January 15,2015 www.mbcb.org piColinlClientogn,e sponsored gelism z Board(MBCB), metitsannualgoalofpreparingMississippiBaptistteens ~ fromaroundthestatetoreturn homeandwintheirfriendsandschoolmatesforChrist, accordingtoDomLum,eventcoordinatorandMBCBdirectorofevangelism.Speakers includedDanLanier,senior.pastorofNorthcrestChurchinMeridian,andevangelistEd - NewtonfromOrlando, FI.WorshipthroughmusicwasprovidedbytheCassidyCrenshaw BandofNewOrleans,andillusionist DrewWorsham fromPullman,Wa.,alsoperformed. TheFellowshipofChristianAthletesandFirstPriorityministryofHattiesburgwereonhand toprovideresourcestohelpstudentsreachtheirschoolcampusesforChrist.The2015Youth EvangelismChallengewilltakeplaceDec.28-29inA.E.WoodColiseumatMississippiCollege. (PhotosbyWilliam H. PerkinsJr.) IMB’ers in France to continue their mission PARIS (BP) — International Stone said he doesn’t be- iMniFsrsainocnepBroaayrtdha(tItMhBe)Jwoar7knae.rts- “Franceneedstomourn.Franceneedshealing. lgieerveatnhiisncterreraosreidstraicstkwfiolrltmriisg-- / =© §‘ tackinParisbyMuslimextrem- sionaries. “I don't reallysee it =o istswillnotresult in agreater MarkStone that way. This was a targeted wis divide between secularism and attack that had nothing to do > os offaith withus. “Implications for backlash t a lliveisveshavehowea martyrs andastrongerdividebetween Bibliocipher 2 forthefreedomofthepressand “Thereexiststoday adelicate se anddeath threatsfrom secularism and all religion as thefreedomof saidTara tension in France that teeters uslimextremistsforyears. well as racial tension are my Chaneya,n IMB workerliving towardbreaking,and[Wednes- Lastnight(Jan.7),morethan main concerns following this HtooBweco ithneFoutrcryaa“gWaeinansrtetphcreasyeeihnegmt.ohuast dsaeyr’vse}totrfaugritcheervesntitrsuwpiltlhelitkeenl-y o1f5,Pa0r0i0speopliengfislilgednstshaeyisntrge“eJtes horCrihfainceeyvensta.i”d, “Right now, aChristian.... 4 acts i by religious ex- sion,”hesaid. suisCharlie” — I am Charlie — we are praying that the peo- This act of terrorism is the an actthat indicates the stron, pleofFrance will turn toward TheBaptist ! haveanysortofwhojousclabiemliseft.”o winogrs1t2indeFaradncaendin50thryeeeacrrsi,tilceaalvl-y tsohleiidarriftayllenthceoupnutbrhycmefne.elsTowdiaty GStoodneandnontoetd,aw“aFyrafnrcoem Hnieme.d”s Children’sVili According to Mark Stone, tricalnewepeperCharlieHebd. is a national day of mourning, to mourn. France needs heal a church planter in South- tirk rCharlieHebdo. and flags will be flown athalf. ing. Franceneedscompassion JustforthRee« ern France, the polarization of TheweeklyiTsoewsforrunning, mastforthreedays France needsChrist.” Frenchpoliticscanbetracedal- pieces critical ofMuslim proph- “I wish I could be there to To learn more about the most entirelyto immigration is- ets, Islamic State and terrorism mourn with them,” said Stone, spiritual needs in France, visit ChasetReds©...icine4 suesandracialandreligiousfear. a practice that has resulted in whoiscurrentlyoutofthecountry imb.org/france God’s voice, all around us words,whosevoiceisnotheard.Their avnoidcteheir wouotrthditsothehaelnldtohfteheaertwhorld. > Guestopinion ere ithLauren Osbome wi uren Nature.Thatiswhatthisverseistalk- : ingabout.Beingoutinnature. , ei ensan eeinThe Thenightsky,through divineinspi- Guardian, ya hs ration,mansee tousthe <210ena iFmost : mysteryof God.Thenightskyreveals knowledge.Nightafternight,God providesanticipationandexcitementof ut for Chriastieans! | © eyes, i we revn : whateistocomebywhateHehasplacedi1n - That's not t theearth.Wecanchoosetostayoutof church,wecanstoplisteningtoourpas-. tors,wecanquitlisteningtoChristian ‘ music,andchoosetostop