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Ministry wives inspire love for the Bride of Christ

Approximately 70 women participated in the Ministry Wives Conference at First Church, Jackson, during the 2023 Mississippi Baptist Convention on Oct. 23. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Ministry wives inspire love for the Bride of Christ

November 14, 2023

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist The Mississippi Baptist Convention Board’s (MBCB) Leadership Department hosted a Ministry Wives Conference on the afternoon of Oct. 23, in conjunction…

State fair ministry reaps rich rewards

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

State fair ministry reaps rich rewards

November 13, 2023

BMCU celebrates 150 years

Worshipers attend the Founders Day Chapel on Nov. 3 as part of Blue Mountain Christian University's 150th anniversary celebrations.

BMCU celebrates 150 years

November 13, 2023

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board calls two new directors

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board calls two new directors

November 10, 2023

BSU Celebrates 100 Years

The BSU Staff celebrates together at the BSU Luncheon during the MS Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Oct. 24-25. (Photo Credit: Sam Ivy)

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.”