Category: NASHVILLE

Shen Yun ‘Impeccably Professional,’ Beautiful, and Seeks Truth, Says Executive Director

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—One could say that the beauty Shen Yun Performing Arts presents is literally out of this world. Shen Yun means “the beauty of divine beings dancing,” it is reviving a culture believed to be divinely inspired, and the performance begins with a piece depicting the divine world. All of this was not lost on…


Musician Moved by Hope and Beauty in Shen Yun Performance in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Percussionist Greg Jones was greatly moved by Shen Yun Performing Arts seeing it with his daughter at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, on Feb. 3. “It was a beautiful sight to behold. The dancing—magnificent, graceful, the singing, awesome. The orchestra—oh! I love the music. Beautiful job,” he said. “It was gorgeous. The colors, the…


‘When the Curtain Came up It Was Magic’: Veteran Says About Shen Yun

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Charles Bloodworth has been an infantryman, paratrooper, green beret, then lawyer. His father was in China in 1946 after World War II, until the communist revolution in China kicked him out. His trusted doctor is someone whose father lived through China’s Cultural Revolution. So Mr. Bloodworth was happy to get the opportunity to experience…


Nashville’s Mayor Announces He Is Not Seeking Reelection as 2023 Race Nears

Tennessee’s capital city could have its fourth mayor in less than five years as incumbent Mayor John Cooper announced Tuesday that he would not be seeking reelection. The race to lead the growing city will take place on Aug. 3. “Now [after] a great deal of thought and prayer and talking with my wonderful wife,…


Republican Legislature Seeks to Cut Nashville’s Metro Council in Half

Tennessee’s Legislature is proposing legislation that would cut the size of the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Council in half, down from the current 40 members. The legislation (pdf), filed Jan. 9, would cap the number of members that are elected to a governing body of a metro or municipal government to 20, which in effect slices…


‘Country On’—New Year’s Eve, Nashville, 2023

Commentary (Following is a draft from the author’s work-in-progress “American Refugees: What It Means Culturally, Politically and Spiritually to Migrate from Blue to Red States” to be published by Encounter Books) One of the pleasures of moving to a red state from a blue state, perhaps the greatest personal pleasure, is that you can be…


Republicans Celebrate Early in Franklin, Tennessee—But What Next?

Commentary A full house of GOP loyalists at Franklin, Tennessee’s Jamison Theatre Wednesday night on Oct. 25 was in an upbeat mood. They were there to hear talk show host Clay Travis, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and former Maury County mayor Andy Ogles, the front-runner in the newly-redistricted Tennessee 5th Congressional District. Some will remember…


Rally Against ‘Child Mutilation’ Draws Thousands of Supporters

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Some 2,000 people turned out for the “Rally to End Child Mutilation” held in downtown Nashville Friday as a host of conservative speakers vowed to make gender transition for children illegal. The mainly conservative crowd gathered at the War Memorial Plaza near the state capital in support of stopping surgery and chemical castration of…


Doctor Groups Push DOJ To Probe ‘Disinformation’ On Meds, Surgeries for Trans-Identifying Youths

Three influential American medical groups are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to “investigate and prosecute all organizations, individuals, and entities” that share information deemed to be false about transgender-related medical treatments for minors. The Oct. 3 letter, sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, represents the latest salvo in a fierce national debate. In…


Delta Pilots Nearing Possible Strike Vote

A leader of Delta Air Lines’ pilots union says he has been authorized “to send a strike authorization ballot to the membership,” if needed, according to a letter sent to union members. It’s the latest in a series of actions that pilots’ unions across the United States have taken in recent months, as airlines continue…