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Political stress erupting in Mississippi Capitol
April 04, 2012
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brush up on "love thy neighbor" lessons by reading Bibles that the Mississippi Baptist Convention handed out at the Capitol this week.

The Bibles arrived Tuesday, as they do near the beginning of each four-year term. Each leather-bound volume had a lawmaker's name embossed in gold on the cover.

"We like to let them know we're praying for them," said Jim Futral, executive director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. "We encourage them to have a walk with the Lord."
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