Posts published in “Mississippi”

Burnett tapped as next William Carey University president

NEW LEADER – Retired federal judge Charles Pickering (left), vice chairman of the William Carey University (WCU) board of trustees, and Jimmy Stewart (right), chairman of the WCU board and senior pastor of First Church, Gulfport, congratulate Ben Burnett upon his selection by the trustees as the next president of the Baptist-affiliated school based in Hattiesburg. (Photo credit: WCU)

Burnett tapped as next William Carey University president

June 23, 2022

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Special) – William Carey University (WCU) administrator Ben Burnett will succeed the retiring Tommy King on Aug. 16 as president of the Baptist-affiliated…

Southaven church responds to threat of violence

THREATNED – Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven, a member of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, was the site of an arrest June 15 of a man who was charged with making a terroristic threat. It is not clear which campus of the twin-campus church was involved. (Photo credit: WATN)

Southaven church responds to threat of violence

June 16, 2022

Mississippi Baptists host fellowship at SBC annual meeting

Mississippians gather for fellowship at the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Mississippi Baptists host fellowship at SBC annual meeting

June 16, 2022

Chayasirisobhon elected SBC first vice president in narrow margin over Mississippi pastor Eubank

Chayasirisobhon elected SBC first vice president in narrow margin over Mississippi pastor Eubank

June 15, 2022

Mississippi Baptist colleges represented at SBC annual meeting

Corporal Ratadio from the Orange County Sheriff's Department visited the Mississippi College booth at the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention in Anaheim, Cal., accompanied by his bomb-sniffing dog. Shown are Angie Hardin, Evan Lenow, Michael Wright, Kaitlin Turcotte, and Ratadio.

Mississippi Baptist colleges represented at SBC annual meeting

June 15, 2022

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.”