Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 30, 2019

  Pastor who fatally shot himself would sometimes stop taking medication, megachurch leader reveals

  Jim Howard, a California pastor who fatally shot himself in the head at his home last week after a private struggle with mental illness, would sometimes fail to take medication prescribed for his condition.

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  Jan 29, 2019

  Davey Blackburn's Resonate Church shuttered due to lack of successor, membership decline

  The interim pastor at Resonate Church in Indiana that was founded by Davey Blackburn admitted they were poor stewards of church finances and revealed that they ultimately decided to dissolve the church because of dwindling membership and an inability to find a successor to continue the ministry.

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  Jan 28, 2019

  Hispanic pastors praise Trump for work on border security as president touts growing support

  A group of Hispanic pastors praised President Donald Trump for his work on border security and pushing to build his controversial wall at a meeting at the White House Friday, as the New York billionaire touted a recent poll showing his growing support among Latinos.

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  Jan 28, 2019

  In debt, Resonate Church to shut down a week after founder Davey Blackburn resigns

  A week after Pastor Davey Blackburn of Resonate Church in Indiana announced his resignation to answer God’s newest call on his life, church officials revealed Sunday that the congregation was tens of thousands of dollars in debt and would be shutting down.

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  Jan 28, 2019

  After struggle with mental illness, megachurch pastor Jim Howard fatally shoots himself

  Jim Howard, lead pastor of the Valencia campus of the more than 6,000 member Real Life Church in California, fatally shot himself after battling mental illness.

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  Jan 25, 2019

  Georgia pastor loses 2 teenage sons in crash, says he’s keeping faith in God anyway

  A Georgia pastor who lost both of his sons in a car crash on Sunday says he's walking by faith through his pain even though he can’t understand why his family has been hit by such tragedy.

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  Jan 25, 2019

  Former Village Church children’s minister charged in assault of minor

  Just months after he was quietly removed from his role last June, the Matt Chandler-led, Village Church in Texas, has ...

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  Jan 25, 2019

  Conservatives protest NY law allowing abortion up to birth for any reason

  A day after the New York state Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that made it legal for abortionists and other health care professionals to perform abortions up to birth for any reason, conservative anti-abortion advocates have ramped up criticism of the measure as liberals defend it.

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  Jan 23, 2019

  Betsy Devos defends DC school choice program, slams teacher unions for blocking progress

  Education Secretary Betsy Devos celebrated school choice and the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Wednesday despite a federal analysis showing that low-income students who used vouchers to attend private schools in the nation’s capital under the program showed significantly lower math scores after two years.

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  Jan 23, 2019

  Pastor’s 12-y-o daughter killed in snow collapse outside Illinois church

  A 12-year-old Illinois girl who died after a snow fort collapsed on her as she played with a friend near her parents’ church on Sunday desperately screamed for help before suffering cardiac arrest.