PHOENIX (AP) — It was Donald Trump's mispronunciation that first caught attention.

"Also, we have many Asur-Asians in our room," Trump said at a weekend rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona. "We have some incredible people in our room."

2. Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona - Friday, September 20, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in pivotal Arizona that Donald Trump does not align with the church's values.

3. These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Rev. Lee Scott publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president during the Evangelicals for Harris Zoom call on Aug. 14, the Presbyterian pastor and farmer said he was taking a risk.

4. Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, is ready to shock Washington if Trump wins second term - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought sounds like a general marshaling troops for combat when he talks about taming a "woke and weaponized" federal government.

He recently described political opposition as "enemy fire that's coming over the target," while urging allies to be "fearless at the point of attack" and calling his policy proposals "battle plans."

5. Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black clergy who know Vice President Kamala Harris, now the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, marvel at the fusion of traditions and teachings that have molded her religious faith and social justice values.

6. Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church - Friday, April 26, 2024

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people.

That changed in January when the Rev. Gina Stewart took the convention stage in Memphis, Tennessee, — the Southern city home to Christ Missionary Baptist Church where she serves as senior pastor — and delivered a rousing message, asserting that Jesus not only included women in his ministry, but identified with their suffering.

7. Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined' - Friday, April 12, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framed this year's election as a referendum on the strength of Christianity in the U.S., part of his sharp-edged continuing appeal to evangelical conservatives who are a critical element of his political base.

8. Trump renews criticism of Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined' - Friday, April 5, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the mental fitness of Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framed this year's election as a referendum on the strength of Christianity in the U.S., part of his sharp-edged continuing appeal to evangelical conservatives who are a critical element of his political base.

9. Black pastors see popular Easter services as an opportunity to rebuild in-person worship attendance - Friday, March 29, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many churches moved their services online, the Rev. William H. Lamar IV initially shuddered at the thought that he needed to morph into a "video personality" to stay engaged with his parishioners.

10. Southern Baptists pick a California seminary president to lead its troubled administrative body - Friday, March 22, 2024

A top Southern Baptist administrative body has selected its first permanent leader in nearly two-and-a-half years, a time when it has navigated a tumult of controversies ranging from a sexual abuse scandal to financial struggles — to its own stumbling efforts to find a new president.

11. A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions - Friday, March 15, 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin's unemployment tax don't apply to a Catholic charitable organization because its on-the-ground operations aren't primarily religious, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

12. Trump stands by remarks about not defending NATO members after backlash - Friday, February 16, 2024

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump again said Wednesday that if he returns to the White House, he would not defend NATO members that don't meet defense spending targets, days after he set off alarms in Europe by suggesting he would tell Russia to attack NATO allies he considered delinquent.

13. There's a long list of candidates for House speaker as Republicans try voting again on a new leader - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks now since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of governing in Congress.

14. Some critics see Trump's behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero - Friday, July 21, 2023

For eight years, Donald Trump has managed to secure the support of many evangelical and conservative Christians despite behavior that often seemed at odds with teachings espoused by Christ in the Gospels.

15. Justice Dept. to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes, other Oath Keepers - Friday, July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing the 18-year-prison sentence handed down for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as other far-right extremists' punishments that were shorter than what prosecutors had sought, according to court papers filed Wednesday.

16. Time for churches to accept women as worship leaders - Friday, June 30, 2023

Social media provides a less-than-perfect forum for civil discourse, riddled as it is with free-range trolls and operated by internal algorithms designed to promote verbal conflict.

But sometimes a post can provide a jumping off point for a reasoned discussion. Like this assertion from a Facebook page billing itself as The Holy Bible, King James Version, which was shared recently by a friend.

17. Evangelical leader hopes conference is 'testosterone booster shot' for anti-abortion 2024 candidates - Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some of the Republican Party's most influential evangelical Christian figures assembled Friday to celebrate a ruling that sent shockwaves through American politics and stripped away a long-standing constitutional protection.

