Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 13, 2016

  Suicide Is Now Leading Cause of Death for Children 10-17 in Utah; Attending Church Could Help, Study Says

  Suicide was the leading cause of death among 10- to 17-year-old children in Utah again last year and experts believe children who regularly attend religious services or eat meals with their family are at lower risk of committing the act.

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  Jul 12, 2016

  Once Condemned as Evil, Pokémon Go Now Sending Lots of People to Church

  Pokémon Go, the popular new augmented reality game app from the Pokemon media franchise that some Christian churches once condemned as evil, is surprisingly now sending many players of the game to local churches, and in some cases, they are being welcomed with open arms.

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  Jul 12, 2016

  Jerry Greer, Son of Christian Country Singer Craig Morgan, Found Dead After Boating Accident

  The family of Christian country singer Craig Morgan is locked in grief after his son, Jerry, was discovered dead after a boating accident in Tennessee over the weekend.

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  Jul 11, 2016

  Dallas Shooter, Micah Xavier Johnson, Lost Christian Faith After Serving in Afghanistan, Parents Say

  Micah Xavier Johnson, the 25-year-old gunman who murdered five police officers and injured seven others during a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas last Thursday, reportedly lost his Christian faith after serving in Afghanistan.

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  Jul 11, 2016

  Shocked and Pensive, Church Community Reacts to Perry Noble's Firing From NewSpring Church

  Many people in evangelical Christian circles were left shocked and pensive Sunday when NewSpring Church, a popular megachurch in South Carolina, announced it had fired its founding and Senior Pastor, Perry Noble, for alcohol abuse and other "unfortunate choices and decisions."

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  Jul 10, 2016

  Perry Noble Fired for Alcoholism, Strained Marriage; Is Under Psychiatric Care, NewSpring Church Confirms

  After a week of whispers that he had been fired, NewSpring Church, a popular megachurch in South Carolina with a weekly attendance of 30,000, confirmed Sunday that Perry Noble, the church's founding and senior pastor, has been fired for alcohol abuse and other "unfortunate choices and decisions" and is currently under psychiatric care.

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  Jul 8, 2016

  Pastor Steven Furtick Says He Was Crushed After Seeing Videos of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling Being Killed

  Pastor Steven Furtick, founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church based in Charlotte, North Carolina said Thursday that he was crushed after seeing recordings of the deaths of two black men, Alton Sterling, 37, and Philando Castile, 32, during separate encounters with police officers this week.

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  Jul 8, 2016

  NewSpring Church to Address Rumors Perry Noble Has Been Fired Over Domestic, Other Issues on Sunday

  NewSpring Church, a popular megachurch in South Carolina that averages a weekly attendance of 30,000 people at multiple campuses in that state, said they will address on Sunday growing whispers that Perry Noble, the church's founding and senior pastor, was fired this week.

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  Jul 7, 2016

  Philando Castile, Man Shot Dead in Gruesome Video by Minnesota Police, Remembered as 'Good Person'

  Philando Castile, a 32-year-old Minnesota man whose death was broadcast in a viral Facebook Live video after he was shot by an officer during a traffic stop, was remembered Thursday by his mother, Valerie Castile, as a "good person."

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  Jul 7, 2016

  'Their Lives Matter' Tampa Pastor Tells White Christians After Alton Sterling Shooting

  In an epic and poignant reaction to the gruesome killing of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who was shot dead on Tuesday by Baton Rouge police officers, Savanna Hartman, a pastor, mother and spoken word poet challenged white Christians to stand with her against deadly force and racism.