Hundreds turn out to support ‘interposition’ bill for marriage
State Sen. Mae Beavers, left and Rep. Mark Pody urge support for a bill that declares Obergefell v. Hodges, a high court opinion, “unauthoritative, void and of no effect.” (Photo Facebook) Families gather in and around the state capital buildings Tuesday to support marriage and its defense by state government. By David Tulis Crowds gathered […]
Moore orders probate judges to uphold marriage in Alabama
While the Alabama supreme court in Montgomery weighs a defense of marriage, chief justice Roy Moore is ordering that the state’s marriage law be obeyed. By David Tulis In a bid to uphold Alabama’s marriage law and end confusion among probate judges, Alabama’s chief justice and court system administrator, Roy Moore, has ordered marriage to […]
County demands state uphold constitutional definition of marriage
By Matt Trewhella On Monday, Dec. 14, Sullivan County, Tenn., commissioners voted to send a resolution to the Tennessee capitol in Nashville calling upon the legislators and governor to defy the Supreme Court’s lawless Obergefell opinion and uphold the laws and constitution of Tennessee. The resolution notes: A mere two years prior to Obergefell v. […]
Interposition in Tenn. bill stops evil, abates God’s judgment
The Rev. Matt Trewhella speaks in Nashville about the vital doctrine of interposition that demands that state government interpose between the people in the state and the malice and destruction of the federal high court’s Obergefell opinion redefining marriage. Interposition is the means by which to fight the gay mudslide, not the “religious freedom” argument […]
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. […]
Clever Republicans betray marriage under pretense of ‘religious liberty’
Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy, right, make a show of patriotism prior to Veterans Day in Nashville. (Photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorbillhaslam) [Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and the state’s Republican establishment caved to gay theory the day its most notable argument — the high court case of Obergefell vs. Hodges — was published. Mr. Haslam immediately directed […]
Slatery’s pious flummadiddlery on 10th amendment, marriage
Tennessee attorney general Herbert Slatery III pretends in a Chattanooga speech the state cannot resort to the 10th amendment to rebuff high-handed lawlessness out of a Washington, D.C., court. (Photo Wdef.com) By David Tulis Whining about an oppressive federal government is good marketing for Republicans. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III tells Chattanooga party members […]
Objective law, not subjective state of mind, undergirds constitutional government
“Good Faith Clerk” booklet is a free download My Sept. 24, 2015, letter to now-freed Rowan County, Ky., clerk Kim Davis recommending that she fortify her legal position vis a vis the gay mudslide by the simple arguments in our little booklet, “Good Faith & the County Clerk.” Dear Mrs. Davis, The story of your […]
Lesson for next clerk: Stand on higher ground than personal conscience
Gays are acting on their beliefs demanding marriage license. Should county clerks rely on personal beliefs, too, or upon something stronger? (Photo of Times Free Press, Sept. 3, 2015, Page A3) Kim cannot and will not violate her conscience. — Mat Staver, attorney for Rowan County clerk Kim Davis By David Tulis Kim Davis is […]
Sheriff’s duty to protect gutsy law-abiding county clerk
Jack Carter, sheriff of Rowan County, Ky. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. [bolds added] — A […]