Posts published in “Mississippi”

Not your average spring break: Sharing Jesus one ride at a time

More than 200 Mississippi college students participated in BeachReach during spring break in Panama City Beach, Florida. (Photo credit: Sam Ivy)

Not your average spring break: Sharing Jesus one ride at a time

May 1, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor This spring break, students didn’t just find the beach — they found boldness, purpose, and a mission to share the hope of…

2025 Mississippi Baptist Student Speakers’ Tournament results

2025 Mississippi Baptist Student Speakers’ Tournament results

April 28, 2025

Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

Church planting trainers gather together April 7–9 for the Send Network Training Map at William Carey University. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

April 23, 2025

2025 Preaching Conference exhorts from the Gospel of Luke

Dr. Joseph Bird, dean of the Cooper School of Missions and Ministry Studies at William Carey University, presents on the background of Luke during the 2025 Preaching Conference. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

2025 Preaching Conference exhorts from the Gospel of Luke

April 21, 2025

‘Garaywa Galaxy Girls’ shine for God’s glory at Mother-Daughter Weekend

(Photo credit: Mississippi Baptists Women Facebook)

‘Garaywa Galaxy Girls’ shine for God’s glory at Mother-Daughter Weekend

April 15, 2025

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.”