TEHRAN, Iran – Christian persecution and yes, genocide, is real in the world today, and Naghmeh Abedini is calling out to the body of Christ to pray. Sept. 26 will mark two long years since her husband and American pastor, Saeed Abedini, was imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith. And most recently, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists were brought into the same prison as Saeed. Because he is both an American and a Christian convert, he immediately started receiving … [Read more...]
UNREST IN FERGUSON: After teen’s death, Baptists pray & serve
FERGUSON, Mo. (BP) -- Missouri Baptists gathered for prayer Aug. 13 before a fifth night of turbulent protests erupted over the shooting death of an African American teenager by a local police officer.The shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by an unnamed Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9 garnered national attention after the teenager's death incited peaceful protests as well as several nights of upheaval in this St. Louis-area town.During the night, looters -- many of them from out of … [Read more...]
Fayette school district settles prayer suit
FAYETTE – The Fayette R-III School District has agreed in federal court to change policies regarding the religious expression of teachers and school district staff. The move comes as a result of a suit brought by the American Humanist Association on behalf of a former student. The suit alleged a faculty adviser for a student religious club prayed with students before class and that the club’s meetings were announced over the intercom. Under the consent decree, the school district has … [Read more...]
KC lesbian sues KC-St. Joe diocese
A Kansas City woman fired from a Catholic food pantry in May sued the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese and Bishop Robert Finn, claiming her supervisors knew that she was a lesbian when hired. However, an April article in The Kansas City Star’s 816 magazine mentioned Colleen Simon’s “marriage” to another woman and she says she was fired a month later. Missouri does not recognize her “marriage.” The diocese hoped the suit could be resolved, but stated its right to “live and operate according … [Read more...]
SBC’s homosexuality position reinforced by 1992 amendment
NASHVILLE (BP) – When a retired Air Force general’s concern over homosexuality prompted an amendment to the Southern Baptist Convention’s constitution two decades ago, few observers realized that his impulse to defend biblical morality would prove instrumental in helping the convention resist pressure to legitimize same-sex relationships for years to come. “Homosexuality was being promoted and was making progress ... and we wanted to protect the Southern Baptist Convention from [a] … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Windermere leader arrested for attempted unlawful sex with an animal
COLUMBIA – Windermere Baptist Conference Center’s president and chief executive officer was arrested here Aug. 5 and stands accused of soliciting for -- and attempting to have -- sex with a dog. Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force detectives arrested Jerald (Jerry) Lee Hill, 56, of Roach, MO, following an investigation that began in late July when Hill posted an ad on Craigslist soliciting for an animal with which to have sex. A detective with the Boone County … [Read more...]
MBCH: Cultural shifts could be future concern
BRIDGETON – The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) would increasingly rely on its endowment if MBCH president Russell Martin gets his way. Such a move would allow MBCH to rely less and less on funding through contracts from the state of Missouri should there become a time that cultural shifts or legal challenges mean they can no longer receive state funds. Martin made the remarks at the July 22 board meeting at the MBCH main campus in Bridgeton. The third largest care provider in … [Read more...]
New law strengthens students’ religious rights
JEFFERSON CITY – Even as one Missouri school district is tightening faculty religious expression after a costly lawsuit, students in the state now enjoy even stronger religious freedom protections. Governor Jay Nixon signed the bill known as the Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act July 2. It passed by extreme majorities of 131-16 in the House and 30-1 in the Senate. “Under the new law, school districts are prohibited from discriminating against a student on the basis of religious … [Read more...]
Examining the amendments on Aug. 5 ballot
There are several amendments that voters will be asked to consider on the Aug. 5 primary ballot. This is not to be construed as an endorsement by The Pathway or by the Missouri Baptist Convention. Following is how I personally will vote on each amendment and why. Feel free to disagree. The important thing is to vote Aug. 5. AMENDMENT 1 "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to ensure that the right of Missouri citizens to engage in agricultural production and ranching … [Read more...]
Civic Center OKs Satanic Black Mass
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. /Christian Newswire/ -- The long-standing notion that America is "one nation under God" is under attack in Oklahoma City after city officials okayed a satanic black mass at the Civic Center on Sept. 21.More than 37,000 concerned Americans have already called on the Civic Center to cancel the sacrilegious black mass, voicing their opposition through an online petition sponsored by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP). The group … [Read more...]
Truett’s religious liberty legacy celebrated
David Roach/Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) – On the 70th anniversary of George W. Truett’s death, present and former pastors of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas – where Truett pastored for 47 years – said his most famous sermon on religious liberty has implications for the advance of secularism, the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision and GuideStone Financial Resources’ legal fight against the Obama administration’s abortion/contraceptive mandate. “I think I have probably read … [Read more...]
Seven non-profits win injunctions against HHS mandate after Hobby Lobby ruling
Kirsten Andersen/LifeSiteNews WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – In the wake of the June 30 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case, the high court and two federal appeals courts have granted temporary injunctions to seven non-profit organizations. Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne (Wyoming), Catholic Charities of Wyoming, St. Joseph’s Children’s Home, St. Anthony Tri-Parish Catholic School, and Wyoming Catholic College were granted … [Read more...]
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