Mississippi
- Mississippi Baptists: Removing Confederate Flag Emblem Is a ‘Moral Obligation’The largest Christian group in the state joins calls to change the state flag.Emily Wagster Pettus - AP |
- Burl Cain Promises ‘Good Praying’ for Mississippi Prisons. It’s Not Enough.For too long, evangelicals have compromised with the punitive politics of law and order.Aaron Griffith|
- Federal Government Backs Churches in Drive-In Worship FightAttorney general speaks out against coronavirus restrictions that apply to worship but not other similar activities—like fast-food parking lots.Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, and Emily Wagster Pettus – AP |
- I Was a Violent Klansman Who Deserved to DieYet at the height of my segregationist fervor, God showed me mercy.Thomas Tarrants|
- John Perkins: I Wish I Had Done More to Help Poor White PeopleAn excerpt from ‘Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win.’John Perkins|
- Deadliest Winter Tornado in Decades Crumbles Baptist CampusThe twister destroyed four university buildings, damaged dozens of others, and injured seven students.David Roach - Baptist Press|
- Mud and the Case of the Southern FilmMud explores dimensions of care and violence intrinsic to Southern films, shedding light on what makes the genre work—and what doesn't.Bearden Coleman|
- Mississippi Personhood Initiative DefeatedBallot efforts initially gained momentum as some groups say they could backfire and entrench abortion rights.Alicia Cohn|
- Born Again … AgainIn my ministry of racial reconciliation, I had to move from a culture of effort to a culture of grace.Chris Rice|
