WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) filed a friend of the court brief Feb. 3 with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Texas abortion laws, the first case since 2007 that the high court as agreed to hear regarding statutory regulation of abortionists. The MBC filed its brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear March 2. The brief addresses two provisions of the law that the U.S. Court … [Read more...]
Graham sets date for Missouri visit
JEFFERSON CITY – Franklin Graham, son of the renowned evangelist Billy Graham, is expected to visit Jefferson City May 17 as part of his “Decision America Tour.” During this nationwide tour, Graham – who serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) – will visit every state capital in an effort to proclaim America’s only hope, Jesus Christ. “I want to challenge Christians to boldly live out their faith and to pray for our nation and its leaders,” Graham … [Read more...]
Abortions continue to decline in Mo.
JEFFERSON CITY – Abortions in Missouri decreased by seven percent in 2014, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ annual vital statistics report. That year, 8,129 Missouri resident pregnancies were aborted compared with 8,740 in 2013. The 2014 number represents a 32 percent decrease from 2004, and a decrease of 62 percent since Missouri’s highest resident abortions in 1980 of 21,671. “While one aborted child is one too many, these encouraging numbers reflect … [Read more...]
LGBT activists target HLGU, SBU
WASHINGTON (WNS) – An LGBT activist group has singled out 56 Christian colleges – including two Missouri Baptist universities – in a recent report, claiming they use religious liberty as a “guise for discrimination” against LGBT students. Since 2013, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), these 56 colleges have applied for partial exemptions to Title IX of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, citing views on transgenderism and homosexuality. Among the institutions singled out are 23 U.S. … [Read more...]
Franklin Graham coming to Jeff City
JEFFERSON CITY – Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, is coming to Jefferson City May 17 for a noon prayer rally on the south steps of the State Capitol as part of his nationwide Decision America Tour 2016. The Missouri event is part of Graham’s commitment to hold prayer services at all 50 state capitols leading up to the national elections in November. It is described by organizers as a nationwide tour to share the gospel and challenge Christians to pray fervently and … [Read more...]
Legislative Prayer Service Jan. 6 at Concord Baptist Church
JEFFERSON CITY – For 11 years Missouri lawmakers and citizens have gathered together at 9 a.m., at Concord Baptist Church here on the first day of each new legislative year to pray, asking for God’s favor for Missouri government leaders and invoking thanks to God for His blessings on the people of Missouri. They will gather once again Jan. 6 to continue what has become an annual tradition in the state capital. The event is based on the writing of the Apostle Paul to Timothy in 1 Tim. … [Read more...]
Missouri schools act to protect bathroom privacy
MARIONVILLE – Several school districts in southwest Missouri have acted to adopt policies to protect the personal privacy of students enrolled in their public schools. The policies ensure that students using restrooms, locker rooms, and shower facilities are not exposed to individuals of the opposite sex. The policies have been established to address the issue of gender-confused students who seek access to facilities used by the opposite biological sex. So-called “transgender” students … [Read more...]
‘Peace on Earth’ for Syrian refugees?
JEFFERSON CITY – As the debate heats up in the halls of government and social media, religious leaders come down on all sides of the question of what to do with thousands of Syrian refugees. Rob Phillips, the team leader for communications for the Missouri Baptist Convention, said the MBC does not take a position on refugee policy, but called on all sides in the debate to pray for the best possible outcome. “For peace in Syria and other war-torn countries, we should pray for wisdom for … [Read more...]
Bright Futures partners churches, schools nation-wide
JOPLIN – Church and public schools don’t mix? Don’t tell that to Joplin Public Schools. Churches have been partnering with students and schools with dramatic results since 2010. The program is called Bright Futures and its simple mission is to connect the community to its schools. Local churches of all faiths are just one aspect of Bright Futures, which also invites businesses, parents, and social services to benefit the local schools. “It’s been a very positive inroad for churches to get … [Read more...]
Could churches erase the orphan problem?
BRIDGETON – A map of the nation created by “Together for Adoption” – a Christian conference for adoptive families – suggests that churches around the United States could take care of the nation’s orphan care problem if Christians fully engage in caring for the fatherless. In Missouri, according to the map, there are only 2,067 orphans in Missouri, but there are 8,973 churches of various denominations within the state. So Missouri churches could erase the orphan problem in the state if only … [Read more...]
Mizzou student calls for Christian empathy
Daniel Woodman, a journalism student at the University of Missouri and 2015 Baptist Press intern, shares his perspective on recent student protests at his school. Racism will not end until God returns. I hear it all the time. It is not an incorrect statement, but it is an incomplete one. Racism will not end until God returns, but we have an obligation to fight racism around every corner until the trumpets sound. That is why the protests at my university have been so monumental; they show … [Read more...]
Political neutrality, sex and quizzy pollsters
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Public Religion Research Institute’s American Values Atlas estimates that about 64 percent of the total delegates in states with presidential primaries on or before March 8 will come from states with electorates that may be at least 50 percent evangelical. In Missouri it is believed to be around 60 percent evangelical in advance of the March 15 primary, with Southern Baptists representing the bulk of that vote. Yet we still have untold thousands who … [Read more...]
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