Leonardo Blair

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  May 15, 2017

  Mom Dies Saving Daughter From Crash During Walk Home From Mother's Day Service

  A Mother's Day that started with a quiet church service for a Long Island, New York, mother and daughter ended in horror Sunday as the mother was forced to sacrifice her life to save her daughter from an out-of-control car during their walk home from church.

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  May 15, 2017

  Rector of Charlotte's Second Largest Episcopal Church Resigns Over 'Conduct Unbecoming'

  The Rev. Fr. Paul S. Winton, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, the second largest Episcopal church in Charlotte, North Carolina, has resigned from his post after he was found to have engaged in "conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy."

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  May 12, 2017

  Interest in Nashville Sex Club Posing as Church Surges After City Files Complaint

  Calls of interest surged at a controversial sex club in Madison, Tennessee, posing as a church next door to a Christian school after the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County filed a complaint in court Thursday seeking an injunction to permanently close it.

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  May 12, 2017

  As Mother's Day Looms, British PM Theresa May Says Christian Faith Helped Her Cope With Infertility

  As America gets ready to celebrate Mother's Day with most of the world Sunday, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain — where the day was celebrated on March 26 — revealed that her inability to have children was "very sad" but her Christian faith has helped her cope.

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  May 11, 2017

  Widow of Late Detroit World Outreach Pastor Presents Proof She Is Rightful Leader of Megachurch

  Pastor Charisse Gibert, widow of the late leader of the Detroit World Outreach megachurch in Michigan, Benjamin Gibert, continues to stake her claim as the rightful leader of the church as a powerful faction of the congregation's controversial elder board seeks to squash that claim in court.

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  May 11, 2017

  Saeed Abedini Unhappy Franklin Graham Did Not Invite Him to Persecuted Christians Summit

  After publicly accusing him of not offering enough support and using his story for personal gain, controversial persecuted Christian figure Pastor Saeed Abedini has lashed out at Franklin Graham again for not inviting him to The World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians.

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  May 10, 2017

  Chick-fil-A, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Baylor Make Forbes' List of Best Midsize Employers

  Several Christian businesses and institutions including fast food giant Chick-fil-A, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Compassion International are featured among Forbes' 2017 list of America's Best Midsize Employers.

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  May 10, 2017

  Answers in Genesis Geologist Accuses Grand Canyon National Park of Religious Discrimination

  Andrew Snelling, a Christian research geologist who also serves as the editor-in-chief of the online Answers Research Journal and director of research for Answers in Genesis, has accused the Grand Canyon National Park of discriminating against him because of his religious views.

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  May 10, 2017

  Ex-Episcopal Priest Heather Cook Denied Early Parole for 'Lack of Remorse'

  Heather Cook, the former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland who was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2015 for the death of a 41-year-old father in a drunken hit-and-run incident, was denied a request for early parole Tuesday by the Maryland Parole Commission.

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  May 8, 2017

  Hobby Lobby Accused of Using 'Sham' Deals to Entice Customers

  Hobby Lobby, the world's largest private arts-and-crafts retailer in the world and owned by the evangelical Christian and religious freedom advocate Green family, has been accused in a class action lawsuit of illegally luring customers with "sham" prices and reaping drastic benefits.