Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 21, 2023

  E. Scott Martin, Chi Alpha’s national director, resigns in aftermath of abuse scandal

  The national of the Assemblies of God-affiliated campus ministry Chi Alpha has resigned months after the ministry was accused of enabling an itinerant minister and convicted sex offender to prey on scores of young males for more than two decades.

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  Nov 20, 2023

  Former SBC President Steve Gaines announces cancer diagnosis

  Former Southern Baptist Convention President Steven Gaines, the senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, told his congregation Sunday that he has been diagnosed with kidney cancer.

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  Nov 20, 2023

  Carlton Pearson, former megachurch pastor who denounced Hell, dies at 70

  Former megachurch pastor Bishop Carlton Pearson, who was once one of the most sought-after preachers in America until he stopped believing in the traditional concept of Hell, died peacefully on Sunday night after a brief battle with cancer, his family has announced. He was 70.

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  Nov 20, 2023

  Nearly 90% of parents believe their child is performing at grade level but reality is much worse

  Nearly 90% of parents, the majority of whom say their child gets Bs or higher grades in school, believe their children are also performing at or above grade level in reading and math. However, data from standardized tests suggests the reality is much worse than what they think.

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  Nov 18, 2023

  International House of Prayer report says Mike Bickle abuse allegations lack evidence

  Amid claims by a founding member and two former leaders of International House of Prayer Kansas City that founder Mike Bickle engaged in clergy sexual abuse, citing allegations involving eight women, a report released by the Missouri-based ministry Wednesday states it wasn't presented with “any actual evidence.”

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  Nov 16, 2023

  Bishop Lamor Whitehead thanks God for redemption as gunman who robbed church pleads guilty

  Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who was robbed at gunpoint of at least $1 million worth of jewelry while delivering a sermon at Leaders of Tomorrow International Churches in Brooklyn, New York, in July 2022, is thanking God after one of three suspects involved in the robbery pled guilty in court on Tuesday.

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  Nov 16, 2023

  Mom of 6-year-old who shot teacher gets 21 months in prison

  After pleading guilty to two federal firearm violations in June, Deja Taylor, the 26-year-old mother whose 6-year-old son shot his first-grade teacher in the chest at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, in January, will now have to spend 21 months in prison.

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  Nov 16, 2023

  Anti-Christian hate crimes, including murders, make collective rise in Europe: report

  Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe including arson, vandalism, threats, physical assaults, and even murder showed a collective increase in 2022 The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe has revealed in a new report.

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  Nov 15, 2023

  Americans losing faith in science and scientists, but still value gov't investment in field: study

  While a majority of Americans still have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in scientists and believe science has had a mostly positive impact on society, an increasing minority are expressing strong levels of distrust in scientists and the impact of their work on society, a new study from the Pew Research Center shows.

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  Nov 15, 2023

  Gospel singer says God told her to sing on Delta flight and it caused a firestorm

  Gospel singer Bobbi Storm, who is a featured vocalist on Maverick City Music’s The Maverick Way album, which is nominated for best gospel album at the 2024 Grammys, is making headlines for doing what she says the Lord recently told her to do – sing her new song called “We Can’t Forget Him” for passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight.