Archive - Barbara Shoun
Casinos push for vote to lift loss limit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s casinos are offering to put an additional $100 million into the state’s education program. All they ask in return is the elimination of all future competitors and unlimited access to Missourians’ pocketbooks. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Oct 10, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
Huckabee: Society is losing respect for sanctity of life
LAKE OZARK, Mo. – “It’s important to take God seriously and not take yourself too seriously,” said Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and recent candidate for president, when asked how his faith affects his politics. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Aug 28, 2008
Resolution would clarify right to pray
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri voters may soon be asked to vote on a “right-to-pray” amendment to the state’s constitution, but the proposed amendment won’t change anything. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Apr 7, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Pro-life bills loom large in Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY—Women seeking abortions will benefit in two ways if proposed legislation becomes Missouri law this year: they’ll have a better idea of what they’re getting into and they will be less likely to feel coerced into having their babies aborted. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Apr 5, 2008
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Task force delves into coercion
JEFFERSON CITY – Coercion comes in many forms. That is what members of the Governor’s Task Force on the Impact of Abortion on Women learned when the group met for a study session Dec. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Jan 7, 2008
Topic: Family, Parenting, Mothers, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Planned Parenthood complains about bill’s effect
JEFFERSON CITY—Planned Parenthood took the opportunity to use church facilities and the occasion of Governor Matt Blunt’s bill-signing ceremony to call its own press conference regarding the passage of House Bill 1055 (HB 1055) July 6 at Concord Baptist Church. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Jul 24, 2007
Topic: Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Legislation
Baptists rejoice over pro-life bill signing
JEFFERSON CITY—One member of the press took Gov. Matt Blunt to task following his July 6 signing of a three-point pro-life bill at Concord Baptist Church, but Blunt’s response drew applause from a mostly-quiet audience. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Jul 24, 2007 - (3)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation
Bills help unborn children
JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) was active once again throughout the 2007 Missouri General Assembly in the person of Christian Life Commission (CLC) Lobbyist Kerry Messer. more »
By Barbara Shoun - May 29, 2007
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Gambling expansion looms as threat
JEFFERSON CITY—As the Missouri General Assembly heads toward its May 18 finish, Christian and conservative groups are fighting to stop a major casino expansion bill. more »
By Barbara Shoun - May 15, 2007
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues
Intellectual diversity bill may help Christian students
JEFFERSON CITY — After many years of listening to complaints, Missouri legislators have the opportunity to reaffirm the First Amendment rights of students who are browbeaten by their professors for religious and moral beliefs different than their own. more »
By Barbara Shoun - May 15, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Education, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty