Mississippi Baptists press for new state flag

Press conference today by Southern Baptists in Deep South Mississippi urging the removal of the Confederate flag from the corner of the state flag!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2636578943291656

 

I say that if you are ashamed of Southern Roots, then maybe you should rid yourself of ALL references to same.:Rolleyes

 

Turn coats!

 

They were but not anymore!

 

Ever wonder why so many road blocks are found along the way to thinking the Bible was right, freedom is better than slavery?
For example, removing monuments to those who advocated slavery is a step forward. But the defacing and pulling down of monuments lawlessly completely undercuts the effort.

 

Rather than destroying such monuments, perhaps move them to a site where historical information about slavery and the Confederacy can be accessed by those who choose to visit. Kind of like the Holocaust museums and memorials. Should Auschwitz be demolished because of the horrors that took place there, or left as is so we never forget those horrors?

 

Of course not! But the Auschwitz reminders do not suggest the place had a good side. We can have plenty of monuments of the civil war, depicting the chains, scares and horrific circumstances. OTOH, these monuments put up by the Jim Crow folks honoring the advocates of slavery are a stain on American culture. But their removal must be by the consent of governed according to law.

 

https://twitter.com/baptistpress/status/1275505424964427776

"BREAKING: @MSBaptists state exec Shawn Parker calls for changes to the Mississippi state flag...More later today at Baptist Press...12:06 PM Jun 23, 2020"

Baptist Press • Mississippi Baptists ask Legislature to remove Confederate symbol from state flag

"Parker read a statement signed by Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) President Ken Hester; Jim Futral, MBCB executive director-treasurer emeritus; Kenny Digby, executive director-treasurer of the Christian Action Commission, the full 15-member MBCB executive committee, and all living former MBC presidents"

 

"Incredible leadership by Shawn Parker and @MSBaptists today." — Kevin Ezell, President of the SBC's North American Mission Board

"Mississippi Baptists ask Legislature to remove Confederate symbol from state flag. Proud of my Mississippi brothers and sisters. The right call." — Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Great leadership here from Shawn Parker and @MSBaptists. Thankful to see this!" — Daniel Patterson, Executive Vice President of the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

 

Done!

Mississippi Senate votes 36- 14 and House votes 85-34 to replace state flag

"a commission...will create a new design to be voted on by the people in November....The design submitted cannot include the Confederate battle symbol"

 

Well done

 

Because they know the people would vite to keep a battle flag emblem.

 

Southern Baptist Convention Removes 'Southern' From Name
:Wink

 

If Southern is out, what might be in? Christian Baptist Convention?
Abolitionist Baptist Convention?
Diverse Baptist Convention?
Bible Baptist Convention?
New South Baptist Convention?

 

A few different options have been put forward as replacements, including the following:

• Definitely Not From The South Baptist Convention
• The Northern Baptist Convention
• The Baptist Convention Formally Known As Southern
• The Baptist Chicks
• The Yankee Baptist Convention
• Potlucks & Welch's

At publishing time, sources confirmed the SBC would also be removing "Baptist" from the name, shortening its title to just "Convention."​

 

UPDATE
Replacement flag was approved by Mississippi voters Nov. 3.

The new state flag has a floral design:

Mississippi’s New State Flag

The central magnolia blossom "was illustrated by a Chinese-American web designer named Sue Anna Joe, currently based in San Francisco"

 

From an article I saw, the state did not have a flag at the time of secession. The first flag and even the second flag did not have the battle flag. The third flag from the 1890's introduced the battle flag emblem as part of the flag.

 

Ugly!