Leonardo Blair

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  Aug 5, 2015

  Hundreds of Lay Preachers Sign Up for New Reality Show 'So You Think You Can Preach' Offering Winner 25K, New Car and Big Stage

  Hundreds of lay preachers seeking a spot in the limelight are now lining up to appear on a new reality show billed "So You Think You Can Preach" for a chance to win $25,000, a new car and a lifetime opening at the pulpit of at least two unnamed megachurches.

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  Aug 4, 2015

  Pastor Tackles Man Who Put Gun to Mother's Head Inside Church as He Preached Sermon on 'What's Life Worth'

  A Sunday morning sermon about the value of life turned into a frightening fight for it two days ago when a man placed a gun to the head of a Florida pastor's mother as she listened to him preach about "what's life worth."

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  Aug 4, 2015

  In Fifth Undercover Video, Planned Parenthood Honcho Touts Ability to Get Intact Babies for Higher Reward

  In a fifth undercover video highlighting Planned Parenthood's controversial sell of aborted baby parts, Melissa Farrell, director of research at the organization's Gulf Coast branch, touted the clinic's ability to deliver intact babies for a higher reward despite the sell or purchase of human fetal tissue being a federal felony.

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  Aug 4, 2015

  The Seventh-Day Adventist Church Is the Most Diverse Church Group in America, Says Study

  On a scale of 1 to 10, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in America is at a 9.1 when it comes to racial diversity and that number makes it the most diverse religious group in the U.S., according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.

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  Aug 3, 2015

  Man Gets 80 Years in Prison for Killing of Pregnant Girlfriend Who Refused Abortion; He Wanted Relationship With Other Woman

  A 24-year-old man who was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his pregnant girlfriend because she refused to abort their unborn child so he could "stay with ... his other girlfriend," was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the crime last Thursday, but he still maintains that he is innocent.

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  Jul 31, 2015

  Christian Rapper Lecrae Takes White Evangelical Fans to Task After Criticism for Posting Samuel Dubose Video

  In a very candid video appeal on Wednesday, popular Christian rapper Lecrae challenged his "white brothers and sisters" to explain why they never protest when he talks about issues like abortion or the Islamic State terror group, but usually express concern when he speaks out about racial injustice.

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  Jul 30, 2015

  'The Floods Have Lifted Up Their Voice;' Sam Dubose's Grieving Christian Mother, Audrey Dubose Made America Listen to Psalm 93

  Racked with grief but buoyed by her faith, Audrey Dubose, the Christian mother of 43-year-old Samuel Dubose who was shot dead in the head by University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing during a traffic stop on July 19, said she declared Psalm 93 the day she heard her son had died. On Wednesday, she made America listen to it as she thanked God for revealing the truth about his death.

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  Jul 30, 2015

  National Satanic Temple Rep Jex Blackmore Says Satan Is Not Real; Tells Christians 'Don't Waste Your Prayers on Us'

  Jex Blackmore, the national spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, which claims to have made up to 700 people sign over their souls to Satan at an event in Detroit, Michigan — billed the "largest public satanic ceremony in history" where a one-ton bronze statue of a goat-headed Baphomet was unveiled last Saturday — said Tuesday that the devil isn't real and advised Christians, "Don't waste your prayers on us."

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  Jul 29, 2015

  Hillary Clinton Calls Videos of Planned Parenthood Officials Discussing Sale of Organs From Aborted Fetuses 'Disturbing'

  Leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton called the controversial undercover videos showing officials from Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of organs from aborted fetuses "disturbing" on Tuesday and said it raises questions about the process nationwide.

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  Jul 28, 2015

  Mark Driscoll Says Lord Convicted Him of 'Sin Against' Joel Osteen; 'I've Lost Any Right to Criticize Another Pastor'

  After publicly criticizing the ministry of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen, former Mars Hill Church lead pastor Mark Driscoll says the Lord has convicted him about his "sin" against the popular preacher and he's now seeking to make amends.