Thoughts & Adventures God blessed The Pathway in many ways in 2005 October 18, 2005 COLUMBIA– I will have the privilege of being the guest lecturer to the Fellowship of Christian Journalists Oct. 30 at the University of Missouri Journalism School here. Never has there been a greater need for Christian journalists willing to report the news from a biblical worldview perspective than there is today. I am not advocating they impose Christianity on readers, unless they are working … [Read more...]
Roberts court unanimous for Mo. prisoner abortion
Roberts court unanimous for Mo. prisoner abortion By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer October 18, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY– A federal judge who attempted to make law expanding abortion rights in Missouri Oct. 13-15 was checked by three Missouri officials – including two Missouri Baptists – and a United States Supreme Court justice, only to be ultimately validated in an Oct. 17 decision by the full court. It marked the first pro-life test for the new Supreme Court under new Chief … [Read more...]
Statewide petition drive launched for diabolical stem cell amendment
Statewide petition drive launched for diabolical stem cell amendment Conservative groups, including MBC gear-up to defeat it By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer October 18, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY– Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) leaders wasted little time in voicing opposition to the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures’ effort to get a state constitutional amendment on the November 2006 ballot that would halt state bans of embryonic stem cell … [Read more...]
Missouri already feeling Supreme Court’s ruling on homosexual sex
June 17, 2003 ST. LOUIS -- It was just a matter of hours following Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the Texas Sodomy Law before Missourians began seeing some impact of the landmark decision in the “Show Me” state. Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Bob Wilkins has dropped some charges against six men arrested last year in a raid at what was then called Award Video, an adult video store in Jefferson County near Highway 30. The men have been accused of … [Read more...]
In God he trusts: Missouri congressman strives to be a blessing to his countrymen
June 3, 2003 JEFFERSON CITY – Converting to genuine faith in Jesus Christ through the ministry of Bible Study Fellowship in the late 1970s has made all the difference for U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo. "My prayer was that the Lord would give me a zeal to do whatever it was He called me to do so I could do a good job for Him," Akin said. He spent 12 years in the Missouri House of Representatives and is working on his second term as congressman for the Second District which … [Read more...]
Missouri pro-life bills surge forward
March 25, 2003 JEFFERSON CITY – Republican control of the Missouri Legislature has created a climate in which pro-life legislation has gained more momentum than it has in years, according to a pro-life lobbyist at the Capitol. Two bills are advancing, said Kerry Messer of the Missouri Family Network. A Senate bill sponsored by Sen. John Loudon, R-Ballwin, would impose civil liability on anyone violating Missouri’s informed consent law for abortions. A House bill sponsored … [Read more...]
Jefferson City woman finds morality battle a lonely struggle
February 25, 2003 JEFFERSON CITY – One Jefferson City Southern Baptist woman has learned that the battlefield can be a lonely place if you decide to take a stand for morality. Barbara Holst, a member of Southridge Baptist Church, decided it was time to take on the Missouri River Regional Library recently after learning that a sexually explicit book had been placed on library shelves for all ages to see. The book, The Sexual Life of Catherine M., recounts in graphic detail the … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists given marching orders at Evangelism Conference
January 28, 2003 JEFFERSON CITY - More than 1,000 Missouri Baptists received their marching orders at the 2003 Missouri Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference - …go win the lost at any cost." Fred Luter, pastor of the 8,000-member Franklin Road Baptist Church in New Orleans, La., told the Missourians that God is counting on them. "Come on brothers and sisters," Luter proclaimed. "Let’s go out while the harvest is ripe. Come on Missouri, let’s … [Read more...]
Lake-area churches band together to fight proposed casino
December 16, 2002 LAKE OF THE OZARKS -- Southern Baptist churches here are searching for ways to oppose and hopefully stymie the construction of a land-based casino in the Mid-Missouri resort area. The Pathway has learned that a major effort is underway by an Oklahoma-based Indian group to locate a casino at the lake. Initial meetings involving representatives from the Osage Indian tribe and Lake-area business interests have been conducted, and backers of the casino are now working … [Read more...]
Unity punctuates MBC annual meeting
October 30, 2002 SPRINGFIELD -- Harmony, peace, unity, or a taste of Heaven? Select the description above that would best describe the atmosphere of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) 2002 annual meeting at Springfield and you would be correct. MBC President Bob Curtis probably summed it up best for most of the 2,010 registered messengers when he likened the meeting to "a taste of Heaven." Beset by inner turmoil and legal proceedings the past year, convention … [Read more...]
PETA to use Mary nursing Jesus on St. Joseph billboard
June 26, 2002 ST. JOSEPH – An animal rights group is purchasing a billboard advertisement on Interstate 229 featuring an infant, portrayed as Jesus, being breast-fed by a woman, portrayed as Mary. The ad, placed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), is designed to herald the group’s anti-dairy industry/pro-animal message. "I would expect an organization like PETA -- that wants to raise animals to the same level as people -- to do something like … [Read more...]
Homosexuals eye Missouri school children
June 2002 ST. LOUIS—A pro-family organization in California says it has received calls from concerned parents in Missouri over the growing influence homosexuals are having in public schools. Scott Lively, president of the Pro-Family Law Center in Citrus Heights, Calif., told The Washington Times in May that Missouri is among the states in which a growing number of parents are alarmed at the blatant promotion of homosexuality in public schools. "It’s a national campaign that … [Read more...]