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  Dec 12, 2020

  Miami megachurch pastor tells congregants not to take COVID-19 vaccine

  Founding pastor of the Miami-based King Jesus International Ministry, Guillermo Maldonado, who is also a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump warned his congregation Sunday not to take the coronavirus vaccine because it is being used to prepare the world for the Antichrist and one world order.

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  Dec 11, 2020

  Actor Matthew McConaughey: ‘I need the ritual of church on Sunday’

  Academy Award–winning actor Matthew McConaughey who recently released his bestselling memoir Greenlights says attending church on Sunday is a necessity for him to stay grounded.

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  Dec 9, 2020

  Missouri megachurch under fire after photos show packed Christmas services

  James River Church, a multi-campus, 17,000-member megachurch in Missouri, is now fending off strong criticism from the public and health officials after pictures posted on social media showed what appear to be hundreds of unmasked people, practicing very little social distancing packed inside their Springfield location to participate in Christmas services.

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  Dec 9, 2020

  Highlands Community Church lead pastor resigns over DUI, another fired amid sex scandal

  Highlands Community Church in Renton, Washington, is trying to find healing after losing three pastors in the last few months, including their lead pastor, Jesse Campbell, who resigned after elders discovered he lied to them about the details of a DUI arrest.

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  Dec 9, 2020

  Detroit mom dies from COVID-19 shortly after giving birth despite family’s prayers

  The family of a 33-year-old woman, who died from COVID-19 shortly after giving birth, are now grieving their loss and urging the public to treat the threat of the virus as a “real thing.”

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  Dec 9, 2020

  Ex-Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz to seek treatment for 'depression, anxiety’ after firing

  Former lead pastor Carl Lentz of New York City's Hillsong Church, who was fired last month over “leadership issues” and moral failures, including being unfaithful to his wife, is reportedly now getting treatment for “depression, anxiety, and pastoral burnout."

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  Dec 8, 2020

  Veteran exorcist says Christians can be victims of occult, like evil eye

  Dominican Father François-Marie Dermine, a veteran exorcist, warned that even though praying Christians can be harder to attack, they, too, can become victims of occult practices such as the evil eye.

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  Dec 8, 2020

  Gospel star Le'Andria Johnson says she is ‘now divorced’ again

  Controversial gospel star Le'Andria Johnson has announced she is “divorced” again.

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  Dec 7, 2020

  Pastor who coughed and urged congregants to get COVID-19 says he’s getting threats

  A Michigan pastor who went viral for coughing and telling congregants to get COVID-19 and "get it over with," says he and his family are now being threatened.

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  Dec 6, 2020

  Vanderbloemen predicts high church staff turnover, demand for priestly pastors in 2021

  The demand for more priestly pastors and high staff turnover in churches and ministries is likely to come in 2021 as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic predicts Vanderbloemen Search Group CEO and founder William Vanderbloemen.