18. Trump arrest prompts Jesus comparisons: 'Spiritual warfare' - Friday, March 31, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the most devoted Trump conspiracy theorists, there are no coincidences and timing is everything.

So when ex-President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he falsified business records to obscure hush money payments in an effort to influence the 2016 election, some of his most ardent followers quickly noted the court appearance came during Christianity's most sacred week, Holy Week, when many Christians commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

19. Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting - Friday, March 31, 2023

FRANKLIN (AP) — It's Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting.

20. Children lost in shooting were 'feisty,' a 'shining light' - Friday, March 31, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have emerged quickly in the aftermath, but information on the three 9-year-old children — whose lives ended tragically young — has been slower to publicly surface from a community buried in grief.

21. Children lost in shooting were 'feisty,' a 'shining light' - Friday, March 24, 2023

Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have emerged quickly in the aftermath, but information on the three 9-year-old children — whose lives ended tragically young — has been slower to publicly surface from a community buried in grief.

22. Head of Covenant School would 'run to' danger - Friday, March 24, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a shooting there on Monday was described by friends as smart, loving and a rare female leader within a male-led religious culture.

23. Key takeaways from AP's report on China's influence in Utah - Friday, March 24, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China's global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.

The world's most powerful communist country and its U.S.-based advocates have spent years building relationships with Utah officials.

24. Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah - Friday, March 24, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China's global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state with few obvious ties to the world's most powerful communist country.

25. Mormon church fined $5M for obscuring size of portfolio - Friday, February 17, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday.

26. Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress - Friday, December 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes.

27. Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress - Friday, December 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes.

28. Senate to vote on landmark bill to protect same-sex marriage - Friday, November 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote Tuesday on bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, moving Congress closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

29. Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle - Friday, November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major Senate hurdle Wednesday, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

30. Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major Senate hurdle Wednesday, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

31. Top Davidson County commercial sales for July 2022 - Friday, August 26, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, July 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

32. Trial set to consider approval of Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan - Friday, March 11, 2022

DOVER, Del. (AP) — More than two years after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex abuse allegations, a judge will determine whether to confirm its proposed reorganization plan in a trial beginning Monday.

33. Study: Fewer crashes after Utah sets strictest DUI law in US - Friday, February 11, 2022

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.

34. Biden pays silent tribute as Reid lies in state at Capitol - Friday, January 7, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Sen. Harry Reid was remembered Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol as a "legendary leader," a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in a dusty Nevada mining town to deliver landmark legislation from the chamber's most powerful position.

35. Late Senate leader Harry Reid remembered as `man of action' - Friday, December 31, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents and former Senate colleagues are lauding longtime Majority Leader Harry Reid for a political legacy that included an expansion of health insurance coverage for millions of Americans and helping secure an economic aid package and banking overhaul following the 2008 financial crisis.

36. Boy Scouts' bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners - Friday, September 24, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the Boy Scouts of America's complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the BSA and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units. At issue: the churches' fears that an eventual settlement — while protecting the BSA from future sex-abuse lawsuits — could leave many churches unprotected.

37. Judge moves ahead with key hearing in Boy Scouts bankruptcy - Friday, September 17, 2021

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge on Tuesday refused to delay a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of America can emerge from bankruptcy later this year with a reorganization plan that would compensate thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children.

38. Militia leader gets 53 years in Minnesota mosque bombing - Friday, September 10, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque was sentenced Monday to 53 years in prison for an attack that terrified the mosque's community.

39. Top Davidson County commercial sales for July 2021 - Friday, August 20, 2021

Top commercial real estate sales, July 2021, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

40. With McCain in mind, Sinema reaches for bipartisanship - Friday, July 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than for her shock of purple hair or unpredictable votes, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is perhaps best known for doing the unthinkable in Washington: She spends time on the Republican side of the aisle.

41. LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty - Friday, March 5, 2021

A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Yet as the Equality Act heads to the Senate after winning House approval, its prospects seem bleak — to a large extent because of opposition from conservative religious leaders.

