Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 3, 2021

  Pastor locked out of AME church by members due to sex finally allowed inside to preach

  Members of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Thorofare, New Jersey, who shut out their newly appointed Pastor, Ratona Stokes-Robinson, from preaching at the pulpit inside the building since June, reportedly because of her sex, finally relented on Sunday and allowed her inside.

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  Nov 3, 2021

  'Jesus Christ Money Master' author gets 3 life sentences for bilking millions from Christians

  William Neil “Doc” Gallagher, an 80-year-old Christian radio personality from Texas and author of the Jesus Christ, Money Master Leader Guide, was sentenced to three life sentences plus an additional 30 years in prison Monday for defrauding more than 190 people, many of whom were older adult Christians, of at least $23 million.

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  Nov 3, 2021

  ‘May God save the planet': Biden says Americans have ‘seen the Lord’ on climate change at summit

  In 2010, data shows, only 28% of Americans ranked climate change as a top government priority. By 2018, that share of Americans jumped to 46%. On Monday, President Joe Biden boasted at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, that Americans have now finally “seen the Lord” on the issue.

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  Nov 2, 2021

  17 missionaries remain captive in Haiti as families of American hostages worldwide plead with Biden

  The Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries urged continued prayers for their 17 missionaries being held captive by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti as families of 26 Americans being held hostage around the world recently pressed the Biden administration to push more aggressively to free their loved ones.

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  Nov 2, 2021

  Jesse Jackson hospitalized after falling, cutting head at Howard University

  Civil rights leader and Baptist minister the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., 80, was hospitalized after falling and cutting his head at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

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  Nov 2, 2021

  Internet now most popular place to meet a spouse, but divorce is high: study

  The most popular place for adults over 30 to meet a spouse is no longer recommendations from family, friends and neighbors but online, a new study conducted in the United Kingdom shows.

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  Nov 1, 2021

  Vaccinated White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirms she has COVID-19

  Four days after learning that members of her household tested positive for COVID-19, fully vaccinated White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, revealed that she tested positive for the virus on Sunday as doctors say it's unlikely President Joe Biden has been infected.

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  Oct 29, 2021

  Only 13% of evangelicals tithe, half give away less than 1% of income annually: study

  While a majority of evangelicals say tithing — giving 10% of one's income to the church — is a biblical commandment, only an estimated 13% engage in the practice, while half give away less than 1% of their income annually, a new study shows.

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  Oct 28, 2021

  Wisconsin DOJ reveals 180 reports of abuse by faith leaders in sweeping investigation

  Six months after launching a statewide initiative to review reports of abuse committed by clergy and faith leaders in Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Wednesday that they have received nearly 180 reports of abuse by leaders from multiple religious organizations and faith traditions.

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  Oct 27, 2021

  Pastor’s wife who helped restore Jill Biden’s faith calls her a ‘true friend’

  Robin Jackson, wife of Pastor Charles B. Jackson Sr., who leads Brookland Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, called First Lady Jill Biden, "a true friend" just over a week after Biden revealed her as the prayer partner who helped restore her faith in God after the death of her stepson, Beau Biden, from brain cancer in 2015.