Liam Adams
@liamsadams
Religion reporter @Tennessean. Board member @ReligionReport. From New England to D.C. to Colorado to Tennessee.
With the feds' inquiry into in the SBC ending and the denomination’s administrative arm moving forward on reforms with little emphasis on oversight, it’s not just another setback for survivors. It’s time to step away. Based on recent talks with survivors: tennessean.com/story/news/rel…
Will be far outside the U.S. for a couple weeks with limited access to updates about many goings-on, should that occur. So, religious people (and non-religious people, for that matter): try not to news. …if you can help it 🙏🏼 .
Metro Nashville Public Schools just rolled back its DEI policies to comply with a new Tennessee law. Board members expressed their frustration over it. "If not for state law, we would not be taking this action," Board Member Erin O'Hara Block said. tennessean.com/story/news/edu…
Local faith leaders helped lead the "Good Trouble Lives On" march on Saturday in honor of the late Rep. John Lewis, whose civil rights advocacy emerged out of Nashville faith-based spaces. From @angele_latham: tennessean.com/story/news/202…
RNS and Interfaith America are pleased to announce the Religion Journalism Fellowship is returning for its fifth year! Apply by August 1 at religionnews.com/2025/06/17/app…
There has been so much fallout from this case (and so little progress at this point). religionnews.com/2025/07/21/pro…
Local lifeguard Katelyn Williams lost her dad, a police officer who responded to Virginia Tech, to suicide. She saved Billy Austin's life, and he's become a father figure to her. These events have helped rejuvenate their faith in God, @bradschmitt writes: tennessean.com/story/life/fam…
New today: Steven Piper, codefendant with Plaza Mariachi owner Mark Janbakhsh in the Auto Masters bank fraud case, pleaded guilty and is expected to testify for the government. tennessean.com/story/news/202…
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Pete Hegseth attended the first service at Doug Wilson's new CREC church plant in Washington christianitytoday.com/2025/07/christ…
Deadline is Friday (July 18) for 2025-26 @RNS/@interfaithusa Religion Journalism Fellowship: Details here: religionnews.com/2025/06/17/app…
Juan Carlos Garcia-Mendoza, a former associate pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin, pleaded guilty to sexual battery and child sexual abuse charges. A Williamson County judge sentenced him to seven years in prison, reports Gabrielle Chenault: tennessean.com/story/news/loc…
NEW: Lifeway trustees named an interim CEO and began the initial steps to search for a successor to Ben Mandrell during a special-called meeting July 15. 🔗 Read more: lfwy.co/PRWv50Wq0oj
Inbox: Lifeway names COO Joe Walker interim chief executive following Bellevue Baptist Church's decision on Sunday to affirm Ben Mandrell, the publisher's former CEO, as its next senior pastor. Our story from yesterday: tennessean.com/story/news/rel…
Three states have passed laws requiring Ten Commandments displays in public schools, sparking lawsuits. What will the Supreme Court say when the debate arrives at its doorstep? I explore past Ten Commandments cases in my latest @SCOTUSblog post: scotusblog.com/2025/07/the-te…