Posts published in “Mississippi”

Dwayne Parker to join MBCB as director of Discipleship/Sunday School Dept.

March 8, 2021

By William H. Perkins Jr.Editor Dwayne Parker, longtime ministerial staff member at First Church, Flora, has been named the new director of the Discipleship/Sunday School…

Governor relaxes coronavirus mandates in latest Executive Order

Governor relaxes coronavirus mandates in latest Executive Order

March 4, 2021

Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief mobilizes to meet food needs in winter storm’s aftermath

WINTER STORM RESPONSE – Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepare food for Neshoba County residents who found themselves without electrical power and water during the recent winter weather that swept through Mississippi in late February. (Special photo)

Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief mobilizes to meet food needs in winter storm’s aftermath

March 1, 2021

Keyboard festivals win out over COVID-19 pandemic this year

Keyboard festivals win out over COVID-19 pandemic this year

February 26, 2021

Central Hills offering special experience for summer 2021 staffers

CENTRAL HILLS – Staffers at Central Hills Baptist Retreat near Kosciusko overlook a camper worship service at the Mississippi Baptist facility. The 42-year-old camp is currently recruiting staffers for the summer 2021 camping season. (Special photo)

Central Hills offering special experience for summer 2021 staffers

February 25, 2021

Trump, pro-life leaders at
odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter Jan. 16 calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it. Trump’s terms in the White House have been consequential for the pro-life movement, to say the least. Shortly after taking office last year, he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of abortions. He reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy. Perhaps most of all, the appointment of three pro-life Supreme Court justices in his first term led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last week, however, the president said conservative Republicans need to be “flexible” regarding Hyde during across-the-aisle negotiations over health care. Hyde has factored in debates on Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year. Conservatives, of course, didn’t like the idea, which led the White House to walk back the president’s comments. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another generic abortion drug last fall. Chemical abortions account for 63 percent of all abortions, per a 2023 study by the Guttmacher Institute. This week, it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood through Title X that had been withheld since last spring as part of a move by lawmakers to defund abortion providers for at least one year. Trump told reporters he was unaware of those disbursements. Hollingsworth described the Hyde Amendment as “not up for debate.”