JEFFERSON CITY – Twenty-five years ago, L.P. Cook and his wife, Amy, welcomed their twin sons into the world. But there was a problem. The twins came two-and-a-half months early. “Dangerously early,” L.P. Cook, pastor of Union Hill Baptist Church, Holts Summit, said. “In fact, our son Jeremiah – one of our twin boys – had a cerebral hemorrhage right at birth or just before that,” Cook said. Because of this and other complications, he added, Jeremiah “was left with profound … [Read more...]
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Refuge for the unborn
The Lord instructed Israel to set aside “cities of refuge” (Numbers 35 and elsewhere) for the protection and preservation of life for those who were guilty of manslaughter. A person could flee to these cities and be protected from the avenger of blood. In 19th century America, there was a network of “stations” in an intangible “underground railroad” that provided protection and safe passage for slaves seeking freedom. In recent years some cities have declared themselves sanctuaries for … [Read more...]
Missouri Gov. Parson signs bill banning sex changes for minors
Another Missouri bill prevents boys from playing girls sports EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting from the Concerned Women for America communications team and from Pathway staff. JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill, June 8, preventing minors in Missouri from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries that can alter their bodies irreparably. The bill (SB 49) was passed in the wake of St. Louis Children’s Hospital becoming a focus of national attention when … [Read more...]
‘Keep Missouri Pro-Life’ rally set for June 24
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Right to Life announced a "Keep Missouri Pro-Life" rally that will take place at the Capitol Rotunda here, June 24. "June 24th will forever be known as the day when the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision was overturned," a press release from Missouri Right to Life stated. "It is the day when power was given back to the States to protect life. Also, on that day, all of our pro-life efforts over these many years allowed Missouri to become the first … [Read more...]
‘Our job isn’t finished,’ Missouri Baptists tell Midwest March for Life participants
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists – including three keynote speakers – joined a crowd of some 700 pro-life advocates during the Midwest March for Life, April 26, on the lawn of the State Capitol here. Brandy Meeks, president of the Vitae Foundation and member of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC), put a spotlight on the abortion industry’s efforts to convince young people to support abortion. “Friends, parents, grandparents that are out there, … [Read more...]
Supreme Court suspends abortion pill ruling temporarily
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court placed a temporary hold Friday afternoon (April 14) on a week-old decision that suspended the federal government’s 2000 approval of the abortion pill. Associate Justice Samuel Alito ordered a stay of the federal court ruling out of Texas until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, April 19. Alito, who is assigned motions that arise from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, said a response to the emergency request by the Biden administration for the hold must … [Read more...]
Fifth Circuit upholds protections in abortion pill appeal
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – A federal appeals court has blocked a nationwide injunction suspending the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill but restored protective requirements weakened in recent years by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In an opinion issued late Wednesday (April 12), a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans halted a federal judge’s April 7 stay of the FDA’s 2000 approval of mifepristone, the first drug in a two-step process commonly … [Read more...]
Protect moral objections to contraceptive mandate, ERLC tells federal agencies
WASHINGTON (BP) – A newly proposed rule would crush the freedom of conscience of Americans with a moral objection to the provision of “life-threatening contraceptives,” a Southern Baptist entity has told the Biden administration. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) filed public comments Monday (April 3) in opposition to the administration’s proposal to repeal the exemption for employers’ moral objections to coverage of contraceptive services under the 2010 Affordable … [Read more...]
Lifelong passion for missions inspires Meeks’ pro-life efforts
JEFFERSON CITY – In the early 90s,14-year-old Brandy Meeks sat on a church pew on a Sunday evening and listened to a medical missionary share their experiences of serving Christ overseas. Meeks says she instantly connected to the stories about meeting physical and spiritual needs that showed Christ’s love and mercy. After the presentation she felt called to serve in medical missions. However, years later in a high school biology class the sight of blood while dissecting frogs caused her … [Read more...]
First post-Roe March for Life marked by ‘celebration, resolve’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting by Pathway editor Benjamin Hawkins. WASHINGTON (BP) – Thousands of pro-life Americans gathered Jan. 20 for the 50th annual March for Life to rejoice in a long-sought victory and to restate their commitment to protect preborn children and care for their mothers. Initiated in 1974, the latest March for Life was the first to be held since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled in June of last year the Roe v. Wade decision. That 1973 ruling … [Read more...]
ERLC urges CVS, Walgreens to protect preborn, consciences
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has urged the country’s two largest pharmacy chains to alter their policies regarding their intention to dispense abortion pills. Brent Leatherwood, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), encouraged the chief executive officers of CVS and Walgreens in a Jan. 6 letter to reverse course on their decision to carry and dispense mifepristone, the first drug in a two-step process commonly referred to … [Read more...]
Land: ‘Roe is finally gone. What must we do now?’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, marks Sanctity of Life Sunday. Richard Land serves as executive editor for The Christian Post and is former president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (1988-2013). WASHINGTON (BP) – I will always remember exactly where I was when the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was officially announced, overturning the Supreme Court’s infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. … [Read more...]
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