Bill touts abstinence in public schools By Lee WarrenContributing Writer February 22, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – State Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O’Fallon, doesn’t buy into the old cliché that “teens are going to do it.” Current Missouri law requires public schools to inform students about “all forms of contraception” if they are going to teach students about human sexuality. Davis wants to change that with House Bill 34—a bill that would require … [Read more...]
Human cloning ban clears committee
Human cloning ban clears committee By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer February 22, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – After an emotionally charged four-year journey, the bill to ban human cloning/embryonic stem research in Missouri sponsored by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit and a deacon at First Baptist Church, Raytown, has finally made it out of committee. Senate Bill 160 was passed 7-2 Feb. 14 in the Senate Judiciary Committee when Sens. Carl Vogel, R-Jefferson City, Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, … [Read more...]
Written in stone: Lawmakers honor God
Written in stone: Lawmakers honor God Constitution’s granite Preamble to be displayed in House Chamber By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer February 22, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – On Feb. 28, Missouri’s House of Representatives will dedicate in the House Chamber of the State Capitol a stone monument etched with all 31 words of the preamble to the Missouri Constitution. Now, thousands of Missouri Baptists can glorify God by giving to this cause. Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, who … [Read more...]
MBC to take the Gospel to State Fair
MBC to take the Gospel to State Fair By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer February 22, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Directors of missions from around the state have a vision to treat the Missouri State Fair Aug. 11-21 in Sedalia like a summer missions trip, and Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Evangelism Director Bob Caldwell wants to do everything he can to support them. “My heart’s desire would be that our associations around the state would view it as an opportunity to go on a … [Read more...]
God glorified at U of Mizzou
God glorified at U of Mizzou Evangelistic event in heart of campus draws 1,200 By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer February 22, 2005 COLUMBIA – They may not have a name, but they have eyewitnessed the power and grace of God in ways never imagined. For example, “The Bible Study with No Name” members are praising God that at least 1,200 University of Missouri students heard the Gospel Feb. 1 in Jesse Auditorium. The tremors from this seismic event, which featured musical artist … [Read more...]
MBC presents $100,000 gift to Midwestern
MBC presents $100,000 gift to Midwestern Cory MillerMBTS Communications Director March 22, 2005 KANSAS CITY – In a year of record special contributions, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustees dedicated four rooms in the William Koehn and Martha Center for World Evangelism, the seminary’s first expansion project since the original buildings were constructed, and received a substantial gift from the Missouri Baptist Convention toward its new … [Read more...]
Avoid the dreaded siren song of foreign law
Guest Columnist Avoid the dreaded siren song of foreign law March 22, 2005 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (BP) – “The Sirens, they say, had maidens’ features.... They played the flute, lyre and sang. The isle where they lived was full of the mariners’ bones they had led to destruction. It was foretold the Sirens would die when a ship passed them unharmed. Only Odysseus, bound to the mast, heard their lovely song and lived, while his shipmates whose ears were filled with … [Read more...]
An open letter to Governor Matt Blunt
Guest Columnist An open letter to Governor Matt Blunt March 22, 2005 I am writing you to ask you to reconsider your position and to support Senate Bill 160, which would ban human cloning, including therapeutic human cloning in Missouri. I am legal counsel for the Missouri Baptist Convention, which passed a resolution in its Oct. 25-27, 2004, convention at First Baptist Raytown, Missouri. The resolution opposed embryonic stem cell research. I am writing this letter in my individual … [Read more...]
For the WMU, fence-sitting is a precarious place to be
Thoughts & Adventures For the WMU, fence-sitting is a precarious place to be March 22, 2005 Southern Baptist women let their voices be heard March 15 when the Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union’s (MWMU) board of directors voted not to receive 2005-2006 money from the theologically moderate Baptist General Convention of Missouri (BGCM). The action reflects courage on the part of the board and other leaders who have been patiently working for more than two years to enhance … [Read more...]
Changing the world via the Cooperative Program
From My Heart to Yours Changing the world via the Cooperative Program March 22, 2005 Many pastors have in their library at least one book of famous last words. It is interesting reading to see the sum of a person’s life beliefs and/or philosophies summarized in a final statement. Voltaire, the noted French infidel who once boasted, “In twenty years Christianity will be no more. My single hand shall destroy the edifice it took twelve apostles to … [Read more...]
MBCH to host 3rd annual ‘Night with the Stars’
MBCH to host 3rd annual ‘Night with the Stars’ March 22, 2005 BRIDGETON – The third annual “Night with the Stars” benefit for Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) will be held April 16 at Skyline Southern Baptist Church in Branson. Doors will open at 4 p.m., with the dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Last year’s event drew nearly 600 people helping to raise almost $20,000 for the children at MBCH. This benefit features Branson area performers who donate … [Read more...]
Union Hill church sees expansion move forward
Union Hill church sees expansion move forward Congregation expects to be in new sanctuary come August By Barbara ShounContributing Writer March 22, 2005 HOLTS SUMMIT — March 5 was a high point in more ways than one for the members of Union Hill Baptist Church at Holts Summit. This was the day the steeple was placed atop the church’s new sanctuary, and it served as a visible signal of what the Lord has been doing spiritually at Union Hill for the past several years. Frank Whitney … [Read more...]
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