OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) – Oklahoma’s enactment of a prohibition on abortion except to save the life of the mother received a grateful welcome from Southern Baptists at state and national levels. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law Tuesday (April 12) the ban, which criminalizes the performance of an abortion or attempt to perform an abortion as a felony. If convicted, a person may receive a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and/or a fine of as much as $100,000. Enactment of the … [Read more...]
FRC calls for D.C. autopsy on five aborted babies, possibly killed by partial-birth abortion or after being born alive
WASHINGTON (Christian Newswire) – The Family Research Council, April 8, called for the D.C. medical examiner to conduct an autopsy of the five aborted babies whose remains were recovered from a Washington Surgi-Clinic. These five aborted babies may have been killed in violation of the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act or the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. Multiple physicians who evaluated the remains of the five aborted babies recovered from Santangelo's clinic have speculated … [Read more...]
Baptist leaders grieve Colorado abortion rights law
DENVER, Colo. (BP)—State and national leaders among Southern Baptists responded with dismay to a new Colorado law that codifies the right to abortion and called for Christians to advocate for unborn children. Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Monday (April 4) the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which guarantees the decision to abort an unborn child is a “fundamental right” in Colorado. It also says “a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent or derivative rights” under … [Read more...]
Barna study: Christian parents’ inconsistent behaviors send mixed signals, confuse children
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Cultural Research Center) — Recently, longtime worldview researcher and bestselling author Dr. George Barna revealed the number of pre-teen parents in America that possess a Biblical worldview and the outlook could hardly have seemed more dire—until the research that followed. According to the latest research from Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, where Barna serves as Director of Research, not only do a mere 5% of parents have beliefs that are in … [Read more...]
ERLC applauds U.S. genocide designation in Myanmar
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission welcomed the Biden administration’s determination that the Myanmar military has committed genocide against the Rohingya ethnic group. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday (March 21) the designation of “genocide and crimes against humanity” for the campaign against the Rohingya by Myanmar’s military forces, known as the Tatmadaw. It is the eighth time the United States has made a genocide … [Read more...]
Resources available to help MBC churches protect their people
JEFFERSON CITY – Being good stewards of your local church involves more than caring for spiritual needs, maintaining property, and budgeting wisely. While these are vital ministries, they often require so much attention that we fail to see serious threats lurking in the shadows. For example, is your church equipped to be a safe place for survivors of abuse, and safe from abuse? Do you have a church security plan? Are you doing all you can to ensure that paid staff and volunteers are … [Read more...]
Gambling preys on the longings of the heart
EDITOR'S NOTE: Barrett Duke currently serves as executive director with the Montana Southern Baptist Convention, with which the Missouri Baptist Convention has formed an ongoing missions partnership. Previously, he served as vice president for Public Policy and Research at the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. It is estimated that Americans lost $161 billion to all forms of gambling in 2018, with $306 million of that going to online gambling. … [Read more...]
Religious exemptions for foster care, adoption agencies challenged
WASHINGTON (BP) – Religious exemptions for Christian adoption and foster care agencies are still being challenged litigiously, despite favorable precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court and district courts, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said, March 22. In the latest favorable ruling, Catholic Charities West Michigan won the right March 21 in a Michigan federal district court to operate according to its guiding religious principles without government punishment. At issue was the … [Read more...]
‘Is cannabis in the Bible?’: MBTS’s Branch debunks interpretive myth
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first appeared online at www.ftc.co. J. Alan Branch serves as professor of Christian Ethics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. KANSAS CITY – “The Bible includes cannabis as part of the worship of Yahweh!” Marijuana advocates often repeat this claim in an effort to gain leverage for the moral permissibility of smoking pot. The claim is so strange and peculiar, pastors, church leaders, and parents can be caught off guard and find themselves ill-prepared … [Read more...]
CBMW’s Denny Burk warns Bible’s ‘vision of manhood, womanhood, sexuality is under assault’
BOLIVAR – Denny Burk serves as professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, located on at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and as president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW). Burk will speak in Bolivar, Feb. 19-21, at Southern Hills Baptist Church and Southwest Baptist University, in conjunction with a conference highlighting biblical views of marriage, gender and sexuality. To learn more about the conference – called “The Gender Choice: Whose is it?” – … [Read more...]
Missouri ‘Equality Act’ jeopardizes Christians’ First Amendment rights
Missouri Non-Discrimination Act (MONA) introduced in Missouri House, Senate JEFFERSON CITY – A bill that threatens the First Amendment rights of Missouri Christians has been introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate. Senate bill 711 is sponsored by Sen. Greg Razor, a Kansas City Democrat who is a homosexual. State Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, is sponsoring a House version. Known as the Missouri Non-Discrimination Act (MONA), it is a state version of the highly … [Read more...]
Event aims to protect Missouri children from transgender ‘experimentation’
JEFFERSON CITY – Lawmakers and other leaders from across the state will gather at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s building here, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m., to learn how they can better protect Missouri children from medical "experimentation" supported by the transgender movement. Missouri Rep. Suzie Pollock (R-Lebanon), who organized the event, told The Pathway that the event is prompted by the transgender movement’s expanding efforts across the nation to encourage young people experiencing … [Read more...]
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