WADESBORO, N.C. — The breeze was still blowing at midnight across a quiet country pond when Pastor Mark Perko realized he had drifted across to the far bank. Alone in a johnboat with a straight-backed chair, a cooler, a couple of flashlights and a thick layer of bug spray, Perko pulled out a paddle and began rowing back toward shore... read more
BOSTON (BP) — The federal judge who issued a temporary restraining order blocking the portion of Congress’ “Big Beautiful Bill” that removes federal funds from abortion providers has doubled down, issuing a revised order on Friday, July 11... read more
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Working 9-to-5 doesn’t cut it for many pastors. Neither does working strictly at one church. The National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL) report revealed 35% of all clergy in the U... read more
HUNT, Texas — John Vlasek stands in the middle of his home, stripped bare of furnishings, walls, ceilings and flooring. Even his rock fireplace is gone. Giving testimony to the height and depth of the floodwaters that destroyed the house on July 4, the waterline can still be seen right below the ceiling... read more
DAYTON, Tenn. — Austin Peay profoundly misjudged the moment when he, with the swoop of a pen and the authority vested in him as Tennessee’s governor, signed the Butler Act into law on March 21, 1925... read more
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