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June 28th, 2021

Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over bathrooms for transgender students

Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves

Louisiana tax swap plans win final passage to reach ballot

Former Louisiana governor’s gravesite found in Rapides Parish

University of Louisiana system adopts policy for student athletes to be compensated for likeness

Former federal prison inmate to speak at First Baptist Pineville

June 24th, 2021

US economy up 6.4% in Q1 with stronger future gains expected

Lumber prices plummet, but housing bubble still a concern

How Do I Start a Multiplying Church?

June 23rd, 2021

Pat Boone, 87, tells of God’s grace in ‘The Mulligan,’ Christian feature due 2022

SCOTUS unanimous against NCAA with players in compensation lawsuit

Indiana AG releases parents bill of rights to counter critical race theory

Florida law requires students to learn evils of ‘communism, totalitarian ideologies’

Kindergarten will be mandatory in Louisiana

John Bel Edwards vetoes Fairness in Women’s Sports Act

June 22nd, 2021

REPORT: Google funding linked to Chinese lab suspected of COVID-19 leak

June 21st, 2021

Supreme Court sides with Christian adoption agency, against LGBT foes

June 18th, 2021

On second ballot, messengers elect Litton SBC president

Louisiana Notables

Messengers adopt 10 resolutions

Messengers present 32 motions for consideration

Send Conference draws 10,000 for Gospel training, Crossover enlists 92 volunteers for Gospel work

June 17th, 2021

2021 regular legislative session dominated by ‘vice’ bills

Biden budget refers to ‘moms’ as ‘birthing people’

Louisiana ministry touches needy in Israel

Congresswoman Letlow says faith is critical during challenging times

PHOTO GALLERY: Louisiana Baptists at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting

June 16th, 2021

Worship adjustments (Cartoon: Fletch)

Juggling act (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Man’s best friend (Cartoon: McKeever)

Federal court temporarily blocks Biden administration’s oil and gas lease pause

Canadian pastor arrested for holding outdoor service after church was seized by authorities

GM to boost spending on electric vehicles 30%, add two new battery plants

DeSantis signs bill to require daily school moment of silence

Abbott signs religious freedom law prohibiting government from closing places of worship

European Union adds the U.S. to its safe travel list

June 14th, 2021

Dixon, new national WMU president, has heart for ‘God’s great mission’

Associational leaders have ‘Gospel-driven’ meeting

Associations key to SBC revitalization, presidential candidates say

After historically deadly 2020, Atlanta homicides are up nearly 60% in 2021

TSA screens more than 2 million on Friday for the first time since the pandemic hit

The world just got a new ocean, according to National Geographic

‘Major victory’: Wisconsin can’t force private, religious schools to shut down

Chuck Norris: ‘Faith is now more essential than ever’

Joe Manchin: I will stop Democrats from making Americans fund abortions

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will build its own border wall

June 13th, 2021

Cindy Walker, FBC Minden, honored with WMU’s 2021 O’Brien Leadership Award

June 10th, 2021

Florida Publix shooting kills three, including child, investigators say; suspect among the dead, police say

Consumer prices jump 5 percent in May, fastest pace since the summer of 2008

Heaven bound (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

One man’s humble opinion (Cartoon: McKeever)

June 9th, 2021

California churches celebrate win for religious liberty as state agrees to pay $2.1M over lockdown battles

El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

June 8th, 2021

American Airlines employees asking to volunteer to handle summer travel surge

Burger King mocks Chick-fil-A with donations to LGBT group for every chicken sandwich sold

Archaeologists find clue to the fall of Gath

Tebow says abstinence still a great value: ‘living on your convictions is important’

Teacher’s union sponsors LGBT event with portrayal of Jesus as transgender

Canadian church faces $183K in fines for holding worship in defiance of lockdown orders

Former McDonald’s CEO warns $15 minimum wage directly contributing to fast-food industry’s automation push

June 5th, 2021

Louisiana $540 million natural gas pipeline approved to run from N. Louisiana to Gulf

NOAA: Average-sized ‘dead zone’ likely off-shore Louisiana

Louisiana teacher loans his shoes to student for graduation walk

June 4th, 2021

‘Non-prophet’ organization (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Full armor of God (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Judge dismisses Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Texas ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’

TV networks reject pro-life group’s ad asserting humanity of unborn

High school grad defends using speech to promote killing babies in abortions

Supreme Court denies Colorado churches’ request for relief from COVID-19 worship restrictions

Houston mattress store that housed hundreds in severe winter weather debuts highwater rescue truck

McDonald’s trials artificial intelligence drive-through system to cut waiting times

June 3rd, 2021

Florida’s DeSantis signs law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in female sports

