- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 September 27, 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

By Lindsey WilliamsStaff Writer A man and his wife approached David Hamilton, senior pastor of West Heights Church, Pontotoc, about becoming members, but the man…

McConnell: Mississippians increasingly turning away from religion

McConnell: Mississippians increasingly turning away from religion

September 26, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A heritage to cherish and protect

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK – Kenny Digby (third from right), executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission, was invited to represent Mississippi Baptists as Governor Tate Reeves (seated) signed the proclamation declaring September 24-30 to be Christian Heritage Week. It was the 29th such declaration in the state. (Photo credit: Mississippi Governor’s Office)

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A heritage to cherish and protect

September 22, 2023

Annual Church Profile gauges health of denomination

Annual Church Profile gauges health of denomination

September 22, 2023

Single mom turns tragedy into triumph with education, ministry

Single mom turns tragedy into triumph with education, ministry

September 22, 2023

ERLC joins letter urging Justice
Department to stop siding
with abortion drug industry
WASHINGTON (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has endorsed a letter from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America urging the U.S. Justice Department to allow state lawsuits to proceed against mail order abortion drugs. ERLC Acting President Gary Hollingsworth signed the letter April 13 in hopes the DOJ would reverse course under acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche while a study continues on mifepristone’s safety. Under former attorney general Pam Bondi, the DOJ sought the dismissal of lawsuits impacting the use of abortion drugs including mifepristone in six states. The transition in DOJ leadership is a key moment in the fight for life, ERLC Senior Policy Manager Katy Roberts told Baptist Press. “During a critical inflection point in the pro-life movement and a time of transition at the Department of Justice, Acting Attorney General Blanche has an opportunity to lead the DOJ in upholding a culture of life,” Roberts said. “This letter urges him to do so by allowing pro-life states to proceed with their lawsuits against the FDA’s regulation of — or lack thereof—mail-order abortion drugs. The DOJ should allow these lawsuits to progress even while the FDA’s safety review is outstanding.”