Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 2, 2017

  Gospel Icon Kim Burrell Says Eddie Long, Andrew Caldwell and 'Perverted Homosexual Spirit' Embarrassing Church

  Iconic gospel singer Kim Burrell is fending off backlash from LGBT advocates after she unapologetically called out megachurch Pastor Eddie Long, Andrew Caldwell and a "perverted homosexual spirit" being used to embarrass the church.

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  Dec 30, 2016

  Mormon Tabernacle Choir Singer Quits Due to Donald Trump Inauguration Participation

  A singer for the more than 150-year-old Mormon Tabernacle Choir whose storied history includes performing for ten presidents is coming under serious fire on social media after she resigned from the group due to its participation in the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

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  Dec 30, 2016

  Churches for Middle East Peace Praises Obama on UN Israeli Settlements Vote

  Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition with representatives from 22 national Christian denominations has praised the Obama administration's controversial abstention on a recent United Nations Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements on land claimed by Palestinians.

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  Dec 30, 2016

  Obama's Sanctions Against Russia Justified and 'Overdue,' Paul Ryan Says

  Painting Russia as a threat to global security, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said President Barack Obama's sanctions against the Vladimir Putin led nation for malicious cyber activity and harassment of U.S. officials Thursday were "overdue" and justified but faulted the president for pursuing eight years of "ineffective foreign policy."

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  Dec 29, 2016

  Hundreds of Churches Vow to Protect Immigrants Facing Deportation as Trump Presidency Looms

  As President-elect Donald Trump gets ready to take office on Jan. 20, 2017, hundreds of churches across the country have vowed to defy deportation policy by providing sanctuary to as many of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country as they can.

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  Dec 29, 2016

  Pastor Refuses to Step Down After Sex Tapes With Multiple Women Are Made Public

  Hosea Stubblefield, a 32-year-old recently divorced Baptist pastor from Houston, Texas, with a fetish for making sex tapes is refusing demands from members of his congregation to step down after he was outed for making sex tapes with multiple women, some allegedly from his church and during his failed marriage.

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  Dec 28, 2016

  'Israel Can Either Be Jewish or Democratic, It Cannot Be Both,' Says John Kerry

  United States Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that a "viable two-state solution" to the longstanding Israel-Palestine conflict is now in jeopardy as the status quo in Israel leans toward a controversial one state solution the public doesn't want.

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  Dec 28, 2016

  Father Fatally Stabbed in Front of Son While Shopping for Toys in Target on Christmas Eve

  Tyrone Griffin Jr., a doting California father shopping for last-minute gifts for his children at a local Target store, was stabbed to death on Christmas Eve after he reportedly asked two young men to turn down vulgar music they were playing in earshot of his 4-year-old son in the store's toy section.

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  Dec 27, 2016

  Church Has More Martyrs Today Than in First Centuries, Says Pope Francis

  Despite the chronicle of horrific deaths suffered by early Christians during the vaunted "Age of Martyrs" Pope Francis said Monday that the church has more martyrs today than the early church did.

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  Dec 27, 2016

  Christian Credit Union Evicts Higher Living Megachurch Over $22M Debt Ahead of Christmas

  A Georgia megachurch that reportedly boasted a 10,000-member congregation in its heyday was booted from its lavish 4,000-seat sanctuary ahead of Christmas by the Evangelical Christian Credit Union over a debt of nearly $22 million.