Leonardo Blair

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  Sep 16, 2015

  Alabama Proposes Whopping 40% 'Porn Tax' to Help Fund Essential Services; Bill's Definition of 'Porn' Seems Problematic

  Currently ranked among the top ten most conservative states in the U.S., and the most conservative state in 2013 according to Gallup, Alabama is now seeking to raise revenue from the consumption of pornographic material and adult entertainment to fund essential services through a 40 percent state excise tax.

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  Sep 16, 2015

  If He Raises $10 Million Before Christmas Glenn Beck Says He'll Bring Syrian Christians to US Without Permission

  Conservative radio host Glenn Beck says if he can raise $10 million before Christmas he's willing to risk prison time to get Syrian Christian refugees into the U.S. without the requisite permission.

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  Sep 15, 2015

  20-Y-O Son of Megachurch Pastor Dies After Motorcycle Slams Into Car Pulling Out of Driveway

  A Louisiana megachurch pastor and his family are mourning the loss of his 20-year-old son who died after his motorcycle crashed into a car that was pulling out of a private driveway last Friday.

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  Sep 14, 2015

  Kim Davis' Office Will Issue Marriage Licenses, but Without Her Signature; Issue Not Settled

  After sitting in jail for six days for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her Christian faith, Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday with a 'remedy' to avoid violating her conscience and disobeying God - until further notice, any marriage license issued by her office will not have her name or authorization.

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  Sep 12, 2015

  Marine-Turned-Army Chaplain Preaches 'Reconciliation' at St. Paul's Chapel on 9/11

  Marine turned Army chaplain the Rev. David W. Peters, who won Trinity Wall Street's 2015 R econciliation Preaching Prize, urged New Yorkers on the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Friday to learn how to reconcile and put the lesson into practice.

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  Sep 11, 2015

  On 9/11 in New York City the Popular Mantra Is 'Never Forget,' but Remembering Isn't Easy for Some

  At 8:46 a.m. on Friday, the exact time when the first plane crashed into 1 World Trade Center North Tower on September 11, 2001, the Rev. William Lupfer, rector of Trinity Wall Street church, rang the Bell of Hope in the churchyard of the historic St. Paul's Chapel. The chapel forms part of the Episcopal Parish of Trinity Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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  Sep 10, 2015

  Kay Warren Says Suicide Doesn't Condemn Believers to Hell; Says She Prayed 'Audacious Prayers' Before Son Took His Life

  Kay Warren, best-selling author and Bible teacher who co-founded Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, with her husband, Rick, said this week that there is nothing in the Bible supporting the notion that Christians who take their own life will be condemned to Hell. And she wants the family and friends of suicide victims to know that.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  Heather Cook, First Female Episcopal Bishop in Maryland, Pleads Guilty in Drunken-Driving Death of Cyclist

  Heather Cook, the first female to be elected bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland, pleaded guilty Tuesday to automobile manslaughter and three other criminal charges for her role in the drunken-driving death of 41-year-old Thomas Palermo, a married father of two and biking enthusiast last December.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  Survivor Bandmates Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik Slam Use of 'Eye of the Tiger' at Kim Davis Rally

  Members of the rock band Survivor, Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik, who co-wrote the famous "Eye of the Tiger" fight song for the 1982 movie "Rocky III," lashed out Tuesday at organizers of a rally supporting Christian Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis, for playing the song as she walked free from jail Tuesday to address her supporters.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  BuzzFeed Gets Blowback for Controversial 'I Am a Christian but I'm Not …' Video Featuring Gay, Feminist Christian Millenials

  A just under 2-minute video created by viral media outlet BuzzFeed featuring a group of gay, feminist and liberal Christian millennials explaining why they don't fit the stereotypical view of Christians is now getting flak from conservatives online who argue that it does nothing to promote Christ.