Leonardo Blair

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  Apr 15, 2019

  Benjamin Watson urges support for destroyed black churches; Louisiana gov, pastor tell them to forgive

  Days after authorities arrested suspect Holden Matthews, who has ties to Satanism, for the burning of three historically black churches in Louisiana, state Gov. John Bel Edwards along with a local pastor called on congregants of the affected churches to forgive.

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  Apr 14, 2019

  Louisiana church will give away free gas and prayers on Good Friday

  In a creative move that combines ministering to both the material and spiritual needs of their community, the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist in New Orleans, Louisiana, will be giving away free gas to their community on Good Friday while supplies last.

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  Apr 13, 2019

  Centenarian Christian couple explain why there were no ‘rough times’ in 82 years of marriage

  At 100 years old, Willie Williams can’t remember all the details from the moment she first met her future husband, but she knows that it’s the best memory she has of the man she's been married to for the last 82 years.

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  Apr 12, 2019

  23-y-o Sunday School teacher sentenced to 50 years in prison for molesting multiple children

  Noel Anderson, a 23-year-old former Sunday school teacher with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in McKinney, Texas, was sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole for molesting multiple children who were left in his care starting in his teenage years.

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  Apr 12, 2019

  Suspect in black church burnings showed interest in Satanism, listened to black metal

  Holden Matthews, the 21-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy who was charged with burning down three historically black churches in southern Louisiana, was attracted to Satanism and black metal.

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  Apr 11, 2019

  Church celebrates after pastor who went missing for days is found safe

  It had been three days on Tuesday since Kay Burgess or anyone else in her family had heard from her nephew, the Rev.  Sid Burgess. It had been three days too long so she made a frantic appeal for prayer to her friends online.

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  Apr 10, 2019

  NAACP calls recent black church fires ‘domestic terrorism;’ some pastors now sleeping inside sanctuaries

  President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson called the recent burnings of black churches in Tennessee and Louisiana “domestic terrorism.” Some pastors have reportedly started sleeping in their houses of worship to fend off would-be arsonists.

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  Apr 10, 2019

  Karen Pence defends husband from ‘attack’ on faith by gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg

  Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, fended off an “attack” on her husband’s faith Tuesday from openly-gay Democrat presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg.

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  Apr 9, 2019

  James MacDonald splurged thousands from church funds on vintage car gifted to Wheaton prof Ed Stetzer

  Less than two months after Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago ousted founder James MacDonald for abuse of power and other sins, a new report says he splurged thousands of dollars on a vintage car he gifted Ed Stetzer, the Billy Graham chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College last spring.

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  Apr 9, 2019

  Asia Bibi, Christian woman saved from death, remains trapped in Pakistan

  Fears about the safe release of Asia Bibi from Pakistan remains strong despite assurances from U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt that her release is being negotiated.