JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) has created resources to help churches defend life by speaking out against Amendment 3 – a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would codify extensive abortion rights. The CLC is the public policy arm of the MBC. The CLC’s website (https://mbcclc.org/) provides a downloadable trifold brochure that churches can give to their church members, as well as a document with talking points about … [Read more...]
Dear Christian, it’s time to get political
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jonathan E. Swan serves as associate pastor of education and discipleship at First Baptist Church, O'Fallon, and as executive editor of Eikon: A Journal for Biblical Anthropology. While most Americans will be understandably preoccupied with the Presidential race in the lead up to election day, this attention must not come at the neglect of local and statewide elections. This is particularly true in Missouri, which joins nine other states this Fall to vote on constitutional … [Read more...]
Judge protects religious employer from federal workers abortion rule
BISMARCK, N.D. (BP) – In a stinging rebuke, a federal district judge said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cannot force a North Dakota Catholic Diocese and its insurer to grant special workplace accommodations to women recovering from abortions or fertility treatments, as the EEOC stipulated in Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) guidance. “This case is not hard,” U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor said Sept. 23 in granting the Catholic Benefits Association (CBA) … [Read more...]
Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 3
It’s well known by now that Missourians will vote on Amendment 3 in November. It’s also well-known that the amendment would change our state’s constitution to allow abortion. The Official Ballot Title asks, “Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to: establish a right to make decisions about reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, with any governmental interference of that right presumed invalid…” First, the answer is an easy “no.” As followers of Jesus, … [Read more...]
Harris in favor of eliminating filibuster to codify abortion rights
NASHVILLE (BP) – Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris told an interviewer Tuesday (Sept. 24) that she would be in favor of eliminating the filibuster for votes on abortion-related legislation in the Senate. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said in the interview on Wisconsin Public Radio. “And get us to the point where 51 votes would be what we need to actually put back in law the protections for reproductive freedom and for the … [Read more...]
‘Deliver those being taken away to death’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Timothy Faber serves as legislative consultant with the Missouri Baptist Convention. JEFFERSON CITY – Proverbs 24:10-12 says: “If you are slack in the day of distress, your strength is limited. Deliver those who are being taken away to death, and those who are staggering to slaughter – oh hold them back! If you say ‘See, we did not know this,’ Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according … [Read more...]
Gen Z most fearful, anxious, but Scripture halves anxiety, study shows
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Generation Z, the first to grow up with smartphones and tablets, is the most fearful and anxious of any age, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its latest release from the 2024 State of the Bible. But regular Bible engagement, a practice that attracts only 11 percent of Gen Z, reduces anxiety by half and can improve other markers of emotional health, study authors said in releasing chapter six of the study Sept. 12. “Our youngest adults (ages 18-27) have more … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Missouri Supreme Court rules Amendment 3 to stay on Nov. 5 ballot
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...]
Kansas City ministry reaches trafficking survivors, offers gospel hope
KANSAS CITY – Trafficked women need support to survive and to be restored. ReHope, a faith-based ministry formerly called Restoration House and founded out of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association (BRKC), provides that support and encouragement. “We have two facilities,” Jason Alvis, ReHope Chief Executive Officer, said. “We have a 17-acre Farm in Harrisonville, Mo., and a Crisis Stabilization home in Kansas City, Kansas. We also partner with the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home … [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 on Sept. 10 that Amendment 3, which – if passed – will codify expansive abortion rights within the Missouri Constitution, must be placed on the state ballot, Nov. 5. Read more here. 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 … [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...]
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