Pastor who banned fried chicken leads Mississippi Obamacare push

Via Julie Steenhuysen HERNANDO, Mississippi (Reuters) – When Dr Michael Minor first become pastor at Very wellHill Missionary Baptist Church in Hernando, Mississippi, in 1996, he discovered a inhabitants overcome by a deadly disease of weight problems. “It was so unhealthy, I was once having a funeral every weekend,” he stated. Minor took dramatic action for a Southern preacher, banning fried rooster at church potlucks and putting in place a strolling monitor around the church perimeter. He has had marked success. “You can see the variation. Individuals are significantly better sized, manner higher. …