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...]
NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines to speak at HLGU Free Society event, Jan. 31
HANNIBAL, Mo. (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) will welcome Riley Gaines as a guest speaker on Jan. 31 at 6:00 pm in the Roland Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public, however tickets do need to be secured through www.hlg.edu/free-society. The tickets are free except there is a handling fee through the ticket website. For group sales, call 573.629.3260 or email FreeSociety@hlg.edu. This event is part of the Free Society Speaker Series that HLGU hosts in … [Read more...]
FIRST-PERSON: Pro-lifers should reject political compromise, choose faithfulness to God
Some claim that the abortion issue is hurting Republicans, that it is costing them votes. And with that claim they are attempting to persuade Republicans to soften their stance on abortion in order to win elections. This may be a good strategy if all one cares about is winning elections. But for those who care more about the sanctity of human life and about abiding by the revealed truth and will of Holy God, such counsel is tantamount to selling the lives of those yet to be born for the … [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...]
Southern Seminary’s Mohler interviews Missouri Senator about ‘war against manhood’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler interviewed Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley about the “war against manhood and the American cultural crisis” in his latest “Thinking in Public,” June 21. They discussed the Missouri Senator’s latest book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs, which was released in print, Kindle and audiobook formats last month. Mohler began the conversation: “Well, I think you know you started an argument, and I think you … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court: Colorado can’t force Christian web designer to support LGBT agenda
SCOTUS protects free speech of creative professionals in 303 Creative v. Elenis ruling WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today upheld the right of creative professionals to “just say no” to creating works that violate the creator’s religious conscience. In a 6-3 vote, the Justices said, “The First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees.” Denver web designer Lorie Smith wants to do … [Read more...]
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