Posts published in “Mississippi”

Barry Lee receives award as Bivocational Pastor of the Year

Barry and Barbara Lee. (Photo Credit: Bart Lambright)

Barry Lee receives award as Bivocational Pastor of the Year

November 7, 2023

Tony Martin Editor Barry Lee, pastor of Rolling Hills Church in Carriere, was honored as the 2023 Bivocational Pastor of the Year during the Mississippi…

MS Baptists Partner with Church Plant in Hamilton, Ontario

MS Baptists Partner with Church Plant in Hamilton, Ontario

November 6, 2023

First Person: Blessings from the African American Fellowship

Shawn Parker, Executive Director-Treasurer, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (standing), is shown visiting with attendees at the African-American Fellowship prior to the Mississippi Baptist Convention Oct. 23, 2023, in Jackson. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

First Person: Blessings from the African American Fellowship

November 3, 2023

Mississippi Baptist Young Musicians Honor Choir shares at First Church, Summit

The Mississippi Baptist Young Musicians Honor Choir performs Sept. 24 at First Church, Summit. (Photo Credit: Wyndy South)

Mississippi Baptist Young Musicians Honor Choir shares at First Church, Summit

October 30, 2023

Metro Mississippi Go Tell America Crusade sees more than 2,000 decisions for Christ

Some 10,000 people gathered in the Brandon Amphitheater on Oct. 18 for the final day of a crusade led by evangelist Rick Gage. (Photo credit: GO TELL Ministries)

Metro Mississippi Go Tell America Crusade sees more than 2,000 decisions for Christ

October 26, 2023

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.”