Israel selects Isaac Herzog to be country’s new president

Virginia teacher placed on leave after speech disputing ‘biological boy can be a girl and vice versa’

Only 6 percent of Americans believe biblical worldview, Barna survey reveals

Movie theaters made a comeback over Memorial Day weekend, raking in nearly $100 million

June 2nd, 2021

Movie theaters made a comeback over Memorial Day weekend, raking in nearly $100 million

Only 6 percent of Americans believe biblical worldview, Barna survey reveals

Disney accused of sexual orientation discrimination as LGBTQ Pride Month kicks off

Virginia teacher placed on leave after speech disputing ‘biological boy can be a girl and vice versa’

Ex-BLM leader exposes ‘ugly truth,’ says group has ‘little concern for rebuilding black families’

China announces new three-child policy, will still force women to have abortions

Israel selects Isaac Herzog to be country’s new president

Florida’s DeSantis signs law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in female sports

DR Teams restore souls, homes in storm ravaged Lake Charles

June 1st, 2021

Trevor Lawrence says faith of new teammate Tim Tebow is ‘a connecting point’

Struggles (Cartoon: Fletch)

God’s business (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

God is present (Cartoon: McKeever)

May 30th, 2021

LBC pastors join SBC presidential candidate Mike Stone in proposed resolution against critical race theory

Louisiana man convicted of attempted murder of neighbor because of ‘loud music’

May 28th, 2021

Let’s obey the Great Commission challenge

May 27th, 2021

Cruise ship gets approval to set sail from the US in June

Rare super blood moon eclipse captured in stunning photos from around world

CVS throws in tropical trips, Super Bowl tickets in vaccine push

US jobless claims fall to 406,000, a new pandemic low

Principal forces valedictorian to remove God from graduation address

Eight more killed, church burned to ground in Nigeria

Lawsuits, threats continue to hound Christian baker

San Jose shooting leaves nine dead

May 25th, 2021

New Day School Director selected at First Baptist Church Pineville

Revival, awakening mark special services at FBC Pineville

May 24th, 2021

Bible study more than a drill for students

Case of the Mondays (Cartoon: McKeever)

ANALYSIS: Smoking pot is toxic!

Prayer calls, twice each day, spark renewal

May 22nd, 2021

Obama-appointed judge rules against Christian college, for Biden’s LGBT rule

May 21st, 2021

Mississippi governor: Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, “perfect time” to stop abortion

AAA predicts more people will be hitting the road for Memorial Day holiday

France bans ‘gender-neutral’ wording in schools

Bush to Moore: White evangelical churches are ‘political instruments’

No joking matter (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

E-mail problems (Cartoon: McKeever)

LBC Executive Board urged to ‘change me’

May 20th, 2021

Louisiana man’s invention could prevent hot car child deaths

Louisiana megachurch accused of ‘cult’ mentality, teen abuse

Tebow signs with Jags

Russell Moore to leave ERLC for Christianity Today

May 18th, 2021

Storms wreak havoc in Louisiana

May 17th, 2021

Texas reports zero COVID deaths two months after Biden slammed ‘Neanderthal thinking’

Attendance spike (Cartoon: Fletch)

E-mail troubles (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Target relents on masks for vaccinated customers

AT&T spins off WarnerMedia, forms media behemoth with Discovery

More parents home-schooling after pandemic

Millennial majority regrets buying current home

Churches hold global prayer for peace as Israel-Palestinian conflict heightens

China ramps up crackdown on house churches, pastors

They were listening to them

Louisiana, Mississippi have lowest average gas prices in US

May 15th, 2021

SBTS’s Mohler: No deaths, no injuries from fire

Fire rips through Southern Seminary student apartments

GOP lawmakers fight to protect the lives of unborn with Down syndrome

May 14th, 2021

U.S. Rep. Scalise meets with Louisiana Baptists

May 13th, 2021

Army investigates Texas chaplain for comments about transgender troops

Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip, kill up to 10 senior Hamas military figures

Old Testament greeting cards (Cartoon: Beyond the ark)

Searching for answers (Cartoon: Fletch)

Warning sign (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

CDC says fully vaccinated people can ditch masks indoors

Colonial Pipeline back online amid gas shortage following cyberattack

Amazon to hire 75,000 workers, offers $100 extra for vaccination proof

School chaplain reported as terror threat for opposing LGBT curriculum challenges firing

Chick-fil-A limiting sauces due to supply chain shortage

May 12th, 2021

Strong spring storm hammers state, causes extensive damage

CDC risk of coronavirus transmission outdoors greatly exaggerated, bombshell report finds

Canadian police arrest pastor for holding ‘illegal in-person gathering’

US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century