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Court rules child rapist cannot be executed
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25 a child rapist may not be executed if he did not kill his victim.
The vote was 5-4 in the case, with Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy joining the high court’s four more liberal members in the majority. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jun 25, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Citizenship, Capital Punishment,
LIFE DIGEST: House drops provision to benefit Planned Parenthood
The U.S. House of Representatives has eliminated language in a war supplemental spending bill that would have provided price breaks for Planned Parenthood, the country’s No. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jun 24, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
Blunt should call special session for pro-life bill
For Missouri abortionists, it could be “the perfect storm.”
Missouri Southern Baptists believe abortion should be prohibited. Only God has the right to take an innocent life. more »
by: Don Hinkle - Jun 19, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Georgia woman jailed for forging girl’s abortion notification
A Georgia woman has been sentenced to a year in jail after pressuring her son’s teen-age girlfriend to have an abortion, forging a letter of parental notification and paying for the procedure. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jun 17, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Pro-life bill battered, Senate does nothing
JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri General Assembly in the last days of the 2008 session was characterized by the placid demeanor of representatives and senators as bills that may have stood a chance of passing in previous years simply wasted away and died due to lack of interest. more »
by: Allen Palmeri - Jun 17, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
PERSPECTIVE: Unborn are safer
In the last two years, Oklahoma has become a much safer place for the unborn. For more than 25 years, we have prayed and worked to see unborn children given love and respect. more »
by: Anthony L. Jordan - Jun 13, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
SBC tackles Calif. ‘gay marriage’ ruling
Messengers to the 2008 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting passed resolutions in the June 11 evening session supporting a California initiative to repudiate same-sex “marriage” and urging government defunding of Planned Parenthood, the country’s leading abortion provider. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jun 12, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , Social Issues
LIFE DIGEST: Cancer drug no, assisted suicide yes, Oregon says
Barbara Wagner discovered recently her state would not cover chemotherapy for her lung cancer but would underwrite her death by physician-assisted suicide. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jun 9, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Cloning, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Land, Gibbs in two-part documentary on Terri Schiavo
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.—Two thirty-minute television programs to air June 12 and 19 will explore the debate surrounding the death of Terri Schiavo and feature, among others, Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and David Gibbs, head of the Florida-based Christian Law Association. more »
by: staff - Jun 6, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, End-of-Life Issues
Harmony Association ministry offers hope to women in crisis
A new pregnancy can be stressful. When that pregnancy is also unplanned, it can add even more worry and stress. Debra Burchfield, director of the Hope Women’s Resource Center (HWRC), and her staff of volunteers want to be there to help. more »
by: Lisa Watson - Jun 6, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Parenting, Singles, Life, Abortion