Posts published in “Mississippi”

‘Take responsibility for the Great Commission’: USM BSU faithful to share Gospel on campus

Students gather at the Baptist Student Union on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. (Photo credit: USM BSU)

‘Take responsibility for the Great Commission’: USM BSU faithful to share Gospel on campus

September 20, 2024

By Chloe NewtonStaff Writer Scripture reveals time and time again how God uses ordinary servants to make a mighty impact for His Kingdom. Through the…

Pine Belt AMS encourages healthy churches through discipleship, leadership development

Randy and Gina Sims (Photo credit: Randy Sims)

Pine Belt AMS encourages healthy churches through discipleship, leadership development

September 18, 2024

Volunteers encouraged to participate in State Fair evangelism

Volunteers from Colonial Heights Church, Brandon, and Cooperville Church, Morton, are shown in the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board evangelism tent during the 2023 Mississippi State Fair. (Special to The Baptist Record)

Volunteers encouraged to participate in State Fair evangelism

September 16, 2024

Update on new Mississippi requirement for nonprofits to file annual report

Update on new Mississippi requirement for nonprofits to file annual report

September 14, 2024

Church planting candidates discern calling at 242 Network assessment

Bryan Cirlot, 242 Network Mississippi Coast Hub Leader, speaks to a group of church planting candidates at a biannual church planting assessment on Sept. 9 at Morrison Heights Church, Clinton. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Church planting candidates discern calling at 242 Network assessment

September 12, 2024

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.”