A Supreme Court ruling on Friday, June 24, overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion. A day before that ruling, the Pew Research Center posted an article by Justin Nortey about the disagreement among adults in the United States over whether more restrictive laws are an effective way to reduce the number of abortions. The story
Read moreOn Friday, June 24, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. Michael Curry, said in a statement that he is “deeply grieved” by the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturns Roe v Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that legalized abortion in the United States. The court ruled 6-3 on Friday to uphold a restrictive Mississippi law in a case styled Dobbs
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK One of the results of Covid has been self-examination in the form of the question “why do I exist?” One way to find the answer is to write a personal statement of faith or mission statement. As an English teacher, I actually assigned my composition students the task of writing their own mission statements. One lesson we
Read moreOn Friday, June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion. Friday’s 6-3 ruling came in a case that originated in Mississippi styled Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Almost immediately, churches and other institutions began weighing in on the decision that reverses almost 50 years of federal protections for abortion. The
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON It was October 7, 1871, and the people in the city that lay quietly near Lake Michigan went about their daily routine. The streets were full of shoppers, farmers had come to town to sell their goods, and tradesmen were actively busy making money. However, the next day, October 8, 1871, would be different. Fire has a
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By LORETTA FULTON Jack Ridlehoover, pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church for 29 years, died Sunday, June 19, at age 91. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A service of celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer Drive. A livestream of
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Many churches already have staged Vacation Bible School for this year, but there is still time to register your children for upcoming sessions. Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 S. 27th St., is hosting four days of worship, crafts, music, and more, with the theme of “Created in Christ, Designed for God’s Purpose.” Sessions are scheduled for Sunday, June 19, through Thursday,
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By JIM NICHOLS Two of them were sisters; the third was clearly a friend. All were five or six years old and were in front of me during a recent worship service. They were cute the way little girls can be cute; their long hair was tied up with colorful bows or ribbons and they each had on a pretty
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury The collective “whoosh” sweeping across the nation this month is the sound of school leaders exhaling, most of them having awarded diplomas, seen graduates throw caps skyward and watched them depart–ready or not–to face the great unknown. The “whoosh” is as predictable as the next sunrise for administrators participating in events where “pomp” is
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