Christian Action Commission

2012 Legislation: Information & Bill Status

The MS Baptist Christian Action Commission monitors legislation related to moral, social, and ethical issues such as sanctity of life, alcohol and drugs, pornography, human relations, Christian citizenship, Church and state, and other moral and social issues that could impact their families and communities.

Click this link to see a list of bills monitored

Click this link for the 2012 MS Legislative Guide




Click this link for the 2012 timetable for processing legislation

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Gambling and the Common Good

Russell Moore

Kentucky, the state where I live, is abuzz these days with discussion over expanded gambling.The governor here wants it, and conservative Christian groups don’t. This argument is hardly limited to here. I lived through it in my ancestral home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as the casino industry promised an economic turnaround if voters would just give them the right to exist. Almost every state is involved in some discussion of state-sponsored gambling.

I think there are bigger issues involved than how they are typically framed.

First of all, pro-gambling elected officials aren’t evil villains (necessarily).… Read Full Article

Land: Obama mandate is a Baptist issue

Tom Strode

The issue at the center of the swelling controversy over the Obama administration’s refusal to protect the conscience rights of employers in its “contraceptive mandate” is “about as basic as it gets,” especially for Baptists, says Richard Land.

“Does the government have the right to intrude on the consciences of people to force them to pay for that which they find unconscionable? This goes contrary to our tradition in this country and contrary to our understanding of the First Amendment’s religious freedom protections,” Land said Feb. 9 in explaining what is at the heart of the debate.

On the Obama Administration’s Abortion Rule

Richard Land and Barrett Duke

President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a requirement that all insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, cover free-of-charge certain so-called “contraceptives” that are actually much more than that. Some of the drugs and devices required to be covered will actually cause abortions. The required drugs include Ella and Plan B, both of which can destroy a developing human being prior to, or even after, implanting in the mother’s womb.

The government requirement also covers IUDs. These devices also prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the… Read Full Article