EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was updated at 4:22 p.m., Sept. 10. JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court ruled this afternoon (Sept. 10) that Amendment 3, which would codify expansive abortion rights within the Missouri Constitution, must be placed on the state ballot, Nov. 5. "We are extremely disappointed in this decision," Susan Klein, a Missouri Baptist pastor's wife who serves as executive director for Missouri Right to Life, said after the court's decision was released. … [Read more...]
Cultural Impact Conference calls churches to stand for freedom, life of unborn
SPRINGFIELD – A slate of well-known speakers, including Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, best-selling author Bill Federer and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, urged participants at the Cultural Impact Conference, Sept. 7, to engage biblically in politics, standing firmly for freedom and the sanctity of life. The day-long conference was hosted by First Baptist Church, Ozark. “The gospel of Christ touches every area of life, and if (for you) it doesn’t, you’ve got a neutered, … [Read more...]
Pray against, vote against, preach against pro-abortion Amendment 3
UPDATE (Sept. 10): The Missouri Supreme Court ruled this afternoon (Sept. 10) that Amendment 3, which would codify expansive abortion rights within the Missouri Constitution, must be placed on the state ballot, Nov. 5. As I write these words, the fate of one of the most radical challenges to our constitutional order in the state of Missouri – namely, the proposed pro-abortion Amendment 3 – is being weighed in the state court system. Why do I call this legislation radical? I do so, in … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Pro-abortion initiative petition didn’t follow state law, Missouri judge rules
Judge stays injunction to remove Amendment 3 from ballot, pending Sept. 10 deadline for appeal UPDATE (Sept. 9): The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on Amendment 3 for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri judge ruled on Friday evening, Sept. 6, that pro-abortion advocates who led the petition process for Amendment 3, which aims to codify expansive abortion rights within the Missouri Constitution, didn’t follow state law. The decision leaves open … [Read more...]
Missouri’s pro-abortion ballot initiative is unconstitutional, lawsuit argues
Lawsuit seeks to reverse certification of proposed Missouri constitutional Amendment 3 UPDATE (Sept. 7): Pro-abortion initiative petition didn’t follow state law, Missouri judge rules. Judge stays injunction to remove Amendment 3 from ballot, pending Sept. 10 deadline for appeal. Read more here. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article includes information from a Thomas More Society press release, as well as reporting from Pathway staff. ST. LOUIS – A lawsuit filed on Aug. 22 is challenging a … [Read more...]
Missourians will vote on pro-abortion constitutional amendment in November
JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians will vote, Nov. 5, on whether the right to abortion will be codified in their state's Constitution. The Missouri Secretary of State's office announced yesterday, Aug. 13, that pro-abortion advocates had gathered enough signatures to present their proposed state constitutional amendment to voters. (Read the proposed amendment here.) The WORLD News Group reported, Aug. 13, "If passed, the amendment would grant women in Missouri the right to abort their unborn … [Read more...]
‘Saving Unborn Babies’: Fellowship Church, Greenwood, to host July 30th pro-life training
GREENWOOD, Mo. – Fellowship Church in Greenwood, Mo., is hosting a July 30th pro-life training event, called "Saving Unborn Babies," that will equip Christians to defend the unborn. The free event is organized in cooperation with the Missouri Right to Life-Western Region and Reason for Life, a non-profit Christian ministry working to end abortion in America. The July 30th training event features guest speaker Samuel Green, president and general counsel of Reason for Life. Green has … [Read more...]
EXPLAINER: The perils of abortion tourism
by Matthew Blankenship/ERLC The “Hyde family” of amendments are provisions included in annual government spending bills, known as appropriations bills, that prevent the use of federal funding for abortions. In recent years, the Biden administration has sought to bypass this group of provisions through funding the cost to travel across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion, also known as abortion tourism. The ERLC has continually advocated to retain and expand these … [Read more...]
Southern Baptist leaders respond to RNC’s potential pro-life public policy shift
MILWAUKEE (BP) – A release of the Republican National Convention’s (RNC) platform reveals a potential shift in the party’s focus on a federal abortion ban. The announcement came hours after the RNC’s platform committee met on Monday morning, July 8. “We proudly stand for families and life. We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied life or liberty without due process and that the states are, therefore, free to pass … [Read more...]
Vermont pastor and wife denied foster care license over religious beliefs
WILMINGTON, Vt. (BP) — Two decades of being a public high school teacher have tuned Brian Wuoti’s awareness over how to engage teenagers. He is currently the math department chair at his local high school and been an advisor for individual students as well as clubs. A decade as the pastor of Valley Town Church has reinforced his desire to see the gospel change lives. It started with his own through salvation long before, but in ministry led him and his wife, Katy, to see the needs of … [Read more...]
Kansas judge halts Title IX gender-identity-bias rules in several states
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (BP) — Oklahoma public middle school student K.R. refused to use the bathrooms at school, fearing she’d encounter a biological male who perhaps identified as female in one of the stalls she described as poorly separated by partitions. In the 500-student school, she knew of some 30 boys who identified as girls, and about 60 or 70 students who identified as transgender or nonbinary, she said in an affidavit in the case of the State of Kansas et al v. the U.S. Department … [Read more...]
MBCH ministry helps to rescue trafficked children
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by Charles Phillips, who serves as program director for MBCH Children & Family Ministries. Sex trafficking of children around the world is never easy to believe. MBCH Children and Family Ministries started its ministry to this population in 2012 in St. Louis. When MBCH Children and Family Ministries began the process of opening a home for minors in 2018 in the Kansas City area, someone from the community argued that a home for minors was not … [Read more...]
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