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On the eve of a major religious liberty ruling: The nation’s eyes on Trinity...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Michael Whitehead has practiced law in Missouri for more than 40 years. He practices with his son, Jonathan, in suburban Kansas City, and he serves as MBC general counsel and represents...

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Historic Baptists, liberty and the Trinity case

KANSAS CITY – What would John Leland say about scrap tires? Missourians, including churches that own vehicles, pay a fee to keep used tires out of streams and landfills. The fee underwrites a rebate...

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Foster care, pro-life bills reflect compassion

These are potentially good days for Missouri’s children and pregnant moms who need assistance. Gov. Eric Greitens recently signed a bill into law that will safeguard children across the state,...

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If the GOP is pro-life, pro-moms, then prove it!

Republicans consistently run for office as pro-life candidates. The party’s opposition to abortion is in its national plank that outlines the GOP’s positions on issues. This makes the recent behavior...

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CLC honors Whiteheads for Supreme Court win

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission (CLC) voted unanimously, July 6, to award two Missouri Baptist attorneys the CLC Distinguished Service Award for their...

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Offering praise when government leaders do good

Put me at the head of the class when it comes to criticizing public officials when I think they have made a poor decision. I strive not to let my temper get the best of me when doing so, avoiding...

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BREAKING: Missouri Senate passes major pro-life bill

JEFFERSON CITY – By a vote of 22-9, the Missouri Senate today (July 25) passed an earlier House version of one of the strongest pro-life pieces of legislation ever for the state. Andrew Koenig An...

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Mo. appeals court rules against transgender student

KANSAS CITY – In a decision that bucks the trend of courts in other states, the Western Division of the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled, in a 2-1 decision, July 18 that a biological girl transitioning...

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Clinton church grieves after shooting

CLINTON – A Missouri Baptist congregation here is grieving after the Aug. 6th shooting of local police officer Gary Michael, Jr. Michael, 37, a member of First Baptist Church here, served with the...

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Ruminations as a busy summer gives way to another autumn

The Missouri Baptist Foundation Trustee Board’s presidential search committee is getting closer to recommending someone for the position. The committee could have a recommendation for the full board...

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Mo. Baptist leaders call on conscience protections for healthcare professionals

JEFFERSON CITY – Four Missouri Southern Baptist leaders have joined the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention in calling for passage of a...

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Satanists invade Missouri, fighting in courts for abortion

Satanists are attacking Missouri. They are doing so in many ways and we are foolish to think they are not doing it in the halls of our government. Government is one of only three institutions ordained...

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ERLC honors trustee from Mo.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore presented a resolution of appreciation to Missourian Jonathan Whitehead, an at-large trustee with the...

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MBC’s ‘Pray Across Missouri’ schedule available online

JEFFERSON CITY – If you see a silver minivan cruising Missouri’s highways emblazoned with a “Pray Across Missouri” logo on the side, you might as well follow it to the county courthouse. The van is...

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Satanists, judiciary empower Missouri abortion industry

JEFFERSON CITY – Lawmakers aren’t to blame for Planned Parenthood’s most recent expansion in Missouri, according to some of the state’s pro-life advocates. Instead, the abortion industry is making a...

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Fed judge strikes clergy housing allowance

MADISON, Wisc. (BP) – For a second time a federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled the U.S. Tax Code’s ministerial housing allowance is unconstitutional. But the ruling does not impact Missouri clergy,...

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MBC ministry fosters cooperation in prayer

JEFFERSON CITY – As autumn leaves begin to fall, prayers continue to rise across Missouri. Throughout 2017 and 2018, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s “Pray Across Missouri” initiative is challenging...

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Pisgah Baptist’s Richey runs to fill Missouri’s 38th House District

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS (Washington Times) – Clay County pastor Doug Richey has formally kicked off his campaign to serve the people of Missouri’s 38th House District. The current office holder, State...

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Gov. Greitens addresses messengers on religious liberty, pro-life agenda

RAYTOWN – For the first time since 2005, the governor of Missouri spoke to messengers at the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting which took place at Connection Point Church here Oct. 25. Eric...

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Resolutions spotlight life, liberty, orphan care, Reformation

RAYTOWN – Missouri Baptists approved five resolutions during their annual meeting at Connection Point Church here, Oct. 24. Through their resolutions, they expressed appreciation for recent legislation...

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Concord Baptist to host annual prayer service for state officials

JEFFERSON CITY – Lawmakers and citizens will gather for what has become a Jefferson City tradition when Concord Baptist Church, in conjunction with the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life...

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Concealed carry gun law may shield churches if passed

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is printed with permission from the Lake Expo news service (LakeExpo.com) in Osage Beach. JEFFERSON CITY (Lake Expo) – In the wake of the horrific church shooting in...

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Plan B no longer necessary for church Cooperative Program budgeting

JEFFERSON CITY – Last month, as Missouri Baptist churches received their remittance forms for Cooperative Program (CP) and designated giving in 2018, church leaders noticed something different....

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Lawmakers called to be humble

JEFFERSON CITY – In what has become a January tradition in the Capital City, many of the state’s government leaders gathered at Concord Baptist Church here Jan. 3 to be prayed over by Missouri...

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Prayers, pro-life bills and Good Samaritans

A reproduction of Arnold Friberg’s iconic painting of General George Washington kneeling in prayer in the snow at Valley Forge hangs over my desk. The original hangs in the Library of Congress in...