out withourgodlyfricnds,eresean- notescapeGod’ssweetvoice.Thevoice ofcreationsingssweetlytotheendsof earOurchcihildrenaaverelost losi oppor- tunitytohearGod’s out o—_ tothemandtheyarelosing the abiltoisetnsyetheknowaeaeee fim nightafternight.Wemust our childrentimeoutsideto ence whatGod’shandshave ismood fortheirwholebeing—mind, boas andspirit! Lord,letusallspendmoretime in Yourhandiworkwithourspouses,with ourgrandparents,andwithourchildren, sothatyoucan yourspeechoverus andrevealyour ledgetous.Amen! OsbliovesrinnHurest,Texas,andisan active % , parent- ingclasses,andschooldistricts. isthe co-founderofYouAreMy Treasure‘and blogsathisfinestwhispers.blogspot.com. nt- fu: st Chris- tiansandtheirobsessiwiotnh school tobethebadguys So eee ourcountrytoday, ihriotions conbaceleted Crusaders”intenton infdleaithacndtdesitrunctigon overschool —andcon- poe napeofnnaed canfe beac- com} edwith ity. t'snottosay thaat is aren'tfar-outgroupswhocreate January 15,2015 Tue BarristRecorD Firechief's employment terminated over book ATLANTA (BP and local reports) — Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Co- chranissore.confident”hewilltake k action after being fired for his _ publicationofabook thatcallshomo- sexualbehaviorimmoralandthemay- or’srefusalofhisrequestforaface-to- facemeeting. “{believethereisobjectiveevidence that should have€xonerated me,” Co- chrantoldPaptistPress(BP)inaJar:. seet’sonthatbasisthatIbe- ieveIhavebeentreatedunjustly.” ran was terminated Jan.6 by Atlanta mayor Ka- ~ sim Reed following sensehostility fromtheindividualwho sion to make public comments during aninvestigationinto deliveredhis booktoWan. theinvestigation intohisconductcon- his _self-published ScripturehasstrengthenedCochran tributedtothetermination. : book, WhoToldYou | sincehistermination, hesaid,particu- The city’s investigation exonerat That You Are Na- | ~ lark Psalm 27, which he has recited Cochran of charges that he discrimi- ked?. In November, daily foreight years along with Psalm natedagainsthomosexuals,theformer Cochran was sus- 112andDeuteronomy28:1-14. chiefsaid, addingthat therehas never — without pay “Sometimes you get into a routine been a discrimination complaint filed ora month and or- | likethat,anditbecomes just that — a againsthim. dered to undergo routine,” Cochran said. “You just for- “The love of a Christian is a love sensitivitytraining. get what you're saying and you kee without condition for all people,” ran is a’dea- ondoingit. Well,havinggonethrou Cochran said, “and just because we con, Sunday Schoolteacher, and Bible thisexperience,nowwhenIgothrough don’t agree with their beliefs about study leader at Atlanta’s Elizabeth those riptures, it dawnson me that ~ sexuality does not equate to hate or Church, a cooperating church of the there are ific portions of those discrimination.” GeorgiaBaptistConvention. Scriptures that completely minister to enstheotherallegations,Co- “I think that’s a testimony to my walk _ _A two-time Atlanta fire chief, Co- meinthissituation. chran said he obtained permission to with God that all of them confirmed, chran alsoserved as U.S. FireAdmin- In Psalm 27, King David spoke of write the book from Atlanta’s ethics becauseI haveintentionallyanddelib- istrator under U.S. President Barack “adversaries,” “foes,” and “false wit- officerNina Hickson,but Hicksontold eratelytriedtobeaservantleader.” Obamafrom2009-10. nesses”whocameagainsthimbutcon- investigators “she couldn’t remember Cochran said his superiors have Cochran’s 162-page book seeks to cluded,“IamcertainthatIwillseethe theconversation.” never complained about his job per- help Christian men overcome feelings