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.
Southern Baptist Annual Meeting Could Be A Showdown Over The Denomination’s Future
Tensions are running high in the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention as the denomination gathers here for its first annual meeting since the pandemic began.
This Holy Week, Middle Tennessee Churches Face New Socially Distanced Reality
This week is Holy Week, the religious observance of the days leading up to Easter, and Christians in Middle Tennessee are struggling with the new reality of social distancing. Many churches are feeling a loss.