Leonardo Blair

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  May 31, 2022

  Thieves decapitate angel statues, rip $2M gold tabernacle from altar of Brooklyn church

  In a crime Catholic Church officials in Brooklyn are calling brazen, hateful and disrespectful, the New York City Police Department is investigating after thieves decapitated angel statues and ripped a centuries-old solid gold tabernacle worth $2 million from the altar of a local church.

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  May 31, 2022

  Why ministering in the metaverse is the ‘Netflix of evangelism’

  For Christians looking to do low-risk evangelism, hospital chaplain, Bill Willenbrock, who has approached thousands of people on VRChat in his avatar self and finds way to talk with them about faith in God says the metaverse is like the subscription streaming service, Netflix, when it comes to finding them.

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  May 26, 2022

  AME Church sues former executive, alleged accomplices for plundering millions from retirement fund

  The African Methodist Episcopal Church is suing the former head of its retirement service and 10 other individuals and entities, alleging a sophisticated scheme to defraud millions from the retirement funds of its pastors.

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  May 26, 2022

  Christian woman who was Virginia’s oldest person dies months before 111th birthday

  Viola Roberts Lampkin Brown, one of the oldest people in the world and the oldest person in the state of Virginia died last Saturday after enjoying two cups of ice cream. She was just five months shy of her 111th birthday.

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  May 25, 2022

  Benham brothers say predators needs Jesus, not more ‘gun laws’ in wake of Texas shooting

  As the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 21 people dead reignited a fierce political debate over gun-control Tuesday, conservative twin brothers David and Jason Benham said predatory young men who commit mass shootings need Jesus, not more "gun laws."

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  May 25, 2022

  'It is hard sometimes to see God through all of this,' pastor says as families grieve Uvalde shooting victims

  At least 21 victims, including 19 students and two teachers, have been confirmed dead after a lone 18-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in a single classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, leaving behind a trail of horror and grief.

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  May 24, 2022

  Indiana church calls pastor’s confession of sex with 16-year-old ‘messy’ as police investigate

  Prosecutors in Warsaw, Indiana, are investigating a confession made by Pastor John Lowe II of New Life Christian Church and World Outreach that he engaged in an improper sexual relationship with a member when she was just 16, which continued for nine years.

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  May 24, 2022

  Ex-SBC president allegedly sexually assaulted pastor’s wife, asked for sex 3 times a day

  Former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt allegedly sexually assaulted another pastor’s wife and then told her he wanted to have sex with her three times a day while he was on a beach vacation with his family in Panama City, Florida.

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  May 23, 2022

  Pastor who resigned over adultery accused of taking virginity from teen on office floor

  A Warsaw, Indiana, pastor who drew a standing ovation from his congregation after telling them he was stepping down because he committed adultery with one person at least two decades ago drew their wrath minutes later after a woman tearfully alleged she was only 16 when the pastor took her virginity on his office floor while she sported a purity ring.

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  May 23, 2022

  SBC leaders ‘grieved’ over report finding sexual abuse claims ignored for years to avoid liability

  Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have said they are “grieved” after an independent investigation found the denomination’s leadership mishandled sexual abuse allegations, mistreated victims and advocates, engaged in an abusive pattern of intimidation and repeatedly resisted reforms aimed at making their churches safer largely to avoid liability.