The Fake History of a Failed Bible
This issue of A Public Witness opens up the Aitken’s Bible to consider the tale of a flop and how Christian Nationalists misleadingly repackage it as ‘a Bible approved by Congress.’
In the Hills of Tennessee, a Developer Hopes To Offer Blue State Christians a Refuge
The venture, which has involved several prominent conservative voices, has drawn the concern of locals who don't want to see Christian Nationalism take over their community.
SBC Official Brent Leatherwood Urges Tennessee Lawmakers to Pass Red Flag Law
Head of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the public policy arm of the SBC, Leatherwood is calling on legislators to pass a law to remove firearms from people who are a danger to themselves and others.
For Embattled TN Lawmakers, Liberal Faith Movements Were a Training Ground
'(I) grew up in the moral movement with Rev. Barber and the Poor People's Campaign,' said Rep. Justin Jones.
Resurrecting Peace
This issue of A Public Witness will take you to church in the wake of recent news about gun violence protests out of Tennessee to hear how a couple of ministers see the good news of the resurrection giving us a message for the here
After Biblical Protestations, Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Find Support Among Clergy
On Friday, the Poor People's Campaign and Rev. William Barber, a Disciples of Christ pastor and activist, announced a clergy-led “Moral Monday” protest to be held in Nashville later this month.
Pastors: Palm Sunday a Balm after Nashville School Shooting
On Palm Sunday, many Christians cross the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting.
First African American Named to Key SBC Post — as Interim
Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, becoming the first African American to lead one of the denomination’s ministry entities in its more than 175-year history.
Services at Tennessee Governor’s Church Disrupted by Megachurch Pastor Feud
Services at an influential Nashville-area megachurch were disrupted Sunday after the wife of the church’s founding pastor stood up and accused his successor of conspiring against him.
Southern Baptist Convention Sparks Small COVID-19 Cluster in Nashville
A small but worrisome coronavirus cluster has been linked to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Nashville, the first large-scale conference held in the city after it lifted restrictions on gatherings, according to the Metro Public Health Department. Read full piece