Bishop Thomas Paprocki, of the Springfield, Illinois diocese has forbidden priests within his dioceses from serving communion to Illinois lawmakers who voted in favor of loosening abortion laws within the state. The bill is still awaiting the governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature. (more…)
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Popular pastor prays with President Trump during unannounced visit
On Sunday, President Trump made an unannounced visit to McLean Bible Church where David Platt, one of the most well known and respected pastors in American evangelicalism prayed for the president.Politics aside, for Christians, we are called to pray for our leaders.
President Trump did not make any public remarks at the church service.
Franklin Graham had called on American pastors to make today a special day of prayer for the president. (more…)
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Born at 23 weeks, smallest surviving premature baby discharged from hospital
She’s the smallest newborn to ever survive.Born from an emergency c-section in December, the little girl, nicknamed Saybie, was born at just 23 weeks. This week, the baby was discharged from the hospital.
When she was born, Saybie weighed just 8.6 ounces.
Not 8 pounds, 6 ounces. That would have been a healthy, above average birth weight.
Saybie weighed 8.6 ounces! About the weight of a juice box. Doctors knew she was going to be small, but when Saybie was born, even they were surprised. (more…)
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On abortion, red states are getting redder while blue states get bluer
Separated by the Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri are in two different worlds when it comes to abortion. It’s a microcosm of much of the nation. As several states have passed new, strict laws on abortion, including Missouri, other states have passed legislation to further diminish the rights of the unborn.Last week, Missouri passed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation, outlawing abortion after eight weeks. Perhaps of greater significance is that the final abortion clinic standing in Missouri is expected to lose its license at the end of this week. In a statement from Planned Parenthood, they say that the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services is refusing to renew the license of the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis. If that clinic shuts down, it will be the first time since 1974 that a state was without an abortion clinic.
Planned Parenthood has taken the matter to court. (more…)
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American Methodists set to undermine traditional marriage stance
In February, a global conference of Methodists voted to keep its traditional marriage stance. This included disallowing the ordination of openly gay clergy and not officiating same-sex weddings.While the international Methodists voted to affirm traditional marriage, most American Methodists and clergy hold to progressive views on LGBT issues. (more…)
