Front line of abortion conflict is on Tennessee-Virginia border By Bill Brewer Bristol has become an unlikely front line in the U.S. abortion debate as the nation’s leading moral conflict plays out in a city divided by more than the Tennessee-Virginia state line. It’s where the region’s faithful are facing a new reality in the fight for life. Catholics and Protestants in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee are joining together to support pro-life efforts as Tennessee continues to ban abortion while Virginia is embracing the practice and is welcoming women to cross its state line to terminate pregnancies. St. Anne Parish in Bristol, Va., sponsored a Lenten 40 Days for Life, which began on Feb. 14 and concluded on March 24. 40 Days for Life is a national group that organizes vigils in U.S. communities to campaign against abortion. From Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday, members of several faith communities... Read more →