Mississippi
Civil rights legend Meredith says he’s on a mission from God
By Emily Wagster Pettus — July 20, 2018
(AP) — A maverick of the civil rights movement who integrated the University of Mississippi and worked for Sen. Jesse Helms, Meredith says black people must lead the way for Christians of all races to have spiritual healing.
US court lifts injunction on Mississippi law seen as anti-LGBT
By Reuters — June 22, 2017
(Reuters) Opponents said they will likely seek to overturn the decision, arguing that the measure, backed by Christian groups, allowed for sweeping discrimination.
Mississippi still rules the religiosity rankings
By Lauren Markoe — February 9, 2017
(RNS) And at the bottom for the ninth year in a row: Vermont.
More than $180,000 raised for church burned, marked with ‘Vote Trump’ graffiti
By Adelle M. Banks — November 3, 2016
(RNS) Thousands of people pledged to raise money for Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville by midday Thursday (Nov. 3), far exceeding the original goal of $10,000.
Who’s not defending Mississippi’s religious freedom law
By Mark Silk — July 7, 2016
The leading promoters of the New Religious Freedom.
Judge refuses to block Mississippi anti-LGBT law
By RNS staff — June 21, 2016
(Reuters) The far-reaching Mississippi law also clears the way for employers to cite religion in determining workplace policies on dress code, grooming and bathroom and locker access.
ACLU sues to block Mississippi law denying services to LGBT couples
By RNS staff — May 10, 2016
Supporters call it a religious freedom law that lets wedding vendors opt out of serving same-sex couples. The ACLU calls it discrimination.
Why corporations are wrong about the Mississippi law (COMMENTARY)
By Jennifer A. Marshall — April 11, 2016
(RNS) Big business is trying to “rebrand” religious liberty as bigotry by distorting the facts about policies that draw strong support among Americans.
Mississippi’s ‘religious freedom’ bill moves to governor amid gay-rights protests
By Reuters — April 2, 2016
The law goes far beyond allowing wedding vendors to refuse same-sex couples. It would affect employment policies and protect parents who send LGBT children to controversial "reparative therapy" programs.
Judge halts Mississippi same-sex adoption ban
By USA Today Network — April 1, 2016
The order was issued the day after the state Senate passed a bill to allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people and let clerks deny marriage licenses for gay couples.
Hundreds march for Mississippi flag change
By Therese Apel — October 12, 2015
JACKSON, Miss. – Sharon Brown wants a flag that can unify Mississippians.
Mississippi newlyweds arrested, accused of planning to join ISIS
By Reuters — August 12, 2015
OXFORD, Miss. (Reuters) A Mississippi couple, accused of seeking to join the militant Islamic State group on a planned honeymoon trip, remained in custody on Tuesday after being denied bond in federal court.
What happens next in the 20 states that still ban gay marriage?
By Brad Heath — October 7, 2014
(RNS) The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday leaves unchanged 20 state laws blocking same-sex unions. Each is already under legal attack, and some judges in those cases had been waiting to see what the high court would do. The court's instruction Monday: Proceed.
COMMENTARY: On the front lines in Mississippi
By A. James Rudin — May 1, 2014
(RNS) If the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel were the “generals” in the civil rights war of the 1960s, I was a foot soldier in the army of pastors, priests and rabbis.
Anti-Shariah movement changes tactics and gains success
By Omar Sacirbey — May 16, 2013
(RNS) After losing steam in recent years, the anti-Shariah movement has scored a string of victories by, ironically, leaving the words "Shariah" and "Islam" out of bills that restrict state courts from considering foreign law.
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