Lord'sgoodnessinthe land oftheliv- Cochran admitted giving copies of formance orcompetency. He acknowl- of guilt and condemnation over t ing. Wait for the Lord; be strong and the beoktothree fire department em- ed, however, that as a political ap- sins. It di homosexualityfor less courageous.WaitfortheLord.” loyeeswhodidnotask forthecopies, pointeeheservedatthepleasureof he apage,includingamentionof In a Jan. 6 meeting with Atlanta's uthesaidhehadestablishedrelation- mayorand couldbe terminated under asthe“oppositeof purity operating officer, Cochran ni hewidtihdtnhoetm as felltohweCchitryi’ssti$a2ns5 anycircumstance. Howehevbeleievres,hewastreated limit to : unethicallybecausethestatedbasisfor He hewasnotawareofapolicy hisfiringwasunsubstantiated. thefiredepa precluding that are — in iCouaten did notgiveaco nature. Coc! said he was told sovCeorcehigrnancasraey.s“Ihedosnt’iltltthriusntkstihnatGaondy’-s e book obtained a copy, deliv- thatwriting abouthisintentiontoglo- thinghashappenedinmylifethatGod it to an openly homosexual city rify God through the fire department auncil mermebfeerre,ncainndg hhiogmholsiegxhutaeldittyh,e thathesc vpioolliactyewdacsitcyitpeodl.icy, though nospecific cGhiaotsdinngtooRtooprmedaremnristmt8y:e2ds8tt.eop“Ihsacfpoopmreptnlh,ee”tenhleeyxttsraauissd-t, The ncosuaindc.il member, whom Fox the‘en departmteontg;lorify God through in“thEeacihnvepsetrisgoantiotnhawtaswaasskeidn,tedrivdietwheedy sigCnomcehnrtanthactanHebehacsonftoracmteedinbymyemlaiifel.-” News identified as Alex Wan, showed Reed, who was not present at the think that myspiritualbeliefsomy thebookto Reed andmembersofAt- meetingand did not accept Cochran’s influencedthecultureandwayinwhic ing [email protected]. His lanta’sLGBTcommunity. requestforapersonalmeeting,saidat I managed the department, and all of book is also available for purchase by Cochran said he did not previously apressconferencethatCochran'sdeci- them said yes,” Cochran pointed out. writingtothate-mailaddress. Olympic committee OKs sexual orientation as protected class MONACO (BP) — The Inter- kind, such as race, color, sex, notcomeasmuchofasurprise. embrace sexual! orientation national 0) pic Committee sexual orientation, language, “I would expect the interna- Hudson Taylor, executive di- (IOC) has added sexual orien- religion,political,orotheropin- tional sports community to go rector of Athlete Ally, said tationtothe Olympic Charter. jon, national or social-origin, downthisroad,”saidTimPitch- after the IOC vote, “There is Thedecisioncomesafterpres- iy nitbirth,orotherstatus.” er,spokesmanfortheChristian no greater sign of htae sure from homosexual advo- ntries hopingtohostthe organizationAthletesinAction. in combating homophobia in froups following Russia’s gamesmustabide bytheOlym- AskedwhetherOlympicath- sportsthan to have the oldest prohhil ition of “gay ropagan- pic Charter. Opponents of the letes could face discrimination organized athletic competi- da”duringthe2014 hiWin- change say the new standard for their beliefs, Pitcher said tioninthehistoryoftheworld terOlympics. willmeancountriesbiddingfor Christian Olympians have to sayin enough isenough.” Thechaparntofga40e-po,int the Olympics will be required walka fineline. They mustfig- IC member Barry Maister reformpackagepushedby IOC to have pro-homosexual laws ure out how to appropriately from New Zealand asked how PresidentThomasBach,passed in place. This may affect bids live out and share thee Chris- the IOC would enforcethe new by a unanimous 96-0 vote by from the two finalists for the tianfaith,hesaid,whileabiding principle, said he had no idea the international committee 2022 Winter