42. Rush Limbaugh, 'voice of American conservatism,' has died - Friday, February 12, 2021

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals, foretold the rise of Donald Trump and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, died Wednesday. He was 70.

43. Christianity on display at Capitol riot sparks new dialogue - Friday, January 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Christian imagery and rhetoric on view during this month's Capitol insurrection are sparking renewed debate about the societal effects of melding Christian faith with an exclusionary breed of nationalism.

44. 'Mom's worth it': US holiday travel surges despite outbreak - Friday, December 18, 2020

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Some are elderly and figure they don't have many Christmases left. Others are trying to keep long-distance romance alive. Some just yearn for the human connection that's been absent for the past nine months.

45. Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana - Friday, November 13, 2020

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Bill Stocker could be considered the archetype of a conservative voter: He's a retired Marine and former police officer who voted for President Donald Trump. But he's also among the majority of South Dakota voters who broadly legalized marijuana this month.

46. AP VoteCast: Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split - Friday, November 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won support from about 8 in 10 white evangelical Christian voters in his race for reelection, but Catholic voters split almost evenly between him and Democratic opponent Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast.

47. Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women - Friday, September 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the "head" of the family and faith. Former members of the group, called People of Praise, say it teaches that wives must submit to the will of their husbands.

48. Flake backs Biden, makes conservative case against Trump - Friday, August 21, 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake on Monday backed Democrat Joe Biden for president, decrying a culture of name-calling, tribalism, "tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories" that he says has gripped his party.

49. 7 essential tracks from John Prine, folk music's Mark Twain - Friday, April 3, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing.

His songs -- compassionate, funny, sage -- make up an American songbook that would be staggeringly intimidating if it wasn't so warm and welcoming. He began -- with a dare at an infamous open mic -- a fully formed songwriter who through calamity and cancer never once wavered in his wry, homespun humanism. He was, anyone would say, as good as they come.

50. What's happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, churches - Friday, February 28, 2020

PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sports events, religious gatherings, even school. More and more things in a growing swath of the world are now affected by the new virus. And that's messing with global financial markets as basic business, trade and tourism suffers from the disruptions.

51. Tennessee man gets electric chair for killing fellow inmate - Friday, February 21, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — A convicted murderer was put to death in Tennessee's electric chair Thursday, becoming the state's fifth prisoner over 16 months to choose electrocution over the state's preferred method of lethal injection.

52. AP FACT CHECK: Trump's tale about Romney unrest, impeachment - Friday, October 4, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook to defend himself: blasting the inquiry as illegal, attacking his investigators and critics alike, and deriding the whistleblower process as all-but-rigged.

53. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for August 2019 - Friday, October 4, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, August 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

54. Lee won't intervene in execution - Friday, May 10, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday announced he will not intervene in this week's scheduled lethal injection of a Tennessee inmate who had undergone a religious conversion.

"After a prayerful and deliberate consideration of Don Johnson's request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the state of Tennessee and will not be intervening," Lee said in his brief one-sentence statement.

55. Kesha to headline Dan Reynolds' LGBTQ festival LOVELOUD - Friday, March 8, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Kesha wants you to bring as much glitter as possible and sport the brightest colors of the rainbow when she visits Utah in June to headline the LOVELOUD Festival, the LGBTQ+ event founded by Imagine Dragons' frontman Dan Reynolds.

56. Brother Z has church service, Sunday lunch covered - Friday, December 14, 2018

Brother Z isn’t bothered that his homeless congregation members gather across Dickerson Pike, generally not even coming near the door into the carport-turned-church snuggled behind his takeout shack specializing in 15 spicy flavors of chicken wings.

57. St. Cecilia, Nashville's oldest private school, tackles today’s issues - Friday, October 5, 2018

Nashville’s St. Cecilia Academy is the only same-sex private girls school in Nashville that offers an education rooted in Roman Catholic Christianity.

