Posts published in “Mississippi”

Collegians gather for BSU Fall Conference at First Church, Madison

BSU FALL CONFERENCE – Blake Newsom, director of the Caskey Center and associate professor at New Orleans Seminary, addresses college students at the Baptist Student Union Fall Conference September 22 in the worship center of First Church, Madison. (Photo credit: Lauren Neely)

Collegians gather for BSU Fall Conference at First Church, Madison

October 10, 2023

By Lindsey WilliamsStaff Writer Mississippi Baptist Student Union (BSU) celebrated a century of ministry Sept. 22-23 during its Fall Conference at First Church, Madison. Twice…

Miss. Baptists carrying on faithful commitment to missions

Miss. Baptists carrying on faithful commitment to missions

October 5, 2023

Volunteers needed to share Gospel with State Fair attendees

SERVING TO SHARE SALVATION – Don Lum (center), evangelism director at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB), and volunteers invite people to hear a three-minute Gospel presentation at the MBCB evangelism tent at the 2022 Mississippi State Fair. Lum is currently recruiting volunteers for the tent at the 2023 State Fair October 5 - October 15. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Volunteers needed to share Gospel with State Fair attendees

September 28, 2023

Pontotoc church makes good use of expanded ‘Baptism Week’

WEEK OF BAPTISMS – David Hamilton, senior pastor of West Heights Church, Pontotoc, baptizes David White, one of 15 people who came forward during the church’s expanded “Baptism Week” in June. (Screen grab courtesy of Craig Richardson)

Pontotoc church makes good use of expanded ‘Baptism Week’

September 27, 2023

McConnell: Mississippians increasingly turning away from religion

McConnell: Mississippians increasingly turning away from religion

September 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.”