Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 12, 2017

  Pastor Saeed Abedini and Naghmeh Were Living Apart Years Before His Iran Arrest

  Almost as soon as they got married on June 30, 2004, in Tehran, Iran, persecuted pastor Saeed Abedini and his now ex-wife, Naghmeh Panahi, were traveling a "really rough" road. Within three years of the marriage, according to court files, the Christian couple were already living apart.

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  Jun 9, 2017

  The Bible Doesn't Condemn Polygamy, Pat Robertson Says

  Popular televangelist Pat Robertson, who serves as chancellor of Regent University and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network, has said he doesn't know of anything in the Bible that condemns polygamy - the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.

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  Jun 9, 2017

  Teenager Heading to Botswana Mission Trip Killed in Church Bus Crash in Georgia; 39 Injured

  A 17-year-old girl was killed in a deadly crash, in which 39 others were injured, Thursday while on her way to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to serve in a mission trip to Botswana with church peers.

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  Jun 8, 2017

  'God Cannot Be God Without Man,' Pope Francis Says

  A controversial comment made by Pope Francis on Wednesday that "God cannot be God without man" has sparked a fiery debate among theologians and other believers.

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  Jun 8, 2017

  Christian Father Clings to Jesus After Wife Fatally Shoots Their 2 Children, Commits Suicide

  Miguel Arnau, a Christian father who was in the middle of a difficult divorce with his wife, is now clinging to his faith after she fatally shot their two children, the family dog, and set their home on fire in Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania, before fatally shooting herself while he was away at work.

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  Jun 8, 2017

  Pro-LGBT Group Wants Southern Baptists to Remove Homosexuality, Transgenderism From 'Sin List'

  Faith in America, a pro-LGBT organization which will be protesting at the annual gathering of the Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, next week, recently announced that they will be lobbying for the nation's largest Protestant body to remove homosexuality and transgenderism from their "sin list."

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  Jun 7, 2017

  Christian Couple Charged With Murder After They Prayed Instead of Taking Twin Daughter to Doctor

  A young Christian couple who are members of the controversial Followers of Christ Church in Oregon have been charged with murder after one of their sick newborn twin daughters died when they chose to treat them with faith-healing prayers and oil instead of seeking medical help.

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  Jun 7, 2017

  'I Beg Your Forgiveness,' Married Pastor Arrested for Trying to Buy $150 Sex Tells Congregants

  A prominent Massachusetts pastor who was arrested in a prostitution sting after he agreed to pay an undercover female detective $150 for sex last week has asked his congregation for forgiveness.

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  Jun 7, 2017

  Christian Soccer Player Jaelene Hinkle Withdraws From Friendlies as US Team Is Set to Wear Gay Pride Jerseys

  Two weeks after U.S. Soccer announced that both their men's and women's national teams will be wearing rainbow-colored jerseys in support of gay pride in June, Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle has withdrawn herself from the U.S. roster for two international friendlies this month, citing "personal reasons."

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  Jun 6, 2017

  Ex-Con Pastor Accused of Bilking $700K From Plumbing Company Continues to Preach

  Robert Keith, 46, an ex-convict pastor of the popular New Ebenezer Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, who was arrested in March for allegedly bilking a plumbing company he worked for out of $700,000, continues to preach from the pulpit.