Commentary

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.

Why I Dreaded a Reporter’s Call Last Week

Why I Dreaded a Reporter’s Call Last Week

Jan 11, 2024 by David Fowler

A newspaper reporter called last week to ask me questions “about the local, state and national political issues that you see as increasingl...
How Memphis’s After School Satan Club Schools Christians

How Memphis’s After School Satan Club Schools Christians

Jan 5, 2024 by David Fowler

This week The Satanic Temple plans to launch its first after-school program in Tennessee at an elementary school that is part of the Memphis...
How Might a Potential Pro-life Law Define Christianity?

How Might a Potential Pro-life Law Define Christianity?

Dec 29, 2023 by David Fowler

Monday will mark the beginning of a new year, and soon I will mark my twenty-ninth year at the state legislature. Yet, this year I plan to take a whol...
Don’t Let the Fauci Grinches Steal Christmas

Don’t Let the Fauci Grinches Steal Christmas

Dec 22, 2023 by David Fowler

Every year the profundity of the Christmas story grows and matures in me. But I sense that Fauci Grinches have stolen from many Christians (I have bee...
Did the U.S. Supreme Court “Create” Nominal Christianity? What Can Be Done About It?

Did the U.S. Supreme Court “Create” Nominal Christianity? What Can Be Done About It?

Dec 15, 2023 by David Fowler

If you grew up around Christians, you may have heard of “nominal Christians.” I just realized the United States Supreme Court helped creat...
Assessing Governor Lee’s School Voucher Proposal

Assessing Governor Lee’s School Voucher Proposal

Dec 8, 2023 by David Fowler

Governor Lee wants to expand his education voucher or scholarship program to improve education. Opponents see it as a plan to destroy public education...
Evangelical Prophets Come to America’s Rescue

Evangelical Prophets Come to America’s Rescue

Dec 1, 2023 by David Fowler

Last week an internationally known man along with a woman, both of whom are part of what I will refer to as the prophetic sector of the Christian comm...
Learning How to “Be” a Thankful Person Can Be Expensive

Learning How to “Be” a Thankful Person Can Be Expensive

Nov 22, 2023 by David Fowler

Being a thankful person this Thanksgiving was challenging. My challenge was small and inconsequential compared to what many are facing right now. But ...
What I learned from almost thirty years of seeking to advocate for righteous laws

What I learned from almost thirty years of seeking to advocate for righteous laws

Nov 17, 2023 by David Fowler

It has been brewing in me for the last few years, and this week it came to a head. I concluded that I pursued my public policy work for the better par...
My Minority Report on the Hamas-Israeli War: Good News and Bad

My Minority Report on the Hamas-Israeli War: Good News and Bad

Nov 10, 2023 by David Fowler

My Minority Report on the Hamas-Israeli War: Good News and Bad   The first war with the modern state of Israel that I remember was the Yom Kipp...

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