By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector

BRENTWOOD — The state of Tennessee has become a destination for women intent on having an abortion.

According to information provided by “Yes on 1,” Tennessee is the third leading state in the nation in providing abortions to women who live outside the state. In addition, one out of every four abortions in Tennessee are on out-of-state women.

Yes on 1 is a non-profit organization established to educate Tennessee voters about an upcoming amendment on the Tennessee ballot on Nov. 4, said Myra Simons, president of Yes on 1.

The effort is called Yes on 1 because there will be four constitutional amendments on the state ballot in November and the one dealing with abortion is the first one listed. [Read more…]

By Chris Turner
Director of Communications, TBC

CHATTANOOGA — Jimmy Turner practically glides across the large, chunky quarry rock scattered under an overpass to prevent erosion. Navigating the rock isn’t easy, but Turner navigated a lot harder in the Marine Corps. Of course in the Marine Corps Turner never approached an enemy camp with a bag of sausage biscuits in one hand and a jug of orange juice in the other.

Truth is, Turner has crossed these rocks so many times it’s a wonder he hasn’t already worn a path across them. And it isn’t an enemy camp he’s stalking, it’s a homeless camp where a few guys huddle in obscurity with no hope, fight for survival, and remain unknown to most of the world. [Read more…]

Baptist and Reflector

BRENTWOOD — Cooperative Program giving from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches dipped in March.

TBC churches gave a total of $2,250,023 through the CP giving channel last month. The amount was $323,652 below what was given in February.

For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $13,849,856 through the Cooperative Program. [Read more…]