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October 16th, 2020

LARTL calls for stop to vandalism after signs advertising Love Life Amendment destroyed
University Baptist open for food and supply distribution
Information lunch meeting scheduled Oct. 27 in Lake Charles for hurricane-damaged churches

October 15th, 2020

Judge Barrett is right: Harvard, MIT scientists say homosexual behavior is a ‘preference’
Survey shows majority of Power 5 athletic leaders favor major restructuring of NCAA sports
Survey finds most pastors concerned about impact of 2020 election, believe they can influence how congregation votes
Bird sets record for longest nonstop flight, 7,500 miles from Alaska to New Zealand
Child-care centers don’t drive coronavirus infections, national study shows
Nancy Pelosi, under fire from left and right, is losing the PR battle over stimulus
Netherlands will expand its euthanasia law to allow doctors to euthanize children
British government announces tougher coronavirus restrictions for London; indoor gatherings banned
The privilege of prayer

October 13th, 2020

LC to host October conference on the role of women in ministry
Oreo debuts rainbow cookies celebrating LGBTQ+ community
Americans say: don’t ask about Amy Coney Barrett’s faith
2,000-year-old Mikveh found in Lower Galilee
Disney says its ‘primary focus’ for entertainment is streaming — announces a major reorg
US charges ISIS terrorists for brutal beheadings of Americans in Syria
Over 6,000 scientists sign ‘anti-lockdown’ petition saying it’s causing ‘irreparable damage’
Former LC music professor Ben Yang passes away at 73
Final day to register online for Nov. 3 election is today
Beer company looks to peddle pot-laced drinks in place of alcohol

October 12th, 2020

VIDEO: Kennedy presents remarks at Senate confirmation hearing for Louisiana native Judge Amy Coney Barrett
A costly decision: Christian animator’s business blacklisted for declining to draw trans flag
NFL encourages players to come out in new PSA for National Coming Out Day
Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing police and prisons in new essay series
Archaeology news: ‘Horrific evidence’ proves Bible right about cruel Assyrian armies
PEW SURVEY: Unfavorable views of China reach historic highs in many countries
WHO reverses course again, now condemns lockdowns over ‘economic consequences’
Gov. Edwards extends Louisiana’s Phase 3 restrictions until Nov. 6

October 10th, 2020

Sports: How ‘Tim Tebow laws’ impacted homeschooled athletes
PEW: What do we know about Gen Z?
PEW: Muslims and Islam Quiz
Delta adds ‘gut punch’ six weeks after Hurricane Laura
LifeWay’s Mandrell indicates trustees unaware of sweetheart deal for Rainer

October 8th, 2020

Lord, we are weary!
Carlos Meza, soul winner and LBC leader, goes on to Heaven
Cuomo threatens NY churches
Texas indicts Netflix about Cuties’ child sexualization
Alaska Baptists mark 75th anniversary with historic vote by internet
Credentials Committee: Messengers must register for annual meeting

October 7th, 2020

Promote the Love Life Amendment

October 6th, 2020

Vote your pro-life beliefs on Nov. 3

October 5th, 2020

Hurricane Laura photo gallery by LC convergence media students
Things God enjoys most
From his hospital room, President Trump urges Americans to “vote pro-life!”
De Blasio wants to completely shut down parts of NYC, affecting roughly 500,000
France moves to ban homeschooling in 2021
Chicago records another bloody weekend, at least 36 shot, 3 killed
Tim Tebow, AG Barr announce $100M grant to fight human trafficking
Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets 1st win, throws for 300 again
NC DR team gives storm victims victory

October 3rd, 2020

LBC Annual meeting changed to Louisiana College, format cut

October 2nd, 2020

Alaska Baptists vote to defund SBC’s NAMB
Prayer warriors invade National Mall
WMU Foundation helps six LBC ministries rebuild
Rayville deacons set, meet high goal for disaster relief
Churches team up to rebuild storm-ravaged churches
LBC Annual Meeting moves to LC for abbreviated schedule

October 1st, 2020

Protect the UNBORN, vote YES on Amendment #1
LC named safest campus in state
DOJ warns San Francisco’s mayor that 1-person limit on church attendance is unconstitutional
China teaches students that Jesus stoned woman to death, changes biblical passage in textbook
Jet suit paramedic tested in the Lake District ‘could save lives’
Vermont man visits cemetery, thanks 3,200+ veterans buried there: ‘They’re all heroes’

September 30th, 2020

Student minister Presley Bordelon passes away at 58

September 29th, 2020

Louisiana Dem rep says she’s embarrassed to be a White woman, gets trolled online

September 28th, 2020

Student told to leave virtual high school class unless he removed Trump flag behind him
A drone carrying a human kidney flew over the Las Vegas desert; experts say it’s the future of organ transportation
Study confirms explosive growth of Iranian Christians
There’s less than 1 percent chance of catching Covid-19 flying, says airline exec
GOP Sen. Kennedy to Senate Democrats: ‘We don’t need another freak show — let us focus on the nominee’
LC strengthens connections to students with new organizational structure

September 25th, 2020

Pro-life professor: Amy Barrett an ‘unbelievable mom’ who respects Constitution
Swing states’ gun sales up 80 percent this year: An indicator of election outcome?
Democrat primary: Arrests made in voter fraud scheme
Ohio football mom tased and arrested for not wearing mask at a game
Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter protests plummets amid riots
4th grade virtual learner in New Orleans gets suspended for having a BB gun in his bedroom

