Self-government, states’ authority at issue as South defies gay mudslide

Christians and defenders of states’ constitutional self-government fly flags at rally Feb. 21, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama on Facebook) By John C. Eastman / Witherspoon Institute Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore made news last month when he ordered probate judges in Alabama under his judicial supervision not to […]

Hot News Talk Radio extends reach, touts free markets, local economy

Radio veteran Sab Cupelli installs an exciter board on a transmitter as talk show star Russell Stroud awaits orders. Both work at Hot News Talk Radio 1240 AM in Soddy-Daisy. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis If you are somebody’s who’s prayed for my work in Christian journalism in Chattanooga, many thanks. God is proving […]

Marriage rational, essential to prosperity, constitutional, Alabama justices say

No court has the authority to nullify a lawful constitutional amendment like that which 81 percent of Alabamans like these, at a pro-marriage rally Feb. 7, 2015, in Montgomery, passed in favor of marriage. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama on Facebook) By David Tulis A high view of federalism as he structure of American government. […]

Supremacy clause puts constitution itself on top, not abusive court

Does the constitution belong to local officials who swear to uphold it, or to the federal supreme court? The supremacy clause says the constitution is the supreme law of the land, not necessarily opinions of these nine federal employees. As one man’s conscience cannot properly be deputy for another man’s conscience, so neither can an […]

County clerks owe duty to public to uphold marriage despite hostile claims

The doctrine of the lesser magistrate is prospering in Alabama as probate judges honor the state constitution despite Yankee threat. A rally Feb. 22, 2015, in Montgomery. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama) By David Tulis County court clerks facing the gay mudslide in the Chattanooga area have a duty to consider their high office, and […]

Jonathan’s single-handed attack a model of Christian courage

Jonathan and his armor bearer climb toward a Philistine position. (Drawing from “The Story of the Bible,” Charles Foster)  A man with God is always in the majority. — John Knox By David Tulis Christianity elevates the individual and the commoner, the poor and the workman while subjecting kings and magistrates to obedience to God’s […]

Oath to uphold marriage is personal; Knowles didn’t swear it for anybody else

Bill Knowles, county clerk, standing by his wife, Marlene, is Hamilton County’s longest-serving official. (Photo Chattanoogan.com) By David Tulis The appeal Christians must make to lesser magistrates in times of growing tyranny should include the power of the oath of office. Oathtaking today is much watered down, and “affirmations” are accepted. An affirmation is hardly […]

Bad faith and its bitter fruits; constitutional obedience is ‘good faith’

Women in Montgomery, Ala., declare their fealty to marriage Feb. 22, 2015, as a federal trial court judge’s ruling bullies probate judges into uniting gays as man and man. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama) Legal activists such as the ACLU’s Randall Marshall, outside a court in Mobile, Ala., and gay plaintiffs are overthrowing marriage by […]

Rejecting lesser magistrate doctrine, a governor betrays state, citizens, sovereign

This book is an eye-opener to any citizen or public official keen to maintain constitutiona — even godly — government. [Here’s proof you already believe in the doctrine of interposition. You interpose yourself between your wife and danger by getting her car door. You protect your daughter from shady suitors by friendly conservation and later […]

How local, state officials in ‘good faith’ defy alien jurisdictions

Marriage defenders in Montgomery, Ala., at a Feb. 22, 2015, rally count on probate judges to defend constitutional government. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama) By David Tulis An important way for common people like you and me to hold public officials accountable is to deny them grounds for claiming “good faith” error as they tromp […]