Games: Almaty, bytheirleague’sguidelines “but I think the IOCoftendoes Dec.8inMonaco. Kazakhstan,andBeijing,China. Many think pressure to ac things it can’t enforce yet can TheIOCrewordedaclausein The United States Olympic cept transgendered individu take a leadership role with,” one ofits Fundamental Princi- Committeehasdecidedtomake alsisthenextstepforthe IOC, Maister told the Chicago Tri- plesofOlympismtostate:“The a bid for the 2024 Summer an issue Pitcher calls “Pando bune. “It can articulateand ad- enjo! ent of the rights and Games, recommending Boston ra'sbox.” vocate and push for change re lomssetforthinthisOlym- asthehostcity. Numerous homosexual gardless ofthe implementation pic Charter shall be secu Whilethe long-term effect is rights organizations cel of it. 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NowIwasgoingovertoherand might nothaveasktehedmiftheycould theotherladythatwasinthecarwith encouraging toknowthatthisgreatspir- youmoveforwardarejusatnaturalpart justput-onesentencein i hertotrytoseeifIcouldhelp,whena itual fantoftheNewTestamentalso ofourexistence. maninapickupdroveuptothescene -hadthe kiofntesdts,trianadtlrousbl,es Bsgeet okofsive Bitesberwhe andhewasobviouslyonamission. likewedo. {thinkthatPaulwouldhave wasstruggling trtyoleiarnntotgie doesithavetobethatwayforyou.In Iassumedthatitwasherhusband allofhisreadersandeveryoneofusto hisshoes. Hewasapreschoaonldheirs shortorder,themanwhocametohelp becausethefellowstartedtoexplain understandthatnoone isimmunefrom momwastryingtogethimtolearntetie _theladygotthecaroffofthebump. | totheladythatshewasnotsupposed todriveovertheconcretebarrier. 1 thedifficulotfiliefse.Nowwhileyou hisshoesbeforehestartedtoschool. He wasnot ing arotuownatcdh ithap- thinkthatshehadal figuredthat mayknowthatyouarenotimmune, worked, twisantdteurdne,d anddonot exactlywhathe did outbeforehearrived. Ialsorealized youprobablythinkthattherearesome thelacesuntilfinallyatlasthehadsuc- tinjust alittlewhilehewasgoueand thatIdidnotneedtobe apartofthat thatjustneverhaveanybumps cess,Hetiedhisshoesbyhimseflofr theladywasfreetobeonherwaytoo. discussion,butIwantedtoexplainto or buminplisfe. MIaassyure thevery firsttime. Hismotherwhowas Maybe therearesomebigobstacles theladythatthesituationshewasin youthatyouareabsolutwerlony: watching thistakeplacesaid,“Thatis that youhavestumbledoverordriven wassomuchlikelife-youcometoa It.doesnotmatterifyouare talk- wo ! Lamsoproofyuoud.” The over latelyandyouarekindofhungup bumpinlifeandyougetoveritonly ingaboutthe saoiflinfeotrtshe littleboylookedupandstartedcrying. onthebumpsinyourlife. TheLord will tofindoutthatyouhavetogetover ragtagvariety sainthoodlikemostof Shesaid,“Son,whyareyou crying?” He —_ youandyoucan-getup, getmoving, anotherone. usare. Youarestillgoingtohavetrials lookedupathismomandsaid, “Because and continueinlifeifyouwill. TheLord Somedaysandinsomeways it andtropuainbsanldtreaumsast,hat oeRen eet ie ie1 gene © heave willnotleaveyoustranded.Hewillfree justseemsasthoughlifeisfilledwith are apartofourhumanexistence. The totiemyshoalelbsy myself.” fe andleadyouforward. Justremem- umps,doublebumps,triplebumps, osepatientsaintJobsaid,“Manthatis Beyondreminding usthatallofus rregardlessofhowmanybumpsyou andquadruplebumps. Sometimesit rnofawomanisoffewdays,andfull wouing havperoblemsinlifteh,e maybeexperiencinginyourlife,His plooikseliikeaellcofiliefeiasojusetoenesbrumtpce oftrou(bJolb1e4:1”). Idonotbelieve Ages’ ulinterjectsthatinthemidst graceis ienttobringyouoverevery afteranother. The lePaulseems thatJobwasjustcomplainingorwhin- allofthatwecanhavethestrengthof oneofthem. inItghi,nkthathewasjuststatitnhge