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Liam Adams
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Religion reporter . Grew up in New England and started my career in D.C., to then discovering my passion in CO and now following that passion in TN.
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But I don't often have to travel so far for the news... The Tennessee Baptist Convention came to me, resulting in several stories including this neat one about Blue Oval City and Southern Baptists:
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2022 took me to my third (I think?) Southern Baptist Convention, this time in Anaheim where I got to work with the great . Here's to hoping I make it to New Orleans in '23!
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I haven't covered Hinduism much, but the Memphis area has a huge Hindu population and--I was surprised to learn--some big plans:
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Professionally, I wrote some stories that were so much fun + were a chance to learn and grow. Here are a few favorites. (Surprise, surprise, they're mainly on the religion beat).
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Always grateful to work with such a talented team of photographers . Here are some of their best photos from the year:
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"If today’s lines are to be drawn based on the dreams of the founding generation, does that mean a broad support for Rush’s Christian schools...Or does it mean Jefferson’s secular ones..?" asks .
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A man who attempted to bomb a Jehovah's Witnesses worship hall in Thornton, CO on Christmas Day also bombed a union office that morning. & report on the known details of the incident and a warning to police a year prior.
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I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. His work was very helpful to me in researching my "Home to Milford College" series. 😩
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Bobby Lovett, TSU professor emeritus, was well-known for his historical research on local Black history, HBCUs, and R.H. Boyd's church publishing company. But he also served his passion through lesser-known channels, Lovett's family shared with me. tennessean.com/story/news/loc
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Was just leafing through my copy of his phenomenal narrative history of HBCUs the other day. Rest in peace.
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Bobby Lovett, TSU professor emeritus, was well-known for his historical research on local Black history, HBCUs, and R.H. Boyd's church publishing company. But he also served his passion through lesser-known channels, Lovett's family shared with me. tennessean.com/story/news/loc
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An independent probe led by former U.S. Attorney Edward Stanton found the Tennessee Department of Correction did not properly test three drugs used in lethal injection protocol, reports:
Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of church pews. It wouldn’t fit. Nor could he sit in the aisles without blocking the way.
For my final story of 2022, I spoke to folks about worship space accessibility and what more is needed.
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May the ancestor rest well. I have three of his books and they all are required scholarship to learn more about and HBCU’s. Condolences to his family. We lost a library of knowledge with his transition.
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Bobby Lovett, TSU professor emeritus, was well-known for his historical research on local Black history, HBCUs, and R.H. Boyd's church publishing company. But he also served his passion through lesser-known channels, Lovett's family shared with me. tennessean.com/story/news/loc
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Bobby Lovett, TSU professor emeritus, was well-known for his historical research on local Black history, HBCUs, and R.H. Boyd's church publishing company. But he also served his passion through lesser-known channels, Lovett's family shared with me.
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Thank you for a beautiful article and tribute to my father. Read it online now or via print tomorrow. tennessean.com/story/news/loc
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2022 highlight reel 🍿
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. traveled to Madison, AL to speak with the Coulter family about their daughter's experience receiving a rare drug to treat Morquio Syndrome, and how faith helped them stay hopeful.
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This announcement by the North Georgia Conference is arguably the most dramatic pushback to disaffiliations by conference officials so far following controversy in Arkansas. For context, see 's most recent coverage: arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/ #UMC
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Specifically, in the North Georgia Conference, 70 disaffiliations were ratified at the conference's annual regular session in the summer. #UMC
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This announcement comes after a series of special sessions across #UMC regional conferences to ratify more than 1,500 disaffiliations. For context, here's our story from last week:
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Dramatic #UMC news: The North Georgia Conference announced it will not be recommending for ratification disaffiliations for congregations seeking to leave the UMC, citing “misleading, defamatory, and false” claims. us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=8c4a2bf5df8
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Religious leader who saved his Colleyville congregants is a finalist for Texan of the Year.
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How Black churches in Tennessee are working to combat sickle cell disease. From my colleague at commercialappeal.com/story/news/loc via
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Belmont, formerly Southern Baptist-affiliated, is starting to recruit Jewish faculty for grad colleges and hopes to do the same at the undergrad level. I spoke with Belmont's president & Jewish community leaders about why the decision is significant. tennessean.com/story/news/rel
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A division is brewing among Tennessee's Republican lawmakers about potential changes to the state's abortion law. Some GOP lawmakers are planning to back a bill that would clarify legal exceptions, triggering pushback, reports:
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Belmont, formerly Southern Baptist-affiliated, is starting to recruit Jewish faculty for grad colleges and hopes to do the same at the undergrad level. I spoke with Belmont's president & Jewish community leaders about why the decision is significant.
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United Methodist Men, a Nashville-based #UMC General Agency, is moving out of its own office and into a shared space with two other Nashville-based UMC General Agencies, UM Communications and UM Publishing House.
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The Commission on United Methodist Men plans to relocate its office to available space in the United Methodist Communications facility — just about a mile away. United Methodist Communications already shares space with the #UMC Publishing House.
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Episcopalians in Florida fight over new bishop
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A privilege to be listed among a roster of such talented religion journalists to elevate some of our coverage from the past year. Thanks for the opportunity and for all your work this year to highlight such an array of important religion reporting.
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2. Year in review: The best religion journalism of 2022, featuring stories by @liamsadams, @baconc, @AMBankstw, @reporterdeepa and @mboorstein. religionunplugged.com/news/2022/12/2
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A special s/o to and for their hard work this year and for covering these important issues.
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.'s top stories of the year list includes several articles and commentaries on sexual abuse and harassment in the SBC and other spaces, all important stories that deserved attention this year.
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As SBC President notes in his EOY reflections, state conventions in the #SBC play an important role in addressing abuse across the convention. As a reminder, for details on what that looked like + a map displaying those developments: tennessean.com/story/news/rel
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Also thinking back on this year in the SBC, the pivotal role that state conventions play comes to mind for me. In every difficult question that the national SBC faced in 2022, state conventions have been important fora where Southern Baptists have worked toward solutions.
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In #Tennessee, pastors and members Black #church are holding blood drives with the aim of combatting #sicklecell disease
#MEMPHIS #medicine
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After Nashville Metro Council voted to block the 2024 Republican National Convention from coming to the city, state lawmakers are considering legislation that would try and shrink the size of Metro Council, reports:
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2. Year in review: The best religion journalism of 2022, featuring stories by , , , and .
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🚨🚨🚨 WEEKEND PLUG-IN🔌🔌🔌
1. Year in review: The best religion journalism of 2022
My column
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