Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 3, 2023

  Alabama pastor, mayor claims secret transgender life is hobby to relieve stress

  Mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, who also serves as pastor of First Baptist Church of Phenix City, told his congregation Wednesday that he was the target of "an internet attack" after a local conservative publication reported he has been living a secret life as a "transgender curvy girl."

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  Nov 3, 2023

  Pastor quits congregation of 100 to minister to millions on YouTube

  Gavin Ortlund, the senior pastor of the 100-member First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California, says he is quitting the pastorate to do full-time ministry through his Truth Unites channel on YouTube, where he has already amassed more than 3.6 million views and more than 40,000 subscribers.

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  Nov 2, 2023

  Carlton Pearson tells followers he’ll think of them in Heaven as rumors of death abound

  In what he says is likely his final message to his followers as he battles terminal cancer, former megachurch pastor Bishop Carlton Pearson, who lost his ministry after he stopped believing in Hell, says he will be thinking of them in Heaven as rumors of his death abounded on social media.

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  Nov 1, 2023

  Former megachurch pastor Carlton Pearson moves to ‘comfort care’ as cancer endures

  Former megachurch pastor Bishop Carlton Pearson is now receiving “comfort care” as his advanced prostate cancer remains a “significant challenge” his family has announced.

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  Nov 1, 2023

  Causeway Coast Vineyard pastors resign as Alan Scott, Vineyard Movement fight endures

  Neil and Janet Young, the senior pastors of Causeway Coast Vineyard Church in Northern Ireland, have resigned because they no longer fully agree with a formal statement issued by the church in July alleging the church’s previous senior pastor, Alan Scott, engaged in spiritual and leadership abuse.

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  Nov 1, 2023

  Half of pastors ‘very concerned’ younger Christians not supporting Church financially: study

  While young adults have been found to be more generous with their time volunteering than older generations, just over half of pastors say they're “very concerned” that younger Christians don't support their local churches financially, a new study shows.

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  Oct 31, 2023

  SBC President Bart Barber apologizes for filing legal brief seeking to limit liability for sex abuse

  Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber admitted Monday that he approved joining a controversial amicus brief filed on behalf of the SBC Executive Committee, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Lifeway Christian Resources challenging the validity of new legislation in Kentucky that allows child sex abuse survivors to sue non-perpetrator third parties such as churches and schools retroactively.

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  Oct 30, 2023

  18 victims of Maine mass shooting mourned at vigil attended by over 1,000 people

  The 15 adult men, two women and 14-year-old boy killed by the mentally troubled Robert Card during a shooting spree in Lewiston, Maine, last Wednesday, were remembered at a vigil Sunday inside the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul that attracted more than 1,000 people.

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  Oct 30, 2023

  International House of Prayer founder Mike Bickle accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women

  International House of Prayer Kansas City founder Mike Bickle has agreed to step away from public ministry as he is investigated for “serious allegations including sexual immorality” that have been made against him by multiple women.

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  Oct 30, 2023

  SBC entities stir internal disagreement by opposing extended liability in sex abuse cases

  Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee have expressed outrage online after learning that the committee was included in an amicus brief opposing extending liability in sex abuse cases, as no elected committee member had been consulted about the decision before it was made.