Godandwecanbevictorious. Amazing- writing inthi 38-9. i absoluterealityofmostofourlives. ly,Godtakesthelessonswe learnfrom Theauthorcanbecontactedatdirec- Troubles,trials,andthetestsoflifeas gettingoveronebumpandthenanother [email protected]. Aita Witbviwrrr kk SRNSTEeeOWe S aVeAetiSe ! ; MS POSITIONS Q Ou; ie nt 4 4re a. rs & VOCATIONAL PASTOR ti 1 April 2015. =oye PleasesendresumestoP.O.Box249,Drew, O’Mire Financial | _ HAS FULL-TIME PASTOR. PleasesendresumetoCharlotte Services. al i | Bass,589 Highway,Pontotoc,MS fa 1.800.844.3254 38863or com BEACONSTREET BAPTISTCHURCHIN PHILADMSEISLACPCEHPTIINAGR,E- ee aly .. SUMESFORTHEPOSIOTFPIASOTONR. Plseendaressumeseto517WoodlandHills COMING DUE? 15% FirstYear GUARANTEED ‘TES inHnostNedareBer:nas AUDIOADRENALINE JOHNTIBBS andstormwindowsbuilttofityouroperengP’ newwindowscreensandrescreenokiscreens ew iia 9 > 5 0 ivic Center 200Hwy7North,Greenwood,MS38930 eT ee March 1,2015 7:00p.m. Purchaseticketsat(Tickets.comor 2 NORTHGREENWOODBAPTISTCHURH 615GrandBoulevard,Greenwoo;, WS38930-662-453-2801 $25GeneralAdmission $+.ArtistCircle $35VIPTicketUpgradeincludespre-concertMeetandGreet January 15,2015 TeBarrist Recorp i ANOTHERTOWNFALLS — Agrainyscreencapturefromcell-phonevideofootageshows si islamicextremistsbelongingtotheBokoHaramgroupovertakingthetownofGwoza,Nige- Weat trioa,wnwshebryettrihcekgerryoaunpdsfaoyrscet,hecyonhfauvseinegstraebsliidsehnetdsabny“wIesalraimnigcCNailgieprhiaatne.m”iTlhiteartyerurnoriifsotrsmosvearntdake ia executingmen,women,andchildrenastheygo. (BPphoto) . ‘No longer Nigeria's war, a warns expert on country 7fHll ilteeHvofewolrlsd- Fi butanowiyally,theyyaers,e mCohrreistiinadniss,- ii criminate.” President H Nigeria alone cannotbe ex- y pected to defeat Boko Haram, levelosf f Fg aONC.who eg-e a aa Ris homeland economically a and spiritually. igeria is fighting a global i war. are also fighti well-trained, formi- dable ofanti-civilization. So, there isthe ideological war town,about36milesfrom that has been globalized, and ,CNNreported. Nigeria has been drawn into tellite imagery should be it,” hesaid.“Iftheglobal com- usedtodiscern a more accurate munityjust expects Nigeria to death toll, Ojutiku told Baptist defeatBokoHarambyitself,it’s Press. “We should have satellite notgoingtohappenbecauseit’s imagery of the carnage, human nowaglobalaffair.” ca e,andalsoofthedestruc- BokoHaramisaninternation- EyewitnessestotheJanuary tion. This imagery needs to be al offensive, Ojuti id, com- attackssaidtheterroristskilled broadcast to the world, so that to (islamicStateo citizens as though the vic- thereisnodisputation.” raqandSyria).“Thisisnolonger tims were “insects,” Nigeria's Boko Haram continued itsas- Nigeria'swar,”hesaid.“Whatev- Premium Times newspaper saultJan. 12,attackingamilitary er communityisdoin reported Jan. 12 in accounts base in the northwest Camer- withrespecttoISIS...theyshould drawnfromsurvivors. oonian city of Kolofata, an area be doing thesamethingwithre- “We saw dead bodies espe- wheremanyofthedisplaced citi- cially, on the islands of Lake zenshadfled,AlJazeerareported sptto okoHaram.” gesettaebdliCshthreriIrssotrliiaasmntissc,iSwnhhaaorniafeifrflsotarwttatri-on CsYehathataldeyda,”wThatekhreaeknuemwifsi,spahaep5re5m-reyneqauro-htpaelddd bdieerHvsoewrihefavideerd,ktilhrlaeetdpoCrbatesmtewcreooeuonlnd2s0noo0lt Nigeria,cannolongerbeconsid- farmer. “Several persons were 300 Boko Haram soldiers in Nigeria and killedtherelikeinsects.” the attack and captured much id. “This is Ibrahim Gambo, a 25-year- of their equipment, Al Jazeera i |Islam- old truck driver who survived reported. Residentsfledthe city icagendaandthey havesupport the