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Open Bible -Close up bible tile / Getty Images Chattanooga faith leaders and community members are among those speaking out against Christian nationalism, an ideology they say is dangerous and dam
adidas campus homme aging to the nation.At least 23 people in the Chattanooga area are among the thousands who signed the Christians Against Christian Nationalism statement organized by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. [Christian nationalism] often overlaps with and provides cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation, the statement reads. We reject this damaging political ideology and invite our Christian brothers and sisters to join us in opposing this threat to our faith and to our nation. Christian nationalism is an ideology that privileges Christianity in creating laws and regulating social life. Proponents of this form of nationalism combine a belief in the superiority of their country with the superiority of their religion.Amanda Edens grew up in a Southern Baptist home and church, believing an ide
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By SARA KUGLER FRAZIERAssociated Press WriterNEW YORK - Using food stamps to buy sodas, teas, sports drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages would not be allowed in New York City under a new government effort to battle obesity.Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that they are seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the nation s food stamp program, to add sugary drinks to the list of prohibited goods for city residents receiving assistance.If approved, it would be the first time an item would be banned from the federal program based solely on nutritional value.Spending government money on foods of little or no nutritional value not only contradicts the intent of the program, it also effectively subsidizes a serious public health epidemic, New York officials wrote in their proposal.The idea has been suggested before, including in 2008 i
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Earthen berms built by the U.S. Forest Service in 2014 lie across the Trail of Tears segment south of Coker Creek, Tenn. Small pi
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air max 1 rotected trail in the Cherokee National Forest in Monroe County. Photo Gallery U.S. Forest Service admits damaging recently-preserved section of Trail of Tears COKER CREEK, Tenn. - A section of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in the Cherokee National Forest preserved just two years ago is the victim of damage caused by its fede
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JEFFERSON, Ga. -- Authorities in Jackson County are investigating the shooting deaths of a 36-year-old man, his son and his girlfriend s other son, and the county s chief deputy sheriff said the killings appeared to be murder-suicide.The bod
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dunk homme ennessee in Nashville. Photo: Holly Meyer / The Tennessean The Grand Lodge of Tennessee in Nashville. Photo: Holly Meyer / The Tennessean Freemasons in Tennessee voted to uphold a ban on gay members Thursday during a members-only meeting in Nashville, according to Freemasons who witnessed the vote.Two Freemasons confirmed the results to The Tennessean, but asked for anonymity since business conducted at the meetings is secret, and revealing it could have them kicked out of the organization. The vote took place at the Grand Lodge of Tennessee on Seventh Avenue North near
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PDF: Food Stamp income eligibility PDF: Food Stamp participation by county Candy McPherson thought she had it made five years ago, living in a 3,400-square-foot luxury home and driving a Cadillac Escalade around Charlotte, N.C.But when her husband s illness cost him his six-figure job, Mrs. McPherson was forced to give up most of the family s possessions and relocate to a cheaper apartment in Chattanooga.Earlier this week, Mrs. McPherson turned to the Chattanooga Food Bank for the first time for a 75-pound box of free food to he
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stanley becher get paid at all for 18 months and then have to live on only a disability check, it all goes very fast. Mrs. McPherson is among a growing number of area residents turning to local charities or seeking government help to put food on their tables. Since the Great Recession began, demand for food bank meals and church assistance has jumped by at least 25 percent, according to local agencies.The appeal for private charity comes on top of a nearly 45 percent jump in the past four years in the number of Tennesseans getting food stamps, including a 15 percent jump in the past year.Last year, the number of Georgians getting food stamps jumped by 27 percent, according to a study by the Brooking
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A sign comparing the costs of a taxi ride and a DUI conviction is seen on the back window of a
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air force 1 unty Sheriff s Office and Georgia State Patrol on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn., discussing DUI enforcement efforts during the holiday season. DUI arrests in Hamilton County2
