Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 12, 2018

  Son of TBN Founder Paul Crouch Jr. Joins Impact Network

  Some two years after he was fired by the Word Network, which is described as the "largest African-American religious network in the world," for "numerous violations of corporate policy and misconduct," Paul Crouch Jr., the eldest son of the late TBN founder Paul Crouch Sr., has landed a job at the Impact Television Network.

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  Oct 11, 2018

  Texans Safety Andre Hal Thanks God as Cancer Goes in Remission

  Houston Texans safety Andre Hal praised God during a recent announcement that he's now in remission after enduring treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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  Oct 11, 2018

  Catholic Dioceses in Texas to Release Names of All Clergy With 'Credible' Abuse Allegations

  In a new effort to keep children safe from sexual abuse, all 15 Catholic dioceses in Texas are expected to publish the names of clergy who've faced credible accusations of sexually abusing minors as far back as 1950, the church announced Wednesday.

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  Oct 11, 2018

  Missouri Congregation Quits United Pentecostal Church in Video Protesting Racism

  A controversial debate about racism in the United Pentecostal Church International is now raging in the denomination after an interracial couple who led one of the denomination's churches in Missouri for 15 years announced their exit from the group on Sunday.

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  Oct 10, 2018

  Faith-Based Schools Have Right to Choose Students Based on Sexual Orientation, Australia PM Says

  Faith-based schools in Australia can already legally select students based on sexual orientation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said as a debate raged over a controversial religious freedom proposal to enshrine that right in federal law leaked this week.

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  Oct 9, 2018

  Study Shows Churches Can Help Reduce High Blood Pressure in Black Communities

  African-Americans who get comprehensive lifestyle advice in a motivational church environment from community-based health workers experience significant reductions in high blood pressure compared those who just get health education alone, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine.

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  Oct 9, 2018

  Wife of Harvest Church International Pastor Says He's Mentally Unstable, He Accuses Her of Adultery

  Bishop Michael E. Turpin, senior pastor of Harvest Church International in Jamaica, New York, who also serves on the executive board of the Pilgrim Assemblies International Inc., claims his wife, Janelka, has been involved in an adulterous affair with one of his spiritual "sons" after she allegedly had him arrested and institutionalized briefly at a mental hospital.

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  Oct 6, 2018

  Joel Osteen Says His Personality 'Wants People to Like Me' but Realizes Some People Won't

  Joel Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, revealed that he has a personality that "wants people to like me" but he has accepted the reality that some people won't.

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  Oct 6, 2018

  Pastor William Barber II Wins $625K MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

  Well-known social justice advocate and pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, William J. Barber II, has been announced as one of 25 people to receive a MacArthur "genius" fellowship that comes with an unrestricted $625,000 grant.

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  Oct 6, 2018

  'Praise the Lord' Singer Russ Taff Reveals Life of Drinking and Shame, Needing Therapy to Overcome Trauma

  Many Christians may know six-time Grammy-winning Christian singer Russ Taff as the anointed voice behind "Praise the Lord." In a new documentary set for release this month, Taff, 65, reveals a decades-long struggle with alcohol that required trauma therapy to set him free.