Fewer people identify as Southern Baptists, and fewer churches are a part of the Nashville-based denomination, according to an annual report.
Liquor stores and LED crosses
I spent my first few mornings in Erbil taking long walks, trying to explore my new neighborhood before the full heat of the day.
NashVillager Podcast: Fewer Christians in the Bible Belt
Is religious thinking changing in Tennessee? Plus, the local news for March 5, 2025.
Respectfully disagreeing: The Conversation Coalition
How do people find meaning? The Conversation Coalition began as a group of Christian and atheist friends seeking to have convivial discussions about their differences.
NashVillager Podcast: Global Vision is ready to make nice with new neighbors
Is Wilson County’s controversial Global Vision Church really about to leave its big, white tent? Plus the local news for November 21, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: Separation of church and Tennessee
How separate are church and state in our state? Plus the local news for August 22, 2024.
30 years later, the evangelical purity movement still impacts sex education
It was a breakout moment in the evangelical purity movement — a movement that impacts sex education in the United States to this day. Jill Dender was one of the first teens to sign the pledge while traveling with her youth group from Tulip Grove Baptist in Nashville
Nashville’s exvangelical movement
Today, we delve deep inside the growing movement of people who identify as “exvangelicals.”
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s religious publishing industry
What’s the biggest Nashville industry you may have never heard of? Plus your local newscast for May 2, 2024.
The Christian music industry has found a home in Nashville
Nashville is known for music production, namely in country music, but it is also the hub for the Contemporary Christian Music industry.
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