Bradley tests school massacre; our commitment to bigness unabated
This “active shooter” is a state school security official with a toy pistol, making sure patrons of public schools continue to uphold centralization and bigness in the educational field. (Photo Wrcbtv.com) By David Tulis The teacher at Bradley County high school expresses her anxiety at taking part in a massacre exercise at her state factory […]
Having yielded marriage to U.S., well-rested Haslam ‘defies’ feds on immigrants
These are Syrian children who are refugees from U.S.-caused disturbance in their home country. (Photo World Vision) Gov. Bill Haslam acts to defy federal policy on importing Muslims to the U.S. (Photo governor’s office) Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and other Republicans are making a show of defying a federal plan to resettle Mideast refugees in […]
County puts inmate calls in hands of surveillance giant
A person in a jail uses a Securus phone in a story that points out that as technology increases in jails and prisons, isolation grows. (Photo NBC news) By David Tulis A giant in the prison-industrial complex has secured a contract with Hamilton County that lets it siphon profit from the conversations among inmates, family […]
The self-sufficing farm vis a vis industrial economy
Tools of the farming trade. (Photo Brian Miller) By Brian Miller It was late afternoon when I stopped at a friend’s farm. An invitation to sample three new homebrews and some freshly sliced prosciutto from a 2-year-old ham had been issued. The short drive found me passing dozens of small homes and farms. None of […]
Worried about terror risk this holiday? Shop at small businesses
St. John’s is a little restaurant downtown Chattanooga owned by Josh Carter. Local economy eateries and shops are less likely to draw the interest of a national brand-conscious terrorist. (Photo St. John’s Restaurant) By Duke Cumbelich There are so many reasons to shop at your local small businesses. You are helping your fellow neighbors by supporting […]
Free market, biblical arguments favor arrival of refugees
Refugee children and their parents seek to enter Tennessee and other of the 50 U.S. states to live and prosper. (Photo Peacechild.org) Hannah Fletcher-Paige and hundreds of others demonstrated in Nashville on Monday, urging acceptance of refugees from the Mideast. (Photo Facebook) By Joel McDurmon There simply is no biblical reason to refuse legitimate refugees. […]
Would you indemnify, hold harmless public school by signing a form?
People entering public school are not asked to indemnify the system for injuries, but people visiting Raccoon Mountain are asked to sign a two-page legal agreement holding harmless the operator of its tourist-loved cave. (Photo Raccoon Mountain) By David Tulis By God’s providence and the gift of an intelligent woman as wife I have avoided […]
Jets dazzle city with aerosol injections; live view on Periscope
Please click the link to see our report on today’s poisoning. Lunchtime at my house in Soddy-Daisy, a venomous sky. (Photo David Tulis) Coal fly ash is the material sprayed by government and contractor jets over may part of the world, including Chattanooga today. Three chemtrails are in evidence, as seen at about 11 a.m. […]
Party faithful to constitutional government, ideals of self-determination
Jerry Pangle, a farmer in Humphreys County, Tenn., is active in the Tennessee Constitution Party. Below are some of his rows of vegetables. (Photos Pat Pangle) By David Tulis It’s easy to think that constitutional government doesn’t stand a chance in politics because of elections in which Republican or Democrat always wins. These parties are […]
The destructive influence of pietism in American society
First Baptist church in Chattanooga has a program that helps the homeless and offers an open house every Thursday providing a free meal and Christian teaching. (Photo First Baptist Church Chattanooga) [The system of thought within Christianity that makes God’s people unwilling to interact with culture, law, politics, the arts, science and media is pietism. […]