Posts published in “Mississippi”

MBCB evangelism booth at Dixie National yields salvations

WAITING TO WITNESS – Scotty Cooper (left), pastor of Cooperville Church, Morton, and Smokey McAlpin, member of Grace Church, Brandon, survey the State Fairgrounds in Jackson for opportunities to share Christ with attendees and participants at the 2021 Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo. (Photo by Tony Martin)

MBCB evangelism booth at Dixie National yields salvations

February 25, 2021

By Tony MartinAssociate Editor For the sixth consecutive year, Mississippi Baptist volunteers led people to Christ at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) evangelism booth…

Bill Duncan sees his call clearly: ‘Go in and help churches’

STILL GOING STRONG – Bill Duncan and wife Marion make an unstoppable missions team from their home in Starkville. Bill is currently an interim pastor in West Point, and Marian is active in Mississippi Woman’s Missionary Union circles. (BP photo)

Bill Duncan sees his call clearly: ‘Go in and help churches’

February 22, 2021

The Baptist Children’s Village seeking special people to fill a special role

The Baptist Children’s Village seeking special people to fill a special role

February 20, 2021

WITNESS: An Invitation to Share the Good News

WITNESS: An Invitation to Share the Good News

January 27, 2021

YEC finds a way around pandemic-imposed restrictions

YEC finds a way around pandemic-imposed restrictions

January 26, 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.”