Leonardo Blair

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  Sep 22, 2015

  Imam Says America, Europe Taking Muslim Refugees Will Only Help Spread Caliphate; Tells Muslim Refugees to Breed With Europeans

  In a controversial speech delivered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, top Imam Sheikh Muhammad Ayed said European countries accepting refugees in the ongoing migrant crisis are not doing it out of compassion but out of a need for workers, and warned that it will only help the spread of the Islamic caliphate.

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  Sep 22, 2015

  Meet the Hero Pastor Who Took Down Gunman Who Allegedly Shot Baby and Girlfriend Inside Church

  Bob Carswell, the 61-year-old pastor of Oasis Tabernacle Church in East Selma, Alabama, who took down a gunman who shot a woman and an infant inside the church on Sunday, said he was just doing his job to "protect his sheep" and has already forgiven the suspected gunman, James Minter, 26.

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  Sep 22, 2015

  Long Hollow Baptist Names Robby Gallaty as New Senior Pastor After Losing Pastor David Landrith to Cancer

  After losing Senior Pastor David Landrith to an aggressive cancer last November, the five-campus Long Hollow Baptist Church in Tennessee, which became the first Southern Baptist church in the state to baptize 1,000 people annually, named Robby Gallaty, 39, as its new senior pastor on Sunday.

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  Sep 21, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Takes Leave of Absence After Bigamy Allegations; Says 'Rhythm and Blues Got the Best of Me'

  Cornelius (Neil) Davis Jr., senior pastor of the 4,200-member Hope United Methodist Church in Southfield, Michigan, has reportedly taken a leave of absence from the helm of his megachurch after allegations surfaced that he walked out on his first wife and two children then subsequently went on to marry again without getting a divorce.

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  Sep 21, 2015

  Poll: Ben Carson, Donald Trump Most Likely to Win GOP Nomination, Republican Voters Think

  Two days after the much-watched and talked about Republican debate on CNN Wednesday, results of a new Rasmussen poll released Friday placed 2016 GOP presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson a percentage point ahead of rival Donald Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination next year.

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  Sep 18, 2015

  Ben Carson Gains 500K Facebook Fans, $1M in Small Donations, After CNN's 'Mud Throwing' Debate

  A day after his measured showing in Wednesday night's historic Republican debate on CNN. which he called a "mud throwing," "reality TV show gone bad" that he "didn't much care for," retired neurosurgeon and 2016 GOP presidential contender Ben Carson said he gained more than 500,000 new fans on Facebook and more than $1 million in small donations as a result.

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  Sep 17, 2015

  Texas Pastor, Congregation Escape From Demon-Troubled Man Who Said God Sent Him to Kill Infidel Christians

  The pastor of a small church in Texas is now thanking God after he escaped with his congregation from an armed "man of Islam" who entered his church declaring demons were chasing him and God had authorized him to take lives.

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  Sep 17, 2015

  Christian CEO of Aldelano Corporation to Unveil 'Solar ColdBox' That Could Be Answer to Global Food and Water Crises

  Food and water insecurity are among the biggest crises facing the global community and next month Al Hollingsworth, the Christian founder of Aldelano Corporation, will unveil a solution called the Aldelano Solar ColdBox which promises to produce gallons of drinking water from the air daily, store perishable food and generate power.

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  Sep 16, 2015

  Church Bans 103-Y-O Member Over 'Holy Rolling' Dispute, but She Says 'I Intend to Die Right There'

  Law enforcement officers in Elberton, Georgia, are now keeping a close eye on Sunday services at Union Grove Baptist Church after an enduring feud between longtime members, led by a 103-year-old woman, and their new pastor, Rev. Tim Mattox, came to a head in recent weeks.

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  Sep 16, 2015

  Donald Trump Cites Proverbs Ahead of CNN Republican Debate, 'Never Bend to Envy;' Says He'll Try Toning Down

  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump heaped praise on his favorite book, the Bible, just hours ahead of the CNN Republican debate Wednesday night, citing the Book of Proverbs to excoriate envy just three weeks after he came under fire for refusing to name his favorite Bible verse.