A Tennessee police detective who is also a Baptist pastor recently gave a sermon advocating for LGBTQ people to be arrested and “speedily” executed. He says that his extreme beliefs never affected his ability to do his job, but what member of the LGBTQ community in need of help would feel safe if he answered the call?

Craig Northcott referred to himself as a 'good Christian man as DA' and added, 'Y’all need to know who your DA is. You give us a lot of authority … We can choose to prosecute anything. We can choose not to prosecute anything.'

Both chambers of the Florida legislature have passed a sweeping school voucher plan, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed it into law. A voucher bill championed by Gov. Bill Lee (R) has also cleared the Tennessee legislature.