Leonardo Blair

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  Apr 3, 2014

  Mary Jones Freed After Serving 32 Years in Prison; Says 'I don't Have a Reason to Be Bitter, God Is My Shepherd'

  After serving 32 years in prison for a crime her family says she did not commit, 74-year-old Mary Jones was released from the Lynwood Women's facility in California last Tuesday, and has declared that she doesn't have a reason to be bitter.

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  Apr 3, 2014

  Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Religious Freedom Bill SB 2681, Gov. Phil Bryant Will Sign; Gay Activists Call it Discriminatory

  Mississippi lawmakers in both chambers of the legislature passed the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SB 2681) Tuesday. Gov. Phil Bryant (R) has said he will sign the bill. When it becomes law it will prohibit the state from taking action that "burden" a citizen's right to religious exercise. LGBT activists have attacked the bill as discriminatory.

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  Apr 3, 2014

  Sex Abuse Scandals Cost US Catholic Church Nearly $3 Billion Over 8 Years

  Sexual abuse scandals have cost the U.S. Catholic Church nearly $3 billion over an eight year period; and according to a report released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops last month, the scourge has not gone away.

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  Apr 3, 2014

  Child Predator John Doe 28 Caught Having Sexually Explicit Activities With Young Boy and FBI Wants Help Identifying Him

  The FBI has launched a nationwide manhunt for a brazen child predator identified as John Doe 28 after he was caught in an online video having sexually explicit activities with a young boy. And they want your help to capture him.

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  Apr 2, 2014

  Ex ROC Pastor Facing Criminal Sex Charges to Preach Sermon With Controversial List of Virginia Preachers

  Geronimo "Pastor G" Aguilar, founder of a Richmond megachurch who facing multiple sexual assault charges and was disqualified from leadership because of multiple extramarital affairs, is expected to preach with six other pastors at a Good Friday service, and some of them were shocked to discover this.

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  Apr 2, 2014

  Chick-fil-A Takes KFC's Chicken Crown Even With Fewer Stores and Closing on Sundays So Workers Can Attend Church

  Despite having fewer stores, which are also closed on Sundays so employees can spend time with their families and attend church, Chick-fil-A has taken KFC's crown as the leader in the U.S. chicken fast-food industry.

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  Apr 1, 2014

  Georgia Pastor Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver After Powerful Church Service Celebrating 23rd Anniversary; Wife Hospitalized

  Members of the Thankful Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., were thrown into world of sorrow Sunday night after their pastor, Nim Russell, 55, was killed in a car accident hours after celebrating his 23rd year as their leader in a powerful worship service. His wife, Julia, was also injured.

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  Apr 1, 2014

  17-Y-O High School Student Kwasi Enin Gets Accepted by All 8 Ivy League Colleges in Rare Feat; Looks Like He'll Be Choosing Yale

  In an extremely rare feat, according to college counselors, Kwasi Enin, a 17-year-old first-generation American from Shirley, N.Y., has been accepted to all eight elite Ivy League universities and he is receiving praise from across the U.S.

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  Mar 31, 2014

  Pastor Says 'Devil' Motivated Him to Ask a Woman for Sex at Super 8 Hotel; Threw $20, Said 'There Is More Where That Came From'

  A North Carolina pastor who got caught by police after he propositioned a woman for sex by throwing a $20 bill at her at a Super 8 hotel said the devil made him do it.

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  Mar 31, 2014

  Wealthy du Pont Heir Got No Jail Time for Raping 3-Y-O Daughter Because Judge Felt He 'Will Not Fare Well' in Prison

  Some criminal justice authorities in Delaware say they are surprised and puzzled after it was revealed that a Superior Court judge sentenced wealthy du Pont heir, Robert H. Richards IV, to probation after he confessed to raping his 3-year-old daughter, because she felt he "will not fare well" in prison.