Posts published in “Mississippi”

Baptists respond to Maui fires

August 14, 2023

The people of Maui, Hawaii, experienced devastating fires this past week. John and Gay Williams are the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Disaster Relief co-directors, and have…

Teen takes first step toward life of ministry

FIRST STEP — Theodore “Teddy” Haffey (left), age 15, is awarded his License to Preach July 30 by David Haynes, senior pastor of Trinity Church, Fulton, his home church. A License to Preach is considered the first step toward eventual ordination into the Gospel Ministry. (Photo credit: Trinity Church, Fulton)

Teen takes first step toward life of ministry

August 11, 2023

Literacy, Christian Women’s/Men’s Job Corps Conf. held at Garaywa

LEADING OUT — Christina Wallis Toal of Flowood leads in the Basic English as a Second Language workshop during the annual State Literacy Missions and Christian Women’s/Men’s Job Corps Conference July 27-29 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Literacy, Christian Women’s/Men’s Job Corps Conf. held at Garaywa

August 10, 2023

Mississippi Baptist worship and media leaders fill Longview Point, Hernando, for annual conference

Mississippi Baptist worship and media leaders fill Longview Point, Hernando, for annual conference

July 25, 2023

Christian Leadership Institute spotlights young leaders of tomorrow

CLASS of 2023 – Andy Gipson, (front row, left), commissioner of agriculture and commerce for the State of Mississippi, and Kenny Digby (front row, right), executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission, greet participants involved in the 2023 Christian Leadership Institute, an annual conference sponsored by the Christian Action Commission. (Photo credit: CAC)

Christian Leadership Institute spotlights young leaders of tomorrow

July 25, 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.”