Pro-life bill heads to Senate; Mo. Attorney General files suit against Planned Parenthood EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was updated, March 6, to include comments from Missouri Baptist Convention legislative liaison Timothy Faber. JEFFERSON CITY – In a 104-49 vote, the Missouri House of Representatives chose to defund Planned Parenthood, March 4, less than a week after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit “against Planned Parenthood for trafficking minors out of state to … [Read more...]
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP) – The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos are “children” for the purposes of a wrongful death lawsuit. The decision reverses two lower court rulings. The suit involved three couples whose embryos, created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) at a fertility clinic in Mobile, were accidentally destroyed. “Every unborn life is a human being,” said Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver in a statement. “Every human life begins as an embryo, and now the … [Read more...]
‘Passionate about life’: Missouri Baptist CLC member Libby Owens serves mothers, babies
ST. JOSEPH – Libby Owens, member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in St. Joseph and Executive Director of the St. Joseph Pregnancy Resource Clinic (St. Joseph PRC), is passionate about life. “I believe in the value of life outlined in Scripture,” Owens said. “I have a strong compassion for others and God has given me the opportunities to support life.” Her opportunities began when she moved to St. Joseph. “I was working at a part-time job, and I took a tour of the clinic,” she said, “I saw … [Read more...]
National Marriage Week set for Feb. 7-14
by Jerry & Kate Angelo/guest writers JEFFERSON CITY – The story of St. Valentine highlights his effort of honoring marriages in part by marrying couples even at the defiance of the Roman Emperor of that era. Over time Valentine's Day became a convenient way to observe the loving devotion that couples have for one another, and a great opportunity to honor marriage. Now several hundreds of years later we are celebrating National Marriage week on Feb. 7-14. God's Word says in Hebrews … [Read more...]
Supreme Court to hear case regarding Idaho abortion ban
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Supreme Court will rule on a case involving an Idaho law that bans nearly all abortions in the state. The high court agreed to hear a challenge to the law, known as the Defense of Life Act, which makes it a felony for doctors to perform most abortions, with an exception for procedures performed when necessary to save the life of the mother. Last Friday (Jan. 5), the Supreme Court ruled Idaho can enforce the law while the case involving the legislation is being … [Read more...]
Religious exemptions from Title VII rules vary in courts
SEATTLE (BP) – Christian companies have seen conflicting legal decisions about religious exemptions from Title VII LGBTQ rules after the U.S. Supreme Court said in 2020 that the statute prohibits bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Most recently, a Washington state district court said Nov. 28 that World Vision erred in rescinding an employment offer to an applicant after learning she was a lesbian in a same-sex marriage. Months earlier on June 20, a Fifth Circuit appeals … [Read more...]
ERLC urges rescindment of proposed LGBTQ+ foster care regulation
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has released a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rescind a recently proposed regulation regarding foster care providers and foster children who identify as LGBTQ+. The regulation, proposed on Sept. 28, specifies steps foster care agencies must implement or maintain so that children in foster care who identify as LGTBQ+ are ensured a “safe and appropriate” placement if requested. ERLC … [Read more...]
Iowa parents win temporary relief from transgender school policy
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (BP) — Iowa parents have temporarily blocked a public school policy requiring their children to use the preferred pronouns of their transgender classmates and share bathrooms with them or face expulsion. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Parents Defending Education (PDE) a preliminary injunction Sept. 29 blocking enforcement of the Linn-Mar Community School District’s Administrative Regulations Regarding Transgender and Students Nonconforming to Gender Role … [Read more...]
Senior adults suffer greatest increase as U.S. suicides near 50,000
ATLANTA (BP) — Senior adults suffered the largest increase in suicides as nearly 50,000 Americans killed themselves in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest report. The 8 percent rise in suicides among adults 65 and older was the highest driver in suicide deaths, the CDC said, with 10,433 deaths in that age group alone. That’s compared to 9,652 adults over 65 who killed themselves the previous year. Suicide declined 8.4 percent among the … [Read more...]
‘Sound of Freedom’ exposes sin of trafficking
KANSAS CITY – “Sound of Freedom” is a deeply unsettling and unpleasant viewing experience. It’s also a well-done, well-acted, riveting movie which – with a few caveats – demands to be seen. You may have heard of the film in recent days, perhaps due to its surprise success at the box office, its dark subject matter, its circuitous path to your local theater, or maybe all three. “Sound of Freedom” is based on the true story of Tim Ballard, federal agent on a crusade to rescue children … [Read more...]
What do you know about MBCH?
When you hear the name “Missouri Baptist Children’s Home,” what images come to your mind? Do you see campuses full of young children waiting for a forever home? Do you see an orphanage? Does residential care only come to your mind? Well, hopefully, after you read this article, you will have learned more about what the Agency is and who it serves. First of all, instead of calling it “Missouri Baptist Children’s Home”, we are now referring to the parent corporation as MBCH. The … [Read more...]
Article XVIII of the BF&M: The Family
Following is another in a series of columns on The Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Article XVIII of The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 reads: “God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. “Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God’s unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the … [Read more...]
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