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Kansas City counselors win reversal in 8th Circuit Court censorship case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed key portions of a federal district court ruling against two Missouri counselors who are challenging counseling censorship ordinances adopted by Kansas City and Jackson County.
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Missouri Baptists help start Pregnancy Resource Center with aim to restore hope to families

In Poplar Bluff, Mo., a team of people, including leaders from from several Missouri Baptist churches, have come together to start a new PRC.
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Reclaiming True Love

Our culture demands that every form and expression of love is equally valid and thus deserving of full acceptance. But does love require us to celebrate unfettered expressions of so-called love?
Ethics

SCOTUS protects privacy of donor records of pro-life pregnancy center

In a unanimous First Amendment decision issued April 29, the United States Supreme Court dealt a decisive blow to a New Jersey attorney general who attempted to compel a faith-based pregnancy center to disclose the identities of its private donors.
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Pro-life advocates to gather at state Capitol for Midwest March for Life, April 30

Pro-life advocates, including many Missouri Baptists, will gather in the state’s capital city for the annual Midwest March for Life, April 30. The Midwest March for Life takes place on the South Lawn of the state Capitol building in Jefferson City.
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Supreme Court ruling removes gag on Colorado Christian counselor, raises questions about Kansas City-area restrictions

In a sweeping First Amendment decision issued March 31, the United States Supreme Court removed a virtual gag on free speech which the state of Colorado had imposed on Christian counselors when talking to minors about their sexuality. The Chiles decision has immediate implications beyond Colorado—including within the state of Missouri.
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Trump admin seeks stay, dismissal of two more pro-life lawsuits against abortion pill

The U.S. Justice Department is fighting Florida and Texas challenges to the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, compounding the Trump administration’s resistance to pro-life challenges by at least four other states.
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EXPLAINER: Protecting children through the 2026 Chloe Cole Act

The Chloe Cole Act of 2026, named for the advocate Chloe Cole who has publicly shared about the horrors of being pushed into “transitioning” in her early teens, prohibits gender transition procedures for minors through regulating interstate commerce. Cole will visit the Missouri Baptist Convention's Hannibal-LaGrange University, March 25, as the featured speaker for the school's latest Free Society events.
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Major medical group comes out against gender transition for minors

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has issued a statement recommending its members delay gender-reassignment surgeries for patients until the age of 19.
Ethics

Home visitation brings hope to young families

MBCH Children and Family Ministries (MBCH-CFM) is committed to walking alongside families during some of the most important and vulnerable seasons of life. Through its Home Visitation ministry, MBCH-CFM serves pregnant women and new mothers with children from birth to age three, offering consistent support, encouragement, and practical resources that help families build strong foundations for the future.
Ethics

International adoptions resume on case-by-case approval basis under new exception

International adoptions that were halted for about 300 U.S. families can resume on a case-by-case approval basis after the U.S. State Department granted a National Interest Exception impacting immigrant adoptees from more than 70 countries.
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Visa bans halt international adoptions for at least 300 U.S. families

Grace Pierre Dowey, a 10-year-old girl living in a Haitian orphanage near Port Au Prince, knows she has a family in the U.S. She’s met her adoptive parents Ted and Ashley Dowey and her four siblings on Zoom, but that’s the extent of it.

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