Godly civil order, self-governing people will create radically decentralized SE Tennessee
Decentralization and its origins in biblical thinking and American colonial history. In two parts. Thank you. Please like Noogaradio on Facebook. Tweet Pin It
Christianity envisions radical political, economic decentralization
If God blesses the trend toward radical decentralization, Chattanooga city hall will become increasingly important, Nashville and Washington, D.C., less. (Photo David Tulis) The basic premise of localism—and therefore, the basic premise of what I call “County Rights”—is that civil government power should be as decentralized as possible. This is the heart of the program. […]
Does church favoring privatized Christianity get its key essential wrong, too?
The Tennessee supreme court in Nashville is the judicial wing of state government. Neither it nor the federal supreme court “make” law, but the Obergefell gay opinion pretends to have leveled state laws on marriage. Does the gospel speak about limits on state authority? Without reformation, Chattanooga should not expect a better local economy and […]
Doctrine of lesser magistrate gives impetus to sheriffs, clerks, mayors to end slayings
Streetside demonstrators declare that the unborn deserve legal protection, and that their murder should be absolutely abolished. (Photo Flickr Missionaries to the Preborn) The following analysis explores the biblical requirement for men and women in civil authority to resist lawlessness and crime among their superiors in government. They do so by interposing themselves and their […]
State bullies man into jail after police encounter over judge at store
Antonio Bell, center, appears to be one of those “Just Busted” faces whose story really is one of innocence of the crimes charged. (Photo David Tulis) Antonio Bell says he is in jail until Sunday under a plea agreement that has him admitting to two misdemeanor counts of retaliation against a judge or officer in […]
Candidate Greer suspects ‘abuse of power’ in Gaddy case
Jennifer Lockhart Greer teaches history and civics at the high school. The fight to bring Thomas and Carol Gaddy into submission and behind the bars of the Sequatchie County jail has sparked a political challenge to Dunlap mayor Dwain Land, whose actions in 2015 launched the conflict. Schoolteacher and businesswoman Jennifer Lockhart Greer is angered […]
City rejects localist Crockett for slick national economy-oriented Berke
Dave Crockett was the local economy candidate for mayor of Chattanooga. His bid was overwhelmed by Web-savvy professional marketing by the incumbent, Andy Berke, standing just behind him in this M.K. King Boulevard march. (Photo Crockett campaign) Dave Crockett speaks to supporter Marty Von Schaaf at an election night dinner Tuesday with supporters. Former Times […]
Jail day for Gaddys as TN couple rejects demand for search of house
Thomas and Carol Gaddy of Dunlap, Tenn., are told to report Sequatchie County chancery judge Thomas Graham today at 1 or face arrest under a bench warrant for civil contempt for refusing his order to allow a warrantless search of their house under the guise of an “inspection” sought by mayor Dwain Land and city attorney […]
Polished Berke defends city hall grip, but Crockett sees cranes sprouting; Grohn fires rebukes
Dave Crockett speaks at a mayoral debate Feb. 17, with Andy Berke, mayor, left; and Chris Long, right. (Photo David Tulis) Andy Berke, with a warchest of F$400,000, is flooding social media and TV with ads for re-election, having 17x more in cash than Larry Grohn, according to a state filing. Here, he gives an […]
Whence the payday loan industry? Christian employers who reject daily-pay rule
Employers who are professing Christians should pay their workers daily in honor of the biblical rules requiring the poor man be paid at the end of the day. Software could help. Christians who neglect the Word of God are directly responsible for the payday loan industry that many excoriate. (Courtesy NoogaRadio) Tweet Pin It