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Hemant Mehta
On Wednesday night, Pastor Rick Morrow of Beulah Church in Richland, Missouri said that autism was caused by the devil and prayers alone could heal the developmental disability.
Morrow argued that the only alternative to that theory was that God created children with autism because He “doesn't like ‘em very much.” But he rejected that option because, in his view, “God doesn't make junk,” suggesting that there’s something deeply flawed about children who are on the autism spectrum. --Hemant Mehta; Friendly Athiest; Baptist pastor falsely claims autism is demonic: "My God doesn't make junk" 9.10.23
Morrow argued that the only alternative to that theory was that God created children with autism because He “doesn't like ‘em very much.” But he rejected that option because, in his view, “God doesn't make junk,” suggesting that there’s something deeply flawed about children who are on the autism spectrum. --Hemant Mehta; Friendly Athiest; Baptist pastor falsely claims autism is demonic: "My God doesn't make junk" 9.10.23
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May 9, 2023: Word & Way: Kansas City Prophet Calls for 21-Day Fast and Prayer for ‘Salvation of Israel’
An independent charismatic ministry has launched a 21-day prayer and fast for Israel, which its leaders believe will hasten Jesus’s return as part of the Second Coming. The Isaiah 62 Global 21-Days of Prayer and Fasting, organized by the International House of Prayer Kansas City and its leader, Mike Bickle, is being billed as a historic gathering that will bring together as many as 1 million “intercessors” who will take turns praying an hour a day for what they call “the salvation of Israel.” |
March 9, 2023: Slate: Which Religion Counts in America
In Missouri, for instance, religious leaders are challenging a draconian state ban that was passed as lawmakers claimed, variously, that “life begins at conception and that is built into our legislative findings,” and that they were motivated “from the Biblical side of it.” A related lawsuit, on different constitutional grounds, was filed in Indiana, with plaintiffs including a group named Hoosier Jews for Choice and five women who challenged the abortion law under the state’s religious freedom statute arguing that it burdens their own religious beliefs.
In Missouri, for instance, religious leaders are challenging a draconian state ban that was passed as lawmakers claimed, variously, that “life begins at conception and that is built into our legislative findings,” and that they were motivated “from the Biblical side of it.” A related lawsuit, on different constitutional grounds, was filed in Indiana, with plaintiffs including a group named Hoosier Jews for Choice and five women who challenged the abortion law under the state’s religious freedom statute arguing that it burdens their own religious beliefs.
March 3, 2023: The Pathway: ERLC’s Leatherwood interviews former MBC president about racial reconciliation
The Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) recently released a video featuring Missouri Baptist pastor Jon Nelson, immediate past president of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC).
The Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) recently released a video featuring Missouri Baptist pastor Jon Nelson, immediate past president of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC).
Mar 2, 2023: FISM TV: Missouri Christian college says Biden’s transgender policy violates religious freedom, asks SCOTUS to review the case
A Missouri Christian college has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to protect its religious freedom against the Biden administration’s radical gender ideology policies.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys representing College of the Ozarks asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review a decision by the 8th District U.S. Court of Appeals that prohibited the school from suing the Biden administration for enforcing gender LGBTQ policies that violate the college’s religious beliefs.
A Missouri Christian college has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to protect its religious freedom against the Biden administration’s radical gender ideology policies.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys representing College of the Ozarks asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review a decision by the 8th District U.S. Court of Appeals that prohibited the school from suing the Biden administration for enforcing gender LGBTQ policies that violate the college’s religious beliefs.
March 1, 2023: ABC News: Christian school that embraced the LGBTQ community is forced to close its doors
A conflict over what it means to be Christian is forcing a school in Kansas City, Missouri, to close.
Urban Christian Academy is a private, K-8 school with an enrollment of 100 that describes itself as providing "a tuition-free, high-quality, Christ-centered education for low-income students."
A conflict over what it means to be Christian is forcing a school in Kansas City, Missouri, to close.
Urban Christian Academy is a private, K-8 school with an enrollment of 100 that describes itself as providing "a tuition-free, high-quality, Christ-centered education for low-income students."
Feb 22, 2023: Religion News: Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod president calls for excommunicating white nationalists
The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has called for the excommunication of unrepentant white supremacists in the church’s ranks, rebuking an extremist effort to exert influence within the conservative Lutheran denomination.
The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has called for the excommunication of unrepentant white supremacists in the church’s ranks, rebuking an extremist effort to exert influence within the conservative Lutheran denomination.
Feb 4, 2022: KY3: Missouri governor’s ‘Christian values’ statement questioned
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has no “litmus test for appointments,” his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week indicating he would only nominate a state health director who shared his “Christian values.”
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has no “litmus test for appointments,” his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week indicating he would only nominate a state health director who shared his “Christian values.”