EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting by Tom Strode of Baptist Press. JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime Missouri Southern Baptist statesman and pro-life advocate Larry Lewis is calling Southern Baptists to lead out in support of a pro-life amendment to the United States Constitution. Lewis was among many Southern Baptist pro-life advocates who rejoiced, June 24, when the high court overruled its 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion – as well as the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey ruling that … [Read more...]
U.S. Appeals Court rules in favor of Missouri’s pro-life law
JEFFERSON CITY – Just six days after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Missouri law that prohibits abortions for babies with Down syndrome, Gov. Mike Parson on July 14 rejected a call for a special session by pro-choice Democrats. While the court ruling gives Missouri the power to enforce its ban on Down syndrome-related abortions, the policy was already enforced after Missouri enacted a statewide trigger ban of the procedure in June following the U.S. Supreme Court … [Read more...]
Pregnancy support centers attacked after Court ruling
NASHVILLE (BP) – Pregnancy care centers across the United States were told to heighten security over the weekend in light of Friday’s (June 24) Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Extremist pro-choice groups like Jane’s Revenge took to the internet to encourage people to join in their violent brigades or start their own. A June 25 post on the Jane’s Revenge website said, “Everyone with the urge to paint, to burn, to cut, to jam: now is the time. Go forth and manifest the … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist leaders praise God for end of ‘Roe v. Wade’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting by Baptist Press writer Tom Strode and Pathway associate editor Benjamin Hawkins. JEFFERSON CITY – On June 24, Missouri Baptist leaders praised God and urged churches to vigilance after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 high court decision that resulted in the deaths of more than 60 million preborn children. In response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Mike Parson signed a proclamation ending … [Read more...]
MBC’s Yeats: ‘An historic day for the sanctity of life’
A message from Dr. John Yeats, Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention Today is the day that pro-lifers have anticipated for 50 years and I have worked for my entire adult life! Finally, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has restored justice and overturned the egregious decision of Roe v. Wade with its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. We have long known the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; … [Read more...]
SCOTUS leak raises hope of Missouri abortion ban
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting from Baptist Press contributing writer Tom Strode and Pathway associate editor Benjamin Hawkins. JEFFERSON CITY – If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision within the next two months, the practice of abortion will be illegal within the state of Missouri, except in the case of medical emergencies. Many pro-life advocates in Missouri expressed renewed hope for this outcome after hearing news of a leaked draft opinion … [Read more...]
Mohler: Disney’s LGBTQ+ agenda a ‘wake-up call’
MARCELINE – As former home to the historic entrepreneur Walter Elias Disney, the Missouri town of Marceline is heavily invested in the legacy of this man who created Mickey Mouse. Less than a quarter mile from First Baptist Church, Marceline, The Walt Disney Hometown Museum has become a favorite destination for Walt Disney’s admirers. “The Walt Disney Hometown Museum is a real gem,” said Pastor Brian Baker of FBC Marceline, who serves as a member of the city council. “It is an … [Read more...]
‘We’re about God’s Kingdom,’ MBC’s Nelson says at Midwest March for Life
JEFFERSON CITY – Pro-life advocates should stand firmly on the Word of God as they strive to save lives, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Jon Nelson told men, women and young people gathered for the Midwest March for Life in the Rotunda of Missouri’s Capitol building here, April 20. Praying that God would strengthen pro-life advocates for their task, Nelson told the crowd that public policy efforts and legislation can’t bring ultimate victory in the fight to defend unborn … [Read more...]
Baptist leaders grieve Colorado abortion rights law
DENVER, Colo. (BP)—State and national leaders among Southern Baptists responded with dismay to a new Colorado law that codifies the right to abortion and called for Christians to advocate for unborn children. Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Monday (April 4) the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which guarantees the decision to abort an unborn child is a “fundamental right” in Colorado. It also says “a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent or derivative rights” under … [Read more...]
Barna study: Christian parents’ inconsistent behaviors send mixed signals, confuse children
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Cultural Research Center) — Recently, longtime worldview researcher and bestselling author Dr. George Barna revealed the number of pre-teen parents in America that possess a Biblical worldview and the outlook could hardly have seemed more dire—until the research that followed. According to the latest research from Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, where Barna serves as Director of Research, not only do a mere 5% of parents have beliefs that are in … [Read more...]
Religious exemptions for foster care, adoption agencies challenged
WASHINGTON (BP) – Religious exemptions for Christian adoption and foster care agencies are still being challenged litigiously, despite favorable precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court and district courts, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said, March 22. In the latest favorable ruling, Catholic Charities West Michigan won the right March 21 in a Michigan federal district court to operate according to its guiding religious principles without government punishment. At issue was the … [Read more...]
CBMW’s Denny Burk warns Bible’s ‘vision of manhood, womanhood, sexuality is under assault’
BOLIVAR – Denny Burk serves as professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, located on at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and as president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW). Burk will speak in Bolivar, Feb. 19-21, at Southern Hills Baptist Church and Southwest Baptist University, in conjunction with a conference highlighting biblical views of marriage, gender and sexuality. To learn more about the conference – called “The Gender Choice: Whose is it?” – … [Read more...]
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