BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Research) – 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. A Lifeway Research study of U.S. adults finds 51 percent think it is morally acceptable for a person facing a painful terminal disease to ask for a physician’s aid in taking his or her life. “Half of Americans seek their own comfort and their own way even in their death, but that … [Read more...]
Sex-abuse survivors in Texas, Missouri protected from non-disclosure agreements
AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – Texas and Missouri laws banning nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in sexual abuse settlements took effect over the Labor Day weekend. The Texas law took effect Sept. 1, banning such clauses for sexual abuse survivors of all ages, following Missouri’s law that became effective Aug. 28 and is limited to minors. The laws also nullify previously signed NDAs, unless specifically upheld by a court. Such bans are now active in three states including Tennessee, where … [Read more...]
Christian baker asks SCOTUS to defend her right to uphold biblical values in work
WASHINGTON (BP) – California Christian baker Cathy Miller is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm her right to refuse to bake wedding cakes celebrating unions that violate the biblical definition of marriage. Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, Calif., appealed Aug. 27 to the nation’s highest court ahead of its fall term that convenes Oct. 6. The appeal follows a May 29th California Supreme Court ruling that said Miller violated the civil rights of Eileen and Mireya … [Read more...]
IMB video/story: Teenage moms in Thailand find hope, support through pregnancy center
by Tessa Sanchez/IMB CHIANG MAI, Thailand (IMB) – Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life. It could all be over with a trip to a clinic, and no one would know. Except her sister and family knew. And they wanted her to keep the baby. Olive’s 14-year-old sister, Violet, was also pregnant and already connected with Christians from a … [Read more...]
Not worth the gamble
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, 52 percent of Missourians voted to reject Amendment 5. Interestingly, many may not even remember Amendment 5, most likely due to the attention Amendment 3 received (and rightly so!). Simply put, Amendment 5 would have amended the Missouri Constitution to allow for a casino at Lake of the Ozarks. Thankfully, we voted to reject the amendment! So, I suppose the issue is settled? I suppose we can move forward knowing that a new casino won’t be built? Well, not … [Read more...]
An additional solution in the foster care crisis
As many of you are aware, the foster care crisis in our state continues to be an area of concern, not just at the state and local level, but entities within our federal government have taken note as well. As of April 2025, over 11,000 children still populate the foster care system in the state of Missouri, and although that number is down from the all-time highs of previous years, that volume of clients is overwhelming at times for the State of Missouri Children’s Division to manage. At … [Read more...]
Ten biblical reasons not to gamble
by Mike Griffin/Baptist Press We are living in a day when societal acceptance of gambling is beyond anything we would have thought possible in our times. I have seen statistics that reveal there are as many as 48 states in the U.S. that have some form of legalized gambling. Of those states, 38 have some form of legal sports betting. It has been reported that nearly 9 in 10 Americans have gambled at some point in their lifetime, and that more than 6 in 10 have gambled in the last year, … [Read more...]
The fight for life continues in Missouri
The fight for life continues in the state of Missouri. On July 3, according to a press release from Missouri Right to Life, “Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang released a dangerous ruling for the 3rd time to remove almost all health and safety standards for abortions.” Zhang’s July 3rd ruling comes after the Missouri Supreme Court slapped down her previous efforts to strip away these health and safety standards. “Women’s lives are at great risk from an unregulated abortion industry,” … [Read more...]
Churches, religious broadcasters prevail in lawsuit challenging Johnson Amendment
WASHINGTON (BP) – Averaging just over 200 in Sunday worship, First Baptist Church draws a 10th of Waskom, Texas,—population 2,000—to its sanctuary when it praises the Lord each Sunday. But the small-town Southern Baptist Church carries a big stick, effectively challenging what it called an unequal application of the 71-year-old Johnson Amendment that prevented political comments from pulpits across the nation. The church was among four plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Internal … [Read more...]
FIRST-PERSON: Liberty for all – a Baptist distinctive
EDITOR'S NOTE: Sunday, July 6 is Religious Liberty Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. As the echoes of Fourth of July fireworks fade and we turn our attention to the week ahead, Southern Baptists also will take a moment to celebrate a key freedom that Americans have long enjoyed and that Baptists have continually sought to defend. The Southern Baptist Convention’s 2025 calendar commemorates July 6 as Religious Liberty Sunday, a day on which we can celebrate religious liberty … [Read more...]
Religious liberty ‘the best blessing’ America has, Baptist immigrants say
NASHVILLE (BP) – For distributing the Bible and sharing the Gospel in the Soviet Union, Aleksei Kharlamov’s great-grandfather was sent to Siberia and never heard from again. His grandfather and father both were persecuted for being Baptist pastors. Growing up in post-Soviet Moscow, Kharlamov was called a cult member for being a Baptist. That family history enhances his love of America’s religious liberty. “This freedom makes this place so unique,” said Kharlamov, pastor of … [Read more...]
Supreme Court restores parents’ rights to opt children out of LGBTQ storybook time
WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have a right to opt their kids out of classroom reading times with books the school board labels as “LGBTQ inclusive.” These books were introduced as part of a new curriculum in 2022 that included more than 20 new inclusivity books for pre-K through eighth-grade students. They promote storylines that teach gender is more a construct than a biological … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 85
- Next Page »