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DOM Chuck Hoskins announces candidacy

MAPAVILLE (Missouri Times) – Local minister Chuck Hoskins has announced his candidacy to replace term-limited Representative Ben Harris. The district is comprised of Jefferson and Washington Counties...

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Prayer, deadbeat parents, hunting human traffickers

In recent years, I have had the privilege of praying at a variety of events at the State Capitol. Most have been traditional services, like the National Day of Prayer held on the first Thursday in May....

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Baptist named to Missouri’s Commission on Human Rights

CLEVER – There is a new voice promising to bring a biblical perspective to cases that come before the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Gov. Eric Greitens appointed Jade Jump, a member of First...

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Pulpits and politics: Second American Renewal Project event to be held March...

KANSAS CITY – “What role should pastors have in the political spectrum?” This question formed the basis for the Missouri Renewal Project Conference held in Kansas City on December 7-8. The event...

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Southern Baptist circuit court judge values partnerships with faith-based...

MAYWOOD – Judge Rachel Bringer-Shepherd is not opposed to including faith-based programs in the options for those appearing in her court on felony probation. In fact, she encourages that participation....

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MBCH president meets with Missouri’s First Lady

BRIDGETON – Exciting times are on the horizon for Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, trustees learned at their Jan. 23 meeting at the main MBCH campus. Budgets, regulatory hurdles, and the challenge of...

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Royals fight porn, 2nd Springfield lands interim, other notes

Kansas City Royals General Manager Dayton Moore has been featured in The Pathway several times highlighting his faith in Christ. Now Moore is taking the fight to pornography by offering classes to the...

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Considering the tax code and charitable giving

You more than likely have heard at least something of the recent Tax Code changes.  While there was much in the media about the potential changes, the final bill was not as dramatic as some predicted....

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Baptist lawyer urges Mo Supreme Court to uphold law respecting student privacy

JEFFERSON CITY – Southern Baptist attorney Jonathan R. Whitehead filed a friend-of-the-court brief March 26 with the Missouri Supreme Court in support of a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit against...

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Protecting the unborn, voting, digging wells

Missouri has become one of the nation’s strongest defenders of the unborn, and that reputation will be enhanced if the General Assembly passes the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.” The bill...

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‘Freedom From Religion’ group brags after ‘proselytizer’ barred from school

BOLIVAR – The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has successfully gotten a “proselytizer” barred from a Missouri school district. The Winconsin-based atheist group  objected to an invitation from...

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Missouri Baptist Pathway Editor: ‘The government got it wrong with Dred Scott’

For reconciliation to be realized, the offending party must acknowledge one’s wrongdoing, stop doing it and ask the offended party for forgiveness. The offended party must then forgive. Of course, God...

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Satanist incantations, tax credits and Dred Scott

Incantations offered by a woman and a transvestite with the Order of Satanic Sisterhood at the state Capitol May 18 served as a reminder of the evil forces seeking control of our government. Not a...

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Missouri State legislature defunds Planned Parenthood in pro-life budget

JEFFERSON CITY (Life News) – Missouri lawmakers passed a firmly pro-life budget May 9 that defunds abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood and provides support for moms and babies. St. Louis Public...

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‘God bless Missouri’: FBC Bolivar church member takes up office of Governor

JEFFERSON CITY – After taking his oath of office as Missouri’s 57th governor, Michael L. Parson, 62, closed his brief remarks with a comment that has been on the lips of many politicians, past and...

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It’s about faith, family, integrity: Secretary of State Ashcroft reassures...

JEFFERSON CITY – John Robert “Jay” Ashcroft, 45, is an attorney, engineer and politician. Elected in 2016, he is the 40th Secretary of State of Missouri. Born in Jefferson City, he is the son of John...

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Voter registration packs ready for churches

JEFFERSON CITY – Churches may still obtain voter registration packets prepared by the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission. The packets include step-by-step instructions and...

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Voter registration packs ready for churches

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission has prepared a voter registration packet for churches. The packets include instructions and materials that will be needed to...

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Mo. legislator proposes bill to increase biblical knowledge among students

JEFFERSON CITY – Last March, the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) Timothy Puko reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of Moses bringing “water from Iraq.” To their credit, the WSJ...

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Landmark Heartbeat Bill advances in Missouri Senate

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s “Heartbeat Bill” may provide the most expansive restrictions to abortion in the state’s history, if it passes the state Senate before the end of the legislative session, May...

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MBC leaders grateful for passage of Missouri pro-life legislation

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) leaders are grateful for the passage of a state pro-life bill that contains the most expansive restrictions to abortion in the state’s history. “This...

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FBC Troy’s Hayashi named to Human Rights Commission

TROY – There’s another voice promising to bring a biblical perspective to cases that come before the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Gov. Mike Parson appointed Jonathan Hayashi, music and worship...

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Missouri attorney general will fight atheistic organization harassing schools

JEFFERSON CITY – Attorney General Eric Schmitt has vowed to fight a Wisconsin-based atheist organization that is threatening legal action against a Cameron R-1 School District after a football coach...

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KC pastor gets ‘to the heart of the matter’ of crime

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...

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National Day of Prayer event set May 6 at State Capitol

JEFFERSON CITY – The National Day of Prayer observance is scheduled for noon on May 6 in The Rotunda of the State Capitol. Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft will be the featured speaker. Other...

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