slaughter, iyea hor- as soon as gunfire eruptec, the —heavysupport,training, equip- rendous scenes to the Premium newsagency reported. ment, material, from radical Is- Times. “We came across many The insurgents now control lamic ‘izations. dead bodies, some in groups about 20,000 square miles in “The terrorism has been andothersbythemselves in the northeastern Nigeria. Within internationalized. The crisis bush,”Gambosaid. “I saw dead” the pastfiveyears, BokoHaram has escalated beyond just kill- childrenandwomen,andevena has killedthousands in Nigeria, ing Christians. ...Now there is pregnantwoman withherstom- many of them Christians, and hasdisplacedhundredsofthou evidencethatthisveryradicalIs- achslitopen.” lamicsectisnowdevouringtheir The death toll ranges from sands, various watch groups ownmoderateMuslims. hundredsto2,000,but Nigerian havereported Tue Barrist Recorp January 15, 2015 GRIFFITHMEMORIALCHURCH,JACKSON,recently dheadmi,cawtheodiwtassnetwhepclhauyrgcrh'osunmdiniinstmreymaossriystoafntD’fAolri5ce3Lyeenardsi.ng- CENTERHILLCHURCH,HAMILTON,plannedamovienightattheElkinTheater,Aber- ShownarepastorAndyFullingtonandKarsonWeich. deen,forthechildren’sChristmasfellowship.TerryEdwards,pastor. ChifrlomdPRrOGeREnSSCHURCH, i rs — A PLEASANTRIDGECHURCH,WOODLAND,presented theChristmasstoryandfellowshipwithGraysonHendon, TheCentralSensationalSingersChildren’sChoirofCENTRALCHURCH, MERIDIAN, pre- AveryHendon,LizzieKinard,ElizabethDel-Castillo,andTyler Washington,withdecorationsbyClintWashington&family. sentedFactorFiction:TheChristmasMusicalDec. 14. a an _ #i DEKALB KEMPERCOUNTY,c TheMary SundaySchoo! classofMAGNOLIA CHURCH, PastorClarenceEdwards,FIRSTCHURCH, ordainedSanford(Rusty)RyalsOct.26,2014. LAUREL, filledanddeliveredfruitbasketstothehomebound BOYLE,baptizedbrothersAlexHamiltonand ShownareMildredRyals,Ryais,andpastor CadenFauroteDec.21. JamesRuffin. duringChristmas. January 15,2015 Tue Barrist Record 6 h_e Reacoorde FIRSTCHURCH,INVERNESS,ordainedWillRiddickas NEWPROSPECTCHURCH, OLIVEBRANCH, recentlyor- Rdiedadcicokn,Dseocn.G28r.aShhaom,wna,ndfrpoamstloefrt,BarryeanErBiunrRgied.dick,sonBen, dPaatinVeaiddtehnr,eeanddeasceonniso.rSpahsotwornBaorbeJCuerrtiesm.yHerring,LeeParish, oe TheR.A’sandG.A‘sofFLOWOODCHURCH,FLOWOOD, MembersofGRACECHURCH,LEXINGTON,areshownat mitaedmeswcrearfetssaonlddtgooordaiiseesmfoorntehyefCohrrtihsetmLoatstisetoMreo.oTnheCshreist-_ tfhires,tcthiumrec.h’TsheanannenxexDewci.ll21bewuhseendtfhoerfcalcailsistyrowoamssuasneddffeolrlotwh-e masOffering. . , shiphail. In other Church News: - »NorthColumbiaChurch, | Columbia, will host ‘red Luter, pastor of Franklin sve. Church,NewOrleans,and past | presidentoftheSouthern Bap- tist Convention, for the first | of their aeronens Monday | Meetin Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. | Loveoffering. | ChildrenandtheiradultleaderfromCALVARY CHURCH, SusanneSlamboulieh VICKSBURG,areshownwiththeir LottieMoon PostOffice fAtentedbyRatiteArrsedotn exchangingChristmascards, raising moneyfor LottieMoon missions. em ot! a Eee els o7rpam. | Januaty exoa.m. ors psn. 2 a 3 et. ss ‘i seatime? 2 Tre Baptist Record January 15, 2015 Three-state mages aut StaffChanges of marriage rulings i ne heard at Fifth Circuit KennethE.Walters,Hattiesburg,hasrecentlyretired after55yearsofpastoringchurchesacrossMissis- sippiandKentucky.HICKORYGROVECHURCH,- SUMRALL, himwithaplaquehonor inghisyearsofserviSecpte.14.Hiswiwafsaleso ’ ! _presentedaplaquehonoringherdedicationtotheir Ramage.aspastor.HisfirstSunday_ministry.WaltershadpastoredHickoryGrovefor -wasJan.4, almostnineyears. soene r couples contend there is no distinction between same-sex and opposite-sex marriage relationships, but Jonathan Mitchell, Texas solicitor gen- eral, calledthata “valuejudg- ognize iages between January25 —heerisingtothelevelof . 