Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 13, 2018

  University of Zambia Denies Report UNESCO Is Funding Degree in Witchcraft

  The University of Zambia denied on Wednesday that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is funding a degree program at the institution to train students in witchcraft.

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  Jun 13, 2018

  As I Lay Dying Frontman Tim Lambesis Reunites With Christian Group After Time in Prison

  Tim Lambesis, founder of the popular metalcore Christian band As I Lay Dying, has reunited with the group after serving time in prison for plotting to kill his former wife and turning to atheism.

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  Jun 12, 2018

  Connecticut Homeschoolers Dismayed by Subpoenas Demanding Access to Their Records in Wake of Teen's Death

  A group of Connecticut homeschoolers slammed the state's child advocate, Sarah Eagan, on Sunday and vowed to fight back after she subpoenaed records of homeschooled children to explore a "framework" to regulate parents, effectively "scapegoating" them in the investigation of the death of a 17-year-old autistic boy.

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  Jun 12, 2018

  What Does God Look Like? Almighty Viewed Differently Based on Demographics, Politics, Researchers Find

  While just over 70 percent of Americans identify as Christian, how they view God's appearance varies according to their demographics and politics, a new study from a team of psychologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reveals.

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  Jun 12, 2018

  Raleigh White Baptist Expelled From SBC After Refusing to Repent of Racism

  Raleigh White Baptist Church, a small white congregation in Albany, Georgia, charged with being racist towards a black congregation that they shared their building with, was expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention Monday and will not be allowed back into the fellowship unless they repent of their sin.

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  Jun 11, 2018

  Pastors Aren't Substitutes for Therapists, Suicide Survivor Apostle Bryan Meadows Says

  In the wake of the high-profile suicides of CNN host Anthony Bourdain and iconic fashion designer Kate Spade last week, suicide survivor Apostle Bryan Meadows, who leads Embassy Church International in Atlanta, has warned his followers to take care of their mental health and that pastors should not be treated like therapists.

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  Jun 11, 2018

  Katelyn Self, Sheriff's Deputy Killed by Her Depressed Christian Father Is Laid to Rest

  Katelyn Self, a 26-year-old North Carolina sheriff's deputy who was killed along with her sister-in-law by her depressed Christian father hours after they had worshiped together at church on May 20, was celebrated Sunday in a memorial service where the man she was engaged to wed mourned her as the first woman who ever loved him unconditionally.

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  Jun 8, 2018

  Cav's George Hill Says It Sometimes Feels Like Jesus Drops Stephen Curry's Shots in Basket

  When Golden State Warriors' All-Star point guard Stephen Curry drilled home what some say was a "miraculous" three-point shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, Cleveland point guard George Hill said he felt like Jesus was giving Curry a little help.

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  Jun 8, 2018

  Former IMB Chairman Says Paige Patterson Should Be Reinstated, Calls Firing Improper

  Thomas Hatley, a former chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, has called for the resignation of Kevin Ueckert, chairman of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's board of trustees, as well as the executive board members for firing the seminary's former president Paige Patterson.

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  Jun 8, 2018

  CNN's Anthony Bourdain Dead by Suicide, President Trump Sends Condolences

  Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN's award-winning series "Parts Unknown," was confirmed dead in an apparent suicide Friday, the network announced. The popular chef was 61.