HOUSTON (BP) — Houston’s City Council voted Aug. 5 to put the controversial equal rights ordinance (known as HERO) on the Nov. 3 ballot after a vote to repeal the law failed but not before debate arose over the ballot language. Council members opposed to the ballot language cautioned Mayor Annise Parker the city could find itself again on the losing end of a legal battle over how the city chooses to parse its words for the voters. The vote marked a “dubious” anniversary for HERO … [Read more...]
A message to government concerning baby body parts
“Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” – Psalm 127:3 We have all been shocked and angered over Planned Parenthood selling body parts of aborted babies, thanks to the videos by the Center for Medical Progress. We ought to be outraged that our tax dollars – more than $500 million worth – are funding Planned Parenthood’s barbaric activity. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that every American can assemble peacefully to protest … [Read more...]
The four best family-friendly movies of 2015
Each year movie studios save the good stuff (well, comparatively) until the winter season, having bombarded us the first three months with product they have no faith in, then jamming the theaters during summertime with countless cape-wearing crusaders who battle nemeses for 140 minutes. True, the Marvel extravaganzas are all distracting enough, but without their computer-generated magic we’re usually left with weak storylines and colorless portrayals. I keep hoping we’re going to see the … [Read more...]
Injunction in contraceptive case extended while awaiting Supreme Court ruling on appeal
DALLAS — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that it would keep in place the preliminary injunction won by GuideStone earlier at the District Court level while GuideStone appeals its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The preliminary injunction, which protects certain ministries from providing abortion-causing drugs or devices in their health plan, or face crippling fines, was first issued by a federal judge in December 2013. Upon the government’s appeal, a three-judge panel of the … [Read more...]
Satanic statue prompts Baptist response
DETROIT, Mich. (BP) — Michigan Baptists will not waver in their efforts to spread the gospel throughout their state, even after The Satanic Temple (TST) has unveiled a bronze, 9-foot-tall statue of Baphomet in Detroit, says Tim Patterson, a Baptist leader in the state. “People have been worshipping Satan since Satan fell from heaven,” Patterson said. “I’m not worried about it, and Michigan Baptists should not be worried about it either. Our concern is what we’ve been called to do, and … [Read more...]
Churches sue Houston
HOUSTON (BP) — Two African American churches in Houston have filed a lawsuit in response to what they say is an illegal city attempt to seize their property for an urban renewal project. “When we moved into this area, it was considered the highest crime-rate area in the city of Houston,” Latter Day Deliverance Revival Church Pastor Roy Lee Kossie said according to a news release from Liberty Institute, the Christian legal organization representing Latter Day and nearby Christian Fellowship … [Read more...]
Religious freedom addressed in survey
NASHVILLE (BP) — Americans believe firmly in religious freedom but think atheists are more welcome than Muslims in the United States, Nashville-based LifeWay Research finds. More than 90 percent say people should be free to choose and practice religious beliefs. Nearly 7 in 10 call America a nation of many religions. Yet Americans acknowledge the nation embraces Christians and Jews more heartily than atheists or Muslims. While 92 percent agree America is a welcoming place for Christians … [Read more...]
Kansas City’s Clifton leads legacy church planting breakout
NASHVILLE – Amid all the young faces making up the crowd at the SEND Conference, there was also talk of the old. Not old Christians – though there were plenty represented – but old and dying churches that can see new life by being replanted to reach their communities for the gospel. Kansas City’s John Mark Clifton, along with First Baptist, Woodstock, Ga.’s Johnny Hunt, led an Aug. 4 break out session focusing on the idea of legacy church planting and revitalization for several hundred … [Read more...]
Mental health advisory team gives final report
NASHVILLE (BP) — Noting that we are in “a new day of awareness” about mental health issues, Frank S. Page expressed appreciation to the Mental Health Advisory Group at its culminating meeting and received the group’s final report. In response to a motion on mental health ministry and a resolution on mental health concerns introduced at the 2013 SBC annual meeting, Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, appointed the Mental Health Advisory Group to “report … [Read more...]
Fight to defund PPFA ‘far from over’
WASHINGTON (BP) — The legislative effort to defund Planned Parenthood failed Monday (Aug. 3) in the U.S. Senate, but pro-life advocates said they will not give up. The Senate voted 53-46 to bring to the floor a bill to eliminate federal funds for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and its affiliates. In its latest financial report (2013-14), PPFA said it received more than $528 million in federal grants, contracts and reimbursements. It performed 327,653 abortions in … [Read more...]
Ezell tells Send Conference: ‘You are not alone’
NASHVILLE – The significant role of the Cooperative Program in Southern Baptist life took center stage at the 2015 Send North America Conference during a main session panel discussion lead by Kevin Ezell on Aug. 4. Ezell, president of the North America Mission Board (NAMB) was joined on the platform by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Danny Akin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler and Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission … [Read more...]
Tweet it, Share it: Advice from the man who exposed a KC area abortion clinic
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – A pro-life activist who exposed an abortion clinic here for trafficking in aborted baby body parts 15 years ago has a piece of advice for those who want to defund Planned Parenthood: Keep the scandal in front of the world’s eyes by using social media. In 2000, Mark Crutcher released a report, providing evidence that the Planned Parenthood clinic in Overland Park, Kansas, was trafficking in aborted baby body parts. Today, nearly half of the Missouri women who get … [Read more...]
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