Leonardo Blair

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  Sep 30, 2015

  Trump's Meeting With Prosperity Preachers Is Outreach to Heretics, Russell Moore Says

  Donald Trump's Evangelical outreach is mostly with preachers who mainstream Evangelicals would consider heretics, Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, says.

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  Sep 30, 2015

  Record $1 Billion Worth of Church Property Sold Last Year as Churches Turn to Redevelopment to Raise Revenue

  As a record $1 billion worth of religious-affiliated properties were sold across the United States in 2014 due to high maintenance costs and declining membership, some churches are now choosing to redevelop their properties through profitable deals with real estate investment companies in an effort to improve their financial security.

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  Sep 29, 2015

  Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris Chides Christians Who Read Filthy Gossip on Internet and Believe It

  In a biting message aimed at Christian gossip lovers on Sunday, Robert Morris, founding senior pastor of the 36,000-member Gateway Church in Texas and chairman of the board of The King's University, cited gossip as a factor in how some Christians get lost, and chided those who won't listen to gossip but have no problem reading it on the Internet.

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  Sep 26, 2015

  Pope Francis Proves to Be a Unifying Proclaimer of Jesus at Interfaith Gathering in New York City

  It would be several hours before Pope Francis would eventually arrive for a solemn interfaith service at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum honoring victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan Friday morning, but he was already proving to be a unifying force among the diverse throng of invited guests who were patiently waiting to meet him.

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  Sep 25, 2015

  Pope Francis Knocks Abortion, Christian Persecution, War and 'Anomalous Lifetyles;' Says Men and Women Are Different

  In a historic speech delivered at the opening of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Friday, Pope Francis called for a defense of the environment and a recognition and adherence to "moral law" in society while knocking abortion, war, Christian persecution and "anomalous" lifestyles.

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  Sep 25, 2015

  Oklahoma City Congregation Divided as Pastor Battles With Assemblies of God Over Rights to the Church's Money and Property

  Members of El Tabernaculo de Fe, a large Hispanic Oklahoma City congregation, are now reportedly brawling with each other as their pastor, Rev. Velio Estrada, is locked in a legal battle with the Oklahoma City District Council of the Assemblies of God over who has rights to the church, as well as the management of the church's money.

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  Sep 24, 2015

  Since Obamacare, Health Insurance Deductibles Spike 67%, Study Finds

  In the last five years, the number of workers with health insurance deductibles, as well as the size of those deductibles, have increased at a much faster rate than increases in workers' wages and general inflation, according to a new study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Tuesday.

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  Sep 24, 2015

  Pastor Saeed Abedini Tasered, Threatened With New Charges and More Time in Iran Prison as Wife Pleads for His Release

  After a new round of verbal and physical abuse from Iranian intelligence officers Wednesday, American Pastor Saeed Abedini was threatened with additional charges and more time in prison as his faithful wife, Naghmeh, pleaded for his release.

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  Sep 23, 2015

  Pre-K Teacher Allegedly Forced 4-Y-O Boy to Write With Right Hand Because the Devil Is Left Handed

  The mother of a left-handed 4-year-old Oklahoma preschooler is now speaking out after her son's teacher reportedly forced him to write with his right hand because some associate left-handedness with evil and the devil.

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  Sep 22, 2015

  Imam Says America, Europe Taking Muslim Refugees Will Only Help Spread Caliphate; Tells Muslim Refugees to Breed With Europeans

  In a controversial speech delivered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, top Imam Sheikh Muhammad Ayed said European countries accepting refugees in the ongoing migrant crisis are not doing it out of compassion but out of a need for workers, and warned that it will only help the spread of the Islamic caliphate.