A Kansas City woman fired from a Catholic food pantry in May sued the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese and Bishop Robert Finn, claiming her supervisors knew that she was a lesbian when hired. However, an April article in The Kansas City Star’s 816 magazine mentioned Colleen Simon’s “marriage” to another woman and she says she was fired a month later. Missouri does not recognize her “marriage.” The diocese hoped the suit could be resolved, but stated its right to “live and operate according … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Windermere leader arrested for attempted unlawful sex with an animal
COLUMBIA – Windermere Baptist Conference Center’s president and chief executive officer was arrested here Aug. 5 and stands accused of soliciting for -- and attempting to have -- sex with a dog. Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force detectives arrested Jerald (Jerry) Lee Hill, 56, of Roach, MO, following an investigation that began in late July when Hill posted an ad on Craigslist soliciting for an animal with which to have sex. A detective with the Boone County … [Read more...]
MBCH: Cultural shifts could be future concern
BRIDGETON – The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) would increasingly rely on its endowment if MBCH president Russell Martin gets his way. Such a move would allow MBCH to rely less and less on funding through contracts from the state of Missouri should there become a time that cultural shifts or legal challenges mean they can no longer receive state funds. Martin made the remarks at the July 22 board meeting at the MBCH main campus in Bridgeton. The third largest care provider in … [Read more...]
New law strengthens students’ religious rights
JEFFERSON CITY – Even as one Missouri school district is tightening faculty religious expression after a costly lawsuit, students in the state now enjoy even stronger religious freedom protections. Governor Jay Nixon signed the bill known as the Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act July 2. It passed by extreme majorities of 131-16 in the House and 30-1 in the Senate. “Under the new law, school districts are prohibited from discriminating against a student on the basis of religious … [Read more...]
Examining the amendments on Aug. 5 ballot
There are several amendments that voters will be asked to consider on the Aug. 5 primary ballot. This is not to be construed as an endorsement by The Pathway or by the Missouri Baptist Convention. Following is how I personally will vote on each amendment and why. Feel free to disagree. The important thing is to vote Aug. 5. AMENDMENT 1 "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to ensure that the right of Missouri citizens to engage in agricultural production and ranching … [Read more...]
Governor vetoes 72-hour waiting bill, override likely
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed July 2 a bill that would extend the waiting period to get an abortion in Missouri from 24 to 72 hours. It now faces a likely veto override by the General Assembly in September. The bill passed the Missouri House 111-39 and the Senate 22-9. It takes two third to override a veto, a margin the bill would have if legislators’ votes remained the same. Pro-life legislators said the extended waiting period was appropriate given the magnitude of the … [Read more...]
St. Louis Mayor marries same-sex couples
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay claims to that four same-sex couples got "married" in his offices Wednesday in clear violation of the will of the people of Missouri and in violation of the Misssouri Constitution which was amended by voters 71% to 29% in 2004 to define marrage as being between a man and a woman. "We are disappointed that the mayor of one of the state's major cities would show such disregard for the rule of law and put a governmental stamp of approval for a behavior that God … [Read more...]
Missouri school principal raises ire of atheists
Lebanon High School Principal Kevin Lowery reminded those attending the school’s recent graduation ceremony how religious liberty is being threatened. He did so by demonstrating the absurdity of “political correctness” and how activist judges have obliterated the original intent of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. His courageous act garnered national attention, including a three-minute video of his presentation that has gotten more than 117,000 views on YouTube. Predictably, it … [Read more...]
‘10 Commandments Judge’ defends Constitution
JOPLIN – “The Ten Commandments Judge,” Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore, spoke in defense of allowing God in the public square several times across southwest Missouri, including June 1 at Harmony Heights Baptist Church here. Moore is best known for his refusal to remove a monument of The Ten Commandments from the Alabama Supreme Court grounds, saying it was the foundation of American law and rejecting critics’ claims it violated the first amendment of the U.S. … [Read more...]
Pro-life, religious liberty bills on Gov.’s desk
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri will likely become just the third state in the United States to require a 72-hour waiting period before an abortion as a pro-life and pro-religious liberty bill make it out of the legislature in the session’s final days. The 72-hour waiting period measure, HB1307, passed the Missouri Senate 22-9 May 13 and sailed through the House the next day with a vote of 111-39. It’s now in the hands of Gov. Jay Nixon, said Kerry Messer, founder of the Missouri Family Network … [Read more...]
State judges grant ‘divorces’ to two same-sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri circuit court judges have granted “divorces” in at least two cases involving female couples who were “married” in other states that, unlike Missouri, recognize same-sex “marriages.” The controversial rulings signal a new line of attack by same-sex marriage advocates against the Missouri Constitution which was amended by voters in 2004 by a 71-29 percent margin defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Same-sex marriage proponents’ inability to convince … [Read more...]
Judge upholds free speech of ex-KC soccer pro
KANSAS CITY – “Scorin” Goran Hunjak has scored a win for freedom of speech in a Kansas federal courtroom. The former Kansas City soccer pro, now leader of a youth soccer camp ministry, won a declaratory judgment ruling against the City of Overland Park, Kansas, who in 2012 prohibited Hunjak and his wife from handing out flyers promoting his camps on the public sidewalks outside the gates of the Overland Park Soccer Complex, an enclosed outdoor soccer facility at 13700 Switzer Road. Judge … [Read more...]
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