“After School Satan Club” Hosting Program at Elementary School

The Satanic Temple will be hosting an after-school program at an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. The Satanic Temple plans to host its first After School Satan Club (ASSC) club in the state of Tennessee on January 10, 2024, at Chimney Rock Elementary Library. A flyer for the event describes the Satanic Temple as a non-theistic religion … Continued

Laws Banning Sex Change Procedures for Minors Upheld

Laws passed in Kentucky and Tennessee that ban cosmetic sex change surgeries and puberty-blocking drugs for minors with gender dysphoria have been upheld by a federal appeals court panel. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 last Thursday to uphold the two state laws that prohibit sex-change surgeries and hormonal interventions … Continued

Christian Homeschool Family Threatened with Deportation

A German family that fled to the United States over 15 years ago after being fined thousands for homeschooling their children may be deported within the next few weeks, the advocacy group representing them says. The Home School Legal Defense Association says the the devout Christian Romeike, who came to the United States in 2008 … Continued

Judge Orders Homeschool Student to Return to Public School

A Coffee County Judge with a reputation for being biased against homeschooling trampled on parental rights on Tuesday by ordering a homeschooled student back to public school. General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Gerald Ewell, Jr. told the student that he could send her away and that “homeschool is no school.” In a recording from the Patriot … Continued

School Trains Staff on “Privilege Status” and “Oppression Status”

A Tennessee school district offered voluntary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training for staff that included a section about how people who are white, male, cisgender, heterosexual or Christian are considered privileged while people of color and those who are nonbinary, polyamorous or pagan are oppressed. The presentation from the district’s July 19 ENGAGE conference was titled, “The World … Continued

Tragedy Averted at Jewish School

A potential tragedy at a Memphis, Tennessee, Orthodox Jewish school was averted on Monday, July 31, following the swift response of local law enforcement and the school’s own security measures. A man who is now in custody attempted to enter the Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South (MHA-FYOS), a K–12 day school, while armed … Continued

What is a Woman?

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation defining the word sex in state law, becoming the second state this year to provide an answer to the increasingly polarizing question, “What is a woman?” Senate Bill 1440, which was signed Wednesday, clarifies that sex means “a person’s immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing … Continued

Nashville Shooter Journals Should Be Made Public

The 28-year-old transgender attacker who shot and killed six in a Nashville Christian school March 27, 2023, left behind a suicide note, 19 journals, and other items, all of which have been kept from the public. Breitbart News reported that the transgender shooter carried legally purchased firearms into the school, where she walked the halls with a … Continued

Flower Shop Refuses to Provide Service to GOP Event

A flower shop near Nashville refused to provide decorations for a GOP event featuring former President Donald Trump, and urged other businesses to deny future services to the Republican Party in a call for stricter gun laws. Owners of the FLWR Shop in Belle Meade, Tennessee, said they “immediately declined” service for the upcoming Republican National Committee … Continued

Press Conference with Hero Cops who Stopped Mass Shooter

The Nashville police officers who have been widely hailed as heroes after promptly ending the mass shooting at a private Christian school that left six people dead are crediting their training for their swift response. Det. Michael Collazo and Officer Rex Engelbert of the Metro Nashville Police Department fired the fatal shots, killing 28-year-old Audrey … Continued

Proposal to Place Armed Guards at Every School

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee plans this week to propose placing armed guards at every school in his state, and he indicated that he is open to some gun reform measures in the wake of the shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville that left six dead. While it still needs legislative approval, Lee’s … Continued

Dems Who Led Gun Control Protest Face Expulsion

Three Tennessee state Democrats were pulled from committee assignments after disrupting the state House floor in Nashville last Thursday during protests for stricter gun control measures, but the three activist lawmakers could soon face expulsion altogether. Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R., says Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson will have their chance for due … Continued

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