Leonardo Blair

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  May 31, 2023

  Church associate arrested in shooting death of pastor's wife, councilwoman

  Nearly four months after Eunice Dwumfour, a pastor’s wife and Republican New Jersey councilwoman was gunned down in her car just outside her townhome in Sayreville, authorities announced that they have arrested and charged a 28-year-old Virginia man with her murder.

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  May 31, 2023

  Chick-fil-A accused of going ‘woke’ over addition of diversity and inclusion agenda

  Chick-fil-A, the leading fast-food chain that has shuttered its stores each Sunday to allow employees "to rest and worship if they choose" since 1946 and became a household name because of it, is now coming under fire over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion agenda and Erick McReynolds, the black company executive driving it.

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  May 31, 2023

  11-month-old dies after parents left her in hot car to attend church: police

  Police in Palm Bay, Florida, are still investigating the death of an 11-month-old girl who died after she was left alone in a hot car for three hours as her parents attended a worship service at the Mount of Olives Evangelical Baptist Church, a small Southern Baptist congregation that is a member of the Florida Baptist Convention.

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  May 31, 2023

  Christian journalist Julie Roys wants megachurch founder James MacDonald to ‘stop hurting people’

  Harvest Bible Chapel founder James MacDonald has hurt a lot of people, says Christian investigative journalist Julie Roys, and she wants him to stop.

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  May 30, 2023

  Arizona Christian University students can now teach in public school district after lawsuit

  The five-member governing board of the Washington Elementary School District in Arizona, which includes three members of the LGBT community, has backtracked on their decision to ban Arizona Christian University student teachers from public school classrooms, because they practice biblical Christianity, as part of a settlement agreement for a religious discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of the university..

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  May 27, 2023

  A taste of Turkey 'In the footsteps of St. Paul' could change the way you see the Bible

  While St. Paul faced significant challenges on his missionary travels across Asia Minor now known as the country Turkey, adventurous Christians looking to follow his footsteps and see the ruins of the early Church there can do so in relative comfort using modern transportation on well-kept highways as they experience a dizzying array of food and cultural offerings with signature Turkish hospitality along the way.

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  May 26, 2023

  Most Americans don't like Christian celebrity culture, megachurches: study

  While a majority of Americans have a positive view of Jesus, most, including Christians, also have a negative opinion of celebrity Christian culture, celebrity pastors, Evangelicals, megachurches and famous worship bands, a new study from Barna Group shows.

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  May 25, 2023

  Sean Feucht threatens to sue over adultery rumors with Rep. Lauren Boebert

  Weeks after born-again Christian Congresswoman Lauren Boebert filed for divorce from her husband due to “irreconcilable differences,” missionary and political activist Sean Feucht is shooting down rumors that he was involved in an extramarital relationship with her.

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  May 24, 2023

  Founder of Christian Coalition Family Church charged with child abuse, sexual battery

  A day after the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office in Gainesville, Florida, announced they had arrested and charged Lorenzo L. Crawford, founder of Christian Coalition Family Church, with child abuse, investigators slapped him Wednesday with an additional 11 counts of alleged sexual battery and one count of aggravated battery.

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  May 24, 2023

  Less than half of US adults believe in God without a doubt, but majority still pray: study

  While less than half of adults in the U.S. believe in God without a doubt or attend religious services frequently, the majority, almost 80%, say they still pray, a new study from NORC at the University of Chicago shows.