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...]
Franklin Graham announces national prayer march in Washington
WASHINGTON (BP) — Evangelist Franklin Graham is asking Americans to join him in a Washington prayer march Sept. 26 to plead for God to save the nation from its present distress. “Our communities are hurting. Our people are divided, and there’s fear and uncertainty all around us,” Graham said in a video announcing the event. “So let’s join together and do the most important thing, and that is to pray.” Amid a global COVID-19 pandemic and an international uprising decrying injustice and … [Read more...]
Baptists influence Aug. 4 primaries
BRANSON – Aug. 4 proved to be an election night greatly influenced by Missouri Baptists seeking public office. Missourians may soon have three Baptist pastors, a professor from a Missouri Baptist university and a plethora of Baptist laity elected to public offices in the state – including the governorship – come November. Brian Seitz, pastor of Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Branson, won the Aug. 4 Republican primary for House District 156 (Taney County). Seitz defeated former Branson … [Read more...]
High court affirms religious access to state programs
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly upheld Tuesday (June 30) a state tax credit scholarship program that includes religious schools, thereby maintaining its recent support of the right of faith groups to participate in government programs. The high court voted 5-4 to overturn a Montana Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state program that provides a tax credit of up to $150 for a donation to a Student Scholarship Organization (SSO). Contributions to SSOs finance … [Read more...]
Supreme Court disappoints pro-lifers with abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (BP) – Pro-life leaders expressed deep disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal June 29 to uphold a Louisiana law designed to protect the lives and health of women by requiring hospital admitting privileges for doctors who perform abortions. In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled the law – which mandated a physician must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of a facility where he or she performs an abortion – violated the U.S. Constitution by … [Read more...]
Freedom at risk? Religious liberty threats already on rise pre-pandemic
WASHINGTON – Potential threats to religious liberty have come to the forefront across the United States because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Even in the best of times, guarding our First Amendment freedoms can be an uphill battle. And these are not the best of times,” John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, wrote, April 14. He described the arrest of Christians in Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C., while they prayed outside of abortion clinics. They … [Read more...]
SCOTUS delays arguments: religious liberty, abortion rulings await
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has paused part of its work in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) with decisions in important cases regarding religious liberty, sexuality and abortion still to be announced. The high court announced March 16 it has postponed oral arguments scheduled for March 23-25 and March 30-April 1 to abide by recommendations offered in response to the continuing spread of the coronavirus. The court said it would study the alternatives for rescheduling … [Read more...]
Mo. House bill enables churches to fight abuse
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist pastor and lawmaker Doug Richey has introduced a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that, if passed and signed into law, will empower churches and other nonprofits in the state to disclose credible allegations of sexual abuse without fear of civil liability. Richey, a state representative and pastor of Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, called Missouri House Bill 1446 (HB 1446) a bipartisan bill that should make its way to the governor’s … [Read more...]
School choice focus of Sec. of Ed Missouri visit
JEFFERSON CITY – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos used a Jan. 24 trip to the Missouri Capitol to champion local control of schools as well as school choice for elementary, middle and high school students. Such control would allow a school to better reflect its community, and choice could make it easier for parents to pay for private school or homeschooling, using tax credits should they decide it was the right move for their families. In her speech, which was delivered to members of … [Read more...]
Two ultrasound machines save hundreds of lives
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Amory's life changed forever when she saw those two blue lines on the pregnancy test. Thinking it was a false positive, she took it again, and again, three more times. Amory had just finished graduate school, accepted her first job as a speech-language pathologist, moved into her own apartment and finally found a guy who she believed liked her back. However, their relationship was rocky, and Amory had no idea how he would react to the idea of being a father. Although in … [Read more...]
Pastor brings good news to Missouri’s capitol
JEFFERSON CITY – It’s not uncommon to see citizens strolling up and down the halls of the Capitol, seeking to have an influence on lawmakers. Though there’s nothing wrong with lobbying or urging those in power to make God-honoring decisions, Matt Goodsell isn’t here to play politics. The senior pastor of Ashland Baptist Church, Goodsell has made the Missouri Capitol his mission field, building relationships one-by-one and lovingly reminding legislators and their staffs there is a higher … [Read more...]
Pathway editor: Capstone report that MBTS’s Allen lobbied state government is ‘fake news’
JEFFERSON CITY – In a Facebook comment posted this morning, Dec. 10, Pathway Editor Don Hinkle responded to a false report from www.capstonereport.com. According to the report, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Jason Allen lobbied the state to accept more refugees during a Dec. 9 meeting with Mo. Governor Mike Parson. Here is Hinkle's response: "I have been a journalist for 45 years and my conservativism is well established (my newspaper, The Pathway, has been called … [Read more...]
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