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.
The Grimm Truth Christian Conservatives Must Understand
Jul 23, 2021 by David Fowler
Many Christian political conservatives have been touting their success in passing bills protecting biological girls from competing in high school sports against transgendered persons and preventing hormone therapy for minors. This week, federal distr...
Reflections on Pride Month: Shouldn’t It Be for Everyone?
Jun 4, 2021 by David Fowler
Several years ago, June was designated as “Pride Month” by the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender community. That designation has since been picked up and celebrated by many in the business community and even many civil governing bo...
The Close Connection Between Transgenderism and the Gospel
Mar 18, 2021 by David Fowler
Tuesday morning, over coffee, I read a story about actor Ellen Page’s transition to Elliot Page. Later that morning I went down to the legislature to testify on a bill prohibiting a governor or local government from limiting attendance at a w...
Will Tennessee Keep Sports Competition Fair for Girls?
Feb 11, 2021 by David Fowler
This week, a bill sponsored by Tennessee state Representative Scott Cepicky took a first step in the state House toward keeping biological males from competing against biological females in high school sporting events. Here are grounds on which I c...
Eleventh Circuit’s Education Decision Raises Hard Questions
Aug 14, 2020 by David Fowler
In June, the United States Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that transgender ideology, namely, the principle that sex is not biological but a subjective mental state, was infused into the word “sex” found in Title VII ...
Getting Perspective On Another Bad Supreme Court Decision
Jun 19, 2020 by David Fowler
Getting Perspective on Another Bad Supreme Court Decision
Monday, the United States Supreme Court issued a judgment based upon the word “sex” in Title VII, the federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination, having a meaning ...
Alice in Wonderland Meets Judge Humpty Dumpty in ‘Transgender’ Lawsuit
May 15, 2020 by David Fowler
A good friend of mine is knee-deep in a lawsuit over “transgenderism” in high school sports. As I read what the judge in that case told the lawyers representing the biological female plaintiffs concerning the words they must use, I felt l...
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