Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 13, 2017

  Christians to Protest America's First Satanic Monument on Public Property

  A group of Catholics are set to protest Saturday against a controversial monument described as the "first public satanic monument in American history" that will be mounted in Veterans Memorial Park in Belle Plaine, Minnesota.

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  Jul 13, 2017

  Actor Shia LaBeouf Seeks Forgiveness After Telling Officer He's 'Going to Hell' Because He's Black

  Troubled actor Shia LaBeouf is now seeking forgiveness after going on a drunken racist tirade at the Savannah Police Department in Georgia where he told a black officer that he will be "going straight to hell" because of his race.

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  Jul 13, 2017

  Married Christian Mother Robbed, Sexually Assaulted by 5 Men After Prayer Meeting

  A born-again Christian mother of two, who stayed behind for a few extra minutes of prayer and a brief meeting with her pastor after a prayer meeting at a Queens church on Tuesday night, was brutally robbed and sexually assaulted by a gang of five men just a few minutes after she left for home.

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  Jul 12, 2017

  Georgia Pastor Accused of Rape, 'Body Anointings' and Paying for Abortions

  A married Georgia pastor who preaches against the sins of the flesh and the "tragedy of the carnal mind" has been accused of rape by two former congregants, one of whom claims she aborted two of his children after she became pregnant by him as a teenager.

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  Jul 12, 2017

  Christian Parents Who Die for Children Can Now Become Saints Under Pope's New Rule

  While their deaths may not be classified as martyrdom, which requires the presence of a persecutor, Pope Francis announced Tuesday that Christians who lay down their life to save others such as mothers who risk their life to save an unborn child, can now be considered for beatification — the first step toward sainthood.

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  Jul 11, 2017

  Pastor, Wife Who Lost Two Sons in Crash Welcome Twin Boys

  Two years after losing their two young sons in a tragic car crash, North Carolina Pastor Gentry Eddings and his wife, Hadley, welcomed the birth of twin boys on Monday.

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  Jul 11, 2017

  Three Michigan Women Pledge Virginity in Wedding to Jesus

  Three Michigan women donned elegant wedding gowns and vowed to be lifelong virgins for Jesus in a ceremony conducted by the Archbishop of Detroit Allen H. Vigneron before hundreds of guests late last June.

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  Jul 10, 2017

  Samford University Declines $3M From Baptist Convention After Row Over Student LGBT Group

  Samford University, a top-ranked private Christian University in Birmingham, Alabama, announced Friday that it will not accept an expected annual $3 million funding allocation from the Alabama Baptist State Convention starting Jan. 1, 2018, after a tense exchange over an LGBT student group.

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  Jul 10, 2017

  Bob Harrington, Popular Evangelist 'Chaplain of Bourbon Street,' Dies Leaving Cautionary Tale

  Bob Harrington, one of America's most popular and flamboyant preachers during the 1960s and 1970s, has died. Popularly known as the "Chaplain of Bourbon Street," Harrington publicly fell from grace and lived as a backslider for years before quietly being restored and returning to ministry. He was 89.

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  Jul 10, 2017

  Episcopal Priest Who Was Air Force Chaplain Allegedly Pulls Gun on Driver in Road Rage Incident

  The Rev. William Rian Adams, 35, a former U.S. Air Force Chaplain, now serving as the rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher, North Carolina, was arrested and charged in Florida with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon last Wednesday after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another vehicle.