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Voters have one ‘last chance’ to remove abortion from state’s constitution, Parson says at CLC event

People of faith must vote next fall to remove abortion from the state constitution, former Missouri Governor Mike Parson told Missouri Baptists gathered in Branson late last month.
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ERLC announces ‘Across State Lines’ pro-life initiative

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has launched a new pro-life emphasis of the Psalm 139 Project called “Across State Lines,” which focuses on providing ultrasound equipment and subsequent training to pregnancy resource centers in states where abortion is readily available.
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Amid incivility, reaffirm liberty of conscience

The assassination last month of Charlie Kirk brought many Americans face-to-face with a gruesome reality encountered all too often across the globe: namely, that a man might be killed simply for expressing what he believes to be true. In this age of growing incivility, may we reaffirm the foundations for liberty of conscience.
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Pro-life leaders respond as another abortion drug enters the market

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved another generic abortion drug, to much protest from pro-life advocates.
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U.S. Supreme Court case challenges gag rule on Christian counselors

On Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Chiles v. Salazar, a case that strikes at the heart of free speech, religious liberty, and the proper boundaries of government regulation in mental health. Counselor Kaley Chiles wants to help young people distressed about their gender achieve their chosen goal to grow comfortable with their bodies and avoid harmful drugs and procedures. But a Colorado law forbids her from doing so, and Attorney General Salazar wants to enforce the “gag rule.”
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FIRST-PERSON: Separating fact from conspiracy in Kirk assassination

The Anti-Defamation League has reported more than 10,000 online posts blaming the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Israel. The Jewish people, once blamed for the Black Death and Great Depression, are now being blamed for the assassination of Charlie Kirk. These conspiracies dishonor Kirk’s legacy. So how can Christians counter the anti-Semitic Kirk conspiracy?
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Recovering sanctity

When movies, songs, and video games glorify murder, when our culture consumes murder as entertainment, and when we literally have millions advocating to murder the unborn, how can we expect human life to be valued properly? At least since 1973 (Roe v. Wade) our nation has been embracing a culture of death, while expecting society to value human life. It simply doesn’t work that way. We reap what we sow.
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Biblical view of suffering a bulwark against assisted suicide

Despite the attention that abortion rightly receives among pro-life advocates, the “culture of death” has expanded beyond the womb in Western societies.
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FIRST-PERSON: Hope for the violence that plagues us

The last three days have reminded us, once again, of the frailty of human life in the face of the human capacity to inflict sudden, deadly violence upon other people.
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Slim majority of Americans backs physician-assisted suicide

Half of Americans believe a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor for help in ending their life. Legal approval has outpaced the growth in public support.

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