Leonardo Blair

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  May 30, 2014

  'Lord...Accompany Them in This Voyage;' Mexicans, Others, Pray to Cross US Border Illegally

  As President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress grapple with the contentious issue of immigration reform, Mexicans and other Central Americans are continuing to seek to cross the U.S. border illegally and some have been making the risky trip with prayers.

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  May 29, 2014

  'Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover;' Ben Carson Teaches Democrat Ted Strickland the Importance of Reading in Testy Debate (Watch)

  Renowned neurosurgeon and conservative star Benjamin Carson was up to his common sense ways again on Wednesday when he taught former Democratic Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland the importance of reading.

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  May 29, 2014

  Empowered21 Urges Pastors to Preach Power of Holy Spirit on Pentecost; More Than 600 Million Pentecostal, Charismatic Globally

  With more than 600 million Pentecostals and charismatic Christians around the world, the 'Spirit-empowerment' movement called Empowerment21 is urging pastors and relevant Christian ministries to declare the Holy Spirit and its power this Pentecost season which culminates on Sunday June 8, 2014.

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  May 29, 2014

  'I Just Remember Getting Mad;' 16-Y-O Confesses to Murdering Parents in Gruesome Attack Because They Took His iPod

  A 16-year-old 10th grade honor-roll student at Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia, confessed in court Wednesday that he simply snapped and murdered his mother and father because he had grown tired of their routine punishments, such as, "my dad taking away my iPod and stuff."

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  May 29, 2014

  Air Force Wife Surprises Firefighters Who Had to Abruptly Leave Costco on Call; See What They Found When They Returned for Goods

  Firefighters from Vacaville, California, who had to abandon their order at a local Costco register to respond to an emergency call over the Memorial Day weekend, were overwhelmed with thanks when they returned for their goods and found a gift left by a mystery Air Force wife.

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  May 29, 2014

  Sudanese Christian Mother Facing Death for Faith Gave Birth in Chains; See Beautiful Daughter, Maya, That Came From Pain

  A Sudanese woman sentenced to death while she was pregnant for marrying a Christian man and converting to Christianity as a child was forced to give birth in shackles, according to her husband.

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  May 28, 2014

  'Perfect Christian Family' of 4 Found Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide; Neighbor Heard 'Awful Crying' Coming From House

  "A perfect Christian family" of four was discovered dead in what homicide detectives suspect is a murder-suicide in an upscale Orange County, California, home Tuesday.

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  May 28, 2014

  'Terminated:' Scandal-Scarred ROC Church Shocks New Pastor With Firing After Just 7 Weeks on the Job

  Nearly a year after the Richmond Outreach Center megachurch in Virginia lost its founding pastor Geronimo Aguilar to an explosive alleged sex scandal, Joe Donahue, the man the church board brought in with much fanfare to replace him, has been fired after just seven weeks on the job.

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  May 27, 2014

  In Disturbing 'My Twisted World' Manifesto, Elliot Rodger Says Massacre Could Have Been Avoided With Loss of His Virginity

  In a dark and twisted 141-page manifesto titled "My Twisted World" in which he rants against women and his sexless life, mass murderer Eliot Rodger, 22, said his killing spree and eventual death in the streets of Isla Vista, California, last Friday could have been avoided if only he had lost his virginity.

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  May 27, 2014

  Pregnant Christian Woman Sentenced to Hang for Faith Gives Birth to Baby Girl in Prison; Says She Won't Renounce Christ

  A pregnant Christian woman from Sudan who has vowed to never renounce her faith in Christ even after being sentenced to death for it, gave birth to a baby girl in prison on Tuesday.