Religion

but there is also a smaller church on just about every other street corner in many towns.

1% or so of "religious leaders" is no more significant that 1% of anything. $99 will buy a lot more groceries than $1, which won't buy more than one item in most stores, if even that.

That's the trouble with using numbers without any reference to the whole. It might sound impressive if you don't think about it at all, but the moment you compare a number to what it actually represents, the picture is clearer.

Now, I'm very happy that 100+ ministers or pastors are supportive of LGBTQ rights in Tennessee, but I recognize that is an insignificant number in terms of effectiveness toward that goal.

religionnews.com often publishes news stories like this that do not include any perspective to help readers understand what the story really is. I'd never post such a story here. I'd be too embarrassed. There are too many people here who see right through unrepresentative numbers and understand that there is really no story there.