Common Sense Chattanooga

The following is an update from David Fowler concerning s*x education in TN.

"Late yesterday the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 3310/House Bill 3621 regarding s*x education in Tennessee's public schools.

The law in Tennessee is now clear that our schools are to teach students the value of abstinence, provide them medically accurate information about disease and pregnancy prevention, and equip them with the tools and life-skills they need to choose abstinence. And for the first time, parents will have meaningful avenues of recourse if teachers or outside organizations teach their child a have-s*x-but-just-use-a-condom type of s*x education.

We extend our thanks to the two sponsors of the legislation who worked so hard to shepherd it through the legislative process, Senator Jack Johnson and Representative Jim Gotto, the members of their staff, members of the Department of Education who provided valuable input on the bill, the legislators who voted for it, and the Governor who signed it into law.

Section 2 of the bill provides an excellent summation of the Family Life Education curriculum that is now required:

'"Family life education' means an abstinence-centered s*x education program that builds a foundation of knowledge and skills relating to character development, human development, decision-making, abstinence, contraception and disease prevention."

The Congress of the US has sent Vandy a letter signed by 36 representatives outlining how Vandy's nondescrimination policy is obstructing the religious freedom of its' students. Here is the letter. Thank you FACT for posting it.

http://factn.org/congressional-letter-to-vanderbilt-university/

Congressional Letter to Vanderbilt University Our Mission: To equip Tennesseans and their public officials to effectively promote and defend a culture that values the traditional family, for the sake of the common good.

This is a message from David Fowler, President of FACT:

URGENT: Just minutes ago I was informed that, as of right now, the Governor is planning to veto the bill protecting the religious liberty of college campus ministries such as the F.C.A, Navigators, Cru (f/k/a Campus Crusade) and the Christian Legal Society.

Publicly, the Governor had indicated the other day that he might veto the bill because the bills protections extend to those on Vanderbilt University's campus for the next year. But now it looks like he plans to veto it if you don't act now.

Please call the Governor's office now at 615-741-2001 and tell the person to answers the phone, "Please let the governor know that I am against vetoing the bill protecting campus ministries."

Please let your friends know about this and urge them to call, too.

The Governor will act very soon. So please call now.

Sincerely,

David Fowler, Esq.
President
Family Action of Tennessee, Inc.

If you are unaware of the issue, google Vanderbilt University and Dr. Carol Swain. Check out FACT's website at factn.org/

Yesterday the Tennessee State Senate approved Senate Bill 893 by a strong vote of 25 to 8. If this bill is passed into law, teachers will be able to teach students to think critically about scientific evidence in support of or against a variety of scientific theories including evolution.

This version of the bill includes an ammendment which clarified some of the language, so it is going to go back to the House. However, the House has already approved the original version with 70 votes (only 50 are needed for the bill to get to the desk of the Governor) so this bill will most likely be presented for the Governor's approval.

Buzz Word: "Sustainable Development" - see what the TN House of Representatives and TN Senate believe about "Sustainable Development" under UN Agenda 21.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that the General Assembly recognizes the destructive and insidious nature of United Nations Agenda 21 and hereby exposes to the public and public policymakers the dangerous intent of the plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that neither the U.S. government nor any state or local government is legally bound by the United Nations Agenda 21 treaty in that it has never been endorsed by the U.S. Senate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the federal government and state and local governments across the country be well informed of the underlying harmful implications of implementation of United Nations Agenda 21 destructive strategies for “sustainable development,” and we hereby endorse rejection of its radical policies and rejection of any grant monies attached to it.