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Baptist College Expels Trans Student Hours After Surgery

16 Aug 2019
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Nathan Glover

Welch College described the surgery as "sexual perversion," which is against the school's rules. In the trans community to which Awtrey belongs, that means he had undergone a double mastectomy to feel...

Pastor Refuses Dying Man’s Wish Because His Son is Gay

29 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Son's sexual orientation stands in the way of his father's funeral A man in Tennessee who is 71 years old is about to die in a few days. Despite this, the . Everything looked like it was in order...

TN ‘Secular Humanism’ Abortion Bill Moves Forward

10 Apr 2019
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Corey Barnett

Proposal argues that state subsidies offered for conducting abortions violate the First Amendment Oak Ridge Republican The Tennessee House on April 8 advanced the debate on the argument that tax-funded...

TN Pastor Vows to Tell Parents to Pull Kids from School if Gay-Straight Alliance Club is Approved

22 Dec 2018
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Elisa Meyer

The Gay-Straight Alliance club was approved 5-1. by the Hawkins County Board of Education. Among six board members, five voted for GSA and one dissented. The sole dissenter was Pastor Tecky Hicks...

Tennessee Requires Schools To Post “In God We Trust”

07 Apr 2018
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Derek Welch

Opponents Argue Violates Separation Of Church And State Tenessee State House passed the bill requiring the state's public schools to put up “In God We Trust” motto. If Governor Bill Haslam, a Republican,...

02 Dec 2016
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Derek Welch

A page from the Bible that was discovered while cleaning up Dollywood speaks of God’s punishment and justice. A burned piece of a page from the Bible was discovered amidst the carnage left behind...

Tennessee Plans to Limit the Teaching of Islam in Schools

29 Sep 2016
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Derek Welch

Parents fight "Islamic indoctrination" in Tennessee schools. Tennessee residents have recently requested local education authorities restrict the syllabus on Islam from ten standards to five. The proposed...

Tennessee, Once Welcoming to Muslims, Now Filled with Hate

07 Apr 2016
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Alison Lesley

The home Muslims found in Tennessee is now turning against them. In the year 1965, when the United States loosened its immigration laws, a lot of Muslims flocked to America. Most of them were highly...

Tennessee Is Expected to Declare The Bible Their State Book

01 Apr 2016
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Corey Barnett

The move to make the Bible Tennessee's state book may be seen as the government promoting a specific religion. If the Bible bill is approved by the Tennessee Senate committee, the Holy Bible...

Over 10,000 “Christmas is All About Jesus” Signs To Go Up In Tennessee

02 Dec 2015
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Kelly Frazier

A Pastor's Crusade to put Christ back in Christmas. Pastors all over Tennessee have embarked on spreading the message that Jesus should be celebrated all throughout December. They have printed a large...