Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 21, 2022

  Megachurch pastor still preaching despite claims he stepped back from ministry over prostitution arrest

  Despite a recent claim by Rock Church International in Virginia Beach that their lead pastor, John Blanchard, “voluntarily stepped back as lead pastor and from all his ministerial duties” due to a prostitution arrest, he was still boldly preaching at a prophetic conference in Texas last weekend.

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  Nov 21, 2022

  4 University of Idaho students likely murdered in sleep, coroner reveals; vigil planned

  Four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death inside a home they shared in Moscow were likely attacked in their sleep, investigators revealed Sunday as security officials, including the FBI, continue a feverish hunt to find their killers.

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  Nov 18, 2022

  ‘I'm a Christian, not a Punk:’ Wife of relationship Guru Derrick Jaxn curses critics with Scripture

  Forcefully declaring Scripture is more powerful than "carnal clapbacks," Da'Naia Jackson, the Christian wife of popular relationship guru Derrick Jaxn, publicly cursed detractors who mock and slander their names with Bible verses proclaiming suffering on their families, including loss of life.

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  Nov 17, 2022

  Boy, 2, starves to death inside NY apartment after father suffers fatal heart attack

  Nine months after David Conde Sr., 59 and his son, David Conde Jr., 2, were found dead inside an apartment in Geneva, New York, investigators have concluded that the toddler died of starvation when he was left with no one to care for him after his father suffered a fatal heart attack inside the home.

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  Nov 17, 2022

  Megachurch asks congregants to forgive pastor for prostitution arrest because ‘all have sinned’

  The leadership team of Rock Church International cited Romans 3:23 Wednesday as they urged congregants to extend forgiveness to the Rev. John Blanchard in an announcement that he has “voluntarily stepped back as lead pastor and from all his ministerial duties” for the second time in just over a year following his arrest for solicitation of prostitution last fall.

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  Nov 17, 2022

  Pastor Greg Locke blames ‘haters’ after YouTube shuts him out of platform

  Tennessee pastor and social media influencer Greg Locke lost some of that influence online Tuesday when YouTube removed his personal account from the platform weeks after shutting down his church’s account, and he blames his “haters” for complaining.

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  Nov 16, 2022

  Pastor rebuked for preaching in skinny jeans that make him look like he’s ‘trying to be sexy’

  The founder of the multi-campus Embrace church in South Dakota, Pastor Adam Weber, says he won’t stop preaching in his skinny jeans despite being recently rebuked by a Christian for wearing the “offensive” pants that make him look like he’s “trying on purpose to be sexy” at his pulpit.

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  Nov 16, 2022

  Nondenominational churches surpass Southern Baptists in adherents: report

  In the last 10 years, the number of American Christian adherents in nondenominational churches nearly doubled in number and surpassed America's largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, by several million adherents, the 2020 U.S. Religion Census shows.

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  Nov 16, 2022

  Family of 10-year-old boy accused of groping counselor demands apology; pastor defends him as loving

  The family of a 10-year-old Florida boy who was suspended after a counselor at Holly Hill School in Volusia County reported to police that he inappropriately cupped one of her breasts during a hug is now demanding an apology from the school, the clearing of the boy’s record and that the counselor be fired.

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  Nov 15, 2022

  Former Faith Baptist Church pastor faces up to 20 years in prison after child porn arrest

  David Lloyd Walther, a pastor who led the Faith Baptist Church in Round Rock, Texas, for 18 years, could now face up to 20 years in prison after he was arrested for knowingly searching for, downloading, distributing and possessing child pornography the Department of Justice has announced.