September 24th, 2020

PEW: 54 percent of Americans say social media companies should not allow political ads
California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035, governor announces
Target to hire 130,000 holiday workers, in line with last year, but jobs will focus on online orders
President Trump announces executive order to protect babies who survive abortions
At least two officers shot as Breonna Taylor protests turn violent in Louisville

September 23rd, 2020

YEC adjusts to meet state’s Phase Three guidelines
Franklin Graham ahead of national prayer march: U.S. is ‘crumbling,’ God is only hope
China wants absolute loyalty from teachers, no exposure to democracy, religion or dissent
Two-thirds of Gen Z in USA uninformed about Holocaust, 6 million murdered Jews
Hotel survey: 67 percent of properties say they won’t last 6 more months
Church planter Darrell Guy passes away at 62

September 22nd, 2020

2020 Commission update: Advance support for cooperative missions and ministries
Conservative Baptist Network of Southern Baptists comments on SBC name change

September 21st, 2020

First Person: What’s going on at the North American Mission Board?
New church plant was at the right place, at the right time
Triumph from tragedy, Laura survivor finds Christ

September 18th, 2020

First Baptist Church, Vinton: Down, but not out!
Louisiana Baptists hurricane relief needs
Churches, members eligible for FEMA grants
Gifts come in, go out to help churches destroyed by Laura
NAMB officials say state leaders’ complaints are flattering
Louisiana Notables
Remembering Bro. Paul Carter

September 16th, 2020

Amazon plans to put 1,000 warehouses in suburban neighborhoods
Trump declares ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ as he presides over signing of historic deals
Oregon poll: Majority say protests violent; Trump tops local leaders in approval
EDITORIAL: Biden pulls a Hillary, ignores Louisiana’s storm victims

September 15th, 2020

Hobby Lobby to raise minimum wage to $17 an hour for full-time workers starting Oct. 1
Israeli archaeologists unearth ruins of 2,600-year-old royal building
Deep beneath the high seas, researchers find rich coral oases
Charles Stanley stepping down as senior pastor of First Baptist Atlanta

September 14th, 2020

Liberal media defends “Cuties,” say critics of Netflix show are just “afraid of child sexuality”
Maryland to add LGBTQ content to public schools’ history curricula
Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums

September 13th, 2020

2020 Commission update: Create mentoring and ministry networks

September 12th, 2020

Trinity is hub for disaster relief, ministry, sharing the Gospel

September 11th, 2020

Governor anounces Phase 3 for opening the economy
VIDEOS: Southern Baptist DR team members serve up food to hungry motorists
Drone video: Hurricane Laura damage in Lake Charles
Southern Baptists, DR crews respond to Laura
Hurricane Laura damage
Trump bans federal money from funding far-left anti-American ‘Critical Race Theory’
Atheists demand Cassidy stop posting Bible verses on Twitter. Senator responds: ‘Their request is denied.’
Political ads blast Biden, Democrats for supporting boys in girls sports, gender-transitioning kids
Dictionary.com aims to ‘help eliminate heterosexual bias in language’ with ‘biggest update ever’

September 10th, 2020

Former Northshore DOM Lonnie Wascom passes away at 72
‘The church will not be silenced’: prayer event turns ‘worship protest’ after Seattle barricades Christians out
Christian orgs praise new DOE regulation to defund universities that violate faith groups’ rights
Christian church in Iran is believed to have nearly 1 million members despite violent persecution, survey finds
Barna study: one-third of engaged Christian parents is “media-stressed”

September 9th, 2020

Six state execs
ARCHIVES: Hurricane Laura coverage
Former LC President Robert Lynn passes away
Consider using an evangelist to ‘draw the net’ in your church
Audis Dawson, pastor, Comrade Baptist Church, Simpson, shares how ‘God loves people through other people’
Jeremy Blocker, pastor, Maplewood FBC, Sulphur, talks about joyful neighbors helped by LBDR
Lonnie Gothrup, pastor, Houston River Baptist Church, Sulphur, calls for more volunteers to help SW Louisiana

September 8th, 2020

Disaster Relief efforts foster racial unity
Sign up for ‘Churches Helping Churches’ damaged by Hurricane Laura
TikTok bans accounts after graphic suicide clip circulates
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ thanks city running Uyghur concentration camps in its credits
American Airlines will permit flight attendants to wear BLM pins. Some employees are furious
‘This is harassment’: John MacArthur’s church to be evicted from land leased for parking lot
As California burns, the winds arrive and the lights go out
School calls cops on 12-year-old boy who held toy gun during Zoom class
After Laura, Horeb Baptist helps rebuild Dry Creek Baptist Camp that hosted them after Katrina
After Jerry Falwell’s exit, here’s what Liberty University has to do now

September 7th, 2020

Kentucky Baptist disaster relief worker carves out lasting memory in Louisiana

September 5th, 2020

Trump ends ‘critical race theory’ training for federal employees, calls it a ‘sickness’
Laura’s toll includes 140 Louisiana Baptist churches
Ready or not? Georgia Barnette Offering makes a difference in disaster relief!