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June 18th, 2019

Louisiana Baptists among motion makers at annual meeting

Minister’s Housing Allowance case over for now; remains constitutional

Norway island wants to be world’s first time-free zone

Dow up more than 350 points on trade deal hopes after Trump says he’ll meet with Xi at G-20

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launches campaign to force Americans to fund abortions

China forces churches to sing Communist anthems, bans Christian hymns

2020 Dems to debate who’s most pro-abortion at Planned Parenthood candidates’ forum

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gives moving speech at MTV Awards: ‘I wasn’t going to conform to Hollywood’

June 17th, 2019

Celebration Church mourns sudden death of Westbank campus pastor

Pastor Charles Edwards passes away May 6

Celebrity bodyguard joins body of Christ

June 14th, 2019

Legislature 2019: Key wins on moral issues, social concerns

Larto Baptist is a refuge in time of need

NOBTS team sows & reaps in Birmingham

Kelley says farewell, passes baton

Gulf Coast Baptist feeds physical, spiritual hunger in Lafourche

Building the Kingdom in Avoyelles

June 13th, 2019

AAA forecasts summer gas prices to drop to $2.70 per gallon in US

U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug overdoses reach all-time high

Study: Sleeping with TV or lights on could make women gain weight

Waskom, Texas, bans abortion clinics, declares itself a “sanctuary for the unborn”

Cartoon Network promotes LGBTQ+ ‘PRIDE’ to children

Illinois gov signs extreme law repealing partial-birth abortion ban

Pastor imprisoned in Turkey for his Christian faith says youth aren’t ‘prepared for what is coming’

Chinese Christians memorize Bible in prison: Gov’t ‘can’t take what’s hidden in your heart’

Louisiana State University introduces new LGBT minor

Victims identified in deadly plane crash on levee of Atchafalaya River

June 12th, 2019

Embrace the summer

June 11th, 2019

TRUSTEES: New VP position approved at NOBTS

June 10th, 2019

Four teens rush into a burning home, saving the life of a 90-year-old neighbor

Wendy’s chooses to support adoption, not abortion

Tony Awards hit all-time lowest TV ratings

Helicopter crash – lands on roof of midtown Manhattan high-rise, one dead: NYPD, senior city officials

Michigan hotel offering free accommodations for anyone traveling for an abortion

Officer performing welfare check on elderly woman offers to mow overgrown lawn

Supreme Court rejects atheists’ attempt to scrub ‘In God We Trust’ off US currency

Jack Phillips faces third lawsuit over refusal to make gender transition cake

June 7th, 2019

Dew unanimous choice as NOBTS president

David Cranford to be LBC president nominee

Pakistani pastor attacked by Muslim mob, family’s home seized: report

Rival gang members risk lives to get baptized together in prison: ‘They professed the same Lord’

Abortion activist Busy Philipps can’t answer if woman who survived abortion has a right to life

Liberal Methodists: ‘We cannot affiliate’ with biblical adherents

Boston group enrages LGBT establishment with planned ‘straight pride’ parade

Christian florist who refused to work gay wedding loses again in Washington court

Hundreds of African migrants cross US-Mexico border in Texas over past week: reports

Despite our imperfections, Jesus loves us still

June 6th, 2019

‘You’re the pride of our nation,’ Donald Trump tells veterans on 75th D-Day anniversary in Normandy

‘Conservative answer’ to Facebook launches

PBS documentary features woman who touts ‘sense of peace’ from aborting twins on camera

West Virginia city passes ordinance denying pro-life free speech to sidewalk counselors

TSA allowing illegal migrants to fly without proper documents

Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ‘months’

Trump’s biggest media critics shift gears, praise president’s D-Day speech in Normandy

First West’s Michael Wood to be pastors’ VP nominee

June 5th, 2019

HHS ends major contract for taxpayer-funded research with body parts of aborted babies

June 4th, 2019

Shoemaker hired to head LC IT operations

First Pineville’s Cain featured during WMU Missions Celebration

Kisatchie Baptist celebrates ministering at the crossroads

June 3rd, 2019

Estate planning is stewardship

Girl loses ‘one leg above the knee’ in North Carolina shark attack, father punched fish 5 times: grandmother

Man who threw boy from Mall of America balcony sentenced to 19 years in prison

Louisiana Notables

Bridges: I am thankful to be a Southern Baptist

New River renewed after floodwaters, spiritual drought

A $5 million facelift: LC’s oldest residence halls to be refurbished

June 2nd, 2019

SBC annual meeting notes

May 31st, 2019

Louisiana protects unborn at first heartbeat

May 30th, 2019

Washington Post fact checker blasts Planned Parenthood over repeatedly citing false statistic

WarnerMedia threatens to boycott Georgia over abortion law

911 dispatcher meets baby he helped deliver on Pennsylvania Turnpike

‘I’m just praying,’ distraught Cubs player says after little girl hit with foul ball during game

