JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's governor signed a bill Friday to allow churches to have armed security guards even as the state police chiefs association expressed concerns. The legislation was proposed in wake of the June 17 Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shootings in Charleston, S.C.

JACKSON, Miss. — A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to....

"I wish we lived in a world where this bill wouldn't be necessary," said state Rep. Andy Gipson, a Republican who wrote the bill and also is pastor of Gum Springs Baptist Church in Braxton, Miss. Mississippi already allows people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.

The behind-the-scenes discussions are starting to intensify over the size and scope of a Cincinnati public school levy. It has been eight years since the last successful levy. The possibility of partnering with the early childhood education effort is picking up momentum.

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About a dozen years ago, I was on a plane reading Marilynne Robinson's "Gilead," a quietly masterful novel about John Ames, a 77-year-old Congregationalist minister in a small Iowa town who is writing a memoir of his life to his young son. I found myself particularly moved by a strand of the story....

By NASSIM BENCHAABANE Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers.

A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to undergo firearms....

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A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to undergo firearms....

A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to undergo firearms....

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State College, Centre County, Pa. A major step in Pennsylvania took place Wednesday as the House passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana. House members voted 149 to 46 after hearing some of Senate's amendments beforehand. With the overwhelming support from lawmakers, locals are sharing their reaction.

The law also loosens gun permit requirements by allowing people to carry holstered weapons without a permit, making Mississippi the ninth state with such a law, said NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter. The Mississippi Association of Police Chiefs says that part of the bill dismantles the state's licensing....

A Vinings doctor who created his own church to pay for his multimillion-dollar mansion, his kids’ private schooling and online dating fees has now been charged with tax evasions on millions in income, federal authorities said. Dr. Michael Jon Kell, 66, was arraigned on counts of tax evasion and....

The law also loosens gun permit requirements by allowing people to carry holstered weapons without a permit, making Mississippi the ninth state with such a law, said NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter. The Mississippi Association of Police Chiefs says that part of the bill dismantles the state's licensing....

The InquisitrBlake Shelton And Gwen Stefani Credit God For Success, Talk About Miraculous Ways Faith Helped Them Make MusicThe Inquisitr“Savior's Shadow” hit Christian radio this week, and Pop Vortex reports that it's currently No. 4 on iTunes Top 100 Gospel & Christian Songs chart. Blake was blown away by the response the song about redemption received, as evidenced by a few of his ...and more »

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Protesters call for Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to veto House Bill 1523, which they says will allow discrimination against LGBT people, during a rally outside the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., April 4, 2016. Everytown for Gun Safety said in a statement: "There’s simply no good reason to....

A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to undergo firearms....

A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to undergo firearms....

Maria Brewer, Deputy Chief of Mission, United State embassy in Nigeria, on Friday said Curve International, a U.S. firm, was targeting 2, 000 jobs for Nigerian women in the next five years. Brewer made the disclosure at the opening of a fitness centre owned by the firm at Zone E, Apo Legislative....

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers. The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members to....

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