by Drew Johnson  Introduction In February 2007, the day after his panicky global warming film “An Inconvenient Truth” won an Academy Award for best documentary, a shocking report based on public records revealed that Al Gore’s Nashville home consumed 20 times more electricity than the average American household.1 Facing scrutiny for his extreme electricity consumption, the former vice president pledged to […]

Larry Taunton is a former history teacher who has set up an apologetics ministry in Birmingham, AL,  that has had an impact both by sponsoring debates and by mentoring young people. This is short and profound. The whole article, written some time ago, is here because I can’t find it on the internet any longer. It is well worth reading. […]

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By dropping charges against major arms targets, the administration infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own counterproliferation task forces. By JOSH MEYER  /  POLITICO When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his administration presented the move as a modest trade-off for […]

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Both bills are in committee this morning. Education Administration & Planning Committee 9:00am Please back up these legislators who took a stand and let the committee members know that you OPPOSE these bills. *HB0863 by *White M, *Love, *Powell, *DeBerry, *McCormick, *Ramsey, *McDaniel, *Hazlewood. (SB1014 by *Gardenhire, *Dickerson.) Education – As introduced, exempts certain students from payment of out-of-state tuition […]

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Tennessee General Assembly information, click HERE. For information on State Senators, including phone numbers and email addresses, click HERE; for House members, click HERE. For information on legislation, click HERE. Don’t forget that you can now watch the Senate committee meetings and floor sessions online by going HERE; House committee meetings and floor sessions online HERE. Phone calls can go […]

Tennessee General Assembly information, click HERE. For information on State Senators, including phone numbers and email addresses, click HERE; for House members, click HERE. For information on legislation, click HERE. Don’t forget that you can now watch the Senate committee meetings and floor sessions online by going HERE; House committee meetings and floor sessions online HERE. Phone calls can go […]

By the Thomas Moore Law Center ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national nonprofit public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, MI, today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee General Assembly, and two State legislators, challenging the constitutionality of the federal refugee resettlement program as a violation of […]

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Tennessee General Assembly information, click HERE. For information on State Senators, including phone numbers and email addresses, click HERE; for House members, click HERE. For information on legislation, click HERE. Don’t forget that you can now watch the Senate committee meetings and floor sessions online by going HERE; House committee meetings and floor sessions online HERE. Phone calls can go […]

The General Education Provisions Act of 1965: No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, […]

NOTE:  I was pleasantly surprised to hear this segment on NPR Sunday morning and it gives an interesting insight into the man that President Trump has nominated for the Supreme Court.   LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It seems like five weeks and not five days since the president announced he would be nominating federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to the […]

From The Tennessee Eagle Forum Tennessee General Assembly information, click HERE. For information on State Senators, including phone numbers and email addresses, click HERE; for House members, click HERE. For information on legislation, click HERE. Don’t forget that you can now watch the Senate committee meetings and floor sessions online by going HERE; House committee meetings and floor sessions online […]

“I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people-  for kings and […]

The organizational session of the 110th Tennessee General Assembly was conducted this week with Randy McNally being elected as the new speaker of the Tennessee Senate and Beth Harwell being unanimously voted to a fourth term as the speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.  Additionally, new committee appointments were made by each speaker and can be viewed in the […]

As the duly elected legislators gather in Nashville at the Capitol tomorrow at high noon, it really is, in many ways, a New Day. Some significant new leadership, probably many new committee chairmen, etc. I am reminded that we are COMMANDED to pray for our leaders. I urge you to do that daily. These men and women have put themselves […]

By: Jane Robbins | December 06, 2016 Herewith a partial list of desirable actions: Fill deputy secretary positions with rock-solid, anti-Common Core, pro-local control advocates who know what they’re doing. Bill Evers and Sandra Stotsky come to mind. Release a plan for winding down the U.S. Department of Education. Practicalities preclude immediate elimination, but implementing an orderly dissolution is vital. […]

Thanksgiving is approaching and we are reminded to be thankful for the life God has given us. Bible verses about thanksgiving have a way of shaping our hearts into gratitude towards God. Every one has something to be thankiful for. Here are ten Bible Verses about the topic of Thankfulness. Psalm 30:11-12 (NAS) Thou hast turned for me my mourning […]