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  Dec 21, 2017

  Trump Not God's Choice but 'Concession,' Like Bible's King Saul, AR Bernard Tells Samantha Bee

  Prominent New York City megachurch preacher and former member of President Donald Trump's Evangelical Advisory Council, A.R. Bernard, says while some evangelicals have heralded the president as God's choice, he believes the billionaire leader is more like King Saul in the bible, a "concession."

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  Dec 20, 2017

  Pastor Greg Locke Slams Evangelicals Who Believe There Are Multiple Ways to Heaven

  Two months after the Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner, leader of the second-largest congregation in the Presbyterian Church USA, declared that Christianity is not the only way to Heaven, popular internet preacher Greg Locke is firing back at those who believe that Jesus is not the only way to Heaven.

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  Dec 20, 2017

  'You Can't Do Good and Be Poor at the Same Time,' Pastor Convicted of Defrauding Flock Tells Court

  Terry Millender, former senior pastor of Victorious Life Church in Alexandria, Virginia, who was found guilty along with his wife, Brenda, of defrauding members of his flock and friends of millions of dollars, told a local court Monday that he was just trying to make money to be generous because it "makes no sense" to "do good and be poor at the same time."

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  Dec 20, 2017

  Indiana Pastor Davey Blackburn Remarries in 'Worshipful' Ceremony 2 Years After Murder of Pregnant Wife

  Two years after his pregnant wife Amanda was fatally shot during a home invasion on Nov. 10, 2015, Indiana Pastor Davey Blackburn remarried over the weekend in a "worshipful" wedding ceremony.

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  Dec 19, 2017

  Spurning 'Greed' of Traditional Denominations, Church for Black Men Will Take No Tithes or Offerings

  Spurning what he describes as a culture of "greed" in the American church and the inability of evangelical congregations to translate "black suffering," Jomo Kenyatta Johnson, a young minister from Savannah, Georgia, says God has led him to create a new denomination called Church for Black Men that will not collect tithes and offerings — ever.

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  Dec 19, 2017

  84-Y-O Radio Evangelist RG Stair Who Touched 12-Y-O as Congregation Watched Arrested for Sexual Assault

  Two months after South Carolina Police began investigating Pastor Ralph Gordon Stair for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl and touching the breast of a 12-year-old-girl in his church while the congregation watched, the controversial radio evangelist, also known as Brother R.G. Stair, has been arrested.

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  Dec 18, 2017

  Wife of Pastor Jailed for Sex Trafficking Arrested for Obstruction, Could Face 28 Years in Prison

  Weeks after she was fired from her job as administrator in Lucas County, Ohio, former "first lady" of Abundant Life Ministries in Toledo Laura Lloyd-Jenkins has now joined her husband, the Rev. Cordell Jenkins, behind bars for allegedly obstructing a sex trafficking investigation against him.

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  Dec 18, 2017

  CDC Says Use of Words Like 'Fetus,' 'Transgender,' 'Diversity' Not Banned by Agency

  Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shot down Friday media reports alleging that the nation's top public health agency had banned the use of seven words in official documents for next year's budget, including "transgender" and "fetus."

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  Dec 15, 2017

  Youth Pastor Fatally Hit by Car Days After Sharing Powerful Message About Enduring Trials

  Two days after revealing that he had apologized to God for questioning why he needed to endure what he felt was a "season" of trials, the Rev. Arturo Da'Naire Frazier, a youth pastor at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Compton, California, was killed in a tragic car accident.

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  Dec 15, 2017

  Darick Favors, Bishop Known for Miraculous 'Laying on of Hands' Found Dead in Motel With 'Drugs'

  Darick Favors, a beloved bishop from Dallas, Texas, known for his miraculous "laying on of hands" was found dead from "unexplained" causes at a motel Wednesday, the Dallas Police Department said. A staff member at the motel told The Christian Post that he was discovered with "drugs" in his room.