*The FHU Blogs web pages provide a location for faculty and students to discuss their perspectives, thoughts, and opinions related to University programs and activities as well as current or historical events. The perspectives, thoughts, and opinions expressed on these web pages are solely those of the original authors. The authors’ perspectives, thoughts, and opinions do not necessarily represent those of Freed-Hardeman University.
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Apr 10, 2023
The Tennessee House of Representatives expulsion of two black representatives should prompt introspection among those of us who are white, Christian, and southern: Do we have problems with racial prejudice that we are denying?
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Aug 26, 2022
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May 23, 2022
The story of Gary Blaine Jones, a 1964 graduate of Freed-Hardeman College, who volunteered to serve in Vietnam as a substitute for his brother, Stan, who had been drafted.
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May 18, 2022
The fourth post in a series on Tennessee politics examines how the state government has partnered with Hillsdale College to implement a one-sided civics curriculum in public schools and has also pursued legislation that favors charter schools and shields them from local authority.
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May 11, 2022
Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly have overridden local governments in their freedom to act on such issues as a halting construction of an oil pipeline, regulating short-term rental properties, and overseeing local education, elections, and public health.
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May 03, 2022
Corruption in the Tennessee General Assembly is a major problem, but voters have in their hands a solution to that problem.
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Apr 21, 2022
An assessment of Senator Marsha Blackburn's performance at the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Aug 20, 2021
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Dec 10, 2020
An examination of President Donald Trump's legacy and possible ranking as president in comparison to his predecessors.
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Oct 19, 2020
Is the libertarianism a political philosophy that can be reconciled with Christianity? Does the Libertarian Party's platform provide a good third-party option for Christians who consider themselves libertarians?
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Apr 29, 2020
COVID-19 has spotlighted important systematic issues in the United States, including increasing wealth inequality, unequal access to healthcare, and racial injustice. Americans who wear the name of Christ should take note and break their silence on injustices in their midst.
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Apr 22, 2020
The essence of Freed-Hardeman University is the relationships in Christ formed when people meet, interact, and leave lasting impressions. The story of Wayne Poucher's first days on campus in October 1939 is one example of the essence of Freed-Hardeman.
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Jan 21, 2020
President Donald Trump's decision to kill Iranian leader Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike flouted both American and international law.
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Nov 11, 2019
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Oct 03, 2019
What is the most fun that you have ever had in your life? Kippy Myers answers that question with a remembrance from his teenage years: A motorcycle exploration around Grapevine Lake with four friends.
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Sep 11, 2019
As Americans remember their own 9/11, it's important also to remember a different 9/11, important to the history of Chile and that country's relationship with the United States.
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Apr 17, 2019
Senator Mark Hatfield's speech before Congress, given nearly three decades ago, is an example of the lost art of intraparty dissent in the United States.
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Nov 09, 2018
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Nov 05, 2018
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Apr 04, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr.'s antiwar speech, given in New York City exactly one year before his death, is a prophetic denunciation of American militarism. It's message is even more relevant today than it was over fifty years ago.
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