Tag Archives: Tennessee

Republican AGs Lose Anti-LGBTQ Food Stamps Case

Bloomberg News reports: A Biden administration rule barring states from discriminating against poor LGBTQ people in the distribution of food stamps and other nutrition assistance programs survived a legal challenge by almost two dozen Republican-led states. The lawsuit filed in July exaggerated the impact that the federal regulation would have on religious freedom, and improperly tied the new rule to …

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Police: Nashville Shooter Bought Seven Guns Legally

The New York Times reports: Federal and local investigators in Nashville were working on Tuesday to piece together clues about the actions and motives of the shooter who killed three students and three adults at a private school before being shot dead by the police. The assailant who opened fire at the Christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday was …

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Nashville Police Name Former Student As Mass Shooter

NBC News reports: A heavily armed woman who gunned down three children and three staff members at a Nashville school on Monday appears to be a former student of the private Christian campus, police said. The shooter was identified as Audrey Hale, a Nashville resident. Investigators were combing through the shooter’s home, Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake [photo] told …

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Tennessee GOP Rep “Heartbroken” By School Shooting

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.), who represents the Nashville district where the Covenant School is located, said Monday in a statement that he was “utterly heartbroken” by the mass shooting that left six people dead, including three children. Gun-control advocates and Democrats highlighted another post from Ogles — a 2021 Christmas photo of his family posing with …

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LIVE VIDEO: Police Give Update In TN School Shooting

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: Vanderbilt University Medical Center tells NewsChannel 5 that three children are dead after a shooter at The Covenant School. “Three pediatric patients were transported to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, all having suffered gunshot wounds. All three were pronounced dead after arrival,” officials said. The school is a private Christian school in Nashville for …

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Seven Dead In Nashville Christian School Shooting

Nashville’s Fox affiliate reports: A shooting was reported on Monday at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, with emergency crews reporting “multiple patients” and the alleged suspect killed by responding officers, according to officials. The shooting was reported at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for preschool through sixth grade, according to its website. The Nashville Fire Department also …

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TN County Sues Hate Pastor Over Zoning Defiance

The Tennessean reports: Facing increasing pressure from neighbors over church services and property expansion at Global Vision Bible Church, a local battle with Pastor Greg Locke’s church escalated with a new lawsuit from Wilson County. The county based its case on construction and stormwater zoning violations, narrowly tailoring it to avoid a fight over protections for religious practice. Wilson County …

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Tennessee’s Lt Gov Thirst Trap Survives Confidence Vote

The Tennessean reports: Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally prevailed in a Republican caucus confidence vote, indicating state senators aren’t yet willing to publicly break with the Senate speaker over a controversy sparked by McNally’s repeated comments on a young man’s suggestive Instagram photos. Republican senators voted 19-7 in favor of McNally’s continued leadership, per a statement released by his office. …

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GOP Tennessee State Rep Demands Resignation Of “Perverted, Predator, Closeted” Republican Lt Governor

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally walked past reporters and passed on questions after a member of his own party submitted a letter calling for his resignation. “It’s time for him to resign. He’s had a week, I was hoping he would step down on his own and he has chosen not to do so,” Rep. Todd …

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Kirk Cameron Gets Tennessee Librarian Fired, Library Staff Deluged With Harassment, Bomb Threat [VIDEO]

Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: The Sumner County Library Board voted 4-3 on Wednesday to terminate Hendersonville Public Library director Allan Morales. Morales lost his job because of viral accusations by actor and author Kirk Cameron, former swimmer Riley Gaines and “Duck Dynasty” personality Missy Robertson. Cameron held a children’s reading event last month at the Hendersonville Library and publicly accused …

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TN Lt Gov: I’m “Pausing” My Thirsty Instagram Replies

The Associated Press reports: Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Monday that he is “pausing” all social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model and other LGBTQ personalities. McNally, a Republican, initially stated last week that he “had no intention of stopping” when pressed about why he repeatedly …

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SNL Takes On Tennessee’s Thirsty Lt Governor [VIDEO]

The Huffington Post reports: Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (played by Molly Kearney), who made multiple comments on a gay 20-year-old man’s racy Instagram photos despite support for bills targeting LGBTQ people, said he’d support “any man who puts his body online for others” in a “Weekend Update” parody on “SNL.” The mock governor told “Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost …

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TN Lt Gov Sorry For Thirsty Replies To Twink [VIDEO]

Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, in an exclusive interview Thursday, apologized after the uproar over his interactions with provocative posts on social media, while insisting that his intentions have been misconstrued. “I’m really, really sorry if I’ve embarrassed my family, embarrassed my friends, embarrassed any of the members of the legislature with the posts,” McNally told …

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TN Lt Gov Posts Thirsty Replies On Gay Men’s Accounts

Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: A young man’s nearly naked pictures on Instagram have turned into a controversy for Tennessee’s lieutenant governor. Randy McNally’s Instagram history started circulating on social media Wednesday. His critics say it shows he is a hypocrite as the legislature passes anti-LGBTQ legislation. The pictures were posted on an Instagram account by a man identifying himself as …

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Tennessee House Passes Bill Allowing Refusal To Certify Marriage Licenses Of Gay, Interracial, Interfaith Couples

The New Republic reports: The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow people to refuse to perform a marriage if they disagree with it. According to the bill, “a person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage if the person has an objection to solemnizing the marriage based on the person’s conscience or religious beliefs.” …

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Graham Thanks God For Criminalization Of Drag Shows

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee aren’t afraid to be first—and I thank God for that. This week Gov. Lee signed a bill into law that makes Tennessee the first state to put severe limits on drag performances. It criminalizes performances that take place in public where they could be seen by children. It should …

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TN Youth Pastor Gets 45 Years On Child Sex Charges

The Tri-State News reports: A former youth pastor at Washington Avenue Church of Christ in Evansville has been sentenced after he was arrested on sexual assault charges. A federal judge handed down a sentence of 45 years in prison plus 10 years supervised release. Officials say Joshua Henley, formerly of Benton County, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana, pled guilty in federal …

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TN Gov Signs First-In-Nation Ban On Public Drag Shows

CNN reports: Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law that will restrict public drag show performances in Tennessee, making his state the first to do so this year. The state Senate passed the bill Thursday along party lines to limit “adult cabaret performances” on public property so as to shield them from the view of children. The bill, …

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TN Gov Gets Bill To Ban Drag Shows From Public View

The Associated Press reports: Tennessee lawmakers advanced legislation Thursday that would severely limit where certain drag shows can take place, a proposal Republican Gov. Bill Lee has vowed to sign into law. No other state has acted as fast as Tennessee to ensure that drag shows cannot take place in public or in front of children. And the move lines …

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Tennessee GOP Rep Floats Return To Lynchings [VIDEO]

Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: State Rep. Paul Sherrell (R-Sparta) is now apologizing after comments he made Tuesday suggesting Tennessee’s death row inmates be executed by “hanging by a tree.” Sherrell’s comments took place during a House Criminal Justice Committee meeting Tuesday, discussing an amendment to a bill that would allow death row inmates to be executed with a firing squad. …

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