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At Mt. Helm Baptist Church, the Rev. CJ Rhodes said many people in his predominantly Black congregation strongly object to expanding Capitol Police territory and creating courts with appointed judges.
“They feel — viscerally feel — like this is taking us back to the 1950s and 1960s,” said Rhodes, the son of a civil rights attorney. “It feels like this sort of white paternalism: ‘We’re going to come in and do what we need to do, citizens of Jackson be damned.’” --Feb 27, 2023: Los Angeles Times: Black residents of Jackson, Miss., decry plans by white-dominated Legislature for more state control
“They feel — viscerally feel — like this is taking us back to the 1950s and 1960s,” said Rhodes, the son of a civil rights attorney. “It feels like this sort of white paternalism: ‘We’re going to come in and do what we need to do, citizens of Jackson be damned.’” --Feb 27, 2023: Los Angeles Times: Black residents of Jackson, Miss., decry plans by white-dominated Legislature for more state control
July 3, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Ministers: Love state, hate flag
Speaking at the service that attracted 225 people, the Rev. C.J. Rhodes — pastor of the oldest black church in Jackson, Mount Helm Baptist Church — turned to Proverbs 21 for guidance. “Proverbs 21 says the heart of a king is in the hand of the Lord,” Rhodes said.
Speaking at the service that attracted 225 people, the Rev. C.J. Rhodes — pastor of the oldest black church in Jackson, Mount Helm Baptist Church — turned to Proverbs 21 for guidance. “Proverbs 21 says the heart of a king is in the hand of the Lord,” Rhodes said.
June 24, 2015: CJ Rhodes: Jackson Free Press: Rev. C.J. Rhodes' Open Letter to Speaker Philip Gunn
Mar 20, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Mississippi clergy unite against private prisons
"We are preachers across racial, denominational and ideological lines who all share a common belief that private prisons haven't done what they promised to do," said Reverend CJ Rhodes, CPR's president and Pastor at Mt. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson. "The profit incentives have made rehabilitation and restoration of our citizens a side issue as opposed to the main thing."
"We are preachers across racial, denominational and ideological lines who all share a common belief that private prisons haven't done what they promised to do," said Reverend CJ Rhodes, CPR's president and Pastor at Mt. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson. "The profit incentives have made rehabilitation and restoration of our citizens a side issue as opposed to the main thing."