Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 26, 2020

  Ron Carpenter says legal disputes with Pastor John Gray over church ‘are finished’

  After nearly a year of public legal disputes over church property, megachurch pastors John Gray and Ron Carpenter Jr. have settled their differences after a successful mediation process, Carpenter said.

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  Oct 25, 2020

  World Overcomers Christian Church announces no in-person services until vaccine is developed

  Responding to new report showing a growing number of coronavirus cases connected to clusters in religious gatherings, World Overcomers Christian Church, one of North Carolina’s largest churches, announced it will not hold in-person services until a vaccine is developed.

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  Oct 23, 2020

  A vote for Trump is a vote for 'biblical truth,' says pastor of Cowboy Church

  The real choice in the 2020 presidential election is not between Democrats and Republicans but a choice between good and evil, warned Derek Rogers, the outspoken pastor of Cowboy Church in Corsicana, Texas. And a vote for President Donald Trump, he insisted, is a vote for “biblical truth.”

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  Oct 23, 2020

  3 coronavirus cases confirmed at John MacArthur’s megachurch

  Public health officials in Los Angeles said Thursday that they have confirmed at least three cases of COVID-19 connected to Pastor John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. 

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  Oct 22, 2020

  Tennessee pastor declares ‘COVID is real’ after disease forced him into coma

  After spending weeks fighting off the deadly coronavirus at a local hospital, a Tennessee pastor is thanking God for helping him survive the disease and is now warning others to take the virus seriously.

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  Oct 22, 2020

  Churches push online giving as donations drop due to reduced numbers in pews: study

  Churches across all denominations are now increasingly turning to online giving as a majority of them report reduced giving in the pews amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ministry Brands.

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  Oct 21, 2020

  Oregon sued for shuttering religious schools while allowing public schools to reopen in-person

  A small Christian school in Oregon has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown and several other high-ranking officials for restricting in-person instruction in private, religious schools during the coronavirus pandemic while allowing public schools to reopen.

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  Oct 21, 2020

  Pope Francis endorses civil unions for same-sex couples

  Pope Francis has called for the creation of civil union laws that would help same-sex couples create families as “children of God,” challenging a previous conclusion by the Catholic Church that endorsing such unions would be an “approval of deviant behavior.”

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  Oct 21, 2020

  Pat Robertson says God told him Trump ‘is going to win,’ but ‘mind-boggling’ civil unrest will follow

  Christian Broadcasting Network chairman and televangelist Pat Robertson said Monday that he believes God told him President Donald Trump will be re-elected for a second term but great civil unrest will ensue.

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  Oct 20, 2020

  Active church-related COVID-19 outbreaks found in 13 counties, W. Virginia gov says

  While still maintaining one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice warned Monday that the state has experienced an uptick in the number of positive cases and there were active church-related outbreaks of the virus across 13 counties.