January 11, 2012 by Zale.

A teacher at a private Christian school was fired.  She sued.  The school and church that were involved defended the matter with the assertion that she was, in fact a “minister”.  The church and school won on 1st Amendment grounds.

The court stated:
“Requiring a church to accept or retain an unwanted minister, or punishing a church for failing to do so, intrudes upon more than a mere employment decision. Such action interferes with the internal governance of the church, depriving the church of control over the selection of those who will personify its beliefs. By imposing an unwanted minister, the state infringes the Free Exercise Clause, which protects a religious group’s right to shape its own faith and mission through its appointments. According the state the power to determine which individuals will minister to the faithful also violates the Establishment Clause, which prohibits government involvement in such ecclesiastical decisions.”

It’s good to see that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are still followed by the Supreme Court.

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January 16, 2011 by Zale.

So Callie and I are a part of a “church plant”.  I have looked into doing this in the past, but this is the first time for it to actually come about.

The church is located on the north side of Nashville in Goodlettsville Tennessee.  The web site is www.run2refuge.com.  The services are 5pm on Saturday, yes Saturday nights.

The goal of what we are trying to do is reach a group that other churches aren’t reaching.  We are trying to reach those that are either completely unchurched and those that are burned/disoriented/sick of traditional “churchianity” but still find themselves reaching out to God.

You can also check us out on facebook.

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October 31, 2010 by Zale.

I have a client getting baptized today.  He is a court appointed client and is not in a position to pay me a dime for his representation, I’m ok with that.  He’s an alcoholic and has been staying sober.  He’s struggled with the law, but has been doing ok with that as well.

What truly blesses me is that he knows that I’m a follower of Christ and would want to even know that he is getting baptized.   But most importantly, that he would make this public acknowledgment that Jesus is who He said He was and that my client wants to walk in that truth.

Awesome!  Glad Jesus will be arguing his case at Judgment, the same as He will mine.

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April 23, 2010 by Zale.

Absolutely!  Check out the ADF’s statement regarding the it.  This Freedom From Religion agenda is just ridiculous.  Filing suit because you may see someone pray or see a cross is just crazy.  Everyone’s freedom is under attack from this agenda that even has “Freedom” in its name.

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April 14, 2010 by Zale.

It used to be that bullying in schools had to do with bigger kids picking on smaller ones.  While that still goes on, a bigger bully has slowly crept into our schools.  Groups like the ACLU have been making strides to get deeper and deeper into our schools in the name of liberty.  However, what they have actually done is turned our school systems into censorship boards for religious speech.  Here’s a good article that discusses this point further.

Recently, I met with a group of Christians dealing with this issue.  The ACLU filed suit over a student praying and Bibles being passed out at schools.  Oh the humanity!! Now with all that goes on in kids lives, is this what they think they should put their time and effort into?  Ridiculous!  Anyway, the result of that case now has the school system scared to allow the students and teachers to have their constitutionally protected free speech.  Why?  Not because the school actually agrees with the ACLU, but because they are scared of them.

What do we do with bullies?  We stand up to them.  Groups like the ADF, Liberty Counsel and the ACLJ do it all the time.  Don’t fear the ACLU, if you have an issue like this get a God fearing attorney to stand with you (yes, they really do exist)!

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August 6, 2009 by Zale.

It’s funny to me that there are those who want us, the tax paying public, to pay for public schools, whether we use them or not, but then when we want to pray over what we’ve paid for, they get all in a fuss.  Here’s the latest article in the Tennessean regarding the Wilson County, Tennessee “See You at the Pole” case.  Nate Kellum is the Alliance Defense Fund attorney who is heading up the case.  Nate’s a great guy and I’m proud of the fact that he gets to take on the American Civil Liberties Union, who has apparently decided to take on the mantle of the “Antichrist”.

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