Leonardo Blair

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  Feb 6, 2023

  Phil and Lucinda Dooley appointed new global senior pastors of Hillsong Church

  Twelve months after serving as interim global senior pastors of Hillsong Church following the resignation of founder Brian Houston, husband and wife pastors, Phil and Lucinda Dooley, were permanently appointed to the position as “Jesus followers” who “follow the Lord wholeheartedly.

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  Feb 2, 2023

  Friend claims woman who died with parents in suicide pact was oppressed by strict religious upbringing

  A childhood friend of 26-year-old Morgan E. Daub, 26, who was found dead at home along with her missionary parents in York County, Pennsylvania last week, in what authorities say is a suicide pact, suggested she may have been driven insane by her parents strict religious upbringing.

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  Feb 2, 2023

  Husband asks public to ‘forgive’ wife after she allegedly kills their 3 children

  A grieving Massachusetts father has asked the public to “forgive” his wife days after she allegedly killed their three young children and attempted to take her own life in their family home as experts suggest she may have been suffering from postpartum psychosis.

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  Feb 1, 2023

  Vineyard Church suspends young adult pastor, son of senior pastor over allegations of misconduct

  Jackson Gatlin, the young adult and online community pastor at The Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota, where his father, Michael Gatlin, serves as senior pastor, has been suspended as the church and local police conduct an investigation into allegations of misconduct "from several years ago."

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  Feb 1, 2023

  Among Turkey’s alluring tourist offerings, a strong dash of Christian history

  While Turkey’s popularity for offerings like hair transplant tourism has been growing among Americans in recent years along with political headlines, a recent visit to the country with an estimated population of almost 86 million, shows there is much more to see and experience here like their food and a growing investment in unearthing Christian history.

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  Feb 1, 2023

  Missionary parents didn’t want to live without suicidal daughter so they decided to die together

  A missionary couple from York County, Pennsylvania, were found dead at their home along with their 26-year-old daughter in what local police say is the result of a tragic suicide pact triggered by their daughter’s struggle with mental illness.

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  Jan 31, 2023

  Pro-life church 'heartbroken' after young child found alive in dumpster

  Members of a small pro-life church in Ardmore, Oklahoma, were left “heartbroken” Saturday after local police discovered a baby in their dumpster. The parents and baby have no known affiliation with the church where the child found. "Our hearts have gone out to the dad, the mom, the baby. We are absolutely heartbroken," Associate Pastor Ed Skidmore told The Christian Post.

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  Jan 31, 2023

  School where first grader shot teacher reopens with tighter security, principal replaced

  Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, reopened Monday under the watchful eyes of local police with a new safety protocol and principal weeks after a troubled 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in the chest as she taught his class.

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  Jan 31, 2023

  Celebration Church founder Stovall Weems launches website to clear family name

  Florida megachurch founder Stovall Weems has launched a new website to counter the narrative from current leaders of Celebration Church in Jacksonville that he and his wife engaged in abuse, including financial fraud.

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  Jan 30, 2023

  Tensions flare at open mic event over First Baptist’s document on gender, sexuality

  Tensions erupted at the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville in Florida on Sunday over the church's statement on “biblical sexuality” as an LGBT advocate slammed it as "disgusting" and urged members to leave.