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July 7th, 2021

Groups battling human trafficking celebrate shut down of porn site, XTube, warn Pornhub is next

U.S. service sector activity cools in June; employment measure contracts

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home, official says

Bloody July Fourth weekend leaves 150 fatally shot in more than 400 shootings nationwide

WAPO Fact Checker: ‘Three Pinocchios’ to White House for claiming GOP defunded police

LC convergence media students earn regional, national recognition

MBTS president condemns sermon plagiarism

Chick-fil-A continues reign as America’s favorite restaurant

WASHINGTON TIMES: Southern Baptist leader Ed Litton faces more questions on plagiarism allegations

July 6th, 2021

Louisiana College named one of most affordable programs for teachers

Supermarkets are stockpiling inventory as food costs rise

Israel uses first-ever AI drone swarm in battle to hunt down and blitz Hamas terrorists

Teachers union declares war on parents who oppose Critical Race Theory

Hobby Lobby’s ‘One Nation Under God’ ad draws support, criticism

Former La. Gov. Edwin Edwards places himself in hospice care

Make it about the lost

Checkout line talk (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Small talk (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Internet restraint (Cartoon: McKeever)

July 3rd, 2021

Gov. Edwards issues list of vetoed bills with explanations

July 2nd, 2021

‘God is so good’ says Mississippi State star senior Tanner Allen after historic College World Series win

Wisconsin birth certificates now have ‘gender-neutral’ options

Survey: Only 10 percent of unemployed workers seeking jobs

Private payrolls rise 692,000 in June, topping expectations

Mississippi River diversion, $2 billion project, aims to restore delta

NASA to study Louisiana’s shrinking deltas, home of 40 percent of U.S. wetlands

Six factors explain Louisiana’s delta losses

Supreme Court declines to hear Christian florist’s appeal about exercising her faith at work

Supreme Court rules against California’s attempts to get conservatives’ donor lists

July 1st, 2021

Supreme Court rejects DNC discrimination claims, upholds Arizona voter fraud prevention measures

FEDERALIST: SBC elites may be woke, but Southern Baptists are not

June 30th, 2021

GREEAR: Litton had permission to use ‘Bible whispers’ against homosexuality sermon

LITTON: Greear’s sermon ‘resonated’ with him, 8-member sermon prep team

Louisiana Senate president indicates veto override session likely

Let’s celebrate America and God’s blessings

U.S. housing prices jump the most in more than three decades

Unemployment rolls shrinking faster in states cutting benefits

Airport restaurants, TSA offer $1,000 bonuses in hiring scramble

New Hampshire enacts late-term abortion ban

Middle schoolers get flyer, says they can get abortions without asking parents

China orders citizens to ‘hunt down’ all books with religion

California bans state travel to Florida, four more over anti-LGBTQ laws

Survey: Most New Orleans residents think city isn’t safe, crime worsening

June 29th, 2021

Checkpoint (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Raid temptation (Cartoon: McKeever)

June 28th, 2021

Newsweek: ‘Pastor Ed Litton removes over 140 video sermons after being accused of plagiarism’

SCOTUS rejects NAMB’s lawsuit against former BCMD executive director

TSA reports highest traveler numbers since March 2020

One in five young adults is neither working nor studying

Court rules Facebook can be liable for sex trafficking

US Olympian, Black Lives Matter activist turns away from US flag on podium

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