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As tyranny grows, Americans wait helplessly – Nooganomics. Local economy & free markets

Jason Reynolds

David Tulis (excerpt): Chattanoogans and other Americans love their servitude to commercial government. There is perhaps not a better time it was to weigh way this assertion than the 4th of July weekend. We are supposed to celebrate the 4th to mark constitutional government, our separation from the commercial government of Great Britain and our heritage of independence and self-government. Most people however think little of these blessings in history and consider the 4th of July merely an occasion for vacation, barbecue and fireworks. For those of us who love God and care about His law, today is a good … Continue reading As tyranny grows, Americans wait helplessly – Nooganomics. Local economy & free markets

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Slight token of Christianity in public school banned, yet classes full – Nooganomics. Local economy & free markets

Jason Reynolds

Christians in a Southeast Tennessee county are drawing a line in the sand as official atheism consolidates itself, Nooganomics reports. Unwittingly they are finding themselves that their chief opponent is not on the other side of the line, but on the same. Wherever the state has maintained control over an area of government given to the family, the process is like that in Pikeville, Tenn. One can see progress toward dechristianization in Bledsoe County, where a complaint about has brought giveaways Gideon giveaways of the New Testament (with Psalms and Proverbs) to a halt. “By law public schools cannot impose … Continue reading Slight token of Christianity in public school banned, yet classes full – Nooganomics. Local economy & free markets

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Citizen demands indictment to uphold his rights – Nooganomics

Jason Reynolds

David Tulis has a story on a citizen who waived his preliminary trial and demanded indictment and trial by jury to clear his name from a minor charge in which he felt he was unjustly arrested. Tulis says more Tennesseans should do this procedure to assert their rights in similar situations. To read the story: Melvin’s solution to police state: ‘Waive the court,’ demand indictment – Nooganomics. Local economy & free markets Continue reading Citizen demands indictment to uphold his rights – Nooganomics

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Congressman Jim Bridenstine Condemns Executive Overreach into School Bathrooms

Jason Reynolds

Congressman Jim Bridenstine stated, “We must stand against President Obama’s aggressive attempts to fundamentally transform America. Congress must use the ‘power of the purse’ to combat this executive overreach. Parents and schools should assert their rights to govern themselves and not submit to Obama’s lawless federal bullying.” Congressman Bridenstine is joining Members of Congress in a letter to the President condemning his recent directive about gender identity and school bathrooms. Source: Congressman Jim Bridenstine Condemns Executive Overreach into School Bathrooms | U.S. House of Representatives Continue reading Congressman Jim Bridenstine Condemns Executive Overreach into School Bathrooms

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Atheist group bullies TN school after teacher affirms students

Jason Reynolds

Freedom from Religion Foundation reports it bullied Highland Rim Elementary School in Fayetteville, TN after a teacher provided life-affirming messages to students on assignments. Of course, FFRM considers itself a hero in bullying the school and the teacher: FFRF had learned about a second-grade teacher at Highland Rim Elementary in Fayetteville, Tenn., who helped students construct crosses as a class craft project. She also marked student assignments with a stamp that stated, “GOD MADE YOU SPECIAL.” “Public schools have a duty to ensure that ‘subsidized teachers do not inculcate religion’ or use their positions of authority to promote a particular … Continue reading Atheist group bullies TN school after teacher affirms students

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TN outlaws 14,223 drivers in town as court demands payment

Jason Reynolds

Nooganomics: State government revoked the driver licenses of 14,223 people in a hapless Tennessee county whose traffic court sent notice to Nashville of uncollected fines. The uproar this week in Montgomery County was prompted after the state’s commercial traffic control agency, the department of safety and homeland security, revoked driver licenses in the Clarksville area of people who owe litigation taxes, court costs or fines assessed by Montgomery County general sessions court. Source: TN outlaws 14,223 drivers in town as court demands payment Continue reading TN outlaws 14,223 drivers in town as court demands payment

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Actor Tank Jones on Civil War film, civil conduct (PODCAST)

Jason Reynolds

By JASON REYNOLDS Tank Jones stars as freed slave Jim Young in the faith-based Civil War film “Union Bound,” which hit theaters nationwide on April 22. CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST Based on the actual diaries of real-life soldier Joseph Hoover, “Union Bound” tells the story of Hoover’s journey back to the Union with the unlikely help of a freed slave (played by Jones) on the Underground Railroad. Directed by Harvey Lowry, “Union Bound” stars Oliver Stone’s son Sean Stone (JFK, Nixon, The Doors), Tank Jones (The Deadliest Gun, Breaking Bad), Randy Wayne (To Save a Life; The Dukes of … Continue reading Actor Tank Jones on Civil War film, civil conduct (PODCAST)

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Tennessee Bill Would Allow Counselors to Refuse Service On Religious Grounds

Jason Reynolds

Lawyer Herald has an article on the next LGBT fight in Tennessee: Legislation that protects the religious rights of counselors. The Legislature passed the bill to allow counselors who object to follow their freedom of conscience and religion and not counsel homosexual patients. The LGBT lobby and the American Counseling Association are attacking the legislation. The story is here: Tennessee Bill Would Allow Counselors to Refuse Service On Religious Grounds : Law & Society : Lawyer Herald Continue reading Tennessee Bill Would Allow Counselors to Refuse Service On Religious Grounds

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Freedom Matters: Can the Government Force You to Violate Your Conscience?

Jason Reynolds

Matt Bowman on Alliance Defending Freedom asks: Can the government force you to violate your conscience, and then when you object, tell you your theology is wrong? That’s the issue the Supreme Court will consider in Zubik v. Burwell, involving seven different lawsuits including five Christian colleges and universities represented by Alliance Defending Freedom. Follow the link below to read more about this Obamacare intrusion into religion and to hear a podcast: http://adflegal.org/detailspages/blog-details/allianceedge/2016/03/23/freedom-matters-podcast-can-the-government-force-you-to-violate-your-conscience?sourcecode=05E40001 Continue reading Freedom Matters: Can the Government Force You to Violate Your Conscience?