Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 22, 2020

  W. Va. gov. urges caution after COVID-19 breaks out at churches in 7 counties

  Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia announced Monday that 75 new cases of the virus have been tracked to churches in seven counties.

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  Jul 22, 2020

  Most Americans don’t believe they need God to be good: poll

  A majority of Americans do not believe they need God to be moral or have good values, but most with politically conservative leanings still do, according to a global survey by the Pew Research Center.

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  Jul 21, 2020

  SBC leaders Albert Mohler, Russell Moore criticized for honoring John Lewis due to liberal record

  Some evangelical Christians are unhappy with Southern Baptist Covention leaders for honoring late civil rights icon and Democratic Congressman John Lewis because of his support for abortion and gay rights.

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  Jul 20, 2020

  2 Tenn. church members die of COVID-19: 'Horrendous virus attacked'

  A Tennessee church that shuttered last month after suffering an outbreak of COVID-19 that “slipped in” on them through their choir, announced the loss of two senior members to the virus but say they are also experiencing miracles in the pandemic too.

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  Jul 20, 2020

  Church gives away two cars, 100,000 pounds of food in relief effort

  As many households across America continue to struggle with food and job insecurity, i5 City Church in Glen Burnie, Maryland, partnered with Joyce Meyer Ministries in Missouri and several others over the weekend to distribute some 100,000 pounds of food and two new cars to community members in need.

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  Jul 20, 2020

  Harvest Bible Chapel founder James MacDonald faces foreclosure on $1.6M home

  James MacDonald, controversial founder of Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago, is now in danger of losing his custom-built home in Elgin, Illinois, for failing to pay his mortgage with the Republic Bank of Chicago, according to a new lawsuit.

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  Jul 19, 2020

  New initiative urges all Christians to vote in November; pandemic could impact turnout

  A reported 25 million practicing Christians did not vote in the 2016 presidential elections and a new bipartisan initiative called Our Church Votes is hoping to activate them all for Jesus in 2020.

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  Jul 18, 2020

  Archdiocese of Miami calls for hate crime investigation after statue of Jesus found headless

  The Archdiocese of Miami is now calling for a “hate crime” investigation after vandals beheaded a statue of Jesus at a local church adding to a string of attacks on Catholic monuments nationwide.

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  Jul 17, 2020

  3 churches sue Calif. over singing ban, say it violates 1st and 14th Amendments

  Three California churches have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and several state health officials for a ban on singing during church services, arguing that it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.

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  Jul 17, 2020

  Houston pastor says his megachurch is among the 'safest places in America' from COVID-19

  If any one of their more than 10,000-members is going to get sick with the new coronavirus, Olus Holder, executive pastor of Fallbrook Church in Houston, Texas, says they won’t be getting it from attending his church.