“St. Cecilia Academy offers an authentically Catholic response to the questions of our times: what is the human person, what is true freedom, what are we made for?” Sister Anna Laura, principal of the school of almost 300 young women grades 9-12, says of the 158-year-old school, which is owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation in the Diocese of Nashville.

58. Lee: Faith-based group could reduce TN prison population - Friday, September 14, 2018

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee on Tuesday pointed to a Nashville faith-based halfway home as a possible model for reducing Tennessee's recidivism rate.

Lee told reporters that organizations like Men of Valor —where he has served as a board member for several years —should be studied by the state as a possible learning tool to help other communities.

59. Lee, Dean to face off in Tennessee governor's race - Friday, August 3, 2018

NASHVILLE (AP) — Businessman Bill Lee defeated three other Republicans in a bruising primary for Tennessee governor Thursday, setting the stage for a competitive fall contest against former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, who cruised to the Democratic nomination.

60. Who are the 4 Supreme Court contenders Trump has met so far? - Friday, June 29, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices so far. Who are they?

AMY CONEY BARRETT

Barrett, 46, was a former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia and a longtime Notre Dame Law School professor. At her confirmation hearing last fall to become an appellate court judge, Democrats peppered Barrett on whether her Roman Catholic faith would interfere with her work. Democrats cited a 1998 paper in which she argued that Catholic judges might need to recuse themselves in death penalty cases.

61. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for March 2018 - Friday, April 20, 2018

Top residential real estate sales, March 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

62. Democrats need viable candidates to catch blue wave - Friday, March 23, 2018

Republicans called it the “kickoff” to what they hope will be a great election season. Democrats are downplaying a lopsided loss in the 14th Senate District special election, saying it won’t represent results later this year in President Donald Trump’s midterm.

63. French jazz album recorded in French? Why not? - Friday, December 22, 2017

Eric Brace laughs at himself easily when describing his latest project, an album of French jazz songs – sung in that storied language of love – accompanied by a wall of sound mostly provided by a blind, musical genius who began his career in a South Dakota family gospel band.

64. Tennessee church shooting suspect charged with murder - Friday, September 22, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — The pastor shouted "Run, run, gunshots!" and congregants hid under pews or in bathrooms as a masked man armed with two guns opened fire at a Tennessee church, killing one person and wounding six before being subdued.

65. Amid uproar, Southern Baptists condemn 'alt-right' movement - Friday, June 16, 2017

PHOENIX (AP) — Southern Baptists on Wednesday formally condemned the political movement known as the "alt-right," in a national meeting that was thrown into turmoil after leaders initially refused to take up the issue.

66. Amid uproar, Southern Baptists condemn 'alt-right' movement - Friday, June 9, 2017

PHOENIX (AP) — Southern Baptists on Wednesday formally condemned the political movement known as the "alt-right," in a national meeting that was thrown into turmoil after leaders initially refused to take up the issue.

67. Southern Baptist Convention in uproar over 'alt-right' - Friday, June 9, 2017

PHOENIX (AP) — A national meeting of Southern Baptists will consider condemning the political movement known as the "alt-right" amid an uproar over the denomination's commitment to confronting prejudice.

68. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for Nov. 2016 - Friday, December 23, 2016

Top commercial real estate sales, November 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

69. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for July 2016 - Friday, August 19, 2016

Top residential real estate sales, July 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

70. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for May 2016 - Friday, June 24, 2016

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

71. Southern Baptists oppose Confederate flag, talk racial unity - Friday, June 10, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday urged Christians to stop displaying the Confederate battle flag, recognizing that it is perceived by many as a "symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism" that offends millions of people.

72. Rich newspaper owners: Industry saviors or foes? - Friday, April 29, 2016

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune's pending sale to the wealthy Huntsman family unshackles the newspaper from cost-cutting corporate owners and resolves crippling financial uncertainty — but it also raises concerns about whether the influential family will meddle in the paper's coverage.

