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October 23rd, 2017

California high school football team breaks with anthem protests, honors Old Glory before game

4th Circuit Court, liberalized by President Obama, orders ‘Peace Cross’ torn down

NC governor forces businesses to allow men in girls’ restrooms

Wyoming man claiming female ‘identity’ convicted for sexual abuse of young girl

LBC’s Hankins addresses Louisiana College President’s Club

Gold star widow releases phone conversation with president

Jimmy Carter: Media ‘harder on Trump than any president;’ NFL players should ‘stand during American anthem’

Baltimore churches face decline, mergers

Cowboys owner says NFL suffering from anthem protests

October 20th, 2017

Wisconsin judge outlaws tax benefit for pastor housing allowance

Hurricane surge led to baptizing flood

NOBTS year-long centennial will have evangelistic focus

Daniel thankful for churches, excited for associations’ future

Ministry resources, free meal tickets, kick off Annual Meeting

School, camp celebrate 100 years of impacting lives for the Kingdom

LC Panel urges students to shape culture, be the difference makers

LC honors Simon Tudor at annual Founders Day

October 19th, 2017

Warmer and drier weather expected in Louisiana this winter

Haynesville Shale to bring jobs back to Northwest Louisiana

How to pray to determine God’s will

Taliban storms army base with suicide car bombs, killing 43 Afghan soldiers

For Amazon sellers, big tax bill looming

Comedy show thrives by avoiding vulgarities

Cambridge University students given trigger warnings for Shakespeare plays

Teacher attacked for taking student’s cell phone

Consumer Reports says old Samsung phones are better than Apple’s brand new iPhone 8

New York hotel re-introduces $1,000 bagel

Some flowers create blue halo to say hello to foraging bees

Quebec bans face covering in public services, raising worries among Muslims

U.S. sees fewest jobless claims since 1973

October 18th, 2017

Anthem partners with CVS Health to launch new pharmacy benefit management company

‘Future city’ to be built in Canada by Google’s parent company Alphabet

Xi Jinping at China congress calls on party to tighten its grip on the country

Rare Titanic photos up for auction

Hundreds of ancient structures found on edge of VOLCANOES in Saudi Arabia

MGM slammed for ‘sick and disgusting’ ad

48-acre private island on Long Island’s gold coast just listed for $125M

Vladimir Putin flexes his muscles with massive military exercise to show might of his marines

School cancels Halloween, will celebrate ‘black and orange’ spirit day

Survey: Most Millennials, Gen Z adults prefer texting over talking in person

LeBron James wears ‘equality’ shoes, Cavs link arms during National Anthem on opening night

October 17th, 2017

Controversial abortion provider opening clinic in Maryland

Paul Ryan: ‘The President is right’ on Iran deal

California wildfire death toll continues to rise

Romance dead in TV’s newest dating shows

Town engulfed in foam as ex-Hurricane Ophelia sparks freak weather phenomenon

iPhone 7 selling faster than iPhone 8

Goodell, union, players to meet on social issues and anthem

U.S. backed forces capture Raqqa from ISIS

Netflix to plow billions more into original content

Cities dream of landing Amazon’s new headquarters going to great lengths to show it

October 16th, 2017

A little light in great darkness

New Orleans will have its first female mayor

More than 230 dead after truck bomb explodes in Somali capital

US immigration population hits record 60 million, 1-of-5 in nation

Ahead of Halloween, universities nationwide tell students what not to wear

Every Wi-Fi network at risk of unprecedented ‘Krack’ hacking attack

Austrian millennial Sebastian Kurz set to become the world’s youngest leader

Kaepernick files grievance against NFL, alleging collusion

Nintendo is reportedly switching up its game plan with more mature titles

Woman gives birth aboard Navy’s floating hospital in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico sets goal of 95 percent power restoration by December

Trump’s bold HHS plan: ‘Life begins at conception’

October 13th, 2017

Metarie makes list of 50 best U.S. cities to live in

Bossier sheriff to boycott NFL sponsor Ford due to anthem protests

TV stocks tumble after AT&T cord-cutting disclosure

Peanuts creator Charles Schulz’s home destroyed in California wildfire

Facebook’s ‘Order Food’ feature officially launches across the U.S.

Trump signs health care order

Study finds Americans expected to spend $9 billion on Halloween

Video: Eagles wide receiver gets baptized at team’s hotel pool

More Americans are living alone after recession

Why the polls are still wrong

California secessionists closely watching Catalonia’s move for independence from Spain

Los Angeles close to approving pot

Little red pill Nuedexta highly prescribed in nursing homes despite research holes

Were vikings Muslim?

