Truth be told; how clerks, judges may cheerfully reject gay fibs in public record
Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with You? — Psalm 94:20 By David Tulis County clerks in Tennessee face the prospect of orders from on high that would appear to force them to record marital unions between two guys or two females. Gay marriage strikes at the heart of […]
Bartleby’s ‘I prefer not to’ keeps us from schools, standardized tests
The story of Bartleby the scrivener by Melville depicts dogged noncompliance with authority. The book at right explains how Christians can flourish by being noncompliant and resisting “the good people.” [Our interest in the ideas of local economy and free markets force us to dash ourselves against the ironclad sides of the public school. Heads […]
51 of 67 judges reject Joe-Jim marriages as desired by U.S. judge
Families and defenders of marriage rally at the capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Saturday. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama on Facebook) Defenders of marriage are glad to hear of probate judges in Alabama declare they will not recognize dude-dude unions as marriage in a Saturday demonstration in Montgmery. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama on Facebook) […]
U.S. lacks authority to redefine ‘fundamental right’ of marriage
By David Tulis The federal supreme court is expected to rule in June on the claims by gay activists that state jurisdiction over marriage is a constitutional wrong that deprives them of a fundamental right. The gay argument is for unitary government that overrules the will of the people in each respective state that upholds […]
EPB’s luscious ‘eminent domain’ upon the field of marriage
EPB is a city-owned utility that teases schoolchildren with hardhats at school, and dudes by online porn flicks. (Photo EPB.net) By David Tulis EPB is the city’s electric utility engaged in the for-profit business of selling pornography through its telecom division. The 2014 earnings from this ribald public service is a meager F$101,080 and for […]
Moore, Alabama’s top judge, backs lesser magistrate doctrine
By David Tulis The following is a letter from Judge Roy Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama court system, who argues for constitutional government and the concept of interposition and nullification. He argues that it is a duty of those we’d call lesser magistrates to ignore lawless opinions orders, to lay aside and resist […]
Should city government sell porn? A review of underlying law
By David Tulis The sale of pornography by Chattanooga city government is a matter of concern because pornography is an ideology that makes war on contentment. The human condition most obviously in view is sexual contentment — with one’s wife or husband, or with one’s state as an unmarried man or woman. Porn incites a […]
My Brother’s Keeper may be lofty program, but borrows from knave
President Barack Obama is doing somebody a favor in this image from the My Brother’s Keeper program on the White House website. Please read my essay at Chattanoogan.com Tweet Pin It
Shall we toss corporate charter? Yes, church governors say in 5-0 vote
State government graciously gives a small Presbyterian church a new and eternal life, that of a state corporation. It happened May 7, 1954. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. — Psalm 118:8, 9 […]
Orphaned by fire, Lockhart children face providence of God
Randall and Candy Lockhart with, from left, Haley, Mark and Rebecca. (Photo David Carroll at Chattanoogaradiotv.com) By David Tulis It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and a fire races through a small house at 220 Houser St. in north Chattanooga. Three children spill into the yard. But inside, a mother and father are unable to escape […]