73. Bill to cap liquor store ownership headed to Haslam's desk - Friday, March 25, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) - The House passed a bill Monday to impose a cap on liquor store ownership in Tennessee, sending the measure that some Republicans derided as contrary to free market principles to Gov. Bill Haslam's desk.

74. ‘Damn angels are fouling up the whole show!’ - Friday, January 1, 2016

Once again, it’s here. Time for the last column. Of the year, at least.

And, though I didn’t do so last year, typically I – in essence – reprint a column I first wrote many, many years ago. One about winter holiday programs. Once called Christmas pageants.

75. Tennessee lawmaker urged lower sentence in child porn case - Friday, December 11, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - A top Republican in the state House wrote to a federal judge to call for a lenient sentence for a former youth pastor convicted of child porn possession.

House Majority Whip Jeremy Durham of Franklin wrote the letter in March, about three months after a grand jury declined to indict him on prescription fraud charges sought by prosecutors.

76. Capitol Commission to review which historical figures should be honored - Friday, June 26, 2015

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell are encouraging the Tennessee Capitol Commission to evaluate the characteristics of Tennesseans honored in the Capitol Complex.

“From time to time, it is appropriate for the State of Tennessee to review which Tennesseans are honored and in what location and manner,” states a letter from Ramsey and Harwell, both Republicans, to the commission.

77. Capitol Commission to review which historical figures should be honored - Friday, June 19, 2015

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell are encouraging the Tennessee Capitol Commission to evaluate the characteristics of Tennesseans honored in the Capitol Complex.

“From time to time, it is appropriate for the State of Tennessee to review which Tennesseans are honored and in what location and manner,” states a letter from Ramsey and Harwell, both Republicans, to the commission.

78. The evolving nature of Christian values - Friday, June 12, 2015

The Rev. Cindy “Cyd” Andrews-Looper’s first message to Nashville: You can be gay, and you can be a conservative Christian, and there is nothing mutually exclusive about those two things.

79. Mother, daughter find each other by chance in Guatemala - Friday, April 17, 2015

Everyone seemed a little more curious about Miranda Kovach’s heritage than she was.

Maybe the Nashville woman was too afraid to wonder when she had so little information to go on. But last month, she found herself crying in the arms of a mother who was so bereft at their separation 29 years ago, she couldn’t even bring herself to look up as someone carried her baby girl away.

80. Obama condemns those who seek to 'hijack religion' - Friday, February 6, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned those who seek to use religion as a rationale for carrying out violence around the world. "No god condones terror," he said.

"We are summoned to push back against those who would distort our religion for their nihilistic ends," Obama said at the National Prayer Breakfast.

81. Minister bemoans overreach of federal government - Friday, January 30, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — A normally routine prayer in the Senate on Tuesday turned out to be anything but when a minister and activist bemoaned what she called "tyrannical" overreach from Washington.

82. Goodpasture celebrates 50th anniversary - Friday, October 10, 2014

Aijalon Carter, 15, still remembers her first day as a timid 3-year-old at Goodpasture Christian School. Crying and scared, she was greeted by Miss Jill, her new preschool teacher and immediately felt better.

83. Southern Baptists could weigh president, gays - Friday, June 6, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, is in Baltimore this week for its annual meeting. Among the issues that will or are likely to come up:

84. Korean-American vies to lead Southern Baptists - Friday, June 6, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) - Southern Baptists elected their first African-American president two years ago in a move widely seen as a watershed for efforts to broaden the appeal of the nation's largest Protestant denomination beyond its traditional white Southern base.

85. Ex-magistrate censured in Messiah name change case - Friday, February 28, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) - A former Tennessee magistrate who changed a baby's first name from Messiah to Martin was censured Monday.

Lu Ann Ballew said at the time that Messiah was a title held only by Jesus Christ. Ballew's attorneys have argued that she was acting in the child's best interest because having the name Messiah could make his life difficult.

