Dolly Parton’s Faith Forged in a Vanishing Rural Church
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A New York Times profile shows how Dolly Parton’s rural Baptist upbringing in Kentucky shaped her worldview of community over ideology, anchored in a small church that’s fading as cultural and political disputes drive members away, reflecting a broader decline of rural congregations.
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