Leonardo Blair

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  Mar 11, 2023

  Most Americans view ‘wokeness’ as a positive term even though many conservatives don’t: study

  While many prominent conservatives have dismissed the term "wokeness" as a threat to the Gospel, a new USA Today/Ipsos poll shows that most Americans view it as simply an awareness of social injustices instead of a term demanding that people be "overly politically correct" or a policing of language.

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  Mar 10, 2023

  Pastor of First Baptist Fort Lauderdale abruptly quits ‘to pursue other interests’

  Four years into his reign at the historic First Baptist Fort Lauderdale church in Florida, which was marred by public disputes over his leadership style and financial management, Lead Pastor James Welch abruptly quit this week “to pursue other interests.”

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  Mar 10, 2023

  Arizona Christian University sues school district for banning student teachers over religious beliefs

  Arizona Christian University filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Washington Elementary School District in Arizona alleging religious discrimination after the district's five-member governing board, which includes three members of the LGBT community, voted to ban its student teachers from public school classrooms for practicing biblical Christianity.

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  Mar 10, 2023

  6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia classroom won’t face charges but adults may

  A troubled 6-year-old boy who shot a teacher in the chest as she taught his class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, in January will not face criminal charges, Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn has revealed.

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  Mar 9, 2023

  Hillsong leaders accused of money laundering, tax evasion, shopping that would ‘embarrass a Kardashian’

  Citing documents turned over by a whistleblower, an independent member of the Australian Parliament accused Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston and other leaders of money laundering, tax evasion and shopping sprees that would "embarrass a Kardashian."

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  Mar 8, 2023

  Family pastor blames mental illness for mom killing 3 children, says survivors need prayer

  The pastor of a maternal great-grandmother of the five children brutally stabbed by their 25-year-old mother which result in three of them dying in Italy, Texas, last Friday blamed the attack on mental illness and urged the public to pray for the two children who survived and their grieving family members.

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  Mar 8, 2023

  So. Baptist pastor resigns after arrest for driving intoxicated with unlicensed weapon, child in car

  Drew Erickson, The lead teaching pastor at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, resigned Sunday after his arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 and possession of an unlawful weapon.

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  Mar 7, 2023

  Pastor allegedly drugged, raped married parishioner he promised ‘spiritual revival’

  A Florida pastor who allegedly drugged and raped a married parishioner after promising her a “spiritual revival” in his home was recently arrested on two counts of sexual battery and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office believes there might be more victims.

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  Mar 7, 2023

  Eastview Christian Church hires law firm to conduct investigation after pastor resigns

  Eastview Christian Church in Illinois announced Sunday that they have hired an attorney from the law firm Wagenmaker & Oberly to conduct an investigation after Mike Baker, the church’s longtime senior pastor recently resigned over allegations that he covered up sexual misconduct by his son Caleb Baker, while he was an employee at the church.

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  Mar 7, 2023

  Mother stabs her 5 children killing 3 less than 2 years after twin sister kills own daughter

  Less than two years after her mentally troubled twin sister stabbed her 7-year-old daughter to death, a 25-year-old mother from Italy, Texas, allegedly stabbed her five young children, killing three of them last Friday.