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Missouri Abortion Services Resume While Pro-Life Rally Planned

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Planned Parenthood has resumed abortion services in Missouri following a December court ruling, while pro-life advocates prepare for a March rally aimed at modifying the state’s abortion expansion under Amendment 3. Jackson ...

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Chiefs’ Butker Meets Trump at White House, Discusses Pro-Life Values

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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, a conservative Catholic, visited President Donald Trump in the White House last week. A photo posted by White House Communications Adviser Margo Martin shows Butker standing ...

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Missouri Abortions Resume as Judge Strikes Down Pro-Life Laws

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Planned Parenthood has resumed providing abortion services in Missouri after a judge struck down regulations that had previously halted the practice, marking a significant shift in the state’s pro-life landscape. Missouri voters ...

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Young Men Across Nation Lead Pro-Life Movement with Determination

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Young men across the nation are stepping up and taking leadership in the pro-life movement. “Sometimes the pro-life movement risks falling into this mistake, that it’s just a women’s movement,” Frank Pavone, ...

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Global Christian Persecution Reaches 360 Million, Report Shows

New report reveals 360 million Christians face persecution globally, with Islamic terrorism remaining the primary threat to religious freedom.

More than 360 million Christians worldwide faced persecution and discrimination in 2024, according to the latest World Watch List report from Open Doors. The findings highlight an intensifying crisis of religious freedom ...

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EFRAT: Supporting Israel’s Pro-Life Movement with Compassion

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The pro-life movement can seem like a uniquely American force. But the battle for life is worldwide and has a steadfast friend and ally in the Holy Land. EFRAT (IsraelBabies.com) is the ...

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Congress Targets $700 Million Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood in New Push

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Recent legislative efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, a longtime objective of the prolife movement, have gained new momentum under the current Congress and administration. “It is an outrage the federal government gives ...

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Senate Democrats Block Born-Alive Protection Act in Historic Filibuster

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In a move that has intensified the national abortion debate, Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, preventing the bill from reaching the required 60-vote threshold. The legislation, ...

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Imprisoned Pro-Life Activists Honored with Operation Rescue’s Malachi Award

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Operation Rescue has awarded its prestigious Malachi Award to imprisoned pro-life activists who faced persecution for their peaceful defense of unborn children. “Many prolifers prosecuted” and imprisoned for peaceful action on behalf ...

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March for Life 2025 Rally to Focus on “Life: Why We March” Theme

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Despite recent winter storms, prolife advocates are preparing for a pivotal moment as the annual March for Life returns to Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2025. This year’s theme, “Life: Why We ...

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Receptive to Chance Encounters Means Being Non-Judgmental

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Doubting what to do next?  Is the best route to take when met by an unexpected Y on a well-traveled dirt hiking trail in the middle of the forest?  This has happened ...

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Life-Saving Survival Centers Give Hope to Desperate Mothers in Poverty

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In a world where approximately 830 women die each day from pregnancy complications, Compassion International’s Survival Centers are becoming beacons of hope for mothers like Gabriella in Brazil. These centers, part of ...

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Parkville Women’s Clinic: Inspiring Families, Changing Lives

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For two decades, Parkville Women’s Clinic has been a beacon of hope, serving women, men, and families in our community with Christ-like compassion. As Executive Director Sonya Rice explains, “We meet them ...

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Kansas Abortion Numbers Hit Historic High in 2023, State Data Shows

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The number of abortions performed in Kansas reached its highest level since record-keeping began in 1976.  State health officials report 19,467 procedures in 2023, marking a more than 50% increase from the ...

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Supporting Life-Affirming Ministries: A Christmas Call to Action

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As we embrace the spirit of giving and the true meaning of the Christmas season, there’s no better time to support organizations that protect and nurture vulnerable lives in our community. Pro-life ...

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A Gift & an Answered Prayer: Resource Health

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When Joshua and Morgan came to Resource Health, they were experiencing an unexpected pregnancy. Scared and uncertain about what they were going to do, Resource Health was able to walk alongside them ...

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Kansas man reclaims old barn wood saving “pieces of history”

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While some see old barns or buildings as something to be discarded, 34-year-old Tyler Christman sees them as an opportunity to “reclaim history” and create a new chapter for old barn lumber. ...

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Adopted brothers playing in NFL make Thanksgiving brighter for local adoptive, foster families

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Carlos and Khalil Davis, twin brothers from the Kansas City area who both play in the NFL, provided a Thanksgiving meal to local adoptive and foster families on Saturday in partnership with ...

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Churches need to step up after Amendment 3 passes, Missouri prolife leader says

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Churches will need to take on a greater role in advocating for life after the passage of Amendment 3, according to the executive director of Missouri Right to Life. “While the churches ...

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Pro-life groups respond to Amendment 3 vote as Planned Parenthood prepares expansion

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Voters approved Missouri’s radical Amendment 3 on Election Day despite the best efforts of churches, pro-life groups, and individual Christians. The outcome cleared the way to undo the state’s near-total ban, one ...

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What’s really at stake with Amendment 3

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As Missourians prepare to vote on Amendment 3, it’s essential to understand what’s really at stake. This amendment is not just about abortion—it’s a sweeping agenda that would put parental rights in ...

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Resource Health: ‘A life saved, and a life changed’

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The first time Kayla walked into Resource Health, she seemed visibly agitated. All she could think about was getting out of her situation by having an abortion. Initially, she was crying and ...

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Brittany Mahomes responds to criticism with social media post about kindness of Jesus

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Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, recently posted a Christian message on Instagram in response to criticism about her support for former President Donald Trump and questions regarding her ...

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Local pastor outlines biblical reasons to vote against Missouri’s Amendment 3

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Chris Williams, pastor of Fellowship Church in Greenwood, encourages Christians to vote against Missouri’s Amendment 3 next Tuesday. Williams, who also is president of the Missouri Baptist Convention, shared his thoughts in ...

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“Fierce urgency of now”: Vitae Foundation speakers encourage, challenge prolife Christians to get involved

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Missourians will soon go to the polls and determine if the state will remain steadfastly prolife or enact one of the most radical pro-abortion constitutional amendments in the nation. “Missouri has been ...

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