The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: Bishop Mariann Budde's ...

In a recent street interview, Pusha T’s brother, No Malice, was asked about his favorite song, and his answer caught many by surprise: Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The irony here is ...

You don’t want to get mixed up with people like Budde. A simple tool for the pious MAGA faithful out there is this: If someone starts preaching to you about mercy or kindness, run for the hills.

“And the problem is so many of these acts that are in the cognate family of forgiveness or mercy are now purely political or transactional.” It wasn’t always this way. Pardons can promote unit ...

A sermon at the National Cathedral becomes a flashpoint, challenging Trump’s authority and exposing deep divisions in ...

“I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,” Budde, 65, told Time on Wednesday. She told NPR similarly, “I don’t feel there’s a need to apologize.” At a prayer ...

The Rev. Kelcey West, senior pastor at Nehemiah Ministries in Las Vegas, knows when the national climate becomes stark, people often resort to invoking a higher power, finding solace in phrases like ...

Kendrick Lamar fans are buzzing with excitement following a new rumor suggesting that the Compton rapper may feature on the upcoming ‘Clipse’ album, alongside Pusha T and No Malice.

during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think ...

After more than two years of legal battles, Landon Schott and his wife, Heather, the lead pastors of Mercy Culture Church in ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who urged Trump to his face this week to have “mercy” on marginalized communities while delivering a sermon following his inauguration, is not at all surprised by ...