Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 24, 2018

  Serita Jakes Weeps With Mother of Botham Jean as Potter's House Honors Her

  Serita Jakes, wife of popular televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes, was visibly brought to tears last Wednesday as she listened to Allison Jean, mother of Botham Jean, talk about how she has been drawing strength from Scripture since her son was shot dead inside his Dallas apartment by local police officer Amber Guyger last month.

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  Oct 24, 2018

  Harvest Bible Chapel Sues Former Members, Julie Roys for Defamation

  The multi-campus Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago along with founder James MacDonald, has slapped several former workers and independent journalist Julie Roys with a defamation lawsuit alleging the publication of false information about the church, its finances and governance that resulted in the loss of 2,000 members.

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  Oct 23, 2018

  Pastor Ryan Guard Says He Was Fired From Willow Creek's High School Ministry Due to Low Attendance

  Pastor Ryan Guard, former director of Willow Creek Community Church's high school ministry, Student Impact, has said that the real reason he left the ministry last year is because he was fired due to low attendance, not because he wasn't "gifted enough as a leader" as stated in an earlier narrative.

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  Oct 23, 2018

  Christians Struggle With Urge to Play the Lottery as Studies Show It Harms the Poor

  As the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday and Wednesday's Powerball haul soared to a combined $2.22 billion over the weekend, Christians remained deeply divided over whether they should participate in the gamble even as studies show lotteries disproportionately attract those who can least afford it.

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  Oct 22, 2018

  Patrick Garcia Named Lead Pastor at The Hills Church After Controversial Crossroads Firing

  Just two months after his controversial firing from his lead pastor role at the multi-campus Crossroads Christian Church in Indiana, Patrick Garcia re-emerged amid a standing ovation Sunday as the lead pastor of The Hills Church, created by former Crossroads leaders and members.

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  Oct 21, 2018

  Megachurch Pastor Tommy Nelson Reveals Medication Helped Him Through Depression, Anxiety

  After years of managing chronic depression and anxiety with medication and faith, Texas megachurch Pastor Tommy Nelson hosted a conference this weekend geared at helping others achieve mental health success using "biblical principles and practical truth."

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  Oct 19, 2018

  VGF Church Founder John Schouten Resigns Over 'Illegal' Sexual Sin Before Conversion

  Pastor John Schouten, founder of VGF Church, the largest church in Licking County, Ohio, has parted ways with his church after he was confronted with what was described as a "wrong, evil, and illegal" sexual sin he committed more than 30 years ago before he became a Christian.

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  Oct 19, 2018

  Christian Witch Claims Christ Followers Can Practice Witchcraft, Despite Biblical Warnings

  Despite biblical warnings against the practice of witchcraft, the Rev. Valerie Love who describes herself as a practicing Christian witch and an ordained minister of spiritual consciousness, is insisting that there is nothing wrong with Christians being witches and has recently launched a school to help Christians tap into magic.

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  Oct 18, 2018

  Nearly Half of Children Born in the US Have Parents Who Are Not Married

  Nearly half of American children are now born to unmarried parents, according to a new report from the U.N.'s Population Fund, the largest international provider of sexual and reproductive health services.

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  Oct 18, 2018

  Priscilla Shirer Apologizes to Black Americans for Saying She Doesn't Describe Herself as Black

  Weeks after a video clip in which she declares she doesn't describe herself as a black woman because it gives "too much power" to her blackness went viral, "War Room" actor and evangelist Priscilla Shirer apologized to black Americans offended by her words.