Illinois Baptist
My kitchen monument Amy Richards Illinois Voices P. 13
New tracks
What mom said
SBC PREVIEW
P. 16
BRIEFING
Illinois news Pastors march, evangelists win P. 6
TABLE TALK
Impossible task Finding the right words after suicide P. 14
TRACKER
Bible reading Post pandemic drop P. 16
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
MAY 1, 2023 Vol. 117 No. 5
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Springfield, Illinois Permit No. 964
IllinoisBaptist.org
IB Crucial issues, bumpy ride? It’s now a two-man race P 7
& A Baptist Guide to New Orleans P 9 PLUS: Nate Adams on “an important balance.” P. 2
pro-life
‘Deceptive’ law pending
Bill would force centers to provide abortion info Springfield | Illinois abortion advocates continue their press to create an abortion oasis in the state by pushing passage of Senate Bill 1909, titled “Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.” Meanwhile, pro-life advocates refer to the contentious bill as the “Forced Abortion Information Act.” The bill easily passed in the state Senate. With the bill now headed to the House for a vote as early as the first week of May, over 17,000 pro-life supporters have registered legislative witness slips in opposition. “Abortion advocates in the Illinois legislature demand that women have ‘choice’,” Mary Kate Zander said, “but all they’re accomplishing with this bill is eliminating women’s legitimate choices.” The Illinois Right to Life (IRL) Executive Director said, “This bill is written to target pro-life pregnancy resource centers and carve out even more protections for abortion providers. It is a shameful display of politics at the expense of Illinois women.” The bill’s proponents say it would force prolife pregnancy centers to make abortion referrals and give the State Attorney General wide authority to initiate complaints against pregnancy resource
P. 3 RELATED: IBSA ministry partner leads abortion pill fight in court P. 3
mission Disaster Relief @ 40 P. 11
Legacies
NEWS
Two Baptists from Georgia P. 4
PLUS: Spring storms in Illinois P. 10