Leonardo Blair

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  Mar 4, 2020

  Jamal Bryant calls out Christians who burn sage, says it’s ‘witchcraft,' 'satanic aromatherapy’

  Calling sage burning “witchcraft” and “satanic aromatherapy,” Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, warned his members on Monday to stay away from the practice.

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  Mar 4, 2020

  Churches take precautions as WHO warns disease caused by coronavirus now deadlier than flu

  Churches and other religious groups are now ramping up measures to protect their congregants from the Covid-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus as the World Health Organization warned Tuesday that it's now deadlier than the flu.

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  Mar 4, 2020

  Most Americans don’t believe people are rich because they work hard or poor because they don’t: study

  Most Americans don’t believe people are rich because they work harder than other people or poor because they don’t work hard enough according to a new study published by the Pew Research Center.

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  Mar 3, 2020

  Tithe-paying Christians are protected from coronavirus by Psalm 91, pastor Brian Tamaki claims

  Tithe-paying, Bible-believing, Holy Spirit-filled Christians have a Psalm 91 “protection policy” against COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, according to New Zealand's popular multi-campus Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki.

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  Mar 2, 2020

  Alabama churchgoers turn backs on Bloomberg at ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary service

  Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg got spurned by a group of black churchgoers who turned their backs on him as he delivered remarks about voter suppression and civil rights during a "Bloody Sunday" commemorative service on Sunday.

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  Mar 2, 2020

  Alabama pastor who shot wife, then turned gun on himself, struggled with mental illness, family says

  An Alabama pastor who fatally shot himself after shooting his estranged wife at a local church struggled desperately with mental illness, his sister claimed.

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  Feb 28, 2020

  Ex-NFL player Jack Brewer calls Trump ‘first black president’ as supporters bless him at White House

  Former Vikings player-turned-ordained minister Jack Brewer crowned President Donald Trump  America’s “first black president” and joined other black supporters in praying for him during a round table meeting at the White House  Thursday during which Trump declared he will not stop until he has “100%” support from the community.

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  Feb 28, 2020

  Family complains after church denies 8-y-o boy communion because he’s autistic and prompts change

  A day after a New Jersey couple revealed that their 8-year-old son was denied First Communion by the Saint Aloysius Parish in Jackson due to his autism, the church has now reversed its decision after public outcry.

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  Feb 28, 2020

  City of Bixby in Oklahoma considering shutting down popular church for being too loud

  Transformation Church, a popular congregation which recently relocated to facilities in the city of Bixby in Tulsa, Oklahoma, could soon be shut down if they can’t keep the joyful noise they have been making to the Lord from bothering their neighbors.

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  Feb 27, 2020

  Houses of worship tweak Ash Wednesday rituals in wake of coronavirus outbreak

  Some Christian leaders at houses of worship around the globe began the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday with tweaked rituals and caution in the wake of the deadly coronavirus while others remained shuttered in areas where cases have been diagnosed.