Leonardo Blair

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  Aug 7, 2018

  Tyler Perry Reveals He Was Minister, Attended Seminary in Message at Lakewood Church

  Christian Hollywood film producer Tyler Perry revealed on Sunday at Lakewood Church that he was once a minister and went to seminary to pursue his passion. God later revealed to him, however, that his ministry would not be behind the pulpit.

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  Aug 7, 2018

  Willow Creek Association to Announce Details of New Bill Hybels Investigation at Leadership Summit

  Willow Creek Association announced Monday that it will soon release details of a new independent advisory council that will oversee another investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against embattled Willow Creek Community Church founder Bill Hybels.

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  Jul 27, 2018

  Willow Creek's Global Leadership Summit Loses 111 Sites Due to Allegations Made Against Bill Hybels

  The Willow Creek Association revealed Friday that their annual Global Leadership Summit set for Aug. 9–10 has suffered a loss of 111 host sites as a direct result of the sexual misconduct allegations that led to the resignation of Willow Creek Community Church founder Bill Hybels earlier this year.

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  Jul 27, 2018

  Unhappy Wife Must Stay Married, UK's Highest Court Rules

  A 68-year-old woman in Worcestershire, England, who tried to end her 40-year-old marriage to her 80-year-old husband because she is unhappy, must now stay married after the U.K.'s highest court rejected her appeal because her husband refuses to split.

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  Jul 26, 2018

  Youth Pastor Arrested for Rape After He Is Caught in Teenager's Bedroom

  A 24-year-old youth pastor in Oklahoma City was arrested and charged with rape Tuesday after police say he was caught hiding in the bedroom of a 14-year-old girl who admitted she previously had sex with him.

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  Jul 25, 2018

  6-Month-Old Baby Boy Abducted, Burned Alive in Louisiana; Woman Arrested

  Police in Natchitoches, Louisiana, say they've arrested a 25-year-old woman in connection with the death of a 6-month-old boy who was abducted from his mother in a trailer park and burned alive.

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  Jul 24, 2018

  Police, Security Called in at Highpoint Church After Members Revolt at Family Meeting, Witness Says

  Police and private security officers were reportedly summoned to a family meeting at Highpoint Church in Memphis last Tuesday after members erupted in open rebellion against church leaders over the vague explanation provided about the departure of the church's founder, Chris Conlee.

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  Jul 24, 2018

  Christian Chicago Mayoral Candidate Hands Out $300K in Cash, Checks to Churchgoers

  Willie Wilson, a popular Christian philanthropist and mayoral candidate in Chicago, insisted Sunday that he wasn't trying to buy votes when he doled out what his camp says was about $300,000 in cash and checks to churchgoers at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church.

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  Jul 23, 2018

  Teenage Duck Boat Tragedy Survivor Lost Deacon Father, Recently Baptized Brother

  A 14-year-old girl who survived by swimming to safety after a duck boat she was in capsized and sank in the Table Rock Lake last Thursday near Branson, Missouri, spoke out Monday about losing her church deacon father and 15-year-old brother in the tragedy that claimed the lives of 17 people.

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  Jul 23, 2018

  Christian Woman Who Lost 9 Family Members in Duck Boat Tragedy Said She Begged God for Help

  A Christian woman who lost nine family members, including her husband and three children, in a boating accident in Branson, Missouri, last Thursday said she begged God to help her save her kids and even asked Him to let her die when she became overwhelmed during the ordeal.