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Actor Kirk Cameron encourages Christians to help create culture of life at Vitae Foundation Kansas City event

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Americans concerned that the nation is on the wrong track can look back to the Pilgrims for guidance, actor Kirk Cameron says. “They wrote the Mayflower Compact, which became the seed for ...

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More pastors encouraging churches to use Halloween as opportunity to engage with others

Each year at this time, many Christians wrestle with whether and how to celebrate Halloween. More than seven in 10 pastors encourage church members to invite friends or neighbors to church events ...

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Rock music can glorify God, John Cooper of band Skillet says

Skillet

There is no conflict between Christian faith and rock music, said John Cooper of the Christian band Skillet. “I really don’t want to use scripture cavalierly, but I will throw some scriptures ...

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Former teacher sues California employer over being terminated over same-sex reading requirement

A teacher who was terminated for refusing to read books about same-sex couples to students has sued a California childcare provider. Nella Parisenkova, who is being represented by the Thomas More Society, ...

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Missouri attorney general joins investigation of six woke banks

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined 18 other state attorneys general to investigate six major banks involved with the environment, social and governance investing movement. Kansas is also one of the ...

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Proposed constitutional amendment would protect parental rights

Parental rights came to the forefront during the pandemic and are expected to play a significant role in the upcoming midterm elections. Earlier this week, Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., introduced a constitutional ...

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Station 9 ¾ promises a weekend of fun and fantasy at Great Overland Station

Great Overland Station

Station 9 ¾ promises a weekend of magical fantasy and fun Oct. 22-23 at Great Overland Station. The festival runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Patrons are encouraged to imagine ...

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Topeka Rescue Mission to hold ribbon cutting for memorial park dedication

Topeka Rescue Mission memorial park

Topeka Rescue Mission is opening a new outdoor memorial park on October 21st, 2022 at 10:30am. The Park will be dedicated in honor of two former staff members, Mike Shinkle & Steve ...

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Proposal would require Missouri libraries to monitor age appropriateness of materials

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft on Monday proposed a rule that would require libraries receiving state funds to determine what material is age appropriate and restrict minors from accessing some books. ...

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Woman planning to have abortion changes mind after watching “Lifemark”

lifemark

Actor Kirk Cameron, who will be speaking in Overland Park on Friday evening, said his pro-life film “Lifemark” has saved at least one life. “As a member of the family of faith, ...

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Christians, Muslims unite to protest woke agenda in Detroit-area schools

Christians and Muslims have vastly different religious beliefs, but they agree that public schools should not be indoctrinating students with a woke agenda. Christians concerned with sexually explicit materials in Dearborn (Mich.) ...

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Lily Endowment announces grants to groups that help parents share their faith with children

Lily Endowment

Organizations that help parents share their Christian faith and values with their children are invited to apply for grants from the Lily Endowment. The endowment will make available grants of up to ...

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Commentator Dennis Prager shares seven life lessons from book of Deuteronomy

Dennis Prager life lessons

The book of Deuteronomy provides a roadmap of life lessons showing how to be a good person, radio host Dennis Prager said. “There is a word for the study of goodness and ...

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Late actress Angela Lansbury left words of wisdom about life and work

Beloved actress Angela Lansbury died earlier this week at age 96.  She left behind not only a tremendous body of work in film, television and stage but words of wisdom and inspiration. ...

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Shift away from Democrats by black voters could affect Senate races

Support for Democrats among black voters is dropping, according to a new CNN poll, and it could affect this year’s elections. “Look, they’re still getting 74 percent support in the pre-election polling ...

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Troubled economy has hurt churches, slight majority of Protestant pastors say

economy inflation graph finances missouri recession

Just more than half of Protestant pastors in the United States believe current economy is having a negative impact on their churches, a new survey from Lifeway Research found. By contrast, just ...

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Sam Brownback questions why Chase bank closed account of his religious freedom foundation

religious freedom

Chase bank unexpectedly closed the account of a religious freedom organization led by Sam Brownback, a former Kansas governor and senator. The National Committee for Religious Freedom, a 501(c)4 political action nonprofit ...

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St. Louis ranks dead last among safest cities, and Kansas City is not much better, study finds

Kansas City ranks 162nd in a new study of the nation’s safest cities based on various factors, including crime levels, auto accidents and natural disasters. Across the state, St. Louis fared even ...

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Harvesters food bank feeling pinch of high inflation, reduced federal funding

Harvesters food bank

Harvesters food bank, which serves 760 member organizations in 26 counties in Missouri and Kansas, is being squeezed by high inflation and reduced federal funding. “We’ve sort of gone from a pandemic ...

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Christian leaders respond to vice president’s latest comments about abortion and faith

Christian leaders are taking issue with Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent comments that Americans do not have to “abandon their faith” to support abortion rights. “I say this, one does not have ...

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Conservative states are home to greater income equality, better education, census data show

The more conservative the state, the greater the income equality, according to “The Daily Wire’s” analysis of new census data. New York, Connecticut and California have the biggest gulf between rich and poor, while ...

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Wednesday is deadline for Missourians to register to vote in November elections

Wednesday is the deadline for Missourians to register to vote in the November 8 midterm elections. Registration application must be submitted online, completed in person or postmarked on that date for it ...

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Spencer Lindsay to speak at C5Alive POWER Luncheon

C5Alive

The monthly C5Alive POWER Luncheon will be held October 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Peak, 1930 SW Gage. The featured speaker will be Spencer Lindsay, CEO & Founder at ...

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2nd Annual Topeka Fall Fest features live music, health fair, fun

Great weather and a pent-up demand brought four thousand people to the Topeka Fall Fest last year, and a similar crowd is expected this year, according to organizers. Families attending will be ...

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TSA PreCheck screening program to be offered in Topeka

TSA PreCheck

Attention Topeka area travelers! You can sign up in Topeka this month for TSA PreCheck and save time and trouble when traveling. The AAA Topeka store at 1223 SW Wanamaker (next to ...

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