What's it like being an atheist in Mississippi? These answers might surprise you
A Reddit user curious about what it’s like for Mississippians who don’t believe God exists took the question to the /r/mississippi community Sunday. Several Mississippians chimed in about living in the...
View ArticleA Mississippi minister gave up on God when a church member molested and...
By Will Stribling He survived an unimaginable tragedy and now shares his story with others through ministry. Following in the footsteps of his father, Les Ferguson Sr., a Church of Christ minister, Les...
View ArticleA Mississippi city repossessed its auditorium after a church allegedly missed...
NATCHEZ — The City of Natchez has retaken possession of the Natchez City Auditorium after reportedly months and months gone by without receiving rent from a church that had leased the building. The...
View ArticleUnited Methodists reject gay marriage, clergy in emotional vote
The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to...
View ArticleChristian publishing company LifeWay to close all retail stores, including...
LifeWay Christian Resources announced this week it plans to close all 170 of its brick and mortal retail locations by the end of 2019. The Southern Baptist Christian publishing company is based in...
View ArticleTeachers in Mississippi school forced to remove religious objects from...
Officials in a northeast Mississippi school district are telling teachers to remove crosses, scripture and other religious items after a complaint. Lee County school district attorney Gary Carnathan...
View ArticlePope’s easter message: Resist cynicism, pursuit of ‘glitter of wealth’
At an Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the “glitter of wealth,” and to avoid seeking life’s meaning in “things that pass...
View ArticleChristian author, evangelist Beth Moore leaves Southern Baptists, says ‘this...
Arguably one of America’s most powerful evangelical Christian women is leaving the denomination in which she was closely tied for many years. Beth Moore, who led the Houston, Texas, Living Proof...
View ArticleMurders of Mississippi couple found dead in freezer 17 years ago still...
Many people have a fascination with true crime cases, of which Hattiesburg has had its fair share, including that of Roger Gillett and his then-girlfriend Lisa Jo Chamberlin, who killed Gillett’s...
View ArticleMississippi wildlife officials: Manage timber stands to make them more...
Habitat management is important in the hunter’s or landowner’s efforts to maintain a quality wildlife population. While it is often considered for deer, turkey and waterfowl populations, squirrels can...
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