JEFFERSON CITY – The National Day of Prayer observance is scheduled for noon on May 6 in The Rotunda of the State Capitol. Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft will be the featured speaker. Other speakers who have committed to attend include Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Other statewide officeholders will attend along with members of the Missouri General Assembly. Pathway Editor Don Hinkle is serving as this year’s coordinator for … [Read more...]
KC pastor gets ‘to the heart of the matter’ of crime
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Like a lot of cities, Kansas City has seen a dramatic increase in violent crime this year. And at least one pastor is looking to do something about it. Darron Edwards, pastor of United Believers Community Church, wrote “Getting to the Heart of the Matter,” a 10-step plan designed to get at the root of crime and use relationships and strategic partnerships to stop crime before it begins. The plan launched Aug. 11 and already has 29 faith communities involved. Edwards, … [Read more...]
Missouri attorney general will fight atheistic organization harassing schools
JEFFERSON CITY – Attorney General Eric Schmitt has vowed to fight a Wisconsin-based atheist organization that is threatening legal action against a Cameron R-1 School District after a football coach led his team in prayer, claiming such activity is unconstitutional. “Our understanding is that no coach or other Cameron official has forced any football player to participate in prayer or taken any action against any player who chose not to participate,” Schmitt said in a letter to the Cameron … [Read more...]
FBC Troy’s Hayashi named to Human Rights Commission
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...]
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