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.
My Long Lesson in Political Folly
Mar 22, 2024 by David Fowler
I am almost 66 years of age. I am completing my 29th year at the state legislature, 12 as a state Senator and 17 as a lawyer-lobbyist. Every one of th...
Controversy Surrounding the Attorney General’s Opinion on State Sovereignty
Mar 14, 2024 by David Fowler
A good friend asked for my opinion on a statement released by another organization critical of a formal opinion issued by the Tennessee Attorney Gener...
The State of the Evangelical Church in Tennessee Will Be Revealed This Tuesday
Mar 7, 2024 by David Fowler
Next Tuesday will be a watershed day for the institutional Bible-believing, evangelical churches in Tennessee. On that day, its theology and what it h...
Alabama Supreme Court’s Chief Justice and the Pro-Life Community’s Conception of God
Feb 29, 2024 by David Fowler
Last week Alabama’s Supreme Court caused a distressing stir even among some in the pro-life community by holding that a frozen embryo was a &ldq...
Justice Alito Nailed It Monday, and His Explanation Is Damning
Feb 23, 2024 by David Fowler
On Monday, United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito released an opinion in a case in which the state trial “reasoned that a person who s...
Bill Lee, Republican Legislators, and Christian Leaders: Time Is Running Out for You
Feb 16, 2024 by David Fowler
“Does anybody know what time it is? Does anybody really care?” are the lyrics to a song released by the band, Chicago, in 1969. Good quest...
From Marx to After School Satan Clubs and the Conversion of Our Children.
Feb 8, 2024 by David Fowler
In 2012, I brought to the legislature a bill that encouraged teachers to present the “scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses” of &...
Lessons on Parental Rights Learned from My Hydrangeas
Feb 2, 2024 by David Fowler
Lessons on Parental Rights Learned from My Hydrangeas
And odd sounding title for sure, but I learned something from transplanting hydrangeas...
My Thoughts on Federal Parental Rights Legislation: #%*&@!!!
Jan 25, 2024 by David Fowler
I got an email last Friday urging me and others like me to support “a critically important piece of legislation in Congress” by U.S. Senat...
The Shift in Law That Has Made Abortion Laws a Nightmare
Jan 17, 2024 by David Fowler
The reversal of Roe v. Wade last summer has spawned lawsuits by Tennessee women and physicians concerned about the state’s new laws criminalizin...
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