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Tuscaloosa Pastor of the Week: Pastor Dr. Vernon Swift
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Dr. Vernon Swift is pastor of the Elizabeth Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and President of the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. He is also Vice President of the Southwest Region of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Reverend Swift has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama and instructor of the Partlow State School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Born in West Point, MS to Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Swift and a graduate of Fifth Street High School, Pastor Swift’s educational accomplishments include an Associate Degree in Social Science from Mary Holmes College in West Point, MS, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL, and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Alabama. Pastor Swift completed additional studies at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS, Southeastern Bible College of Birmingh
When considering her options for where to attend college and continue her track and cross country career, Copperas Cove High School senior Breonna Reese had on priority in mind: Her Christian faith.
On Feb. 3, Reese joined six of her peers and signed a letter of intent to compete at Abilene Christian University in Abilene.
âI feel like that was really important that I choose a school that will lift me up academically and spiritually, so that was really one of the main focuses,â Reese said in a phone interview on Feb. 13.
Describing Abilene Christian as a âdream school,â Reese said she fell in love with the community feel of the campus and what the school stood for.
The Capitol riot on Jan. 6 didn’t spring up in isolation.
From Oregon to Texas and Michigan to Washington, D.C., stark scenes of sometimes-violent protests and gun-toting militia groups have proliferated nationwide over the past year, underscoring the growing radicalization of extremist groups on both ends of the American political spectrum.
“The genie is out of the bottle,” says Chris Loftis, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol. “That genie had hid its face, but . it is with us,” he says, “exposing to everyone how deep and dangerous our vulnerabilities are.”
Experts say solutions to radicalism will require persistent effort – even though the vast majority of Americans aren’t prone to political violence. New efforts to counter extremism are percolating, from vigilance by social media platforms to more robust steps by law enforcement and state legislators.
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