Leonardo Blair

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  Apr 19, 2018

  New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Taxpayer Grants for Historic Houses of Worship Unconstitutional

  The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the use of taxpayer dollars to fund church repair projects that support religious activities is unconstitutional, even for historic preservation.

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  Apr 19, 2018

  After Engine on Southwest Flight 1380 Exploded, Pastor Prayed With Wife for God to Send Angels

  As Southwest Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas began rapidly descending after the plane's left engine exploded and unleashed chaos and fear into the lives of the 144 passengers and five crew members onboard, Pastor Timothy C. Bourman who was on the flight with his wife Amanda, begged God to send them angels.

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  Apr 17, 2018

  Demand for Exorcisms Growing With Decline of Christianity, Priests Say

  The demand for exorcisms around the world has been growing with the decline of Christianity and some priests are so overwhelmed with requests for liberation from evil spirits they are being forced to rebuke demons by telephone.

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  Apr 17, 2018

  Ada Bible Church Loses Beloved Children's Ministry Worker Who Died After 2-Vehicle Crash

  Family and friends of Ashley Ford, a beloved children's ministry supervisor at the Cascade campus of the 12,000-member Ada Bible Church in Michigan, are now grieving after she died Monday from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday.

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  Apr 16, 2018

  Fred Price Jr. Will Return to Helm of Crenshaw Christian Center After 'Serious Personal Misjudgments'

  A year after he stepped down over "serious personal misjudgments," Pastor Fred Price Jr. and his wife Angel are expected to return to the helm of the 28,000-member Los Angeles-based Crenshaw Christian Center in California this summer, church officials confirmed Monday.

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  Apr 16, 2018

  Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris Released From Hospital, 'Out of Danger'

  After more than 250,000 people in 45 countries came together in prayer for his healing more than a week ago, Robert Morris, founding pastor of the nearly 40,000-member Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, is now out of the hospital.

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  Apr 16, 2018

  Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson Takes Blame for Arrest of 2 Black Men at Philadelphia Store

  Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson personally apologized and took the blame for a controversial arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia store, which occurred while they waited for a friend last Thursday, and asked the public not to blame the manager involved in the incident.

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  Apr 13, 2018

  Private Christian School Teacher, Mother of 3, Arrested for Sex With Student

  Suzanne Lea Owen, a school teacher in Florida who's a married mother of three, was arrested Wednesday after local police say she engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her male students at Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers.

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  Apr 13, 2018

  Ex-Deacon Who Killed Pastor He Says Continually Raped His Wife Found Not Guilty

  A former Louisiana deacon who murdered his estranged pastor in front of his shocked congregation nearly five years ago was found not guilty of manslaughter this week after he testified that the pastor had repeatedly raped his wife in their home.

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  Apr 13, 2018

  Michigan Homeowner Arrested for Shooting at Lost Black Teenager Asking for Directions

  A Michigan homeowner is now in police custody after he allegedly shot at a lost black teenager who knocked on his door seeking help with directions in getting to school.