Basis for overturning city’s illegal ban on AirBnB, Internet economy
David Tulis explains the basic legal principles of legal and constitutional liberty in Tennessee that are a defense for any homeowner in Chattanooga who intends to rent his house through online short-term vacation rental portals such as AirBnB. The ordinance is unconstitutional on several grounds and should be overturned by an appeal out of city court […]
Terrorism makes peoples, states quake with fear; Bible gives right response
The modern security state uses terrorist acts to consolidate power, eliminate constitutional and civil rights. (Photo Antiwar.com) You are not to say, “It is a conspiracy!” in regard to all that this people call a conspiracy, and you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it. It is the LORD […]
Judge frees Gaddy as city accepts engineer report giving house 100% grade
Stephen Greer, city attorney, fought to obtain access to private property though no criminal warrant has been filed in a 2 1/2-year-old fight against two elderly homeowners instituted by Dunlap, Tenn., mayor Dwain Land outside regular legal process. (Photo David Tulis) Carol Gaddy was freed Friday from jail after having served 14 days on a contempt […]
Churches should create own courts, offer justice
The Christian church, with God’s grace and God’s law generously granted it, is the natural repository of godly wisdom and justice. Why not, then, consider the creating of church courts to handle disputes among Christians, and others, as well? The authority is 1 Corinthians 6:1 ff. “Dare any of you, having a matter against another, […]
Feisty woman ‘1st political prisoner in Dunlap’
Carol Gaddy, holds an MIA flag given her by June Griffin of Dayton, Tenn. Next to Mrs. Griffin is Ruth Ann Wilson of Dayton. Partly visible is Jennifer Edmonds, a mom of six from Dayton. Mrs. Gaddy has just been released from two days in jail in November 2016 on a finding of contempt. (Photo […]
10 forms of slavery blacks endure today (largely without realizing it)
This monument to a Confederate general, A.P. Stewart, should offend less than the requirement of the party represented in the building behind, one that says black people cannot marry without state permission. (Photo MP on Flickr) Black activists and Democrat-oriented sympathizers have it easy. They complain bitterly about statues of Confederate notables such as Gen. […]
Posturing on cemetery OK, and let’s overlook slaughter of black children
This view of the Confederate cemetery puts it between Amnicola highway on the left and UTC. (Photo Google Earth) Tweet Pin It
All education is selective, not comprehensive
Strong support for Tennessee’s defeated marriage interposition bill came from Rev. Matt Trewhella, a man rich in children and author of the book The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate. (Photo Matt Trewhella) I spend much time out on university campuses preaching. I often have some of my children with me when I do so. The […]
Bullet points on the leftist rally in Chattanooga
Critics of swastikas and National Socialist theories from 1940s Germany await the beginning of a left-wing rally in Chattanooga on Aug. 17, 2017. (Photo David Tulis) The leftwing rally in Chattanooga exhibited some of the best and worst of progressivism. The bad: its harsh demeanor against dissent, its fruity sexual mores and its fractured analysis of […]
If HUD rejects Christianity, it will not do anything to reduce poverty
John Anthony stands with Cory, a graduate of a Milwaukee project that teaches the basics in communication, resume completion and job interviews. (Photo John Anthony) Since the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has expanded its mandate to enforce these laws by labeling everything that is not equal, […]