TROY – There’s another voice promising to bring a biblical perspective to cases that come before the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Gov. Mike Parson appointed Jonathan Hayashi, music and worship pastor of First Baptist Church, Troy and a Pathway columnist, to the commission, June 17. He was also named the vice chair of the commission. The ten-seat commission fields discrimination complaints in matters of housing, employment, and places of public accommodation based on race, … [Read more...]
MBC leaders grateful for passage of Missouri pro-life legislation
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) leaders are grateful for the passage of a state pro-life bill that contains the most expansive restrictions to abortion in the state’s history. “This piece of legislation ... was important— not for legislators, not for the governor, not for Missouri economics—but for yet-to-be-born children,” MBC Executive Director John Yeats told The Pathway. “My family and I are very grateful for the fortitude of our pro-life Senators and our pro-life … [Read more...]
Landmark Heartbeat Bill advances in Missouri Senate
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s “Heartbeat Bill” may provide the most expansive restrictions to abortion in the state’s history, if it passes the state Senate before the end of the legislative session, May 17. House Bill 126, sponsored by Representative Nick Schroer (R-O’Fallon), was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives in February and was advanced by committee to the Senate earlier this month. If approved by the Senate and signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson, HB 126 will implement … [Read more...]
Mo. legislator proposes bill to increase biblical knowledge among students
JEFFERSON CITY – Last March, the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) Timothy Puko reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of Moses bringing “water from Iraq.” To their credit, the WSJ later corrected the story: In reality, Netanyahu said that Moses brought “water from a rock,” as recorded in both Exodus 17 and Numbers 20. For Missouri lawmaker Ben Baker, this biblical blunder is only one example of a decline in biblical knowledge across the nation that has prompted him to … [Read more...]
Voter registration packs ready for churches
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission has prepared a voter registration packet for churches. The packets include instructions and materials that will be needed to conduct a voter registration drive on site. Churches are urged to hold the drives on the weekends of Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. Citizens must be registered to vote (or change their address if they have moved since the last time they voted) by Oct. 10 in order to vote in the Nov. 6 general … [Read more...]
Voter registration packs ready for churches
JEFFERSON CITY – Churches may still obtain voter registration packets prepared by the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission. The packets include step-by-step instructions and materials that are needed to conduct a voter registration drive on site. Church are urged to hold voter registration drives as a lead-up to the Nov. 6 general election. Citizens must be registered to vote (or change their address if they have moved since the last time they voted) by Oct. 10 in order … [Read more...]
It’s about faith, family, integrity: Secretary of State Ashcroft reassures voters as statewide elections near
JEFFERSON CITY – John Robert "Jay" Ashcroft, 45, is an attorney, engineer and politician. Elected in 2016, he is the 40th Secretary of State of Missouri. Born in Jefferson City, he is the son of John and Janet Ashcroft. John Ashcroft is the former governor, U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General for President George W. Bush. Jay and his wife, Katie, have four children. I interviewed him July 10 in his office in the Kirkpatrick Building just west of the State Capitol overlooking the Missouri … [Read more...]
‘God bless Missouri’: FBC Bolivar church member takes up office of Governor
JEFFERSON CITY – After taking his oath of office as Missouri’s 57th governor, Michael L. Parson, 62, closed his brief remarks with a comment that has been on the lips of many politicians, past and present: “God bless America,” he said, and “God bless Missouri.” But, according to the men and women of First Baptist Church Bolivar, Parson’s closing statement is no platitude. Parson has been a member at FBC Bolivar for nearly 27 years, having joined the church on Sept. 22, 1991. “Mike’s been … [Read more...]
Missouri State legislature defunds Planned Parenthood in pro-life budget
JEFFERSON CITY (Life News) – Missouri lawmakers passed a firmly pro-life budget May 9 that defunds abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood and provides support for moms and babies. St. Louis Public Radio reports the $28 billion budget is headed to Gov. Eric Greitens, who is pro-life. June 30 is the deadline for the governor’s signature. The abortion giant Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses in the state no longer will receive tax dollars through Medicaid or state programs … [Read more...]
Satanist incantations, tax credits and Dred Scott
Incantations offered by a woman and a transvestite with the Order of Satanic Sisterhood at the state Capitol May 18 served as a reminder of the evil forces seeking control of our government. Not a single member of the Missouri General Assembly or statewide officeholder attended the, well, whatever it was. So the Satanists exercised their First Amendment rights in The Rotunda. A few people briefly observed before moving on and several Christians lingered among the statues in the Hall of … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist Pathway Editor: ‘The government got it wrong with Dred Scott’
For reconciliation to be realized, the offending party must acknowledge one’s wrongdoing, stop doing it and ask the offended party for forgiveness. The offended party must then forgive. Of course, God made forgiveness an infinitely important ingredient by offering sinners grace – and the gift of eternal life through the penal substitutionary death of Jesus on Golgotha’s Hill. I pray that God’s example will inspire the government of Missouri to move the state forward as we strive for racial … [Read more...]
‘Freedom From Religion’ group brags after ‘proselytizer’ barred from school
BOLIVAR – The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has successfully gotten a “proselytizer” barred from a Missouri school district. The Winconsin-based atheist group objected to an invitation from Bolivar High School to Bob Holmes, the “one man volleyball team,” to give a demonstration of his particular volleyball skills presentation and a motivational message to its student body Feb. 20. Members of Agape Baptist Church in nearby Stockton – an independent Baptist congregation – were … [Read more...]
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