Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 24, 2014

  Ebola Hits New York City; Manhattan Doctor Craig Spencer Falls Ill After Treating Ebola Patients in West Africa

  New York City remained on edge late Thursday night as local and federal officials encouraged the city that never sleeps to keep calm after news broke earlier that Manhattan doctor Craig Spencer, who recently treated Ebola patients in Guinea, West Africa, had fallen ill from the virus.

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  Oct 24, 2014

  Hobby Lobby Donates 14.5 Acre Property to Legacy Project Run by Megachurch Pastor Charles Jenkins to Help Underserved Communities

  NEW YORK — Pastor Charles Jenkins, popular recording artist and leader of the historic Fellowship Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, revealed Thursday that the Green family of arts and crafts giant, Hobby Lobby, purchased then donated a 14.5 acre property to create a campus for his ambitious Legacy Project aimed at improving the quality of life in underserved communities.

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  Oct 23, 2014

  Gungor Calls for Christian Unity After Being Branded 'Twofold Son of Hell' for Criticizing Literal Interpretation of Bible

  Alternative rock musician and Dove Award winning Christian Michael Gungor of the musical collective, Gungor, is now calling for unity in Christendom months after being branded a heretic and other names like "twofold son of hell" for challenging the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis in the Bible.

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  Oct 22, 2014

  Mormon Church Lifts Veil on Sacred Undergarments; Calls 'Magic Underwear' Label Offensive

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has about 15 million followers worldwide, recently blasted the "magic underwear" moniker ascribed by non-Mormons to the sacred undergarments worn by the faithful as "inaccurate" and "offensive."

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  Oct 22, 2014

  Gay Advocate Raises Money to Help Christian Bakers Pay $150K Fine for Refusing to Bake Cake for Lesbian Wedding

  Matt Stolhandske, a board member of Evangelicals for Marriage Equality who describes himself as a gay evangelical Christian, is now seeking to raise funds to help Oregon-based Christian bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein pay off approximately $150,000 in fines levied against them by the state because they refused to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding.

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  Oct 21, 2014

  Obama No Longer Believes Marriage Definition Should Be Left to States; Says Constitution Requires Gay Marriage in All 50 States

  Although President Barack Obama previously said the definition of marriage should be decided locally, he now believes the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to same same-sex marriage in all states.

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  Oct 21, 2014

  GOP Congressional Candidate Under Fire For Branding Same-Sex Couples 'Gremlins;' 'These Creatures Are So Destructive' He Says

  South Carolina Republican Anthony Culler, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Rep. James Clyburn of the 6th district has come under fire from his party and other conservatives for branding same-sex couples as "gremlins" who "want to destroy our way of life."

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  Oct 21, 2014

  Christian Republican Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard Indicted On 23 Corruption Charges; Says It's a 'Political Witch Hunt'

  Calling the move a "political witch hunt" and "politics at its worst" Christian Republican Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, 52, was indicted and charged with 23 felony corruption counts by a grand jury Monday including using his office for personal gain and soliciting things of value.

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  Oct 21, 2014

  Odds Favor Republicans in Midterm Elections as Democrats Struggle to Get Out Black Vote, Say Experts

  For Republicans looking to seize control of the Senate come midterm elections next month, Karlyn Bowman, senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, says the odds are in their favor as Democrats face an uphill battle mobilizing black voters.

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  Oct 20, 2014

  'People Deserve a Second Chance;' In Unusual Case of Forgiveness, Parents Give Son's Killer Home and Job

  In an unusual case of forgiveness Thursday, the parents of a New Hampshire man who was shot dead in December 2011 lobbied to help free their son's killer from prison and offered to give him a home and a job on his release.