86. Former Titan Sanders offers support for gay player - Friday, February 21, 2014

The decision last week by former University of Missouri linebacker Michael Sam to reveal himself as, potentially, the first openly gay player to play in the NFL created plenty of conversation and provoked plenty of emotion.

87. Shepherd gets the hook for colorful language - Friday, December 27, 2013

It’s the time of year again for holiday programs.

Such as the one recounted by John Irving in “A Prayer for Owen Meany.” The one directed annually by the Rev. and Mrs. Wiggin. The one that made Owen mad, because the little kids were “disguised as turtledoves.”

88. Magistrate who changed baby's name could be disciplined - Friday, October 25, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby's name changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered the name change during a paternity hearing in Newport on Aug. 8.

89. Top Midstate commercial real estate transactions for August 2013 - Friday, September 27, 2013

Top August 2013 commercial real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

90. Tennessee judge: Parents can name their baby 'Messiah' - Friday, September 13, 2013

NEWPORT (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled in favor of parents who want their 8-month-old baby to be named "Messiah."

At a paternity hearing last month, child support magistrate Lu Ann Ballew was asked to decide Messiah Deshawn Martin's surname.

91. Twitter titillates users, investors with IPO tweet - Friday, September 13, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter, the short messaging service named after chirping birds, is finally ready to migrate to Wall Street.

Fittingly enough, the company resorted to a tweet to titillate its more than 200 million users and a flock of potential investors with its long-awaited plans to pursue an initial public offering of stock.

92. Complaint filed against Tennessee judge who changed baby's name - Friday, August 16, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Wisconsin-based nonprofit association of atheists and agnostics says it has filed a complaint against a Tennessee magistrate for changing a baby's name from Messiah to Martin.

The Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to the Board of Judicial Conduct on Wednesday accusing Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew of violating the state's code of judicial conduct.

93. Complaint filed against Tennessee judge who changed baby's name - Friday, August 9, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - A Wisconsin-based nonprofit association of atheists and agnostics says it has filed a complaint against a Tennessee magistrate for changing a baby's name from Messiah to Martin.

The Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to the Board of Judicial Conduct on Wednesday accusing Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew of violating the state's code of judicial conduct.

94. Judge changing baby's name Messiah draws reaction - Friday, August 9, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee judge's decision to change a baby's first name from Messiah to Martin is drawing strong reactions from people who believe the judge overstepped her powers and those who think parents' creativity should have some limits.

95. Q: Is that Capitol sink for Muslims? A: No, mops - Friday, March 22, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) - Sometimes a mop sink is just a mop sink.

Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations at the state Capitol did not install special facilities for Muslims to wash their feet before praying.

96. Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar dies at age 86 - Friday, November 23, 2012

DALLAS (AP) — Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, who wrote more than 30 books on living a balanced life, has died in Texas. He was 86.

Ziglar, who had been suffering from pneumonia, died Wednesday at a hospital in the Dallas suburb of Plano, said his personal assistant, Jay Hellwig.

97. Top Commercial Real Estate Transactions for September 2012 - Friday, October 26, 2012

Top September 2012 commercial real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

98. Billy Graham ministry aims to take revivals online - Friday, June 1, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) - The remarkable success of evangelist Billy Graham's Crusades for Christ did not come from his preaching alone, but also the immense amount of preparation and follow-up that went into planning each revival.

99. Fasting lowers energy level, ability to sin - Friday, March 30, 2012

Lent is a 40-day period before Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday. It also is the Old English word for “spring.” It has that name because of the season of the year during which the 40 days fall. This name is unique to English. In almost all other languages, its name is a derivative of the Latin term quadragesima, or “the 40 days.”

100. Catholic group will drop Vanderbilt affiliation - Friday, March 23, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) - A Roman Catholic student group has voted to sever official ties with Vanderbilt University after a dispute over the school's nondiscrimination policy.

Vanderbilt recently reviewed all of its student groups for compliance with the policy after a gay student complained of being thrown out of a Christian fraternity.