Samuel warns us: Ask for king, get taxes, conscription, national economy
An Israelite king, Jehu, bows before Shalmaneser III, the Assyrian terror king, in 841 B.C., paying tribute. Slavery and kings were the lot of a the ungodly children of Israel. (Image Wikipedia) By David Tulis The promise of Christianity is that if men submit to the counsels of a loving God they and their kingdoms […]
Despite SROs, walled compounds bring violent intruders on themselves
Monteagle, Tenn., officers and deputies from Grundy and Marion counties make a sweep of an elementary school Nov. 17, 2014. They are holding toy guns. (Photo WRCBTV.com) Please read my essay at The Chattanoogan Tweet Pin It
Capitalism, thinking of the other, is based on Christianity
Ustream and Hot News Talk Radio 1240 My show and this website argue for the simple premise that capitalism and the free market are based on the template of Christainity, which says, “I am here to help you.” 8 minutes. Tweet Pin It
Used book sale lets you prosper as state libraries disgorge stacks
This find by Thomas Cahill at the Chattanooga library castoff sale will find a good home with me, though I already have a well-marked copy. Any book by Robert Kaplan is worth reading, as he is an expert on the American empire. This volume cost me F$2 at the Friends of the Library book sale […]
Judges give cheerful defense of democratic processes, states’ rights, federalism
Lesbians march in Boston in 2008, having converted laws and state government to their perspective. (Photo massresistance.org) By David Tulis The authority of states and their peoples to define marriage is being cheerfully upheld by an appellate opinion in Cincinnati that make clear marriage laws such as Tennessee’s are rational, imposed not with bigotry but […]
April’s 30 cows, her farmer’s market table and undoing woes of factory farming
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream and Hot News Talk Radio 1240 April Haney of Cleveland will let you buy raw milk from any of her 30 cows, raised on her family farm in Cleveland, Tenn. Learn more about herdshares and the unusual goal of getting past A1 A1 milk to A2 A2 milk — […]
Duped, voters abdicate on judge elections as deep state decorates horizons
Pro-life sign-bearers greet voters at the Soddy-Daisy community center on election day. By David Tulis My wife, Jeannette, hold a post with chit-chat and an “Amendment 1 is pro-life” sign, and at 5 yesterday I relieved her at a Baptist church in Dallas Hollow Road in Soddy-Daisy, and helpd my post until 8. The pro-life […]
When companies export profit from local economy, negative multiplier effect kicks in
The sun sets in Hixson upon retail shops that energize two sorts of clientele. By Alfred Adask In 1999 Drs. William Heffernan, Robert Gronski, and Mary Hendrickson (professors in the Department of Rural Sociology at the University of Missouri) presented a paper entitled “Concentration of Agricultural Markets” to the National Farmers Union. That paper outlined […]
How by act of levitation feds turn marriage law into empty shell
Faith in high tech and a high level of public service have kept Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles in office. The gay revolution coming to Tennessee will test his resolve and faith as a Christian and publicly elected official. (Photo Electknowles.com) By David Tulis The debate over Amendment 1 to the Tennessee constitution brings to […]
Shadow on the field of your inheritance
By David Tulis You googled “abortion chattanooga” because you are searching. You have liberty to do so. Some long while ago the Supreme Court issued a decision, Roe something-or-other, that makes abortion a fundamental right. You have a sense of thankfulness for the judges, two rows of elderly, black-robed men and women with serious, dignified […]