air max 1 014: 9712013: 1,0142012: 1,1592011: 9542010: 881Source: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation TENNESSEE DUI ARRESTS 2015: 27,9172014: 29,7212013: 28,739Source: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Crashes involving alcohol in Tennessee2015: 6,4962014: 6,6612013: 6,9812012: 7,3672011: 6,887Source: Tennessee Highway Patrol Fewer Tennesseans were arrested for driving under the influence in 2015 than 2014, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.Law enforcement officers arrested 27,917 people for driving under the influence in 2015, which is about 1,800 fewer arrests than 2014, according to the TBI s just-released annual report.The number of statewide traffic crashes involving alcohol also dipped - the Tennessee Highway Patrol recorded 6,496 alcohol-related crashes in 2015, compared to 6,661 in 2014.But in Chattanooga, the number of DUI arrests and the number of people killed in alcohol- or drug-related crashes went up during 2015.Of the city s 36 traffic fatalities in 2015, 17 people died in crashes that i Cklk Judge: Federal suit against Life Care can continue
KNOXVILLE - A Georgia militia supporter goes on trial Tuesday charged in a bizarre plan to take over a rural Tennessee courthouse and serve a citizens arrest warrant on local judges and law officers.Records show Darren Wesley Huff, 41, of Dallas, Ga., traveled in April 2010 to the Monroe Cou
stanley cup nty Courthouse between Chattanooga and Knoxville with a handgun, an AK-47 and ammunition after telling FBI agents he was planning to join in making citizens arrests.The takeover threat was in support of a Monroe County activist who in a writt
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stanley cup citizens arrest warrant, District Attorney Steve Bebb, declined comment, saying he has been subpoenaed to testify at the trial.An FBI agent s affidavit shows that Huff said he was in the Georgia militia and along with eight or nine other militia groups was planning to travel to Madisonville on April 20 to take over the city. He said he was ready to die for his rights and predicted that afterward he would be on the television news.Huff said there would be no violence unless it was provoked but that he was ready to die for his rights and what he believed in, according to the affidavit.Although there was no violence, law officers in Madisonville
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Dunlap Police Department / Matthew Tyler Henry was 29 when he was last seen in 2018.聽聽Authorities in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, have formed a task force comprised of local, state and federal investigators to focus on the 2018 missing person case of Matthew Tyler Henry.Foul play was suspected early聽in the Dayton Police Department case, but no productive leads developed. The trail kept growing colder as investigators sought to learn what happened to the 29-year-old man last seen April 15, 2018, in the parking lot of the
yeezy Tractor Supply store on the south end of town, according to authorities. We feel now we re at the point where we can lean in with as many resources as we can come up with here to work with the Dunlap Police Department, Sequatchie County Sh
chanclas yeezy eriff Bill Phillips said Thursday at a news conference announcing the task force. There s a lot of work ahead of us. You re digging up a lot of things that are 5 years old or older at this point, so it takes a special touch to try to make sure you re
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By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press WriterDRESDEN, Germany - Thousands of protesters formed a human chain in Dresden on Saturday, determined to stop neo-Nazis from exploiting the German city s painful history on the 65th anniversary of its deadly Allied bombing in World War II.Heavy security includi
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stanley kubek human chain symbolically protecting the restored city center from neo-Nazis, after the city mounted an unsuccessful legal challenge to block the far-right march. Dresden doesn t want them, and this gang doesn t belong here, Mayor Helma Orosz said.The human chain helps to make Dresden a fortress against intolerance and stupidity, and the anniversary provided a reminder of who started the war, she said.There were some minor skirmishes, with a car flipped over and some barricades s
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Michael Wurzel, executive director of Friends of Moccasin Bend, talks Wednesday, April 5, 2017 about plans for Moccasin Bend property. We think that Moccasin Bend is the next big thing for Chattanooga. A proposed wastewater storage facility would be located on land across from the proposed Moccasin Bend Visitor s Center. Michael Wurzel, ex
adidas campus ecutive director of Friends of Moccasin Bend, talks Wednesday, April 5, 2017 about a proposed wastewater storage facility, which would be located across from the pr
nike af oposed Moccasin Bend Visitor s Center. Visitors to the future national park land at Moccasin Bend could be greeted by millions of gallons of sewer storage, and park advocates worry the facility s proximity to what they believe will be one of the area s best outdoor spaces could hinder the project.The city of Chattanooga is taking initial steps to build a sewer storage facility directly across from the planned visitors center for the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District. The city and National Park Service are expected to use the area as part of a hub of outdoor activity in Chattanooga that will feature trails, a canoe and kayak ramp, and green space along the northern bank of the Tennessee River. A visitors center on Hamm Road will serve as the entrance to the area.But the Friends
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MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTON - Retail sales posted a better-th
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