6:00p.m. PraiseandWorship-LavonGray, FBC,Jackson equal protection. ‘ PhilHoskins, Kingsport,TN : Equalprotection -_ January26 MondayMorning 9:15-9:30a.m. PraiseandWorship—LavonGray, FBC,Jackson 9:30-9:40a.m. Welcome 9:40-10:25a.m. PhiiHoskins,Kingsport,TN 10:25-10:40a.m. . 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Box530© Jackson, MS39205.053¢ j ti pe Mississippi Su BAPTISTS DonLum, Director, Evangelism Department premeCourt. 8 January 15,2015 Tur Baptist Recorp ~ Sees ets Undisclosed charges keep ~ Christian in Egyptian jail PMA NRS LEO MP NRS VMAL ZT KSEA ISTANBUL, Turkey (BP) — A him past thecharges’ statutory camera, four flash drives, and noted convert in Egypt who limit and doing so without any a notebook. Officials claimed GUMK EVV NRS RSENRSK: ET NRMG was sentenced to five years in possibilityofbail. Boulous was working for The prisonfordocumentingattacks KaramGhobriel,oneofBou- Way TV, a Coptic Christian- onChristianshaswona partial lous’s attorneys, filed a com- owned, U.S.-based_ television RETN LMKS, ZN TREVV JS LMKS GKNM victoryonappealbutremainsin laint sbout the denial ofbail channel that broadcasts into jailonpriorblasphemycharges. or Boulous. By comparison, Egypt via satellite, and was An appealsjudge ruled Dec. the incendiary Muslim cleric contributing to a “false image” 28 that Bishoy Armia Boulous, Abo Islam, who was charged that there was violence against NRSS: NRO ASHEAL TREVV ASNGAK known =as with blasphemy for ripping up ChristiansinMinya. * Mohammed and burning a Bible during a Christians in Minya faced Hegazy until 2012protestinCairoinfrontof a_ well-documented -spree_ of GUMK NRZKSMHK RSEL. his conver- theU.S. Embassy, wasallowed violence that month, including sion in 1998, to remain free during his trial public kidnappings, assaults wasnotcorgugilety andappeal. and attacks on several church The cleric eventually was buildingsthat mobsofmilitant MJELZER MKS: PZPNSSK ' oofm_acspread- sentenced to five years in pris- Muslimsburnedtotheground. > ing informa- on. He is the only Muslim in On thedayofhisarrest, of- tionmeantto Egypt to be convicted of blas- ficials interrogated Boulous Clue: L=D “cause harm BouLOUS phemingChristianity. along with three women, all or damage Ghobriel and human rights of them journalists who, like HavefunwithcryptographyandexerciseyourBibleknowl- to the public activists familiar with the case Boulous, were documenting edge.AKingJamesVersionBibleversehasbeenencodedby interest” and not guilty on the have charged the government “sectarian attacks,” the inter- lettersubstitution.Thesameletterissubstitutedthroughout relatedchargeofspreadingfalse with targeting Boulous at the rogationdocumentsstate. Un- news“bound toweaken”Egypt's time of his arrest in early De- likeBoulous, theotherreport- thepuzzle.Solvebytrialanderror. Answertolastweek's prestige orharm the “country’s cember 2013. Internal docu- ers were only questioned and puzzle:Amos8:12 nationalintercsts.” mentsoftheMinistryofInterior thenreleased. Boulous,however,wasfound showthatitemploysinformants Ghobriel, the defense attor- ByCharlesMarx,1932-2004,©2005 guiltyofanunidentified charge to follow converts from Islam. ney, stated that when officials and sentenced to one year in Onesuchinformantwasfollow- interrogated Boulous they al- prison. Th< specific article of ing Boulous in Minya when he readyhadacompletedossieron Egypt's Criminal Code_ that wasarrested. his religious life. 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