Leonardo Blair

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  Sep 8, 2015

  Satanists Petition Arkansas to Place Baphomet Statue Next to Planned Ten Commandments Monument

  The Satanic Temple on Tuesday formally petitioned the state of Arkansas to place the group's controversial Baphomet statue next to the privately funded Ten Commandments monument being planned for the Capitol grounds in Little Rock, and has threatened legal action if their petition is rejected.

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  Sep 8, 2015

  Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis, Who Refused Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples, Released From Jail

  Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis who was jailed for six days after she was held in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing her Christian faith, glorified God shortly after her release on Tuesday.

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  Sep 5, 2015

  Pride Is the Devil's Favorite Sin, Says Exorcist; He's Also the Father of It

  Reputed exorcist from the Archdiocese of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, Father Juan José Gallego, has said that in his experience pride is the devil's favorite sin.

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  Sep 4, 2015

  Pastor Saeed Abedini's Wife Pleads to Meet With President of Iran in New York to Discuss Husband's Release

  Nagmeh Abedini, wife of American Pastor Saeed Abedini who has been imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith since 2012, has made an impassioned plea to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, when he travels to New York City later this month, in hopes to personally lobby the president for her husband's freedom.

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  Sep 3, 2015

  Willow Creek Church Says No Rules Were Broken in Hiring Tullian Tchividjian

  Responding to public criticism concerning his hiring of Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, senior pastor of Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs, Florida, Kevin Labby, said Wednesday that no church rules were broken in hiring Tchividjian who was deposed by the Presbyterian Church last month.

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  Sep 3, 2015

  School District Investigates After Mass Baptism Takes Place Before Football Practice at Villa Rica High School

  A Georgia school district has launched an investigation into the mass baptism of a football coach and some of his players on the grounds of Villa Rica High School last month after a protest campaign was launched by the Freedom From Religion Foundation when video from the event was made public.

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  Sep 2, 2015

  Beloved Evangelist, Pilot William Carlson Pergerson Killed in Plane Crash on Way Home

  A longtime pilot and Seventh-day Adventist evangelist, William Carlson Pergerson II, 48, of Berrien Springs, Michigan, died a fiery death on his way home last Thursday when his kit-built Long-EZ plane that he was flying exploded in a ball of fire. Pergerson, a married father of two, was flying alone.

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  Sep 2, 2015

  Too Soon? Billy Graham's Grandson Tullian Tchividjian Lands New Job at Willow Creek Church

  Less than two weeks after he filed for divorce from his wife, Kim, about three weeks since he was deposed by the Presbyterian Church, and about two months since he resigned from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida due to an extramarital affair, Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, has landed a new job with Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs, Florida.

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  Sep 1, 2015

  Video Shows Apparent Affair Between Former President of Christian University Jimmy Epting and Woman Named 'Kelly'

  When North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina, surprisingly announced their beloved President Jimmy Epting would retire from his position earlier this year, they cited health concerns as the motive behind the decision.

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  Sep 1, 2015

  Center for Medical Progress Releases 9th Video in Planned Parenthood Baby Parts Scandal

  Anti-abortion outfit The Center for Medical Progress released a ninth video Tuesday on the Planned Parenthood baby parts scandal focusing on the organization's relationship with Advanced Bioscience Resources, a company that has reportedly harvested and sold fetal body parts at Planned Parenthood clinics longer than any other entity.