Louisiana pastor, retired NASA rocket scientist reflects on moon mission
HOUMA, La. – As Artemis II completed its recent 10-day mission that included traveling to the far side of the moon, retired NASA rocket scientist Clifton Arnold reflected about his part in helping make the journey a success.
Online extremists, sextortion and child exploitation: Protecting children in the digital age
SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. -- April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but how do parents protect their children from online predators in the digital age?
Watchdog group names Zuckerberg to 2026 list of top sex exploitation enablers
WASHINGTON (BP) – Social media founder Mark Zuckerberg is himself branded as a mainstream contributor to sexual exploitation on the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s (NCOSE) 2026 Dirty Dozen List released March 31.
Social media giant loses second lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (BP) – A day after a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $375 million in damages, jurists in a Los Angeles courtroom agreed with a 20-year-old that mechanisms in Instagram and YouTube led to her social media addiction as a child to the tune of $6 million.
Pew: 98 percent of U.S. adults live within broadcast range of religious radio
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Nearly every U.S. adult can access religious radio broadcasts from home, Pew Research Center said March 26, and almost half tune in, mostly for music.
Facebook, Instagram parent company ordered to pay $375 million for endangering children
SANTA FE, New Mexico (BP) – Meta knowingly misled consumers about the safety of its online platforms and therefore endangered children, a jury decision rendered on March 24. Therefore, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram will pay $375 million in civil penalties, the maximum amount of $5,000 per violation.
‘The First Hymn’ with Chris Tomlin, Ben Fielding in theaters March 24, 26
DENVER (BP) – “The First Hymn,” showcasing Chris Tomlin’s and Ben Fielding’s contemporary rendering of the oldest known Christian hymn enjoys a wide release in U.S. theaters March 24 and 26.
Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman ‘Still Here’ despite marriage struggles
NASHVILLE (BP) – When Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman got married 40-plus years ago, they knew they were opposites in many ways. After all, that was what had attracted them to each other in the first place. “You fall in love with something you are not,” Mary Beth says.
Animated short film delivers the Gospel, receives Oscar nomination
LOS ANGELES (BP) – A 13-minute story heavy with Gospel imagery of grace, sacrifice and rebirth made it to the short list of nominees for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.
CBU teams in the Tournament, prepare for hoops blue bloods
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – It belies an old stereotype, but California Baptist University couldn’t be happier about sending students to a Big Dance.
