Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 11, 2019

  Threatened by love for Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s franchisees push for better chicken sandwich

  Threatened by the increasing demand and love American consumers have for Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches, McDonald’s U.S. franchisees are gearing up to invest in a chicken sandwich that will outdo the offering of the Christian fast food giant.

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  Jul 11, 2019

  Village Church staffer axed from design conference after group protests over his religious views

  David Roark, the communications and resources director for The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, was recently axed as a speaker at an annual design conference after the Dallas Fort Worth arm of the American Institute of Graphic Arts protested his religious views.

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  Jul 11, 2019

  Pastor’s wife charged with sexually assaulting student; former congregants celebrate

  A pastor’s wife and teacher from Burbank, Illinois, has been arrested and charged after she allegedly supplied alcohol to a 15-year-old student at Jordan Baptist School, a ministry of Jordan Baptist Church, and had sex with him at least five times before it was legal for her to do so.

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  Jul 10, 2019

  Christian author asks for help, prayers after Amazon sells $240K worth of fake copies of her book

  Tish Harrison Warren, a priest in the Anglican Church in North America and the author of "Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life," asked her supporters for help and prayers Monday after learning from her publisher, Intervarsity Press, that Amazon had sold some $240,000 worth of fake copies of her book.

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  Jul 10, 2019

  University of Texas-Austin offers free tuition to families making less than $65K

  In a bid to make college more accessible to students from middle- and low-income families, the University of Texas at Austin pledged Tuesday to offer full scholarships to undergraduates from families making $65,000 or less annually as well as some assured financial support for students from families making up to $125,000.

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  Jul 10, 2019

  Rev. William Barber calls Sen. Tim Scott ‘shame & a disgrace’ for not opposing citizenship question on census

  William J. Barber II, pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, called Republican and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott a “shame & a disgrace” for not opposing the inclusion of a controversial citizenship question on the 2020 census.

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  Jul 9, 2019

  Pastor Greg Locke slams liberals as ‘buck wild crazy’ for boycotting Home Depot

  Outspoken internet preacher and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, Greg Locke, has slammed liberals as “buck wild crazy” for their boycott of home improvement chain store Home Depot due to one of the company’s billionaire co-founder’s support for President Donald Trump.

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  Jul 9, 2019

  Former youth pastor Jordan Baird admits ‘shame,’ gets 3 years in prison for sexually abusing teen

  After years of activism from his victims and their advocates, Jordan Baird, a former pop singer and youth pastor at The Life Church in Virginia, owned up to his past of sexually abusing underage girls from his church as he was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison for indecent acts with a child by a custodian.

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  Jul 8, 2019

  Megachurch Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell reveals battle with prostate cancer

  Just over a year after he was indicted for defrauding a number of his members of $1 million, prominent Texas megachurch pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell announced Saturday that he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer.

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  Jul 8, 2019

  Massive California earthquake rips small church, forces congregants at another to scatter

  A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Southern California ripped a small church and forced congregants at another to scatter during a worship service Friday night.