In our commentary, read about the political and cultural issues affecting Tennesseans written from a conservative perspective. Columns are typically written by Dr. Kent DelHousaye, a trained political theologian and a longtime pastor and the current FACT president.
What I Gleaned From the Governor’s Call to Prayer and Fasting
Oct 11, 2019 by David Fowler
Earlier this week Governor Lee issued a proclamation for October 10th urging citizens to engage in a day of prayer and fasting. A big event relative t...
Constitutionality of New TN Marriage Law and Personal Repentance
Jul 19, 2019 by David Fowler
The other week I read in The Tennessean that the state’s lawyers did not satisfy a federal district court judge’s demand that they provide...
Picking the Next House Speaker
May 24, 2019 by David Fowler
With the impending resignation of state Representative Glen Casada as Speaker, the question turns to “Who’s next?” As someone who ha...
Will the House Republican Caucus Avoid Riding the Moral High Horse on Monday?
May 17, 2019 by David Fowler
As I continue to contemplate on the one hand the lascivious nature of the texts exchanged between the House Speaker and his Chief of Staff two years a...
Casada, Cothren, Politicians, and Christians
May 10, 2019 by David Fowler
Earlier this year God broke and humbled me in a deeper and more profound way than ever before, yet it was deeply and profoundly life giving, too. As a...
A Constitutionally Defensible Reason for Supporting the Pro-Life ‘Heartbeat’ Bill
Apr 5, 2019 by David Fowler
What is going on in the legislature between the pro-life “fetal heartbeat bill” camp and the pro-life “trigger bill” camp make...
Just How Pro-Life Are Tennessee’s Republican Legislators?
Mar 29, 2019 by David Fowler
I’m not sure I know what happened Wednesday when pro-life Republican House members split their vote and killed the pro-life bill that would impo...
Meet My Tennessee Political Hero
Mar 22, 2019 by David Fowler
Political heroes are hard to come by these days. But there is a current officeholder in our state who tops my short list. In a lineup of random politi...
The Most Important Legislation You Haven’t Heard About
Mar 15, 2019 by David Fowler
Tennesseans understandably tend to put their political focus on hot topics such as abortion legislation. But little attention has been given to what I...
Is the Fetal Heartbeat Bill Viable?
Mar 8, 2019 by David Fowler
The bill making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion (except under limited circumstances) once a fetal heartbeat is detected is “Exhib...
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