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(ChurchLeaders) Last week, the Mississippi Baptist Convention made a public statement calling for the legislators in that state to change the Mississippi state flag. The group, which is a local representation of the Southern Baptist Convention, claimed it was a moral issue and that, as Christians, they could not continue to support the display of a Confederate and tacitly … [Read more...] about New MS Flag Must Include ‘In God We Trust’, No Confederate Symbol

(Christian Headlines) In a post to his blog, Ligon Duncan, chancellor of Reformed Theological Seminary, encouraged the Mississippi legislature to take down the current state flag. Asked for his opinion on the state’s flag by Mississippi’s Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, Duncan shared that while he sympathized with those who wish to keep … [Read more...] about Ligon Duncan Calls on Mississippi Legislature to Take Down State Flag

(Faithwire) Cancel culture has a new target: Francis Scott Key and the Star-Spangled Banner. They’d like to replace it with “Imagine” by John Lennon, which was described as “virtually the communist manifesto” by the singer himself. What started with the toppling of some confederate statues has now morphed into an ISIS-like war on statues, targeting almost every pillar of … [Read more...] about Cancel Culture Targets the Star-Spangled Banner, Wants to Replace With ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon

(Pew Research Center) As the number of coronavirus cases surges in many states across the United States, Republicans and Democrats increasingly view the disease in starkly different ways, from the personal health risks arising from the coronavirus outbreak to their comfort in engaging in everyday activities. These differences extend to opinions about whether a new stimulus … [Read more...] about Republicans, Democrats Move Even Further Apart in Coronavirus Concerns