JEFFERSON CITY – A bill sits in committee that would protect leadership requirements of student groups on Missouri’s public college campuses. Introduced by Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove), House Bill 642 says in part that “no public institution of higher learning shall take any action or enforce any policy that denies a religious student association any benefit available to any other student association or that discriminates against a religious student association with respect to such … [Read more...]
Abortion ‘vital’ to Planned Parenthood mission
WASHINGTON (BP) – Planned Parenthood’s rejection of a White House offer to maintain federal funding if it drops its abortion business demonstrates how important the lethal procedure is to the organization, Southern Baptist leaders said. The informal proposal and the refusal – reported March 6 by The New York Times – came as Congress and President Trump consider legislation to cut funds for the country’s scandal-plagued, leading abortion provider. Both a budget bill and a new health-care … [Read more...]
LGBT themes spread in kids’ entertainment
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Themes promoting gay, bisexual and transgender lifestyles are becoming more prevalent in entertainment expressly marketed to children, most notably with Disney's upcoming version of "Beauty and the Beast." Disney's remake of Beauty and the Beast debuting in theaters March 17 will include a reimagined LeFou, who will express a homosexual yet conflicted attraction to the brutish and macho Gaston, the movie's director Bill Condon told the gay Attitude Magazine. The … [Read more...]
Washington state punishes Stutzman
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Supreme Court has punished a florist for running her business according to her faith. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Washington State issued its much-anticipated opinion in State of Washington v. Arlene’s Flowers and Ingersoll v. Arlene’s Flowers. The only way to see this decision is as a major setback for religious freedom. The case involved an anti-discrimination complaint brought against Barronelle Stutzman, the 71-year-old owner of Arlene’s … [Read more...]
Love requires action
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind…..you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matt. 22:37,39 It is so easy to say, “I love you”. It is a good thing to tell others that we love them, but do we always understand what we are saying? Most parents would readily argue that they love their children. Love, however, is not just a feeling. Love is something you do. I Corinthians 13 provides a list of qualities of love. Love is … [Read more...]
Gov. Greitens pledges to fight St. Louis abortion ordinance, scheduled to meet with Pres. Trump
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Eric Greitens pledged to Southern Baptists today to lead the fight to repeal an ordinance passed by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen that essentially makes St. Louis a sanctuary city for abortion and threatens the religious freedom of citizens and institutions opposing it. Greitens shared his commitment on the issue in a phone call to Pathway Editor and Public Policy Advisor for the Missouri Baptist Convention Don Hinkle. "We must protect people of faith and we must … [Read more...]
Anti-Planned Parenthood rallies call for defunding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (BP) -- Pro-life demonstrators held rallies Feb. 11 at more than 220 Planned Parenthood clinics in 45 states to advocate withdrawing government funds from America's largest abortion provider. Meanwhile, a petition drive led by Southern Baptists' Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has garnered nearly 8,000 signatures on a letter asking Congress "to support the budget resolution that defunds Planned Parenthood and redirects funding to federally qualified health … [Read more...]
Joplin schools reopen Bible study groups
JOPLIN – Bible study groups that were shut down by the Joplin School District here in early January have now resumed, according to the Joplin Globe. The school district suspended the Bible study groups, Jan. 6, after officials received a complaint from the Washington, D.C.-based American Humanist Association (AHA) last December. While investigating the complaint, they realized that the groups didn’t comply with current school board policies regarding student-initiated groups. While they … [Read more...]
Trump administration sending mixed messages on religious freedom
WASHINGTON (WNS) – President Donald Trump promised his administration will defend religious freedom, but conflicting messages from the White House last week left conservatives holding their breath. At the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2, Trump spoke at length on religious persecution around the world and claimed the United States flourishes when religious liberty flourishes. Those comments followed a leaked executive order draft that would instruct multiple government departments to … [Read more...]
ANALYSIS: What to know about apostasy laws worldwide
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- When a Sudanese court handed down a death sentence to Meriam Yahya Ibrahim for converting from Islam to Christianity, her case sparked international outcry. The young wife and expecting mother was convicted of apostasy, a crime in Sudan. Although the furor died down after her 2014 release, the law she was found guilty of violating remains on the books today. As recently as one month ago in Sudan, a group of men, including three teenagers, was accused of … [Read more...]
Trump immigration order sparks biblical analysis
WASHINGTON (BP) -- With President Trump's travel ban from seven predominantly-Muslim countries on hold at least temporarily, some Christians are evaluating biblical teaching on immigration and refugees. On one side of the debate, the National Association of Evangelicals' World Relief arm is helping to draft a letter signed by hundreds of pastors asking Trump to rethink the travel ban. Other Christians have emphasized the need for stringent border security along with compassion toward … [Read more...]
Assisted suicide: N.M., Hawaii bills push envelope
SANTA FE, N.M. (BP) -- Legislators in 15 U.S. states are considering proposals to legalize assisted suicide, with a leading patients' rights group flagging bills in New Mexico and Hawaii as particularly concerning. The other 13 states considering assisted suicide are Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming, according to the Patients Rights Council (PRC), a group that opposes assisted … [Read more...]
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