Thick ice in Antarctica causing penguin chicks to die

October 12th, 2017

Congress’ prayer tradition upheld by federal judge

Arby’s rolling out venison sandwich nationwide

Family held hostage by Taliban freed after five years

VIDEO: Trump touts tax plan as ‘middle class bill’

Coming soon to California: cars without a human behind the wheel

In historic shift, Boy Scouts to expand girls’ participation

Evacuations widened as Northern California wildfires spread to 170,000 acres with at least 23 dead

October 11th, 2017

Roger Goodell sends letter to NFL teams, wants players to stand during anthem

Obamacare premiums more than doubled in just a few years

DENISON: American churches turned into beer halls

Wisconsin federal judge appointed by Jimmy Carter strikes down pastors’ housing allowance

Atheists attempt to force Bossier schools to end national anthem policy on ‘religious grounds’

A few things to consider when calling a worship leader

October 9th, 2017

Cowboys’ Jones orders players to respect flag

ESPN suspends analyst for Cowboy boycott tweet, but no penalty for calling Trump ‘racist’

Late night anti-Trump ‘comedy’ shows continue ratings plummet

Death spiral in birth rates depopulating Europe

California makes ‘use of wrong pronoun’ a crime netting up to 1 year in jail

California drops penalty for ‘assault by HIV’ to just 6 months in jail

Flames of revival evident in stirring of baptismal waters

Lean budget ahead for Louisiana Baptists’ cooperative missions and ministries in ’18

GuideStone vows to continue advocating for minister’s housing allowance

Vice President Pence leaves NFL game after players kneel during National Anthem

Obama Administration twice approved ‘bump stocks’

(Archives) Before Islam, was Saudi Arabia a Jewish kingdom?

The list: American clergymen who defended slavery [Message: Includes prominent Southern Baptist Calvinists]

October 8th, 2017

Why don’t Democrats (and the media) care about the 59 killed by guns in Chicago?

POLL: NFL favorability drops 31 percent, no longer top U.S. sport

Wyoming teacher gives ‘shooting at Trump’ quiz

ACLU sues to make unsafe abortion pill available without doctor’s care

Antifa plans nationwide crime wave to ‘deface Columbus’

Trump Administration rolls back Obama birth control mandate

October 6th, 2017

First Liberty Institute praises new exemptions to contraceptive mandate, DOJ guidance on religious liberty

Ancient Canaanite treasure in Gaza leveled by Hamas

STUDY: Americans more divided than ever along party lines

Football’s decline has some schools disbanding teams

Pope denounces porn, demands children be protected from online corruption

Nate aims at New Orleans amid drainage concerns

Illinois money crunch may hinder construction of Obama presidential library

Children’s Home passes foster care milestone, even more needs exist

Louisiana Baptists focus on 2020 vision

Good news from LC, Foundation, Children’s Home, Baptist Message

David, Gideon offered as examples in messages to Executive Board

Louisiana Baptists continue to respond with disaster relief

Acadian Baptist Center to celebrate 100 years of ‘a God thing’ there

Louisiana Notables

LC enrollment continues to climb

Kennedy: We need to rebuild the middle class

October 5th, 2017

CBS exec fired for bigoted comments about Las Vegas shootings

(Archives) Vietnam POW defied torture, sewed flag back into shirt to honor country

(Archives) First African American MOH winner protected ‘Old Glory’ with his life

110 million STD infections in U.S.; syphilis, gonorrhea surge among homosexual men

CDC: 40 percent of cancers related to obesity, overweight

Catalonia moves for independence from Spain

Insult to injury, island’s incompetent politicians lead Puerto Rico to insolvency

Louisiana research facility helps scientists win Nobel Prize

Santa Claus dead? Tomb of St. Nicholas may be found

Germ warfare island abandoned by Soviets

Democrats, Republicans call for ban on ‘bump’ stocks for rifles

Las Vegas hero reunited with police officer who saved his life

U.S. Green Berets and Niger soldiers killed in ambush

October 4th, 2017

Leading Louisiana’s congressional delegation, Johnson, Abraham vote to protect the Sanctity of Life

‘Pro-life’ congressman urged mistress to abort baby

World’s most powerful nuclear attack submarine enters U.S. fleet

Navy returns to ‘old fashion’ charting techniques to avoid collisions

October 3rd, 2017

NOBTS celebrates 20 years of women’s ministry, honors Rhonda Kelley

Why Did God Allow This To Happen?

Entire Georgia high school football team enters field carrying flags

Two Texas teens kicked off high school football team for kneeling during anthem

Supreme Court to hear cases on Trump agenda, union dues (amid Kennedy retirement speculations)

Sex change regrets – reverse surgeries on rise

Connecticut teeters with budget crisis