Leonardo Blair

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  Apr 29, 2019

  XXXchurch Pastor Craig Gross promotes 'Christian Cannabis,' says weed makes it easier to worship

  Pastor Craig Gross is a fan of weed. He’s not quite a heavyweight user like rapper Snoop Dogg or the legendary Willie Nelson, but he does confess to having developed a comfortable relationship with the psychoactive drug he testifies has taken him to higher levels of worship.

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  Apr 26, 2019

  Black churches torched in arson attack to rebuild in hope after public donates more than $2M

  Three historically black churches in Louisiana that were razed by fire in racially motivated arson attacks in recent weeks will rebuild better sanctuaries than they had before thanks to an outpouring of donations from the public.

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  Apr 24, 2019

  Bethany Christian Services will place children in LGBT families as part of Michigan settlement

  Bethany Christian Services, which was sued for refusing to work with same-sex couples, announced that it will start placing children with LGBT families as part of a settlement with the state. The agency insists, however, that its beliefs have not changed.

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  Apr 24, 2019

  Wichita church helps pay off $2.2M in medical debt for 1,600 struggling families

  Todd Carter, lead pastor of the multi-campus Pathway Church in Wichita, Kansas, announced Sunday that his congregation paid off some $2.2 million in medical debt for 1,600 families from across the state who had fallen on hard times.

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  Apr 24, 2019

  12,000 Boy Scouts members were victims of sexual abuse from thousands of leaders, expert says

  More than 12,000 Boy Scout members have been victims of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of 7,819 allegedly sexually abusive troop leaders and volunteers, according to an analysis of long-held records in the organization known as the “perversion files.”

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  Apr 23, 2019

  World's top rugby player Israel Folau won't recant statement that sinners, gays will go to Hell

  Israel Folau, Australia’s most popular rugby player and an outspoken Christian who commands the world’s highest salary for the sport, is now in danger of losing his career over his faith, but he says he’s ready to walk away if that’s what God wants him to do.

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  Apr 23, 2019

  Mom holding baby and gun threatens to blow up church before tackled by congregants

  A former part-time NBC 7 producer, mother of two and Navy veteran threatened to blow up a San Diego church while armed with a handgun and holding a 10-month-old baby during an Easter Sunday service before she was tackled by congregants.

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  Apr 23, 2019

  Youth pastor fighting for life after fatal crash, family praying for miracle

  Robert Craig, youth pastor of First Baptist Church of Warren in Texas, is still fighting for his life at a local hospital and his family is praying for a miracle nearly a week since he was involved in a crash that left one dead and several injured.

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  Apr 23, 2019

  TD Jakes, AT&T CEO urge companies to hire formerly incarcerated people

  Prominent Dallas pastor and businessman T.D. Jakes joined forces with AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson to encourage business leaders to hire formerly incarcerated people.

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  Apr 22, 2019

  Minutes after Sunday School class said they would die for Christ, half killed in Sri Lankan bomb blast

  Just minutes after expressing their willingness to die for Christ, half the children from one Sunday School class at Zion Church in Batticaloa were reportedly killed in the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka.