Religion: Pith in the Wind, Nashville Scene

The Southern Baptist Convention Walks a Fine Line

Betsy Phillips — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:38:00 -0500

The City Paper has an Associated Press story about the resolution the Southern Baptist Convention passed in response to the Boy Scouts letting gay…

Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?

Betsy Phillips — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:22:00 -0500

If you visited The Tennessean's "Faith & Values" page on Monday, you saw stories about Mormon girls, the cast of Duck Dynasty talking about…

Tennessee Clergy Fight Campfield's 'Starve Our Children' Bill

Jeff Woods — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:04:00 -0500

The Tennessee-based Clergy for Justice is fighting Sen. Stacey Campfield's bill to cut welfare assistance to the families of kids who screw up in school.…

LifeWay Poll Concludes That Even Evangelical Americans Think Gay Marriage Is Inevitable

Betsy Phillips — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:22:00 -0500

On Tuesday, LifeWay Research released the results of a poll they conducted about gay marriage, specifically, and gay rights in general. Those results are…

Under Attack by Christian Right, Vandy Fights to Keep Police Force

Jeff Woods — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:55:57 -0600

Incredulous Vanderbilt officials were forced to come to the legislature today to argue against a bill yanking the university police’s authority to make arrests. This…

Pope Benedict Announces His Resignation

Betsy Phillips — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:01:35 -0600

Since no Pope has resigned since 1415, it came as a surprise when news spread Monday morning of Pope Benedict's impending resignation. Politico reports:

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Nashville Catholic Organizations Raring to Go Back to Court

Betsy Phillips — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:12:59 -0600

Long story short: Last year, a bunch of Catholic organizations in Nashville went to court because they oppose the birth control mandate part of Obamacare,…

Sen. Stacey Campfield: God's on Our Side

Jeff Woods — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:12:19 -0600

Last week, state Sen. Stacey Campfield was blaming Superstorm Sandy and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for the election results and decrying President Obama’s…

Evangelicals and Romney: I Was Wrong

Betsy Phillips — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:05:57 -0600

Back in March, as I wrote here on Pith, I was pretty sure that Evangelical Republicans wouldn't turn out to vote for Romney:

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Holy Moses! Cocke County Displays Ten Commandments

Jeff Woods — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:31:28 -0500

Today comes news that the hillbillies of Cocke County are taking advantage of one of the fabulous new laws from our wacky legislature. They…

Chattanoogans Give Zero Fucks About New Mosque

Jonathan Meador — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:51:46 -0500

When it comes to Muslims building houses of worship in the state of Tennessee, the pristine image of cultural xenophobia that our neighbors in Murfreesboro…

David Fowler's Plea: 'It's Time to Stop the Hate'

Jeff Woods — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:41:51 -0500

Christian Right leader David Fowler is asking everyone to “stop the hate.” He makes this request after coming under a barrage of criticism for comparing…