Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 12, 2016

  New Wikileaks Emails Show Clinton Campaign's Cozy Relationship With Media

  A trove of emails recently released by WikiLeaks allegedly belonging to John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, revealed a biased working relationship between the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign and some members of the nation's most influential media organizations.

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  Oct 11, 2016

  Pastor's Teenage Daughter Killed in Hit-And-Run While Handing Out Flyers for Revival

  A pastor and his wife who were getting ready for a revival crusade at their church last weekend were forced to cancel the event to prepare for the funeral of their 16-year-old daughter after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident while handing out flyers advertising the crusade on Saturday morning.

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  Oct 11, 2016

  Tragic Murder-Suicide Unfolds When Church-Going Woman Tries to Return Ring to Ex-Fiancé

  Julia Martin, a 28-year-old woman described by her family as an ambitious churchgoer, was stabbed to death at her Chicago home by her 35-year-old ex-fiancé who then jumped to his death.

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  Oct 11, 2016

  WikiLeaks: Hillary Clinton Confidantes Mock Evangelicals and Conservative Catholics in Podesta Emails

  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri and Center for American Progress fellow John Halpin mocked conservative Catholicism as an "amazing bastardization of the faith" in new emails released by WikiLeaks.

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  Oct 10, 2016

  Archbishop Desmond Tutu Wants Christian Leaders to Support Assisted Suicide

  After reversing his lifelong opposition to assisted suicide two years ago, archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa, Desmond Tutu, revealed Thursday that he would like to have assisted suicide as an option if he needs it and urged Christian leaders to support the option for the terminally ill.

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  Oct 10, 2016

  Bishop Eddie Long Returns to Church After Rumors of Treatment in Mexico

  Controversial senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Bishop Eddie Long, returned to his flock Sunday after rumors emerged last week that he allegedly traveled to Mexico to receive treatment for his undisclosed "health challenge."

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  Oct 7, 2016

  Pastor Greg Varney of Light of the Word Christian Center Arrested for Second Time in a Week

  For the second time in a week, Greg Varney, the founding pastor of Light of the Word Christian Center in Topeka, Kansas, has been arrested as his church and family struggle to cope with erratic behavior they believe is being triggered by his ongoing battle with kidney failure.

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  Oct 7, 2016

  Pastor Saeed Abedini Files for Divorce From Wife Naghmeh, Says 'Only Path Toward Healing Is Apart'

  After lobbying for years to be reunited with her husband imprisoned for his Christian faith in Iran, Naghmeh Abedini, the estranged wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini, revealed on Tuesday that her husband has filed for divorce.

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  Oct 6, 2016

  Megachurches in America Spend Half Their Budget on Salaries Kept Mostly Secret, Study Finds

  Nearly 50 percent of the budgets of large churches funded primarily by congregational giving goes to paying staff salaries, and a majority of them keep their congregations in the dark about the specifics of these payments, according to the 2016 Large Church Salary Study from the Leadership Network.

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  Oct 6, 2016

  Popular Pastor Pushed for Parole of Daughter's Ex-Con Husband Who Killed Their 4 Children

  Faith Green, 39, a Christian mother who was tortured by her 49-year-old ex-con husband Gregory Green, then forced to watch as he allegedly murdered their four children last month in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, has been revealed to be the daughter of a popular pastor who had pushed for her husband's parole.