Leonardo Blair

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  May 11, 2018

  $65M Tri-Faith Campus Unites Christians, Jews and Muslims in Omaha

  Members of a synagogue, mosque and church in Omaha, Nebraska, will soon be neighbors on a $65 million, 35-acre tri-faith campus in a bid to promote understanding and "a new vision of peace."

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  May 11, 2018

  Vonda Dyer, Bill Hybels Accuser Who Was Called a Liar, Rejects Willow Creek Apology

  Vonda Dyer, a former Willow Creek Community Church staff member who was called a liar by the church's embattled founder, Bill Hybels, after she joined multiple women to publicly accuse him of sexual misconduct in March, rejected an "apology" that church elders issued this week in which they admitted to making some missteps.

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  May 10, 2018

  13-Y-O Who Died Claims He Visited Heaven, Saw Jesus as Dark Male Figure With Beard

  A 13-year-old Alabama boy who miraculously recovered after doctors declared him brain-dead and were set to harvest his organs to donate to five other children, said he was in Heaven walking with Jesus and a sibling who died before he was born.

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  May 10, 2018

  Parishioners Say They Can See Jesus in Photo of Fire at Church

  It looks a lot like an apparition of Jesus but experts say a photo that captured fire flickering at an Easter vigil held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fargo, North Dakota is likely not an apparition.

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  May 10, 2018

  'We Do Not Believe the Stories Were All Lies,' Willow Creek Elders Say on Bill Hybels Allegations

  Pam Orr, chair of Willow Creek Community Church's elder board in suburban Chicago, has apologized to multiple women who publicly accused the megachurch's founder, Bill Hybels, of sexual misconduct in recent months and revealed after listening to some of them, "we do not believe the stories were all lies."

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  May 9, 2018

  Pastor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman in 'Very Tempting' Deliverance Session

  A Minnesota pastor who allegedly sexually assaulted a 28-year-old woman after she became unconscious during two anointing sessions has been charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct that could land him in prison for 15 years and dock him a fine of $30,000.

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  May 9, 2018

  Mormons Cut All Ties With Boy Scouts of America as Part of Global Initiative

  Citing a shift toward a more globally-focused youth leadership and development program, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday night that it will cut all ties with the Boy Scouts of America at the end of 2019, bringing to an end a 105-year relationship between the two organizations.

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  May 9, 2018

  Cardinal Timothy Dolan Jokes He Loaned Rihanna Hat for Met Gala, as Catholics Cry 'Sacrilege'

  The elaborate headgear worn by popular singer Rihanna at the Catholic-themed 2018 Met Gala on Monday evening is a traditional bishop's hat known as a miter which she borrowed from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

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  May 8, 2018

  Pence Helped Pick Christians From Congressional Bible Studies for Trump Admin., Ralph Drollinger Says

  Leader of the Washington D.C. based Capitol Ministries, Ralph Drollinger, praised Vice President Mike Pence on Friday for influencing the selection of strong Christians who are "on fire for Christ" to fill President Donald Trump's administration.

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  May 8, 2018

  Trump Wants to Meet With Kaepernick to Talk About Race, Darrell Scott Says

  After publicly attacking NFL players for protesting racial injustice with the "take a knee" movement last summer, President Donald Trump is ready to have reconciliatory talks on race with musicians and athletes, including former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked the controversial movement by refusing to stand for the national anthem.