In our blog, read about the political and cultural issues affecting Tennesseans written from a conservative perspective. Commentaries are typically written by David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate for 12 years before joining FACT as President.
Thoughts on the Fervor at the Republican National Convention—Good or Ominous?
Jul 24, 2024 by David Fowler
Despite my thirty-year political pedigree, or maybe because of what I’ve come to learn during that time, I just couldn’t get interested in watching the Republican National Convention. But what I did see, along with video excerpts on socia...
An Unlikely Aid in Helping You Evaluate State Legislative Candidates
Jul 18, 2024 by David Fowler
The rank-and-file pro-family people in Tennessee need a little truth about those in our state legislature who purport to lead them, especially since many incumbents are touting their pro-family bona fides. What follows should be helpful to any who ca...
Pro-Life Leaders and the Republican Platform Change
Jul 12, 2024 by David Fowler
The rank-and-file members of the pro-life community need someone to be honest with them about what remains in the Republican Party Platform addressed to abortion. There is a behind-the-scenes story about what some pro-life leaders and organizations a...
The ACLU v. The Ten Commandments: Getting the Issue Framed Correctly
Jul 3, 2024 by David Fowler
July 4th was an invitation to think about our nation’s founding, and the other week the ACLU gave us something specific to consider—the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. I wonder why the ACLU would have a problem with it....
Making Pride Month Meaningful No. 4: Pride and Boasting
Jun 28, 2024 by David Fowler
The response of many Christians to Pride Month, which is coming to a close, is something to the effect that God hates pride, and no doubt the Bible says that. The Bible also speaks a lot about boasting. I began to look at the meaning of the words &ld...
Making Pride Month Meaningful, No. 3: How Love and Law Go Together
Jun 21, 2024 by David Fowler
If our society is going to celebrate Pride Month, can we jettison bumper-sticker conservations like “Love is Love” and “God hates Pride” for something more meaningful? Here’s my suggestion for a conversation starter: In ...
Making Pride Month Meaningful: Using it to Expose My Prideful Understanding of Love
Jun 14, 2024 by David Fowler
Christians often smirk at the silliness of the tautology associated with Pride Month—"Love is Love.” No doubt it lacks any meaning and expresses nothing about the purpose of love or to what (or who) love should be directed. But like ...
If there’s going to be a Pride Month, let’s make it meaningful.
Jun 6, 2024 by David Fowler
June is “Pride Month,” and the social media firestorm between Pride supporters and Christians is heating up. But what if the conversation about Pride Month were to take place at a level I think we have all grown accustom to ignoring? The ...
Butker, Southern Baptists, and the “Woman Question”
May 31, 2024 by David Fowler
If you don’t know Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker was embroiled in controversy after voicing his beliefs regarding the “What is a woman” question, then maybe you’ve read about the question coming to the fore of ...
When Christians Replace the First Commandment with an Eleventh Commandment
May 23, 2024 by David Fowler
I’ve learned that idolatry is a subtle thing. I was once a political idolator. The idolatry was presented in the form of an Eleventh Commandment, “Thou shalt not speak evil against a fellow Republican.” Sometimes Republicans d...
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