Mississippi Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
July 2nd, 2020
Mississippi seems poised to finally remove the Confederate Battle Flag from their own state flag. But they intend to replace it with the words "In God We Trust", which many advocates say is offensive to the nonreligious.
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December 9th, 2019
Plantations are popular wedding venues for couples seeking to give their nuptials some antebellum charm. Recently, however, popular wedding websites removed the venues - citing their history of slavery and injustice.
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September 4th, 2019
After learning that her brother and his fiancée had been turned down by a wedding venue in their small Mississippi hometown, Lakambria Welch thought there must have been a mistake. She drove down to Boone's Camp Event Hall in Booneville, MS to sort things out with the owner. But Welch couldn’t have been prepared for the conversation that followed.
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July 23rd, 2019
A Mississippi politician denied a female reporter the chance to travel with him on the campaign trail, citing the "Billy Graham Rule" - which states that men should not be alone with a woman other than their wife.
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March 27th, 2018
Last week, Mississippi passed HB 1510, a law which outlaws abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and gives no exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. The new law now becomes the most restrictive abortion ban in the country, but pro-choice groups have been quick to challenge it in court.
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