged by the Haslam administration bac...
The TN Democratic Party Exposes Religious Liberty Gibberish
Jun 21, 2019 by David Fowler
Last week I said that a religious liberty that means religious neutrality is impossible. And this week the chair of Tennessee’s Democratic Party proved me right.
The proof came in the form of a letter from the party’s chair, Mary Manci...
Is the Demise of Today’s Version of Religious Liberty Needed?
Jun 14, 2019 by David Fowler
Barronelle Stutzman is a florist in Richland, Wash., who is alleged to have violated that state’s law prohibiting her from refusing services to persons based on their sexual orientation. This week, the Washington Supreme Court upheld the judgme...
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