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...]
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...]
UCLA discriminated against Jews during Israel-Hamas war protests, judge rules
LOS ANGELES (BP) – The University of California at Los Angeles blocked Jewish students from portions of campus when protests erupted in response to the Israel-Hamas War, a district judge has ruled, citing their faith as the sole factor. “Jewish students were excluded from portions of the UCLA campus because they refused to denounce their faith,” U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi said in granting a preliminary injunction Aug. 13 in the lawsuit filed by three Jewish students against the … [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...]
FIRST-PERSON: Finding freedom in Christ
by Ron Crow I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land in Israel in 2018. What an experience that was of learning, experiencing and walking where Jesus walked. I learned much about biblical sites which made the Bible come alive. But I also learned about the current Israeli culture. I will never forget the day our tour guide made this statement, “You Americans often talk about your freedom. We have no idea what that even means. We have never experienced freedom.” This is the only life … [Read more...]
No, the early Christians were not communists
A popular claim that early Christians were communists is clearly false. Even Missouri’s own Harry S. Truman said to his daughter, “You know there was but one idealistic example of Communism. That is described in the Acts of the Apostles.” When Acts 2:44 says, “Now all the believers where together and had everything in common,” the text is not describing socialism as we know it. Instead, the Bible is describing the voluntary generous spirit that comes when a church is unified. Why is the … [Read more...]
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