By Michael Gryboski A judge has ruled that Tennessee’s constitutional amendment banning legal recognition of same-sex marriage is legal, breaking a streak of judicial losses for the traditional marriage side. Circuit Court Judge Russell E. Simmons Jr. ruled last week against the claim that the state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violates the Equal Protection…
A powerful storm system that hammered the central United States on Sunday (April 27) made its way across the South on Monday (April 28), leaving death and destruction in its wake as it continues to creep eastward. A day after at least 17 people were killed by tornadoes in Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa, at least…
The state of Tennessee now has a congregation that is part of the newest Presbyterian denomination. First Presbyterian Church of Greenback became the first member of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians in the state when it was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) by the Presbytery of East Tennessee (PET) in November 2013….
By Todd Starnes A Tennessee mom is looking for answers after her daughter’s teacher refused to let the child write about God for a school assignment. Erin Shead, a 10-year-old student at Lucy Elementary School in Millington, was assigned to write about someone she idolized. The girl, who is a Christian, decided to write about…