Stunning video shows the packed peaks of Mount Everest amid deadly season

May 29th, 2019

Kids treat 83-year-old custodian like a true king on his final day

4 killed, 3 critically injured in Virginia when truck rear-ends church van

Alex Trebek shares ‘mind-boggling’ pancreatic cancer update

Supreme Court upholds pro-life law requiring proper burial or cremation for babies killed in abortions

Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $1.2 million

Southern Baptists respond to Midwest tornadoes, flooding

May 28th, 2019

Iran shuts down church, removes cross

Crowd goes wild for 96-year-old WWII veteran’s performance of the national anthem

Man on a mission to mow 50 lawns in 50 states for those who can’t

Poll: Americans increasingly view Trump as presidential

Alabama sets adoption record amid abortion debate

Let us be thankful for God’s mercy

May 27th, 2019

A weekend of appreciation

IQs dropping in many developed countries

‘Unplanned’ banned by theater chain, film distributor in Canada

Billion-year-old fungi shows distant past more ‘modern’ than previously thought

RV company flies Old Glory in spite of city’s threats

Hubble reveals God’s continuing majesty in pictures of universe

STUDY: Religious couples have happier marriages

Slidell woman walks 6 miles to work, receives car as reward for work ethic

FAA to investigate San Antonio for bigotry against Chick-fil-A

Iraq’s Christians ‘close to extinction’

Obama judge rules against Mississippi heartbeat law

Texas driver, passenger killed trying to jump open Louisiana drawbridge

New Orleans 19-year-old wins prestigious film festival

May 24th, 2019

Mo. Disaster Relief assessing tornado damage, MBC building unharmed

Aladdin’s Naomi Scott is a bold Christian, says it’s “just a part of who I am”

Theresa May to quit next month as British prime minister

Ilhan Omar attacks pro-life Christians: “Religious fundamentalists” “imposing their beliefs on society”

Cory Booker proposes creating special White House office to promote abortion

Missouri’s capital was hit by an EF-3 tornado that ‘felt like an earthquake’

Mister Rogers honored with first annual statewide day of kindness in Pennsylvania

AOC called out by meteorologist after linking DC tornado warning to climate change

McDonald’s workers demand $15 an hour in rallies across nation

Hot Louisiana summer outreach ideas

May 22nd, 2019

Children’s Home dedicates newest cottage for homeless children and their mothers

Texas House passes ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill

Asia Bibi’s cell now holds another Christian woman on death row for Blasphemy

‘I felt the love’: War-weary Syrians hear about Jesus, receive Bibles from Christians on Frontlines

Alabama Public Television refuses to air Arthur episode with gay wedding

Ex-LGBT men, women to share stories of transformation at 2nd Freedom March in Washington, DC

Revealed: Facebook keeps list of conservatives deemed potential ‘hate agents’

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to allow no-limits abortion bill to become law

Secret NASA plans for Moon base and 37 rocket launches revealed

More than a building

May 21st, 2019

Hancock celebrates fast track to foster parent training through Children’s Home

Juggling meets missions at M-JAM

May 20th, 2019

Latest storms batter Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana DR chainsaw teams flock to help clean up damage

LED light can damage your eyes, health

Diet drinks cause weight gain in youth

Pa. lawmaker’s online rants net $125K for pro-life cause

Dew nominated to lead New Orleans Seminary

LBC backs ‘Love Life’ state amendment

Mizell leads Senate defeat of ERA ratiﬁcation

Curiosity leads to life discovery at Mandeville

May 17th, 2019

Baptist Friendship House’s fight against human trafficking recognized by FBI award

Louisiana College awards degrees to 245 graduates

First Bossier announces rebuild plans

LBF reports a positive beginning for 2019

May 15th, 2019

Abraham: President Trump’s policies are working

NOBTS trustees thank Chuck Kelley for his service

Alabama passes bill that would make almost all abortions illegal; House Dems target Trump lawyers

Selena Gomez: ‘Social media has been terrible for my generation’

PBS kids’ cartoon ‘Arthur’ features homosexual ‘wedding’

Louisiana delegation applauds President’s pro-energy independence, pro- job growth stance at visit to Cameron LNG Facility

May 14th, 2019

Dean Cain: Hollywood boycott of Georgia over ‘heartbeat’ bill is an ‘absolute joke’

Franklin Graham schools Cory Booker on faith

May 13th, 2019

Three truths about sin and temptation

VP Pence warns Liberty Univ. grads: Prepare to be ‘shunned or ridiculed’ for your faith’

Woman, 96, receives high school diploma

Cal Poly faculty votes to ban Chick-fil-A from campus

‘Fundamental right’: Vermont leaves New York in dust with ‘most radical, pro-abortion legislation’

Study: Google favors left-leaning outlets CNN, New York Times in its Top Stories algorithm

Planned Parenthood celebrates abortions on Mother’s Day: “All women should have the choice” to abort

California Dept of Education passes obscene K–12 sex ed over parent protest